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Sri Lanka Reach 114/3 After Pakistan Declare First Innings at 434/9 on Day Two
Islamabad (Sports News): Sri Lanka reached 114 for three at stumps on the second day of the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi after play was called off 25.5 overs early due to bad light.Sri Lanka still trail Pakistan by 320 runs, with seven wickets remaining in their first innings.Earlier, Pakistan declared their first innings at 434 for nine, with Saud Shakeel narrowly missing out on a century after scoring an impressive 93 runs. Mohammad Tayyab Arif contributed 57, Arafat Minhas 52, Mohammad Taha 51 and Babar Azam 50. Ghazi Ghori scored 48, while Azan Awais made 30, Salman Ali Agha 16 and Razaullah 10. Saqib Khan remained unbeaten without scoring.For Sri Lanka, Asitha Fernando and Dilshan Madushanka claimed three wickets each, while Milan Rathnayake, Lahiru Kumara and Sonal Dinusha picked up one wicket apiece.In reply, Sri Lanka got off to a shaky start as Pakistan's bowlers made early inroads. Opener Pasindu Sooriyabandara was dismissed for a duck at a total of seven, caught behind by wicketkeeper Ghazi Ghori off Mohammad Abbas.Sri Lanka suffered their second setback at 12 when Dinesh Chandimal departed for just one run, caught by Salman Ali Agha at slip off Saqib Khan.The visitors lost their third wicket at 65 as Lahiru Udara was caught behind by Ghazi Ghori off Saqib Khan after scoring 42.At stumps, Kamindu Mendis was unbeaten on 40, while Dhananjaya de Silva was batting on 22.Saqib Khan took two wickets, while Mohammad Abbas claimed one for Pakistan as the hosts remained in a strong position at the end of the second day's play.
Qalandars appoints Aminul Islam as Advisor to the franchise’s High-Performance Centres.
Lahore (Sports Reporter): Lahore Qalandars have appointed former Bangladesh captain Aminul Islam as Advisor to the franchise’s High-Performance Centres.In his advisory role, Islam will provide input on the development of the Qalandars’ High-Performance Centres, with an emphasis on player development, coaching practices and opportunities for young cricketers to progress in the game.Through this appointment, Lahore Qalandars aim to draw on Islam’s experience of working across in its outreach to Bangladesh landscape in growth of cricket and support their ongoing efforts in player development.Islam brings experience in both international cricket and cricket development. He served as Cricket Development Manager, Asia, at the International Cricket Council (ICC) from 2015 to 2025 and as Cricket Development Officer at the Asian Cricket Council. He also served as President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board. During his playing career, he represented Bangladesh from 1988 to 2002 and captained the national team at the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
Rawalpindi Test, Pakistan make 281 runs in 67.2 overs against Sri Lanka
Tayyab Arif, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Taha, and Babar Azam hit half-centuriesAbdul Jabbar FaisalRAWALPINDI: Four half centuries, Tayyab Arif (57), Saud Shakeel (57 not out), Mohammad Taha (51), and Babar Azam (50), were vital small innings for the hosts batters to put 281 runs on board in 67.2 overs against Sri Lanka on the opening day of the first Test match at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday, as the bad light forced officials to halt the game before completing the 90 overs of day. Pakistani unbeaten batters, Saud Shakeel and Ghazi Ghori, will resume their first inning on Tuesday.Four lucky guys, Tayyab Arif, Mohammad Taha, Arafat Minhas, and Saqib Khan, were honoured with green caps before starting the game at Pindi stadium. After Sri Lanka opted to field first, right-handed opening batter Tayyab provided Pakistan with an aggressive start, smashing 57 off just 51 balls, including nine fours and a six. He added 86 runs for the opening wicket with Azan Awais, who contributed 30 off 50 balls.Tayyab brought up his maiden Test half-century off just 46 balls before falling to Asitha Fernando. Left-handed Mohammad Taha displayed composure and determination in his debut innings, scoring 51 off 105 balls, including six boundaries. He brought up his maiden half-century off 101 balls.Captain Babar Azam also registered a half-century, striking seven fours in his 50 off 58 balls, before being dismissed by Dilshan Madushanka. Saud Shakeel continued Pakistan’s progress with an unbeaten 57 off 112 balls, featuring seven fours. He shared a valuable partnership with Taha to strengthen the hosts’ position. For Sri Lanka, Fernando took two wickets.Scores in brief:Day 1 of 5Pakistan 281-5, 67.2 overs (Tayyab Arif 57, Saud Shakeel 57 not out, Mohammad Taha 51, Babar Azam 50; Asitha Fernando 2-64)
TENNIS - ITF Juniors 09 Nov, 2026
Islamabad (Sports Reporter): The J-30 PPL Pakistan World Junior Tennis Championships commenced today at the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Tennis Complex, Islamabad, featuring a strong international field of 62 players, comprising 39 boys and 23 girls, from 17 countries, including Russia, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Serbia, Australia, Spain, Canada, Belarus, Sweden, Germany, Japan and Pakistan.The matches are being played on a round-robin basis, with the boys’ singles event divided into eight groups. The winner (top player) of each group will qualify for the quarterfinals. On the opening day of the main draw, five Pakistani boys, Abdul Basit, Hamza Roman, Rayyan Khan, Mohammad Hassan Usmani, and Ahtesham Humayun won their respective matches.Results (Boys Singles-Round Robin 1): Abdul Basit (PAK) beat Brennon NG (SGP) 6-4, 1-6,(10-5), Hamza Roman (PAK) beat Tachatam Srisen (THA) 6-1, 6-0; Rayyan Khan(PAK) beat Sanzhar Bolat (KAZ) 6-4, 6-2; Phasin Sinchalong(THA) beat Vukasin Pavlovic (SRB) 6-0, 6-0 ; Ahtesham Humayun (PAK) beat Pittinan Jaturonroj (THA) 6-1,6-4 ; Jayin De Saram (SRI) beat Soichiro Ishida(JPN) 6-3,6-2; Theerapat Samritvanitcha (THA) beat Abdar Ali 6-1,6-1; Nikita Dogadin (RUS) beat Jingxuan Zhou (CHN) 3-6, 6-4(10-4) ; Aahil Kaleel (SR) beat Daniel Alwadi (CHN) 6-3,6-1; Daniel Elias (RUS) beat Zohaib Afzal Malik (PAK) 6-3,6-0; Aliaksandr Viarsotski (BLR) beat Arham Tariq (PAK) 6-1,6-1; Rehan Gunawardhana (SRI) beat Muhammad Shayan (PAK) 6-1,6-1; Yupei Liang (CHN) beat Mohammad Yahya (PAK) 6-3,4-6(10-6); Jakob Letsch (GER) beat Alshinhan Mukhamedkali (KAZ) 6-0,6-0; Mohammad Hassan Usmani (PAK) beat Amir Mazari (PAK) 7-5,6-2; Napat Pattanalertphan (THA) beat Mohammad Haziq Aasim 6-3,6-1Girls Singles (Round-1): Ploypetch Daungkhiaw(THA) beat Githmi Riyana Fernando (SRI) 6-1,6-1 ; Anyawee Paisarnpanuwong (THA) beat Danelya Beissebayeva (KAZ) 6-1,6-2 ; Daixi Hu (CHN) w/o Milana Vorobyeva (KAZ) ; Polina Sushkova (KAZ) beat Hajra Sohail (PAK) 6-0,6-1 ; Xeniya Semenova (KAZ) beat Mariia Markevich (RUS) 6-4,6-1; Yeanna Chowdhury (BAN) beat Anayaa Khan (PAK) 6-1,6-0
CRICKET - Physically Handicap 09 Nov, 2026
Rawalpindi (Sports Reporter): Islamabad remained unbeaten in the second phase of the National Physical Disability Cricket Championship and qualified for the semi-final, where they will face Peshawar on Wednesday. On the second day of the second phase, Islamabad won both their matches and secured first position on the points table, while Rawalpindi and Sialkot also won their matches.On the occasion of these matches, Pakistan Physical Disability Cricket Association President Imran Balwani, Secretary Amiruddin Ansari, Head Coach Sabih Azhar, Regional Heads Javed Ashraf, Mohammad Tahir Raja, Director PPDCA Mohammad Nizam and others were also present.In the first match of the second day of the second phase at Ayub Park Cricket Ground, Rawalpindi, Islamabad defeated Sialkot by five wickets. Batting first, Sialkot were bowled out for 125 runs thanks to Luqman Arif's 30 and 20 runs each by Muhammad Nauman and Najm-ul-Hassan. Muhammad Bilal took five wickets for 19 runs while Raja Naseem took two players. In reply, Islamabad achieved the target for the loss of five wickets in 18.4 overs. Syed Wazarat Shah scored 41, Usman Pracha scored 27 and Irfanullah scored 16 runs. Shahroz Ali and Muhammad Nauman took two wickets each. Muhammad Bilal was declared Man of the Match.In the second match, Rawalpindi defeated Faisalabad by 65 runs. Batting first, Rawalpindi scored 161 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Muhammad Tahir scored 55, Rasool Badshah scored 29 and Bilal Azim scored 25 runs. Muhammad Uzair took three wickets while Inam Hussain took two wickets. In reply, Faisalabad's team could score only 96 runs, Irfan Ali with 31 and Adnan Ali with 14 runs were prominent. For the winning team, Qayyum Khan took three wickets and Abdul Basit took two players. PD Cricket Team Head Coach Sabih Azhar presented the Man of the Match cash award to Qayyum Khan.In the third match, Sialkot defeated Faisalabad by 9 wickets. Batting first, Faisalabad's team collapsed for 94 runs, Sajjad Akbar was the top scorer with 42 runs off 34 balls with the help of 6 fours. Muhammad Nauman took three wickets for 2 runs while Najm-ul-Hassan took three wickets for 20 runs. In reply, Sialkot achieved the target for the loss of one wicket in 10.4 overs. Luqman Arif scored 45 runs off 22 balls with the help of 8 fours and Maaz scored 22 runs. Najm-ul-Hassan was given the Man of the Match cash award.In the fourth and last match, Islamabad defeated Rawalpindi by two wickets after an interesting contest to reach the semi-final unbeaten. Batting first, Rawalpindi scored 158 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Arsalan Madni scored 42, Bilal Azim scored 38 and Muhammad Asim scored 25 runs. Waqif Shah and Zubair Khan took three wickets each. In reply, Islamabad achieved the required target for the loss of eight wickets in 19.3 overs. Wazarat Shah scored 53, Usman Pracha scored 41, Muhammad Shaukat scored a useful 19 and Waqif Shah scored 14 runs. Rasool Badshah and Qayyum Khan took two wickets each. Head Coach Sabih Azhar presented the Man of the Match cash award to Waqif Shah.The first semi-final of the championship will be played on Wednesday, 11th November between Peshawar and Islamabad.
SPORTS NEWS - National 09 Nov, 2026
Rawalpindi (Sports Reporter): The 11th National Indoor Rowing Championships (Men & Women), organized by the Pakistan Rowing Federation and hosted by the Pakistan Army at the Army Multipurpose Hall, Rawalpindi, concluded today after three days of competition comprising 7th to 9th November 2026.Pakistan Army Emerge Champions of the event as Pakistan Army topped the standings with 10 Gold, 4 Silver and 1 Bronze medal (15 in all). WAPDA finished second with 5 Gold and 5 Silver 01 Bronze (11 medals), followed by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) with 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze (9 medals). Pakistan Navy took fourth place with 2 Gold, 5 Silver and 1 Bronze (8 medals).Final Medal TallyRank Team Gold Silver Bronze Total1 Army 10 4 1 152 WAPDA 5 5 1 113 HEC 3 4 3 94 Navy 2 4 1 85 KBC 0 3 3 66 Sindh 0 0 4 47 Police 0 0 3 38 Punjab 0 0 2 29 K PK – – 1 19 ASF 0 0 1 1 Grand Total 20 20 20 60Closing CeremonyDeputy Director Sports, Army Sports Directorate, Maj. Naveed Iqbal, Secretary General, Pakistan Qazak Querci Federation Pakistan, Hamdan Nazir, President, Pakistan Rowing Federation and Rizwan -Ul-Haq, Chairman, Pakistan Rowing Federation, graced the occasion as chief guests and distributed medals among the winners.
Pakistan U19 thrash India U19 by 3 wickets' Hamza Zahoor hits ton
Oman Sports Report): Wicketkeeper-batter Hamza Zahoor scored an unbeaten century under pressure as defending champions Pakistan U19 defeated arch-rivals India U19 by three wickets in a thrilling Group ‘A’ encounter of the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman on Sunday.This was Pakistan’s second successive win in the tournament, following their nine-wicket win over UAE, courtesy of Usman Khan’s unbeaten 139 in the previous match on 6 November.Chasing 209, Pakistan crossed the finish line in 48.1 overs with three wickets in hand and 11 balls to spare, courtesy of a match-winning unbeaten 100 off 108 balls from Hamza, who struck 10 fours and three sixes.Pakistan defeated India by a commanding 191 runs in the final of the ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup in Dubai to lift the trophy last year.Pakistan’s chase began on a difficult note as they slipped to 61 for five inside 15 overs. With the defending champions facing a challenging situation, Hamza displayed remarkable composure and determination to turn the contest in Pakistan’s favour.He combined with Hasnain Abbas Dar (38, 67b, 2x4s) for a crucial 107-run sixth-wicket partnership that revived Pakistan’s hope and shifted the momentum.Despite losing Hasnain and Mohammad Sayyam (4, 13b), Hamza remained unbeaten and guided Pakistan home alongside Niqab Shafiq (2 not out), completing his outstanding century in a pressure-filled run chase.For India, Manal Chauhan took three wickets for 32.Earlier, after opting to bat first, India were bowled out for 208 in 46.3 overs despite a fighting century from Arjun Rajput, who struck 107 off 85 balls, including 11 fours and five sixes.Pakistan’s bowlers made early inroads, reducing India to 42 for four in 16.4 overs.Ali Raza (3-37), Rizwanullah (3-24) and Niqab Shafiq (3-42) shared nine wickets between them, while Mohammad Sayyam returned economical figures of one for 27 from 8.3 overs.Scores in brief:Pakistan U19 beat India U19 by three wickets at Al Amerat Cricket Ground, OmanIndia U19 208 all out, 46.3 overs (Arjun Rajput 107, Kavya Paresh Patel 23, Aaryavir Sehwag 22; Rizwanullah 3-24, Ali Raza 3-37, Niqab Shafiq 3-42)Pakistan U19 209-7, 48.1 overs (Hamza Zahoor 100 not out, Hasnain Abbas Dar 38, Abdul Qadir 20; Manal Chauhan 3-32, Mohit Ulva 2-45)Player of the match – Hamza Zahoor (Pakistan U19)
ICC Women's Emerging Nations Trophy: Esha Oza to lead UAE’s squad
Dubai (Sports Reporter): Seasoned all-rounder Esha Oza will lead the 14-member UAE squad in the 10-team ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy 2026 which will be played at two Ajman venues from Thursday, 12 November. The venues are Seven Districts Sports Club and Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground. The 10 teams – up from eight in the inaugural edition – will be divided into two groups of five. Group A comprises Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland, Papua New Guinea and hosts UAE, while Group B features Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Netherlands and Zimbabwe.UAE begin their tournament journey with a clash against Ireland at the Seven Districts Sports Club on Friday 13 November from 9:00am local time. They play Scotland at the Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground on Sunday 15 November. UAE’s third match is against Sri Lanka – Monday, 16 November at the Karwan Sports Club Ground from 1:15pm local time. The side will take on PNG on Wednesday, 18 November at the Karwan Sports Club Ground from 9:00am local time. The Super Six stage – featuring three teams each from both groups will be played from Friday, 20 November to Monday, 23 November. The top two teams in this stage will progress to compete for the trophy in the Wednesday, 25 November tournament final which will be played at the Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground from 9:00am local time. UAE squad for ICC Women's Emerging Nations Trophy 2026: Esha Oza (captain), Al Maseera Jahangir, Archara Supriya, Heena Hotchandani, Indhuja Nandakumar, Janani Thirukkumaran, Mehul Kulkarni, Rinitha Rajith, Samaira Dharnidharka, Simran Seth, Sashikala Silva, Suraksha Kotte, Theertha Satish (wicketkeeper) and Uttara Iyer. Support Staff: Subha Venkataraman (manager), Oscar Nauhaus (head coach), Shyla Alam (strength and conditioning coach) and Merin Saji (physiotherapist). ICC Women's Emerging Nations Trophy 2026 – UAE matchesFriday, 13 November – UAE vs Ireland, Seven Districts Sports Club, Ajman – 9:00am local timeSunday, 15 November – Scotland vs UAE, Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground, Ajman – 1:15pm local time Monday, 16 November – UAE vs Sri Lanka Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground, Ajman – 1:15pm local timeWednesday, 18 November – PNG vs UAE, Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground, Ajman – 9:00am local timeFriday, 20 November to Monday, 23 November – Super Six StageWednesday, 25 November – Final – Karwan Sports Club Cricket Ground, Ajman – 9:00am local time
FOOTBALL - Int News 08 Nov, 2026
Dhaka (Sports Report): Pakistan produced a commanding performance to register a 3-0 victory over Maldives, moving closer to securing a place in the semi-finals.McKeal Abdullah opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Najeebullah Bettani struck twice to give Pakistan a comfortable three-goal advantage. All three goals came in the first half as Pakistan took firm control of the contest.Najeebullah doubled Pakistan’s lead with a well-timed finish after Junaid Shah delivered a peach of a cross from the left. Najeebullah made a perfectly timed run into the box to get ahead of his marker and poke the ball home.The forward then completed his brace with a superb individual effort. With Pakistan defending deep in their own half, the ball was cleared upfield, where Najeebullah brought it under control on the right before unleashing a powerful strike past the helpless Maldives goalkeeper.Maldives enjoyed slightly more possession but struggled to translate it into meaningful attacking opportunities. Pakistan, meanwhile, were more threatening in front of goal, registering 15 shots, including five on target, compared to Maldives’ seven attempts, only one of which tested the goalkeeper.Both sides pushed for more goals after the interval, but neither could find the breakthrough as the second half ended goalless, leaving Pakistan with a convincing 3-0 win.Pakistan must now wait for the outcome of the remaining Group match between Maldives and India to confirm their place in the semi-finals.Maldives will need to defeat India by a substantial margin to overtake Pakistan and secure qualification. Otherwise, Pakistan and India will progress to the last four.
CRICKET - Physically Handicap 08 Nov, 2026
Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD: Islamabad and Rawalpindi won their matches on the first day of the second phase of the ICRC National Physical Disability Cricket Championship. Faisalabad and Sialkot faced defeat. Islamabad's Zubair Khan took seven wickets.On the occasion of these matches, Pakistan Physical Disability Cricket Association President Imran Balwani, Secretary Amiruddin Ansari, Head Coach Sabih Azhar, Regional Heads Javed Ashraf, Mohammad Tahir Raja, Tournament Coordinator Nasrullah, Director PPDCA Mohammad Nizam and others were also present.In the first match played at Ayub Park Cricket Ground, Islamabad defeated Faisalabad by 67 runs. Batting first, Islamabad scored 157 runs in 19.4 overs. Syed Wazarat Shah played a useful innings of 37 runs off 34 balls with the help of 6 fours and Waqif Shah scored 24 runs off 20 balls with the help of four fours. Muhammad Bilal, batting at number ten, contributed 21 runs off 11 balls with the help of four fours. For Faisalabad, Adnan Butt took four wickets for 19 runs while Saqlain Abbas and Muhammad Abdullah took two wickets each.In reply, Faisalabad's team collapsed for 90 runs in 17 overs in front of Zubair Khan's accurate and aggressive bowling. Sameer Ashraf scored 33 runs off 32 balls with the help of five fours and Irfan Ali scored 22 runs and were prominent. For the winning team, Zubair Khan took seven wickets for 15 runs and was declared Man of the Match. PPDCA President Imran Balwani presented the Man of the Match cash award to Zubair Khan.In the second match, after an interesting contest, Rawalpindi defeated Sialkot by 17 runs. Batting first, Rawalpindi scored 146 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Muhammad Tahir scored 39 with the help of two fours, Rasool Badshah scored 25 off 17 balls with the help of two fours and one six, Aslan Madni scored 23 and Qayyum Khan scored 18 runs. For Sialkot, Shahroz Ali, Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Mujtaba, Luqman Arif and Raja Ali Abbas took one wicket each.In reply, Sialkot's team was bowled out for 129 runs in 19.3 overs. Amir Nazir scored 52 runs off 41 balls with the help of four fours and four sixes, but he could not lead his team to victory. Muhammad Nauman was the second prominent scorer with 29 runs with the help of four fours and one six. Rawalpindi's Qayyum Khan took three wickets for 20 runs. Hussain Khan took two wickets while Rasool Badshah, Abdul Basit and Bilal Azim took one player each. Pakistan Disabled Cricket Team Head Coach Sabih Azhar presented the Man of the Match cash award to Qayyum Khan.
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