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Aitchison College Junior Championship: Talha, Bismel win titles
Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE: Abubakar Talha and Bismel Zia clinched the boys and girls U-18 titles at the Aitchison College Junior Tennis Championship 2024 at Aitchison College, Mall Road, Lahore. In the Boys U-18 final, Abu Bakar Talha, student of Federal Government Educational Institutions (FGEI) and sponsored player of SA Gardens, clinched the double crowns in the prestigious event as he first won the U-18 singles title and then doubled it by winning the U-18 doubles title. In the boys U-18 singles final, Abubakar overpowered Asad Zaman 6-2, 6-3 to secure the championship title. Abubakar later teamed up with Haider Ali Rizwan in the boys U-18 doubles final, where they dominated Kashan Tariq and Yafat Nadeem with a convincing 6-2, 6-2 title win. On the girls’ side, Bismel Zia, being sponsored by Ali Embroidery Mills and coached and mentored by renowned coach Rashid Malik, delivered a stellar performance in the girls U-18 final, defeating Romaisa Malik 6-2, 6-3. She thanked Ali Embroidery Mills CEO Tariq Zaman for his generous support and also expressed her gratitude to her coach and mentor Rashid Malik for his able guidance and training that helped her excel at the national tennis circuit. Bismel Zia’s attempt at a double victory was thwarted in the girls U-14 final, where Hajra Rana claimed the title with a 4-2, 4-2 win. Hajra then dominated Khadija Khalil 4-1, 4-0 in the girls U-12 final to double her crowns. Other notable results included Hassan Usmani's victory over Umer Jawad, a promising student of Beaconhouse School Defence Campus. In the boys U-14 final, securing a 6-0, 6-2 win. In the boys U-12 final, Rashid Ali Bachani edged past Mohammad Muaz in two closely contested sets, winning the title by 5-4, 5-4. The doubles finals saw Mohammad Muaz and Mohammad Ayan triumph in the boys/girls U-12 category, defeating Rashid Ali Bachani and Mohammad Ibraheem Hussain Gill 4-0, 5-4. In the boys U-16 (Punjab Ranking) final, Abdul Basit won against Amir Mazari 6-2. In the boys/girls U-10 (Punjab Ranking) final, Muhammad Ayan edged out Mohammad Ibraheem Hussain Gill 7-5. Omer Zaman of Aitchison College Lahore was the chief guest for the event, congratulating the young athletes on their performances and encouraging them to continue pursuing their passion for tennis.PLTA Senior Executive Vice President Rashid Malik thanked Aitchison College Principal SM Turab Hussain and management for sponsoring this event and hoped that they will continue to support sports, especially tennis in Pakistan.
SPORTS NEWS - National 20 Oct, 2024
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: A three-day girls’ sports carnival 2024 concluded on Sunday here at Pakistan Sports Complex, as the event was organized by the Federal Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Islamabad, and Federal Directorate of Education Islamabad. Army Public School Hamayon Road Rawalpindi earned the top position with three gold medals, as they won football, basketball, and table tennis events after showing impressive performance.On this occasion, the Ambassador of Austria to Pakistan, Andrea Wieck, visited all the stalls in the carnival and appreciated all efforts. Parliamentary Secretary Farah Naz Akbar, Army Public School System Rawalpindi Brigadier Dr. Mohammad Naveed, Federal Board, and Federal Directorate Directors were present on this occasion.Federal Secretary for Education Mohiuddin Ahmed Wani thanked all the participants from the core of the heart and said that he was very happy to see such a large crowd and a successful festival organized for women.In the end, he disbursed cash prizes, medals, and certificates to the sports teams from all the provinces of Pakistan, and congratulated the winning teams.
POLO - Local News 20 Oct, 2024
Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE: Lahore: Master Paints clinched the Pink Polo Cup 2024 title after defeating Diamond Paints 7-5 in an exciting final match held at Jinnah Polo Fields, Lahore. A large crowd of spectators gathered to witness the thrilling finale. The event's guest of honor was DG Rangers Punjab, Major General Muhammad Atif bin Akram. Also, in attendance were Major (R) Ali Taimoor, the club’s Secretary, polo players and numerous families enjoying the event. Before the final, a girls' exhibition match was held, followed by the inauguration of Pakistan's first major animal hospital, Round Lake Hospital. Additionally, thrilling tent-pegging competitions also took place. In the finale of the prestigious event, Master Paints emerged victorious after a closely fought contest. Amirreza Behboudi led the scoring for Master Paints with four goals, while Sufi Muhammad Haroon and Maria Candelaria added two and one goals, respectively. For Diamond Paints, Jalal Arslan scored three goals, and Mir Huzaifa Ahmed contributed two. Earlier in the subsidiary final, Sheikhoo Steel defeated Newage Cable by 5-4. From Sheikhoo Steel, Agha Musa played superb polo and thrashed in three goals while Sally Cactus and Osman Aziz Anwar converted one goal each. For Newage Cables, Omer Asjad Malhi struck two goals while Adnan Jalil Azam and Alman Jalil Azam scored one goal each.
U19 Women: Challengers, Conquerors post wins in T20 Tournament
Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE: Aleesa Mukhtiar’s three-fer helped Challengers beat Invincibles by 28 runs, while Conquerors’ Komal Khan 97 helped her side to a 98-run win over Stars in the fourth round matches of the U19 Women’s T20 Tournament 2024 at the LCCA Ground in Lahore on Sunday afternoon.Today’s win has kept Challengers and Conquerors’ 100 per cent win record in the tournament after their third outings. Batting first, Challengers scored 96 for five in 20 overs. Esha Tir Razia top-scored for the side with a 25-ball 20, which included three boundaries.In turn, Invincibles were bundled out for 68 in 18.3 overs. Left-arm spinner Aleesa was the most successful bowler, taking three wickets for 13 runs. Aqsa Bibi and Hadia Mina bagged two wickets apiece.In the match between Conquerors and Stars, the former after opting to bat first scored 168 for six in their 20 overs. Komal Khan, coming to bat at number three, scored 97 off 59 balls, hitting 16 fours and two sixes. For Stars, Mahnoor Zaib and Memoona Khalid bagged two wickets apiece.In the run-chase, Stars managed to score only 70 for the loss of nine wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Fizza Faiz (19, 27b, 2x4s) was the only batter to score in double figures for the losing side. For the winning team, Minahil took three wickets, while Fatima and Samiya grabbed two wickets apiece.Scores in brief (Challengers beat Invincibles by 28 runs):Challengers 96-5, 20 overs (Esha Tir Razia 20)Invincibles 68 all out, 18.3 overs (Wasifa Hussain 14; Aleesa Mukhtiar 3-13, Hadia Mina 2-13, Aqsa Bibi 2-15)Player of the match – Aleesa Mukhtiar (Challengers)Conquerors beat Stars by 98 runsConquerors 168-6, 20 overs (Komal Khan 97, Iqra Salamat 20; Mahnoor Zaib 2-26, Memoona Khalid 2-33)Stars 70-9, 20 overs (Fizza Faiz 19; Minahil Javaid 3-15, Fatima Khan 2-6, Samiya Afsar 2-13)Player of the match – Komal Khan (Conquerors).
Master Paints defeat FG/Din Polo to reach Pink Polo Cup final
LAHORE (PR): Master Paints and Newage Cables emerging victorious on the fourth day of the Pink Polo Cup 2024 at the Jinnah Polo Fields Lahore on Friday.The exciting matches of the Pink Polo Cup 2024, continue at Jinnah Polo Fields, were witnessed and enjoyed by a good number of polo players, their families and polo lovers as well as Jinnah Polo Fields’ Secretary Major (Retd) Ali Taimoor.In the first match of the day, Master Paints defeated FG/Din Polo with a thrilling 9-7 victory. Iranian player Amirreza Behboudi scored all the nine goals for Master Paints, securing his team's spot in the main final. As a result, Master Paints will face Diamond Paints in the main final on Sunday. From the losing team, Raja Mikael Sami scored four goals, while Shaikh Muhammad Rafay, Shaikh Muhammad Farhad, and Sahar Yaqoubi scored one goal each.The second match of the day saw Newage Cables qualify for the subsidiary final after defeating Rijas Polo with a score of 5-2. For Newage Cables, brothers Alman Jalil Azam and Adnan Jalil Azam played excellent polo and banged in a brace each while Omer Asjad Malhi contributed one goal. For Rijas, both the goals were converted by Mumtaz Abbas Khan Niazi.
MARTIAL ARTS - Taekwondo 17 Oct, 2024
Sports Bulletin ReportTangerang (Indonesia): Pakistani athletes after showing sparking performance in the 6th Asian Open (Kyorugi) Taekwondo Championship in Indonesia 2024 and claimed top position, as Pakistan team lifted 3 gold, 3 Silver, and 2 bronze medals in the regional martial art fixture at Tangerand, Indoneia on Thursday. Kazakhstan got 2nd while Malaysia remained on 3rd place.Pakistan also best team award, best athlete award (Shahzaib Khan), and best coach award (Yousef Karami). Lt Col (Retd) Raja Wasim Ahmed President, Omar Saeed, CEO and Kooboong Kim, Patron-in-Chief of Pakistan Taekwondo Federation congratulated team members and officials for the outstanding performance.Medals Winners Details:Shahzaib ( -54 KG ), Gold MedalHaroon Khan (-58 KG), Gold Gold MedalAbubakar (-58 KG), Silver Gold MedalIkhtasham UL Haq ( -87 KG), Silver Gold MedalHamza Omer Saeed ( +87 KG), Silver Gold MedalMazhar Abbas (-80 KG), Bronze Gold MedalManisha - (+73 KG), Gold MedalMaliha Ali (-73 KG), Bronze MedalNoman Khan (-63KG), Lost Qtr FinalsSaud Khan (-63 KG), Lost Qtr FinalsMohammad Arbaz Khan (-68 KG), Lost Qtr FinalNoor Rahman (-54 KG), Lost pre Qtr Final.
MARTIAL ARTS - Taekwondo 15 Oct, 2024
Sports Bulletin ReportTangerang (Indonesia): Pakistani male athlete Ikhtshamul Haq clinched a silver medal while female player Maleeha Ali bagged the bronze medal in the 6th Asian Taekwondo Open Championship 2024 in Tangerang, Indonesia.In the (-87 kg) final, Malaysia's Zubair defeated Pakistan's Ikhtshamul Haque by 5-7 and 7-12 points. Whereas, Ikhtsham-ul-Haq won the Silver Medal by defeating 13-10 and 10-0 against Azhar Salim of Indonesia. KASSANOV Izyat defeated Pakistan's Arbaz Khan 2-1. Arbaz Khan won the first round 8-6, but Izyat bounced back to win the second round 9-7 and the third round 7-19. Qualified for the semi-finals in the women's -73 category in the semi-finals, Korea's Shin Jeongeun beat Pakistan's Maleeha Ali 3-0 and 4-1 to make it to the final in the women's -57 category in the Philippines. Mc CANN Nicole won by 3-5 and 7-5 margin against Pakistan's Noor Fatima.
Hathurusinghe "could not enjoy" longer notice period
BIPIN DANIBangladesh's Sri Lanka-born head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe, who has been suspended on a disciplinary ground, will not enjoy the longer notice period. He has been suspended with just a 48-hour notice. This was revealed by Faruque Ahmed, the new BCB (Bangladesh Cricket Board) chief. Speaking exclusively over his mobile from Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, where he was about to board a Dubai-flight to attend the ICC meetings, he said, "Hathurusinghe was entitled to have 45-days paid leave in a year but he took more than 67 days above this and no proper clarification was received from him". His conduct with the players was also not good. His other notable offence was an assault on the player". The BCB chairman didn't reveal the name of the victim player but he is understood to be a good left-arm spinner of the team. Despite repeated phone calls to the player by this reporter, he didn't respond. Maybe he is asked not to comment on the matter.The incident happened during the Bangladesh-New Zealand match in the ODI World Cup held in India last year. During a match in Chennai, where this player was not a part of the final eleven and was sent in as a drinks-man. "In one of the sessions, the two Bangladeshi batters had asked for the drinks (it was very hot then) and the player was late in serving the water bottles to the batters and the coach was annoyed due to this and slapped him", one of the sources said to this reporter. It is not known whether the slap was deliberate or was in gest. But the incident was brought to the notice of Nazmul Hassain Pappon, who was a BCB president then. No action was then taken against the coach. However, the new BCB chairman, who is also known for his strict principles even during his past tenure as a selector, took the matter seriously and suspended his contract which was scheduled to run until the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Kamran Ghulam hits sparkling century on Test debut in Multan
PCB ReportMULTAN: Kamran Ghulam, who earlier became the 257th player to don the Test cap for Pakistan, hit a brilliant century in his first outing in the Test career as Pakistan finished the first day of the second Test match with 259-5 in 90 overs at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.Kamran was dismissed for a well-made 118 off 224 balls hitting 11 fours and one six, in the 85th over of the day after having walked into bat in the 10th over with 19-2 on the board.Along with Saim Ayub (77, 160b, 7x4s), Kamran shared a 149-run third-wicket partnership as the duo took Pakistan out of trouble before Saim departed in the 56th over with the scorecard reading 168-3.Earlier, after Pakistan opted to bat first, Jack Leach drew the first blood as he castled Abdullah Shafique for a 28-ball seven in the eighth over. An over later, Leach got rid of Shan Masood for just three as Crawley pouched the ball at short midwicket.Pakistan amassed 79 runs for the loss of just two wickets on the stroke of lunch with Saim and Kamran having brought up their fifty-run stand off 85 balls. Saim reached his third Test half-century off 97 balls before succumbing to Matthew Potts just an over before Tea break, caught by Ben Stokes at short mid-off.After Pakistan scored 94 runs in the second session giving away only one wicket, England began the third session with the vital scalp of Saud Shakeel (4, 14b, 1x4) as he was caught behind off Brydon Carse in the 61st over.With the scorecard reading 178-4, Mohammad Rizwan (37 not out, 89b, 4x4s) joined forces with Kamran to stabilise Pakistan’s innings as the duo put on a dogged 65-run fifth-wicket partnership. In the meanwhile, Kamran became the 13th Pakistan player to score a century on Test debut and only the sixth batter to score a hundred on men’s Test debut while batting at No.4, when he hit Joe Root to midwicket for a boundary in the 74th over.Shoaib Bashir brought an end to Kamran’s 74.4-over stay on the crease when he got one to hit the stumps in the 85th over with Pakistan 243-5. Salman Ali Agha (5 not out, 19b) and Rizwan closed the day for Pakistan with 259-5 on the board.Scores in brief:Second Test - Day 1 of 5; Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first at the Multan Cricket StadiumPakistan 259-5, 90 overs (Kamran Ghulam 118, Saim Ayub 77, Mohammad Rizwan 37 not out; Jack Leach 2-92).
MARTIAL ARTS - Taekwondo 15 Oct, 2024
ISLAMABAD (PR): Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) has launched the WT Cares Taekwondo at different schools including Iram Model School Kahuta, Islamabad Model School for Girls F-6/1, and Hader-i-Qarar Taekwondo Academy, Gulberg, Islamabad.According to an official of PTF, the program is designed specifically for orphaned and underprivileged children, providing them with free training, equipment, and uniforms. Participants will receive expert coaching under the supervision of trained professionals.Previously, the WT Cares program, conducted under the auspices of the Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF), achieved remarkable success, as the four players including two females and two males secured prominent positions at the 16th Korean Ambassador Cup 2024.The WT Cares program is a collaborative effort between the PTF and World Taekwondo Korea, aiming to promote self-defense and a love for taekwondo among youth. At F-6/1 model school for girls, the chief guest was the principal of this School, however, Jalal Hyder, Secretary of Finance, and Najia Rasool, Deputy Secretary General PTF were the guest of honours.
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