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Karachi (SBR): Atif Ali, Danish Sikander and Sherish Ali have won the National Juniors Squash Championships titles after beating opponents in respective categories finals here on Thursday.Result (finals):Boys' U9: Atif Ali Naz (KP) beat Mohammad Bin Naseem (SD) (3-1) 11-1 11-4 5-11 11-3 Boys' U13: Danish Sikandar (KP) beat Raheel Victor (SD) (3-1) 11-7 4-11 11-6 11-3 Girls' U15: Sehrish Ali (KP) beat Mahnoor Ali (KP) (3-1) 11-7 5-11 11-7 11-4

Nasir Iqbal to face second seed Noor Zaman in CAS Squash Championship final on FridaySports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Nasir Iqbal stunned top seed player Ibrahim Elkabbani 3-1 in the first semifinal of the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) International Squash Championship 2024 here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Thursday. Nasir Iqbal will face compatriot second seed Noor Zaman Khan in final on Friday at the same venue. Noor Zaman defeated Mohammad Ashab Irfan in straight games 3-0 to qualify for the championship title match.Nasir Iqbal displayed top quality squash in the whole match to get-rid-of heavy weight Ibrahim. Nasir, who has a massive support behind him of local squash lovers, hit powerful stroke and classical drop shorts. He was the first game at 11-9 and lost second one at 8-11. However, during the next two game Nasir did not allow Ibrahim to settle on the court and won the both games in similar style 11-4, as the match lasted 48 minutes.Results (Semifinals):Nasir Iqbal (PAK) beat Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY) [1] 11-9, 8-11, 11-4, 11-4 (48 min)Noor Zaman (PAK) beat Mohammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) 11-7, 11-9, 11-9 (33 min)

Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: Mahnoor Ali, and Sehrish Ali both from Khyber Pukhtunkawa (KP) set to meet in U15 final of the Khairpur Sugar National Juniors Squash Championship on Friday at Defence Authority Creek Club Karachi.Results (semifinals):Boys’ Under 9:Atif Ali Naz (KP) beat Aban Khan (SD) (3-2) 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 7-11, 13-11  Mohammad Bin Naseem (SD) beat Syed Ali Abbas (PB) (3-0) 11-2, 11-4, 11-3 Boys’ Under 13:Danish Sikandar (KP) beat Fawad Khan (KP) (3-1) 12-10, 11-5, 7-11, 11-8 Syed Mohammad Husnain (PB) beat Raheel Victor (SD) (3-0) 11-2, 1-11, 11-8, 11-6Girls’ Under 15:Mahnoor Ali (KP) beat Damia Khan (SD) (3-0) 11-2, 11-7, 11-3Sehrish Ali (KP) beat Nimra Batool (SD) (3-0) 11-4, 11-1, 11-2  

Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Besides top seed Ibrahim Elkabbani, trio Pakistani players Nasir Iqbal, Mohammad Ashab Irfan, and second seeded Noor Zaman Khan have confirmed their berths in the semifinals of the CAS International Squash Championship 2024 after beating their challengers in quarterfinals here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Wednesday. The semifinals will be played on Thursday at the same venue.Results (Quarterfinals):Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY) beat Darren Pragasam (MAS) 17-15, 11-6, 11-5 (29 min)Nasir Iqbal (PAK) beat Seif El Shenawy (EGY) 10-12, 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 (35 min)Mohammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) beat Rowan Damming (NED) 10-12, 11-2, 11-9, 11-5 (48 min)Noor Zaman Khan (PAK) beat Perry Malik (ENG) 14-12, 5-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-7 (54 min)Semi Finals Schedule (21 November, 2024)Match no 1: 1400 Hrs Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY) Vs Nasir Iqbal (PAK) Match no 2: 1500 Hrs Noor Zaman (PAK) Vs Mohammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) 

Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: Mahnoor Ali, Damia Khan, Nimra Batool, and Sehrish Ali advanced into the top-4 stage of Girls’ Under-15 disciplines of the 3rd Khairpur Sugar National Juniors Squash Championship after winning their quarterfinals competitions at Defence Authority Creek Club Karachi on Tuesday. The semifinals will be played on Wednesday at the same venue.Results (Quarterfinals):Boys’ Under 9:Atif Ali Naz (KP) beat Abdul Hadi (PB) (3-0) 11-4, 11-1, 11-3 Aban Khan (SD) beat Mohammad Hasnain (SD) (3-0) 11-0, 11-1, 11-0 Syed Ali Abbas (PB) beat Abdul Wahab Bhatti (SD) (3-0) 11-2, 11-1, 11-4 Mohammad Bin Naseem (SD) beat Ubaidullah (KP) (3-0) 11-1, 11-5, 11-4Boys’ Under 13:Fawad Khan (KP) beat Mustafa Khan (PB) (3-1) 11-3, 12-10, 8-11, 11-2 Danish Sikandar (KP) beat Abdul Rehman (PB) (3-0) 11-1, 11-3, 11-6 Raheel Victor (SD) Ayan Mehboob (PAF) (3-1) 11-5, 11-13, 13-11, 16-14S.M. Husnain (PB) beat Zohaib Khan (KP) (3-0) 11-2, 11-4, 11-9Girls’ Under 15:Mahnoor Ali (KP) beat Habiba Khan (SD) (3-0) 11-2, 11-2, 11-2Damia Khan (SD) beat Aiman Fatima (SD) (3-0) 11-5, 11-5, 11-2Nimra Batool (SD) beat Fajar Noor (PB) (3-0) 11-3, 11-8, 11-9Sehrish Ali (KP) beat Dua Nazakat (SD) (3-0) 11-4, 11-1, 11-2.  

Nasir Iqbal, Mohammad Ashab, and Noor Zaman register thrilling triumphs in round-2Abdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD: Three Pakistani and five foreign players moved into the quarterfinals of the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Squash Championship 2024 after winning their round-2 matches, as Nasir Iqbal, Mohammad Ashab Irfan, and Noor Zaman Khan claimed thrilling victories here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Tuesday. The all quarterfinals will be played on Wednesday at the same venue.Nasir Iqbal toiled hard on the court to get-rid-of Yasin Shodhy from Egypt 3-2 in a well contested five games contest. Nasir won first two game easily after conceding 4 and 8 points respectively, however, he was seen bit relax and lost next two games at 8-11, 8-11. In the decisive game, he concentrated on his game and exhibited top quality squash and win the game and 11-7. The final score-line was 11-4, 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 11-7, as the match lasted 48 minutes.Results (Round-II):Ibrahim Elkabbani (Egy) beat Duncan Lee (Mas) 11-9, 14-12, 13-11 (41 Min)Darren Pragasam (Mas) beat Tayyab Aslam (Pak) 9-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-6 (30 Min)Seif El Shenawy (Egy) beat Hafiz Zhafri (Mas) 11-9, 11-8, 11-8 (24 Min)Nasir Iqbal (Pak) beat Yasin Shodhy (Egy) 11-4, 11-8, 8-11, 8-11, 11-7 (48 Min)Mohammad Ashab Irfan (Pak) beat (WC) Abdullah Nawaz (Pak) 10-12, 11-8, 11-5, 11-9 (45 Min)Rowan Damming (Ned) beat (WC) Farhan Mehboob (Pak) 11-4, 11-9, 11-9 (27 Min)Perry Malik (Eng) beat Ammar Altamimi (Kuw) 11-7, 11-9, 11-8 (33 Min)Noor Zaman (Pak) beat Hazem Hossam (Egy) 12-10, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9 (38 Min)Wednesday’s Fixtures (Quarterfinals):Ibrahim Elkabbani (Egy) vs Darren Pragsam (Mas) at 12 pmSeif Elshanwy (Egy) vs Nasir Iqbal (Pak) at 1 pmMohammad Ashab Irfan (Pak) vs Rowan Damming (Ned) 2 pmPerry Malik (Eng) vs Noor Zaman (Pak) 3 pm

Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: The round-2 of the ongoing 3rd Khairpur Sugar National Juniors Squash Championship completed on Monday at Defence Authority Creek Club Karachi.Results (Day-2):Boys’ U9 (Round-II):Atif Ali Naz (KP) beat Mohammad Faiz Khan (SD) 11-5, 11-3, 11-5 (3-0) Abdul Hadi (PB) beat Rahim Raza (SD) 6-11, 11-4, 11-2, 11-3 (3-1) Mohammad Hasnain (SD) beat Umar Najeeb (KP) 11-8, 11-9, 11-8 (3-0)Aban Khan (SD) beat Mohammad Rehan Khalik (KP) 11-0, 11-0, 11-2 (3-0) Syed Ali Abbas (PB) beat Syed Mohammad (SD) 11-5, 11-3, 11-4 (3-0)Abdul Wahab Bhatti (SD) beat Jansher K. Khan (SD) 11-6, 11-3, 13-11 (3-0) Ubaidullah (KP) beat Bilawal (SD) 11-5, 11-8, 11-3 (3-0) Mohammad Bin Naseem (SD) beat Yameen Abdullah (BL) 11-3, 11-4, 11-3 (3-0)Boys’ U13 (Round-II):Fawad Khan (KP) beat Shaban Khan (SD) 11-3, 11-1, 11-2 (3-0) Mustafa Khan (PB) beat Arman Ali (KP) 11-7, 11-7, 11-4 (3-0) Danish Sikandar (KP) beat Aziz Ali Naaz (KP) 11-1, 11-7, 11-1 (3-0) Abdul Rehman (PB) beat Mohammad Yahya (KP) 11-13, 11-4, 11-7, 11-5 (3-1) Raheel Victor (SD) beat Arbab Fahad (KP) 11-7, 11-5, 11-5 (3-0) Ayan Mehboob (PAF) beat Mohammad Safwan Gul (PAF) 11-5, 9-11, 9-11, 17-15, 11-5 (3-2) Zohaib Khan (KP) beat Abdul Hadi (SD) 11-1, 11-2, 11-0 (3-0) Syed Mohammad Husnain (PB) beat Mohammad Muaaz (PB) 11-3, 11-0, 11-5 (3-0)Girls U15 (Round-II):Mahnoor Ali (KP) beat Sundas Jahangir (SD) 11-1, 11-0, 11-2 (3-0)Habiba Khan (SD) beat Sohama Fatima (SD) 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7 (3-1)Aiman Fatima (SD) beat Roman Fatima (SD) 11-1, 11-2, 11-8 (3-0)Damia Khan (SD) beat Ayesha Shahbaz (FB) 11-3, 11-5, 11-3 (3-0)Nimra Batool (SD) beat Maliha Shah (ARM) 11-8, 6-11, 11-5, 11-6 (3-1)Fajar Noor (PB) beat Vashnavi (SD) 12-10, 11-5, 12-10 (3-0)Dua Nazakat (SD) beat Hamna Moazzam (SD) 11-1, 11-3, 11,4 (3-0)Sehrish Ali (KP) beat Minal Ali (SD) 11-2, 11-3, 11-4 (3-0).

Tayyab, Abdullah, and Farhan earn wins, Mohammad Ashab, Nasir, and Noor get byeAbdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD: Tayyab Aslam, Abdullah Nawaz and Farhan Mehboob registered victories in the first round of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)-Serena Hotels International Squash Championship after overcoming their respective opponents here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Monday. Mohammad Ashab Irfan, Nasir Iqbal and Noor Zaman Khan got byes in the first rounds of 32-player main draw.The tournament carries a prize of money of US$ 15,000. Apart from 09 Pakistani players, a group of 15 world ranking players from Egypt, England, Hong Kong-China, Ireland, Kuwait, Malaysia and Netherland are participating. World No 62 Ibrahim Elkabbani from Egypt has been seeded as No 1 along with World No 82 Noor Zaman from Pakistan as Seed No 2.  Results (Day-1): Ibrahim Elkabbani (Egy) Got Bye, Duncan Lee (Mas) beat Wilson Chan (HKG) 11-3, 11-8, 11-6 (21 Min), Tayyab Aslam (Pak) beat Ahmed Sherif (Egy) 11-4, 9-11, 11-8, 11-4 (33 Min), Darren Pragasam (Mas) Got Bye, Seif El Shenawy (Egy) Got Bye, Hafiz Zhafri (Mas) beat (WC) Anas Ali Shah (Pak) 3-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-6 (48 Min), Yasin Shodhy (Egy) beat Heston Malik (Eng) 11-4, 11-7, 11-1 (21 Min), Nasir Iqbal (Pak) Got Bye, Mohammad Ashab Irfan (Pak) Got Bye, (WC) Abdullah Nawaz (Pak) beat Ong Sai Hung (Mas) 11-1, 9-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6 (35 Min), (WC) Farhan Mehboob (Pak) beat Aaron Allpress (Irl) 11-8, 11-6, 11-4 (26 Min), Rowan Damming (Ned) Got Bye, Perry Malik (Eng) Got Bye, Ammar Altamimi (Kuw) beat Mohammad Abdul Qadir (Pak) 11-8, 11-8, 11-5 (25 Min), Hazem Hossam (Egy) beat Sadam Ul Haq (Pak) 11-6, 11-7, 10-12, 11-7 (32 Min), Noor Zaman (Pak) Got Bye.

Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: The 3rd Khairpur Sugar National Juniors Squash Championship started on Sunday at Defence Authority Creek Club Karachi.As many as 96 players including 53 from Sindh (SD), 19 from Khyber Pukhtunkawa (KPK), 17 from Punjab (PB), 3 from Baluchistan (BL), 3 from Pakistan Air Force (PAF), and 1 from Pakistan Army are participating in the national junior squash fixture, as the championship is pursuing prize money of Rs. 600,000. The prize money has been divided equally among three categories: Boys under 9, Boys under 13, and Girls under 15, with Rs. 200,000 for each category.Results (Day-1):Boys’ U9 (Round-1):Mohammad Faiz Khan (Sindh) beat Mohammad Hamza (Sindh) 11-3, 11-5, 11-1 [3-0] Mohammad Bin Naseem (SD) beat Raeef Ahmed (SD) 11-2, 11-2, 11-1 [3-0] Atif Ali Naaz (KP) beat Hayee (SD) 11-0, 11-0, 11-2 [3-0] Abdul Hadi (PB) beat Mohammad Okasha (KP) 11-2, 11-2, 11-2 [3-0] Rahim Raza (SD) beat Mohammad Yousuf (KP) 12-10, 11-3, 11-4 [3-0] Mohammad Hasnain (SD) beat Mohammad Nazeer Malik (SD) 11-9, 11-5, 11-6 [3-0] Umar Najeeb (KP)beat Mujtaba Rao (SD) 11-4, 13-11, 11-3 [3-0] Mohammad Raihm Khalik (KP) beat Mohammad Orhan (SD) 11-3, 11-9, 11-5 [3-0] Aban Khan (SD) beat Zafeer Husnain (SD) W/O Syed Mohammad Ahmed (SD) beat A. Mustafa (BB) W/O Syed Ali Abbas (PB) beat Abdul Wasay (SD) 11-1, 11-5, 10-12, 11-1 [3-1] Abdul Wahab Bhatti (SD) beat Mohammad Mursal (SD) 7-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-4 [3-1] Jansher Khan (SD) beat Sheryar Khan (SD) W/O  Mohammad Bilawal (SD) beat Amanullah Noor (SD) 11-6, 11-5, 11-3 [3-0] Ubaidullah (KP) beat Mohammad Talha (KP) 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-4 [3-2] Yameen Abdullah (BL) beat Abdul Rafay (SD) 11-7, 11-5, 11-6 (3-0)Boys’ U13 (Round-1):Fawad Khan (KP) beat Hasnain Ali ( SD) 11-2, 11-1, 11-1 (3-0) Shaban Khan (SD) beat Mohammad Bin Jahangir (SD) 11-1, 11-3, 11-1 [3-0] Arman Ali (KP) beat Rayan Ali (SD) 11-2, 11-1, 11-1(3-0) Mustafa Khan (PB) beat Mohammad Jasim (PB) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 (3-0)  Danish Sikandar (KP) beat Mohammad Hussain Baksh (KP) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 (3-0)  Aziz Ali Naaz (KP) beat Ibrahim Ahmed (PB) 11-5, 15-13, 11-1 [3-0] Mohammad Yahya (KP) beat Mohammad Mustafa Ahmed (PB) 11-6, 11-5, 11-9 (3-0) Abdul Rehman (PB) beat Suleman Khan (SD) 11-5, 11-2, 11-2 (3-0) Raheel Victor (SD) beat Mohammad Hammad Adil 11-3, 11-7, 11-4 (3-0) Arbab Fahad (KP) beat Mahad Khan (SD) 11-4, 11-1, 11-2 (3-0)  Ayan Mehboob (PAF) beat Mohammad Uzair (SD) 11-3, 11-2, 11-4 (3-0) Mohammad Safwan Gul (PAF) beat Syed Ayan Javaid (SD) 11-1, 11-0, 11-0 (3-0) Abdul Hadi (SD) beat Daim Ayan (PB) 11-4, 11-6, 11-2 (3-0) Zohaib Khan (KP) beat Iqrar Ali (SD) 11-2, 11-2, 11-0 (3-0) A  Rehman Najeeb (KP) beat Mohammad Muaaz (PB) 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 (3-0) Syed Mohammad Husnain (PB) beat Safiullah Khan (BL) 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-3 (3-1)  Girls’ U15 (Round-1):Mahnoor Ali (KP) beat Hiba Imtiaz (KP) 11-1, 11-0, 11-3 (3-0) Sundas Jahangir (SD) beat Zariya (SD) 10-12, 11-9, 11-8, 6-11, 12-10 (3-2) Habiba Khan (SD) beat Fara Aziz (SD) 10-12, 11-1, 11-1, 11-2 (3-0)  Sohama Fatima (SD) beat Aima Fawad (PB) 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 (3-0) Aiman Fatima (SD) beat Tasmia Liaquat (SD) 6-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-2 (3-1) Roman Fatima (SD) beat Simradi (SD) 11-4, 11-1, 11-2 (3-0) Ayesha Shahbaz (FB) beat Wania Shahid (SD) 11-1, 11-2, 11-3 (3-0) Damia Khan (SD) beat Alifa Liaqiat (SD) 11-3, 11-1, 11-3 (3-0) Nimra Batool (SD) beat Bushra Shahbaz (PD) 11-1, 11-1, 11-1 (3-0)Maliha Shah (ARM) beat Hadia Farman (KP) 11-1, 14-12, 6-11, 9-11, 11-2 (3-2) Fajar Noor (PB) beat Arfa (PB) 11-2, 11-0, 11-1 (3-0) Vashnavi (SD) beat Hamda Moazzam (SD) 11-6, 11-1, 11-2 (3-0) Dua Nazakat (SD) beat Sitwat Zehra (SD) 11-0, 11-1, 11-2 (3-0) Hamna Moazzam (SD) beat Zoila Faitma (SD) W/O Syeda Minal Ali (SD) beat Dua Fatima (SD) 11-3, 11-3, 11-5 (3-0) Sehrish Ali (KP) beat Sadaf Afridi (KP) 11-3, 11-2, 11-1 (3-0).  

Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: The Chief of Air Staff (CAS) International Squash Championship 2024, pursing prize money of US$ 15000 will start on November 18 at Mushaf Squash Complex Islamabad under the supervision of Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF), as the Vice president PSF Qamar Zaman, Secretary PSF Aamir Nawaz and Director Academies Iran Asgher divulged the detail during a press conference at a local hotel on Thursday.“Pakistan Squash Federation in collaboration with Serena Hotels, is organizing Chief of the Air Staff-Serena Hotels International Squash Championship at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad between 18 - 22 November, 2024. The tournament carries the prize money of US$ 15,000. Apart from 07 Pakistani players, a group of 17 world ranking players from all over the world have also confirmed their entries. They include one each from Belgium, Hong Kong-China, Ireland & Netherland, 02 each from England and Kuwait, 04 from Malaysia and 05 from Egypt. World No 62 Ibrahim Elkabbani from Egypt has been seeded as No 1 along with World No 82 Noor Zaman from Pakistan as Seed No 2. It is expected that the audience would have an opportunity of witnessing some thrilling matches during the tournament, he added.