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Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI: Squash legend and former world champion Jahangir Khan has said that the role of qualified coaches in searching for new talent in squash and training for mentoring players to international standards for international-level competitions was vital for regaining the golden age period. While speaking at the ceremony held to award the shield to Head Coach Naveed Alam at Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan Squash Complex here, Khan further said that World-class players could be produced only by providing modern training of game from the grass-root level to the young players for their shining into world-class heroes. The manager of the complex, Lieutenant Commander Rahmatullah was also present on the occasion. “Representing Pakistan is the desire of every player and achieving it is a matter of great respect for every sportsperson to win honour for the country and to attain this goal, the tireless work of the coach is very instrumental in this regard, “he added. On this eve, Lt Commander Rehmatullah said: “Naveed Alam has been bringing up the budding talent of squash with zeal and providing training to them on modern lines, as well as providing awareness about the rules and regulations related to squash, technical issues and modern techniques of this game, makes one hopeful of good future of Pakistan squash when world-class players will be produced from this Complex who will represent Pakistan at international level in a successful manner, “. It should be noted that Pakistan's current number one women's player in squash and the first Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) National Squash Championship winner Zainab Khan, National Women Senior Champion Maryam Malik and Under-13-Junior and PSF Junior Champion Huzaifa Shahid trained by Naveed Alam. He said: “Jahangir Khan is a role model for squash players. I have always had his patronage and guidance. We aim to promote the game of squash from the grass root level and to highlight new talent so that our country can develop squash at the international level to regain the lost glory in squash, “Rehmatullah concluded.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: Anas Ali Shah and Mehwish Ali lifted the Under-19 National Juniors Squash titles after beating their opponents in the finals at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad on Wednesday. Squash Legend Jansher Khan graced the closing ceremony as chief guest and distributed trophies and prizes among the players. Number of players, officials and squash enthusiasts also attended the ceremony. Results (finals): Boys U-11 Category: Faizan Ali from Pak Army beat Malik Mohammad from KP 11-6, 11-8, 11-5 in 16 Minutes. Boys U-13 Category: Huzaifa Shahid from Sindh beat Shahzeb from PAF 9-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-7 in 25 Minutes Boys U-15 Category: Nouman Khan from PAF beat Ahmed Rayyan Khalil from PAF 11-8, 12-10, 11-7 in 23 Minutes Boys U-17 Category, Abdullah Nadeem from Punjab bt Azan Ali from Pak Army with a game score of 11-8, 10-12, 4-11, 11-3, 11-7 in 37 Minutes. Boys U-19 Category: Anas Ali Shah from Punjab beat Abdullah Nawaz from PAF 11-4, 4-11, 11-4, 11-8 in 31 Minutes Girls U-15 Category: Mahnoor Ali from Sindh got Walk Over against Sehrish Ali from Sindh, due to high fever Girls U-19 Category: Mehwish Ali from Sindh beat Amna Malik from Pak Army 11-6, 11-3, 11-2 in 15 Minutes.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: The finals of the ongoing PSF-National Juniors Squash Championship will be played on Wednesday at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad, as all quarterfinals and semifinals matches were played on Tuesday. Results (Quarterfinals): Boys U-11: Faizan Ali Pb) bt Ahmed Safwan (KP) 8-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-5, Mustafa Khan (Pb) bt Syed Azan Ali (Pb) 11-4, 11-5, 11-3, Malik Mohammad (KP) bt Talha Irfan (Pb) 12-10-, 11-5, 11-5, Abdul Kabeer (KP) bt Atif Ali Naz (KP) 11-4, 11-0, 11-2 Boys U-13: Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) bt Abdullah Shah (KP) 11-2, 11-1, 10-12, 11-2, Fawad (KP) bt Raja Ali Amir (Pb) 11-3, 11-4, 4-11, 11-8, Haris Khalil (Sindh) bt Mamoon Khan (PAF) 11-6, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, Shahzeb (PAF) bt Rayyan Bahadur (KP) 11-5, 12-10, 11-7.                Boys U-15: Obaid Ullah (KP) bt Yahya Khan (KP) 11-5, 11-7, 11-6,  Ahmed Rayyan Khalil (PAF) bt Hamza Khan (KP) 11-9, 11-7, 11-7, Nouman Khan (PAF) bt Reham Alamgir (KP) 11-0, 11-2, 11-5, Ibrahim Zeb (PAF) bt Abdullah Zaman (PAF) 11-1, 11-5, 3-11, 11-4. Boys U-17: Azan Ali (Army) bt  Mohammad Babar (Pb) 11-6, 11-6, 11-5, Mohammad Zaman (SNGPL) bt Rana Zohaib (Pb) 11-4, 11-6, 11-6, Abdullah Nadeem (Pb) b t Abdul Basit (Sindh) 7-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-6, Mubeen Khan (PAF) bt Adnan Zaman (Sindh) 11-7, 11-8, 11-2. Boys U-19: Anas Ali Shah (Pb) bt Khaqan Malik (Pb) 11-7, 11-6, 11-7, Usman Nadeem (Pb) bt Asher Butt (Pb) 5-9 (Retd Hurt), Huraira Khan (PAF) bt Kaleem Ullah (Pb) 11-8, 12-10, 6-11, 11-7, Abdullah Nawaz (PAF) bt Anas Dilshad (Navy) 11-7, 11-8, 11-5.   Girls U-15: Mahnoor Ali (Sindh) bt  Sunzil Safdar (KP) 11-1, 11-3, 11-0, Wajeeha Altaf (KP) bt Zymal Khan (PAF) 11-6, 11-2, 11-5, Rania Qazi (KP) bt Maleeha Shah (KP) 11-4, 11-1, 11-0, Sehrish Ali (Sindh) bt Ayesha Shahbaz (Pb) 11-2, 11-4, 11-6. Results (semifinals): Boys U-11 Faizan Ali (Pb) bt Mustafa Khan (Pb) 11-2, 11-8, 11-7 (16 Min), Malik Muhammad (KP) bt Abdul Kabeer (KP) 5-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 (24 Min). Boys U-13 Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) bt Fawad (KP) 11-8, 12-10, 11-5 (26 Min), Shahzeb (PAF) bt  Haris Khalil (Sindh) 11-0, 11-2, 11-5 (15 Min). Boys U-15: Ahmed Rayyan Khalil (PAF) bt Obaid Ullah (KP) 11-13, 12-10, 11-5, 6-11, 11-8 (48 Min) Nouman Khan (PAF) bt Ibrahim Zeb (PAF) 11-7, 8-4 (Rtd Hurt) 14 Min. Boys U-17: Azan Ali (Army) bt Mybeen Khan (PAF) 11-6, 11-8, 12-10 (23 Min), Abdullah Nadeem (Pb) bt Mohammad Zaman (SNGPL) 11-7, 12-10, 10-12, 8-11, 11-7 (50 Min). Boys U-19: Anas Ali Shah (Pb) bt Usman Nadeem (Pb) 11-8, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, Abdullah Nawaz (PAF) bt Huraira Khan (PAF) 11-8, 11-4, 11-2 (16 Min).  Girls U-15: Mahnoor Ali (Sindh)  bt Wajeeha Altaf (KP) 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 (14 Min), Sehrish Ali (Sindh) bt Rania Qazi (KP) bt 11-7, 7-11, 11-6, 11-3 (24 Min)-. Girls U-19: Mehwish Ali (Sindh) bt Maira Hussain (KP) 11-8, 11-4, 11-7 (21 Min), Amna Malik (Army) bt Luiza Aftab (PAF) 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 12-10 (29 Min). Wednesday’s Schedule: Boys U-11 and U-13 at 0900 Hrs. Boys U-15 and U-17 at 1000 Hrs. Girls U-15 at 1000 Hrs and Girls U-19 at 1100 Hrs. Boys U-19 at 1500 Hrs.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: The PSF-National Juniors Squash Championship is in progress here at Mushaf Squash Complex in the premises of Pakistan Sports Complex under the banner of Pakistan Squash Federation. Results: Boys U-11: Faizan Ali (Pb) bt Atta-e-Mustafa (Pb) 4-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-5, Ahmed Safwan (KP) bt Abdul Rehman Riaz (KP) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5, Syed Zain Ali (Pb) bt Salman Tahir (Pb) 11-7, 11-0, 14-12, Mustafa Khan (Pb) bt Anas Rafay (KP) 8-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-6, Malik Mohammad (KP) bt M Jasim (Pb) 7-11, 11-4, 11-3, 11-6, Talha Irfan (Pb) bt Ayan Noor (Pb) 11-7, 5-11, 11-3, 11-7, Atif Ali Naz (KP) bt Mustafa (KP) 6-11, 16-14, 9-11, 11-3, 11-6, Abdul Kabeer (KP) bt Raheel (Sindh) 9-11, 11-3, 7-11, 12-10, 13-11. Boys U-13: Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) bt M Faizan (KP) 11-0, 11-0, 11-1, Abdullah Shah (KP) bt Rehan Siddique (Pb) 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 16-14, Fawad (KP) bt Rana Ayan (Pb) 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, Arslan Farman (KP) bt Raja Ali Amir (Pb) 11-8, 11-9, 11-8, Haris Khalil (Sindh) bt Noor Ali (Pb) 11-6, 11-5, 11-9, Mamoon Khan (PAF) bt Shah Nawaz Butt (Pb) 11-1, 11-3, 11-6, Rayyan Bahadur (KP) bt Sameer Khan (Pb) 11-1, 11-4, 11-4, Shahzeb (PAF) bt Syed M Hussain (Pb) 11-1, 11-8, 11-1.          Boys’ U-15: Obaid Ullah (KP) bt Asmat Ullah (Bal) 11-8, 11-5, 11-7, Yahya Khan (KP) bt Faseeh Ur Rehman (Pb) 11-5, 11-8, 5-11, 11-4, Ahmed Rayyan Khalil (PAF) bt Abdullah (Pb) 11-1, 11-1, 11-3, Hamza Khan (KP) bt Abdul Ahad Butt (Sindh)  11-4, 9-11, 11-9, 11-3, Rehan Alamgir (KP) bt Zohaib Khan (Sindh) 11-1, 11-7, 11-4, Noman Khan (PAF) bt Haris Zahid (Sindh)  13-11, 11-7, 15-13, Abdullah Zaman (PAF) bt Kamran Khan (Pb) 11-4, 11-5, 11-9, Ibrahim Zeb (PAF) bt Raheel (KP)  11-5, 11-8, 11-5. Boys’ U-17: Azan Ali (Army) bt Ibrahim Mohib (Army) 11-2, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, M Babar (Pb) bt Noor Khan (KP) 11-3, 12-10, 11-9, Adnan Zaman (Sindh) bt M Shamlan Gul 4-11, 0-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9, Mubeen Khan (PAF) bt M Zubair (Pb) 10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, M Zaman (SNGPL) bt Saim Asif (Pb) 11-2, 11-2, 11-1, Rana Zohaib (Pb) bt Ahmed Kamran (Pb) 11-5, 11-6, 7-11, 11-4, Abdul Basit (Sindh) bt Shayan Ali (Sindh) 9-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7, Abdullah Nadeem (Pb) bt Mufarik Ali Shah (KP) 11-4, 11-9, 11-6. Boys’ U-19: Anas Ali Shah (Pb) bt Hashir Kafayat (KP) 11-7, 11-4, 11-9, Khaqan Malik (KP) bt Omar Arshad (Pb) 11-7, 11-6, 11-8, Asher Butt (Pb) bt Abdullah Rasheed (Pb) 9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 4-11, 11-6, Usman Nadeem (Pb) bt Abubakar (KP) 11-9, 11-7, 4-11, 11-8, Kaleem Ullah (Pb) bt Hikmatyar Khan (Pb) 4-11, 12-10, 10-12, 11-6, 12-10, Huraira Khan (PAF) bt Azan Khalil (KP) 8-11, 16-14, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7, Abdullah Nawaz (PAF) bt Varun Asif (Pb) 11-7, 11-3, 11-6, Anas Dilshad (Navy) bt M Ahmed (Pb) 11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 7-11, 11-9. Girls U-15: Mahnoor Ali (Sindh) bt Omama (KP) 11-1, 11-4, 11-0, Sunzil Safdar (KP) bt Hafsa Umar (KP) 11-6, 6-11, 11-8, 12-10, Zymal Khan (PAF) bt Bushra Shahbaz (Pb) 11-1, 11-2, 11-5, Wajeeha Altaf (KP) bt Zynab Fatima (PAF) 11-2, 11-1, 11-3, Rania Qazi (KP) bt Anusha (KP) 11-2, 11-2, 11-2, Maleeha Shah (PAF) bt Mishal Khan (KP) 16-14, 11-2, 11-6, Ayesha Shahbaz (Pb) bt Rida Hussain (KP) 11-6, 11-4, 11-0, Sehrish Ali (Sindh) bt Zynab Zubair (Pb) 11-2, 11-3, 11-1.    Girls U-19 (Quarterfinals): Mehwish Ali (Sindh) bt Zarlish Safdar (KP) 11-3, 11-2, 11-2, Maira Hussain (KP) bt Hifsa Yousaf (KP) 11-4, 11-2, 11-5, Amna Malik (Army) bt Zohra Abdullah (KP) 11-9, 11-8, 11-7, Luiza Aftab (PAF) bt Minahil Aqeel (KP) 11-4, 11-3, 11-7.

Faisal JB ISLAMABAD (December 25, 2022): Nasir Iqbal and Mariam have grabbed the men’s and women’s titles of the National Squash Championship after winning their respective finals at Mushaf Squash Complex Islamabad on Sunday. In the Men’s Seniors’ final, Nasir Iqbal from WAPDA got rid-of upcoming squash lad Noor Zaman from PAF 3-1 in a well-contested four games match. The final score-line was 11-7, 11-9, 9-11 and 11-9, as the match lasted 38 minutes. Earlier, in the Women’s Senior final, Mariam Malik (Army) thrashed Noor-ul-Ain Ejaz from SNGPL in straight games 3-0. The third game finished very close that decided on a tie-break. The final score-line was 11-6, 11-6, and 12-10. The match lasted 30 minutes.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: The National Junior’s Squash championship 2022 started on Sunday here at Mushaf Squash Complex. Under-11, Under-13, Under-15, Under-17, and Under-19 disciplines are the part of boys’ fixture while girls will compete in Under-15 and Under-19 titles. Results (Junior’s Event): Boys’ Under-11: Faizan Ali (Pb) beat Haseeb Ali (Pb) 11-0, 11-0, 11-2, Atta-e-Mustafa (Pb) beat Umar Ashraf (Pb) 11-3, 11-3, 11-7, Abdul Rehman (KP) beat Abdullah Aniq (PAF) 11-0, 11-1, 11-1, Ahmed Safwan (KP) beat Ayan Mehboob (KP) 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6, Syed Zain Ali (Pb) beat Moaz Khan (Bal) 11-7, 3-11, 11-8, 11-1, Salman Tahir (Pb) beat Essa Nafay (KP) 11-2, 11-4, 11-5, Anas Rafay (KP) beat Mohammad Rayyan Zaman (Pb) 11-4, 11-5, 11-9, Mustafa Khan (Pb) beat Golden Arif (Pb) 11-3, 11-5, 11-3, M Jasim (Pb) beat Mohammad Salar (KP) 11-3, 11-6, 11-2, Malik Mohammad (KP) beat Ibrahim Ahmed (Pb) 11-2, 11-1, 11-3, Ayan Noor (Pb) beat Mohammad Essam (KP) 12-10, 11-7, 11-8, Talha Irfan (Pb) beat Salman Adnan (Pb) 11-3, 11-2, 11-1, Atif Ali Naz (KP) beat Shahzain Khawaja (Pb) 11-2, 11-0, 11-2, Mustafa (KP) beat Abrul Rehman Shuraim (Pb) 11-9, 11-7, 5-11, 4-11, 12-10, Raheel (Sindh) beat Mohammad Luqman (KP) 11-1, 11-2, 11-2 and Abdul Kabir (KP) beat Huzaifa (KP) 11-0, 11-1, 11-2. Boys’ Under-13: Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) beat Joshua Tariq (Pb) 11-2, 11-2, 11-2, Mohammad Faizan (KP) beat Salman Khan (Sindh) 11-4, 11-4, 11-4, Abdullah Shah (KP) beat Ahmed Ali (Pb) 11-3, 12-10, 12-10, Rehan Siddiq (Pb) beat Tahoor Tahir (Sindh) 11-2, 11-0, 11-1, Rana Ayyan (Pb) beat Tauseef Ahmed (Pb) 6-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9, Fawad (KP) beat Awais Jan (KP) 11-0, 11-4, 11-3, Raja Ali Amir (Pb) beat Hamza Gul (KP) 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 4-11, 11-7, Arslan Farman (KP) beat Amir Adnan (Pb) 11-9, 11-8, 11-6, Noor Ali (Pb) beat Zarak Khan (PAF) 11-2, 11-2, 12-10, Haris Khalil (Sindh) beat Sufyan Shahhid 11-2, 11-3, 11-3, Shah Nawab (Pb) beat Ansaar (KP) 11-9, 11-8, 13-11, Mamoon Khan (PAF) beat Adnan Sohail (Pb) 11-3, 11-5, 12-10, Sameer Khan (Pb) beat Mohammad Bin Atif (Pb) 11-8, 11-8, 11-7, Rayyan Bahadur (KP) beat Rehmat Khan (KP) 11-4, 11-4, 11-4, Syed Mohammad Hussain (Pb) beat Inshal Abbas (Pb) 11-3, 11-2, 11-0 and Shahazd (PAF) beat Danish Sikandar (KP) 11-1, 11-3, 11-7. Boys’ Under-15: Asmatullah (Bal) beat Mohammad Malik (KP) 11-9, 11-4, 10-12, 10-12, 11-9, Faseeh-ur- Ur Rehman (Pb) beat Arslan Khawar (Pb) 11-2, 11-8, 12-10, Yahya Khan (KP) beat Mustafa Azad (PAF) 11-9, 11-6, 11-5, Ahmed Rayyan Khalil (PAF) beat Hassan Ramzan (Pb) 11-2, 11-1, 11-1, Abdullah (KP) beat Omar Farooq Butt (Pb) 11-7, 11-6, 11-6, Talha Butt (Pb) beat Hamza Khan (KP) 11-4, 11-4, 11-7, Zohaib Khan (Sindh) beat Junaid (KP) 11-1, 11-0, 11-3, Rehan Alamgir (KP) beat Arham Khan (PAF) 11-5, 11-13, 15-13, 5-11, 11-9, Haris Zahid (PAF) beat Hassan Fahim (KP) 13-11, 11-9, 11-1, Nouman Khan (PAF) beat Umar Ahmed Usmani (Sindh) 11-2, 11-4, 11-6, Kamran Khan (Pb) beat Adil Ahmed (Pb) 11-1, 11-7, 11-3, Abdullah Zaman (PAF) beat Arman Ali (KP) 1-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-4, Raheel (KP) beat Habib Moazzam (Pb) 11-8, 11-8, 12-10 and Ibrahim Zeb (KP) beat Nasrullah (Bal) 11-1, 11-1, 11-8 Boys’ Under-17: Ibrahim Mohib (Army) beat Huzaifa Jahanzeb (KP)  11-4, 11-9, 12-10, Azan Ali (Army) beat Raja Sikandar (Pb) 11-9, 11-0, 11-4, Noor Khan (KP) beat Hammad (KP) 11-9, 11-4, 11-7, Mohammad Babar (Pb) beat Furqan (KP) 11-6, 11-9, 11-8, Adnan Zaman (Sindh) beat Waqif (KP) 11-1, 11-3, 11-2, Mohammad Shamlan Gul (KP) beat Arslan Ali (Pb) 11-6, 11-4, 11-4, Mohammad Zubair (Pb) beat Rohan Ali (KP) 10-12, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5, Mubeen Khan (PAF) beat Labib Butt (Sindh) 10-12, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, Mohammad Zaman (SNGPL) beat Huzaifa (KP) 11-2, 11-2, 11-1, Saim Asif (Pb) beat Mohammad Raza (KP) 11-6, 11-3, 11-5, Rana Zohaib Ali (Pb) beat Salahuddain Ayaz (Pb) 11-5, 5-11, 11-4, 11-5, Ahmed Kamran (Pb) beat Abdullah Butt (Pb) 11-9, 11-8, 2-11, 11-9, Shayan Ali (Sindh) beat Mir Khawaja (Pb) 11-4, 11-2, 11-5, Abdul Basit (Sindh) beat Ali Ahmed Usmani (Sindh) 11-1, 11-5, 11-8 and Mufarik Ali Shah (KP) beat Mohammad Aliyan Khan (Sindh) 11-4, 11-3, 11-3. Girls’ Under-15: Mahnoor Ali (Sindh) got Bye, Zynab Fatima (PAF) beat Saha Noor (KP) 11-5, 11-1, 11-3, Hafsa Umar (KP), Sunzil Safdar (KP), Bushra Shahbaz (Pb), Zymal Khan (PAF), Zynab Zubair (Pb) and Sehrish Ali (Sindh) also got Bye in the 1st round.

Sports Bulletin Report  ISLAMABAD (December 24, 2022): Noor Zaman Khan and Nasir Iqbal qualified for the final of the PSF-National Squash Championship men’s event after winning their respective semifinals here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Saturday. The final will be played on Sunday at the same venue. Results: Men’s Seniors Event (Quarterfinals): Noor Zaman (KP) beat Faraz (Navy) 11/9, 9/11, 11/8, 11/5 (25 Min) Zeeshan Zeb (KP) beat Waqar Mehboob (KP) 12/10, 11/4, 11/6 (24 Min) Nasir Iqbal (Wapda) beat Sadam Ul Haq (Army) 11/9, 11/4, 7/11, 11/7 (28 Min) Farhan Zaman (PAF) beat Salman Saleem (PB) 11/5, 11/5, 11/5 (24) Min) Semifinals Noor Zaman (KP) beat Zeeshan Zeb (KP) 11/6, 11/8, 11/9 (26 Min) Nasir Iqbal (Wapda) beat Farhan Zaman (PAF) 11/5, 11/9, 11/6 (25 Min) Women’s Seniors Event (Quarterfinals): Anam Mustafa (Sindh) beat Hira Aqeel (KP) 11/3, 11/8, 12/10 (21 Min) Noor Ul Ain (SNGPL) beat Saima Shoukat (Wapda) 11/9, 11/4, 12/10 (20 Min) Sadia Gul (SNGPL) beat Mehwish Ali (Sindh) 11/6, 11/6, 8/11, 10/12, 11/8 (39 Min) Minahil Aqeel (KP) beat Marium Malik (Army) 11/4, 11/5, 11/1 (20 Min) Semifinals Noor Ul Ain (SNGPL) beat Anam Mustafa (Sindh) 6/11, 11/5, 11/8, 11/6 (28 Min) Marium Malik (Army) beat Sadia Gul (SNGPL) 11/6, 7/11, 11/8, 11/6 (28 Min) Masters Event (Quarterfinals): Omar Qadoosi (PB) got W/O against Imtiaz Ahmad (PB) Zubair Sheikh got W/O against Habib Ahmad (PB) Mohammad Mehdi (Bal) beat Zahid Ali (PB) 11/8, 11/4, 11/6 (20 Min) Bilal Khudadad (KP) got W/O against Wg Cdr Taimur (PAF) Semifinals Bilal Khudadad (KP) beat Omar Qadoosi (PB) 11/5, 11/4, 11/6 (21 Min) Mohammad Mehdi (Bal) beat Zubair Sheikh (PB) 11/6, 11/4, 11/3 (18 Min)

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: PSF-National Squash Championship commenced on Friday here at Mushaf Squash Complex under the banner of the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF). The Junior Boys Event included Under-11, Under-13, Under-15, Under-17, and Under-19 categories while Junior Girls Event will be played in Under-15 and Under-19 age groups. Results: Men’s Senior Event (Round-I): Noor Zaman (KP) bt Abdullah (Army) 11/5, 12/10, 11/9 (25 min), Tanveer (KP) bt Kamran (KP) 12/10, 9/11, 12/10 11/7 (28 Min), Faraz (Navy) bt Arbab Mehran (KP) 11/8, 11/5, 11/3 (17 min), Samiulah (KP) bt Naveed Rehman (Sindh) 10/12, 11/3, 11/9, 6/11, 11/8 (41 min), Hamza Khan (Army) bt Zain Ramzan ((PB) 9/5 (Retd), Waqar Mehboob (KP) bt Fawad (KP) 11/8, 11/3, 11/8 (20 min), Ashar Butt (PB) bt Wajihullah (KP) 11/2, 11/4, 11/3 (17Min), Zeeshan zeb (KP) by Mehmood Mehboob (PB) 11/2, 11/4, 11/3 (18 Min), Nasir Ibqal (Wapda) bt Anas Ali (KP) 12/10, 11/3, 11/8 (15 Min), Abdul Qadir (PB) bt Khaqan Malik (PB) 8/11, 9/11, 11/5, 11/5, 11/2 (25 Min), Sadam Ul Haq (Army) bt Varun Asif (PB) 11/4, 11/1, 11/9 (18 Min), Bilal Zakir (Army) bt Abdullah (KP) 11/7, 11/3, 11/4 (17 Min), Salman Saleem (PB) bt Jawad (KP) 11/5, 11/7, 11/9, (19 Min), Mutahir Ali (KP) bt Owais Mastor (Sindh) 11/3, 11/8, 11/2 (28 Min), Kushal Riaz (KP) bt Usman Nadeem (PB) 11/5, 10/12, 11/1, 4/11, 11/2, Farhan Zaman (PAF bt Abdullah Nadeem (PB), 9/11, 11/9, 11/7, 11/6 (22 Min) Men’s Senior Event (Round-II): Noor Zaman (KP) bt Tanveer Khan (KP) 11/3, 11/8, 11/5 (15 Min), Waqar Mehboob (KP) bt Zain Ramzan (PB) 11/9, 11/3, 11/4 (17 Min), Zeeshan Zeb (KP) bt Ashar Butt (PB) 11/4, 11/8, 11/2 (18 Min), Nasir Iqbal (Wapda) bt Abdul Qadir (PB) 11/1, 11/7, 11/7 (18 Min), Sadam Ul Haq (Army) bt Bilal Zakir (Army) 9/11, 11/5, 11/4, 11/5 (29 Min), Salman Saleem (PB) bt Mutahir Ali (KP) 9/11, 11/8, 11/4, 8/11, 11/4 (40 Min), Farhan Zaman (PAF) bt Khushal Riaz (KP) 11/5, 10/12, 11/1, 4/11, 11/2 (25 Min) Women’s Senior Event (Round-I): Anam Mustafa (Sindh) bye, Mahnoor (Sindh) bye, Zohra Abdullah (KP) bye, Hira Aqeel (KP) bye, Saima Shoukat (Wapda) bye, Amna Malik (Army) bt Wajeeha Altaf (KP) 11/6, 11/2, 11/5 (15 Min), Noor Ul Ain (PB) bt Naheed Faiz (KP) 11/0, 11/2, 11/2 (10 Min), Komal Khan (Wapda) bye, Mehwish Ali (Sindh) bye, Maira (KP) bt Fajar (PB) 11/7, 11/4, 11/3 (14 Min), Sadia Gul (SNGPL) bye, Mishal Khan (KP) bye, Marium Malik (Army) bt Kalsoom (KP) 11/4, 11/1, 11/3 (16 Min), Sehrish Ali (SIN) bye, Minahil Aqeel (KP) bt Zarlish Safdar, Rushna Mehboob bye. Women’s Senior Event (Round-II): Anam Mustafa (Sindh) bt Mahnoor Ali (Sindh) 11/6, 11/6, 11/6 (13 Min), Hira Aqeel (KP) bt Zohra Abdullah (KP) 4/11, 11/7, 11/8, 3/11, 11/4 (30 Min), Saima Shoukat (Wapda) bt Amna Malik (Army) 7/11, 13/11, 11/2, 11/3 (20 Min) , Noor Ul Ain (SNGPL) bt Komal Khan (Wapda) 7/11, 13/11, 11/2, 11/3 (20 Min), Mehwish Ali (Sindh) bt Maira (KP) 11/3, 11/4, 11/5 (14 Min), Sadia Gul (SNGPL) bt Mishal Khan  (KP) 11/2, 11/1, 11/1 (10 Min), Marium Malik (Army) bt Sehrish Ali (Sindh) 11/3, 11/4, 11/5 (16 Min), Mihahil Aqeel (KP) bt Roshna Mehboob (ZTBL) 11/1, 11/3, 11/5 (15 Min). Masters Event (Round-I): Bilal Khudadad (AWC) bt Mohammad Usman (PB) 11/3, 11/3, 11/6 17 Min All other players got bye Masters’ Event (Round-II): Bilal Khudadad (AWC) bt Sheikh Mohammad Ibrahim (PB) 11/5, 11/3, 11/7 (20 Min), Imtiaz Ahmad (PB) bt Air Cdre Waseem (PAF) 11/3, 13/11, 11/1 (15 Min), Omar Qadoosi (PB) got W/O, Wg Cdr Taimur (PAF) bt Arif  Ali (Sindh) 11/6, 11/8, 11/1 (16 Min), Mohammad Mehdi (Bal) bt Col Zulfiqar Malik (Army), 11/4, 12/10, 9/11, 12/10 (26 Min), Air Cdre Babar (PAF) bt Zahid Ali Shams (PB) 5/11, 11/7, 11/7, 8/11, 11/5 (20 Min), Zubair Sheikh got W/O, Habib Ahmad (PB) got W/O.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) has announced that the National Junior’s Squash Championship would be rolled into action from December 25 here at Mushaf Squash Complex on the premises of Pakistan Sports Complex. The juniors’ squash championship will be played in different five age group categories including Under-11, Under-13, Under-15, Under-17, and Under-19, and the championship is pursuing Rs.900 thousand prize money. The Seniors’ Events will be played on December 23 and 25 and Men Senior, Women Senior, and the 1st National Masters Championship will be part of the fixture. Junior Boys and Girls Events will be played from 25 to 28 December. The Junior Boys Event will include U-11, U-13, U-15, U-17, and U-19 categories whereas, Junior Girls Event will be played in U-15 and U-19 age groups. Each category will have a main draw of 32 players.

Sports Bulletin Report Cairo (Egypt): South Africa, who went into the tournament with only one full-time professional and were predicted to finish 12th, beat that prediction by three places. After beginning their campaign with a 3-0 defeat to No.3 seeds England and a narrow 2-1 loss to Hong Kong, China, South Africa won all four of their remaining matches, recording straight-match wins over Ukraine and Switzerland and 2-1 wins against nine-time champions Australia and Japan. The achievements of the week, led to South Africa being recognised as the Team of the Tournament at the prize ceremony at Madinaty Sporting Club. Paul Atkinson, South Africa's coach, reflected on the achievement: "I think for us, winning this particular award is very special. Typically, South Africans have always been pretty strong in the team events, both at the Men's and the Women's World Teams, because we come from a rich team tradition from the Jarvis and Kaplan Cup, which has been played in our country for the last 55 years. "So, we're used to playing in these teams environments and we thrive on it. But at the same time, none of our players are full-time professionals except for Alex Fuller. So we were always going to be under pressure against the other sides when three of our players play part-time and two of them are mothers with two and four kids each. "For us to come together as a team and really gel and play so well during the week together and then finish three positions higher than we were seeded, that's something we're very happy with. I think it came down to a real team effort with our reserve playing two matches and winning them both, and her being the youngest in the team. "I think, when you have people who do not play full time and they put in a lot of sacrifices and give up a lot of things in order to train really hard to participate in a team event like this, and then the results show [the reward], I think it's extremely satisfying and very proud for us as a small country. "It means a fantastic amount to the girls and to the people back home who have helped fund us and get us to the World Team Championships."