Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-The Sapphire Punjab Junior Tennis Championship 2022 will roll into action on Tuesday (March 15) here at the Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-e-Jinnah.  According to Tournament Director Rashid Malik, the players from across the Punjab province will be in seen in action in different age group categories including boys U–18, boys U–18 doubles, girls U–18, boys U–16, boys U–14, boys U–14 doubles, boys/girls U–12, boys/girls U–10, U–8 and U–6. Rashid Malik, who is also PLTA Secretary and former Davis Cup captain and coach, said that the purpose of holding such championships was to promote tennis at grassroots level. “The junior tennis is growing and flourishing in Pakistan and our junior champions are excelling at international circuit and earning good name for Pakistan at international level. “The PLTA is also committed to continue the vision of PTF President Salim Saifullah Khan and PLTA Chairman Rao Iftikhar Ahmad to hold maximum number of national and international events for juniors and hopefully, this year too, the PLTA will maintain its record of conducting maximum number of tennis events and will also break the previous years’ record,” renowned coach Malik asserted.  The opening ceremony of the Sapphire Punjab Junior Tennis Championship will be held on Tuesday (March 15) at 4:00 pm and PLTA Secretary Rashid Malik (Tamgh-e-Imtiaz) will inaugurate the event. All the finals of the championship will be played on March 18.

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Diamond Paints and Newage Cable/Master Paints qualified for the semifinals of the 1st President of Pakistan National Open Polo Championship sponsored by MidCity here at the Jinnah Polo Fields on Monday. Master Paints, FG Polo Team, HN Polo and Remounts will vie against each against each other in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Diamond Paints and Newage Cables/Master Paints topped their respective pools to earn direct qualification in the semifinals. In the first match of the day, Diamond Paints defeated HN Polo by 11-9, thanks to phenomenal Max Charlton, who replaced injured Matias Vial Perez, emerged as hero of the day for the winning team with a contribution of excellent eights goals. His teammates Guy Gibrat, Mir Shoaib Ahmed and Matias also played well and slammed in one goal apiece.  The action-packed first match of the day began with both the sides scoring one goal each to make it 1-1. HN Polo played better polo in the second chukker by converting three goals against two by Diamond Paints to earn a slight 4-3 lead. The third chukker was evenly poised as both the teams slammed in two goals each with HN Polo still enjoying a slight 6-5 lead. The fourth chukker was identical to the third one as both the teams struck two goals each with HN Polo still having 8-7 lead. Diamond Paints dominated the fifth and last chukker by cracking four goals against one by HN Polo to win the match 11-9.  The second match of the day saw dominance of high-flying Remounts, who displayed outstanding polo skills and techniques against DS Polo/Rizvi’s and outclassed them by a huge margin of 11-5. Mumtaz Abbas Niazi emerged as star of the day for Remounts as he fired in fabulous five goals while his team members Simon Prado, Nico Roberts and ALD Imran Shahid contributed with two goals each. For DS Polo/Rizvi’s, Ahmed Bilal Riaz banged in a brace while Hissam Ali Hyder, Max Charlton and Daniyal Sheikh scored one goal each.  Remounts were off to a flying start as they fired in four fantastic goals in the first chukker against two by DS Polo/Rizvi’s to have a 4-2 lead. Remounts dominated the second and third chukkers by thrashing in three and one goal respectively to take 8-2 lead. They added one more in their tally in the fourth chukker to make it 9-2 while DS Polo/Rizvi’s pumped in two goals to reduce the margin to 9-4. The fifth and last chukker saw Remounts adding two more in their total against one by DS Polo/Rizvi’s to win the encounter by 11-5.   The third and last match of the day saw Newage Cables/Master Paints outsmarted Master Paints by 9-7. Gonzalo Deltour did the magic with his mallet and polo pony and smashed in superb eight goals while the remaining one was scored by Raja Temur Nadeem. For Master Paints, Marcos Panelo hammered a hat-trick of goals and Martin Carlos and Bilal Haye banged in a brace each.  New Cables/Master Paints hammered two back-to-back goals in the first chukker to take 2-0 lead. They added one more in their tally in the beginning of second chukker to gain a 3-0 lead before Master Paints bouncing back with three back-to-back goals to level the score at 3-3. Newage played better polo in the third chukker by firing in four goals against two by Master Paints to have a good lead of 7-5 lead. Both the teams pumped in one goal each in fourth and fifth chukkers with Newage Cables/Master Paints winning the encounter by 9-7.

Sports Bulletin Report SHARJAH:-Pakistan Blind Cricket Team outplayed traditional foes India Blind Cricket Team by 29 runs in the Tri-Nation T 20 Blind Cricket Tournament at Victoria Cricket Stadium Sharjah on Sunday night. India won the toss and put Green Shirts into bat first. Pakistan managed 191 runs on the board and set 192 runs target for arch-rival India in 20 overs per innings fixture. Rashid made 49 runs and Badar scored 24 runs. Parkash took 3 wickets for 11 runs.  However, Indian batters could score 162 for 6 runs in 20 overs. . Durga Rao made 54 runs and Venkatesh scored 48 runs. Shahzaib Hyder took 2 wickets. Mohammad Rashid was declared man of the match on his remarkable performance with the bat. T20 Triangular Cricket Series (schedule) March 13, 2022: Pakistan vs India (Pakistan won by 29 runs) March 14, 2022: India vs Bangladesh March 15, 2022: Pakistan vs Bangladesh March 16, 2022: Pakistan vs India March 17, 2022: India vs Bangladesh March 18, 2022: Pakistan vs Bangladesh March 19, 2022: Final Venue: Victoria Cricket Stadium Sharjah (UAE)

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI:-Australia scored 505 for 8 runs in their first inning against hosts Pakistan on the end of the second day of Karachi Test at National Stadium Karachi on Sunday, as the woeful Alex Carey missed his maiden century and bowled out by skipper Babar Azam on 93 runs. On the Sunday morning, Australia resumed their first innings at 251 for 3, Kawaja 127 not out and night-watch-man batter Nathan Lyon with our score. Both batters added 54 runs for the 4th wicket partnership. Lyon was first to go back to pavilion, when Kangroos reached on 304, as Nathan individual score was 38 with the help of 7 fours. He was clean bold by Faheem Ashraf. Left-handed wicketkeeper batter was second top scorer after Usman Kawaja (160), played a responsible innings of 93 runs and bowled out part-time bowler Babar Azam just 2 overs before the close of play. Carey hit seven fours and couple of sixes in his 159 balls innings. Faheem Ashrad and Sajid Khan shared each two wicket after conceding 55 and 151 runs respectively. Scorecard: Australia Batting (First Innings): 505 for 8 in 180 overs Usman Khawaja 160 (369 balls, 4X15, 6X1), Alex Carey 93 (159 balls, 4X7, 6X2), Steven Smith 72 runs (214 balls, 4X7), Nathan Lyon 38 (62 balls, 4X7), David Warner 36 (48 balls, 4X3, 6X2) Pakistan Bowling (First Innings): Faheem Ashraf (2 for 55), Sajid Khan (2 for 151), Babar Azam (1 for 7), Hasan Ali (1 for 67), Numan Ali (1 for 115) Pakistan (Playing XIs): Abdullah Shafique, Imam ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam(c), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan(wk), Faheem Ashraf, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Hassan Ali, Shaheen Afridi Australia (Playing XIs): David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(wk), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Swepson Toss: Australia won the toss and decided to bat Match Officials: Ahsan Raza and Aleem Dar (Field Umpires) Rashid Riaz (TV Umpire) Asif Yaqoob (Fourth Umpire) Ranjan Madugalle (Match Referee)

Sports Bulletin Report WELLINGTON:-Australia beat hosts New Zealand by 141 runs in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 fixture at Basin Reserve, Wellington on Sunday. Hosts New Zealand won the toss and elected to field but did not take their first wicket until the final ball of the powerplay, as Alyssa Healy’s attempted pull shot found Amelia Kerr at midwicket. Fielder Katey Martin then got into action in her 100th ODI, taking the catch to dismiss Meg Lanning, before opener Rachael Haynes fell four balls later to Lea Tahuhu to leave Australia in a spot of bother at 56 for three. Beth Mooney joined Perry at the crease and the pair targeted seamer Hayley Jensen for runs, steering their side to 97 for three at the half-way mark - but boundaries were often few and far between. Just as it looked like the partnership was starting to develop, Mooney chopped on off the bowling of Jess Kerr for 30 from 44 balls. McGrath joined Perry and the two rotated the strike masterfully, bringing up their 50-run partnership with the final ball of the 40th over. And then Australia really kicked into gear, putting on more than 100 runs in the final 10 overs for a second time at this World Cup with Jensen again the initial target, being taken all around the ground for 20 off one over. Maddy Green provided the something special needed to end the partnership, as she ran round to her left and made a leaping catch to dismiss Perry for an 86-ball 68 off the bowling off Tahuhu. Unfortunately for New Zealand, that was the beginning of Australia’s assault, as Gardner, only recently out of Covid isolation, got off the mark with a four. McGrath fell for 57 but Gardner just kept going and finished the innings with a six to reach 48 from only 18 balls to set New Zealand 270 to win. In blustery Wellington, New Zealand had the wind firmly knocked out of their sails as teenage sensation Darcie Brown combined with Perry to rip through the top order. Devine was out for run-a-ball six and Amelia Kerr only scored one in her 50th ODI, as Mooney took a stunning catch at slip. New Zealand were frustrated and Suzie Bates showed it by sending up a high but comfortable catch to McGrath at midwicket. The home side had slipped to 24 for three and things went from bad to worse, as Green went for three by sending an edge to Healy behind the stumps. Frances Mackay made just one as she was given out LBW off the bowling of Brown to leave the hosts on 35 for five before the experience of Amy Satterthwaite and Martin temporarily settled nerves. But Amanda-Jade Wellington took two wickets in two balls, first trapping Martin LBW and then tempting Jensen into a stroke that was caught at cover. Wellington had to wait another over for her hat-trick ball, which Satterthwaite safely defended, but wickets continued to fall and Hannah Rowe went back to the pavilion for just six. Out came Tahuhu to join her wife Satterthwaite and the pair put on a 35-run partnership before Lanning took a fine catch to dismiss Satterthwaite for 44. Tahuhu was the final wicket to fall two overs later as Australia earned a mammoth win to take a big step towards the semi-finals. Scores in brief: Australia beat New Zealand at Basin Reserve, Wellington by 141 runs Australia 269/8 in 50.0 overs (Ellyse Perry 68, Tahlia McGrath 57; Lea Tahuhu 3/53, Frances Mackay 1/34) New Zealand 128 all out in 30.2 overs (Amy Satterthwaite 44, Lea Tahuhu 23; Darcie Brown 3/22, Ashleigh Gardner 2/15) Player of the Match: Ellyse Perry (Australia)

ABDULLAH ASJAD ISLAMABAD:-Khyber Pakhtonkhawa (KPK) beat Northern by 29 runs in Pakistan cup 2022 One-Day match at Diamond Cricket Ground on Tuesday. KPK skipper Khalid Uman won the toss and decided to bat first and set 280 for 9 runs total on the score board against Northern. KPK batter Kamran Ghulam scored 118 runs in 100 balls. He hit 7 fours and 6 sixes. Fakhar Zaman added 31 runs after wasted 74 deliveries while Adil Ameen contributed 30 runs in his 30 balls innings. Northern Bowler Aamir Jamal picked up 2 wickets for 27 runs. Imad Wasim took 2 for 52 runs while Sulman Irshad got 2 wickets. In reply, Northern team all out at 250 run in 47.5 over’s. Imad Wasim scored 53 runs in 71 balls. He hit 6 fours. Nasir Nawaz scored 50 runs in 59 balls. Asif Ali added 50 runs. KPK bowler Asif Afridi took 3 wickets for42 runs. Khalid Usman 3 for 50 runs. Mohammad Waseem got single wickets. Summarized Scorecard KPK (Batting): 279 for 9 in 50 overs Kamran Ghulam(118 runs in 100 balls)7 fours 6 sixes, Fakhar Zaman(31 runs in 74 balls) 2 fours, Adil Amin (29 runs in 30 balls) 3 fours,1 six Northern (Bowling): Aamir Jamal 2 for 27 runs, Imad Wasim 2 for 52 runs, Sulman Irshad 2 for 71 Northern Batting: 250 runs all out in 47.5 overs Imad Wasim (53 runs in71 balls) 6 fours, Nasir Nawaz (50 runs in 59 balls) 5 fours, 2 sixes, Asif Ali (50 runs in 63 balls) 4 fours, 1 six KPK (Bowling): Asif Afridi 3 for 42 runs, Khalid Usman 3 for 50 runs, Mohammad Waseem 1 for 26 runs.

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-The Eagles and Remington Stars registered victories in the Tower 21 Polo Super League matches played here at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Sunday.  In the first match of the day, The Eagles outpaced ZS Lions by 6-4½. Ahmed Bilal Riaz and Shah Shamyl Alam were the heroes of the day for The Eagles as they contributed with two goals each while Hashim Kamal Agha and Ali Fareed scored one goal apiece. Fore ZS Lions, Agha Musa and Farasat Ali Chatha banged in a brace each while they also had a half goal handicap advantage.  The second match proved a thrilling encounter as Remington Stars defeated Platinum Homes Tigers by a close margin of 4-3. For Remington Stars, the top contributor were Bilal Noon and Hamza Mawaz Khan as both thrashed in two goals each while for Platinum Homes Tigers, Agha Musa, who replaced Atif Tiwana, slammed in two goals and Ali Tiwana converted one goal.  Tower 21 CEO Hamza Raza Malik graced the occasion as chief guest and witnessed and enjoyed the challenging and enthralling matches in the presence of Lahore Polo Club President Umer Sadik, executive committee members, players, their families and polo lovers. 

Sports Bulletin Report BHUBANESWAR:-India women put the disappointment of the previous day's shoot-out behind them to put in a convincing performance in the shoot-out to take the bonus point in this hard-fought match against Germany. While that was a huge improvement in performance, Head Coach Janneke Schopman will be concerned that the team couldn't make more of their opportunities in the 60 minutes of matchplay. India 1-1 Germany (women) (India win shoot-out 3-0) In the event, it was Germany who took the lead. Felicia Wiedermann was on the end of a penalty corner routine, which began with a running injection and ended with the ball flying past Devi Kharibam in the India goal. This was just ahead of half-time and both teams trooped off the pitch after an exhausting opening two quarters. Head Coach Akim Bouchouchi said, although he was happy to be in the lead, he was not happy with much of the build-up play by his young team. 'We are making too many faults in our build-up and allowing India to take possession too easily.' India had squandered their referrral in the first five minutes of the game and, when Germany won a penalty stroke there was the sense that this decision would come back to haunt them. However, Jette Fleschütz's hard shot hit the post and the score remained 1-0. India finally broke through in the third quarter when Nisha was on hand to bundle the ball over the German goal-line after some indecision by the German defence. Both teams had further opportunities to wrap the result up. India pushed and pushed for the winning goal but found a resilient German defence that maintained discipline despite an onslaught by the India attack. This included marshalling Devi Sharmila away from the danger area and preventing the ever-threatening Navneet Kaur from creating chances. Germany were awarded a penalty corner in the dying seconds of the game but were unable to find a way past Savita. The shoot out was a reverse image of the day before. This time it was India who looked the more confident and they quickly took an unassailable 3-0 lead through the excellence of Savita and the calmness of the scorers: Tete Salima, Kumari Sangita and Sonika. Speaking after the game, Player of the Match, Navneet Kaur (IND), said: ‘I am very happy, we did very well and worked hard over both matches.' Germany's captain Lisa Nolte said: 'The feeling in this stadium is awesome but we were unlucky to lose the game today. I am proud of my team. We did a great job but we were unlucky not to win today.' The result means India move to second position in the league table behind Argentina and ahead of Netherlands. Germany remain in sixth position just one point behind Spain. To see the current women’s FIH Pro League Standings, click here. Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (IND) Result: Women's Match 18 India 1, Germany 1 (India win the shoot-out bonus point 3-0) Player of the Match, Navneet Kaur (IND) Umpires:Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL), Raghu Prasad (IND), Javid Shaikh (IND, Video Umpire)

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Newage Cables/Master Paints, Barry’s and FG Polo carved out contrasting victories in the 1st President of Pakistan National Open Polo Championship 2022 sponsored by MidCity here at the Jinnah Polo Fields on Sunday.  The 1st match of the day was contested between Newage Cables/Master Paints and both the sides played outstanding polo against each other and matched fire-with-fire till the end but in the end, Newage Cables/Master Paints held their nerves and won the royal battle by a narrow margin of 7-6.  Gonzalo Deltour did the magic with his mallet and polo pony and remained instrumental in his team’s triumph. He fired in fabulous four goals for the winning team while his teammates Vieri Antonori banged in a beautiful brace and Raja Temur Nadeem struck one goal. For team Remounts, the major contribution came from their two top foreign players – Simon Prado and Nico Roberts – as both slammed in two goals each while Mumtaz Abbas Niazi and Imran Shahid converted one goal each but their efforts couldn’t bear fruit for their side. Remounts started well by banging in a brace but Newage Cables/Master Paints bounced back well and hammered a hat-trick to earn a slight 3-2 lead before the end of the first chukker. Newage added one more in their tally in the beginning of the second chukker to make it 4-2 but Remounts then made a good comeback to level the score at 4-4. The third and fourth chukker saw Newage scoring one goal each to have 6-4 lead but in the fifth and last chukker, Remounts reduce the margin to 6-5 followed by one from Newage, making it 7-5 and once again Remount converting one more, making it 6-7, thus Newage emerged as victorious by 7-6.   The second match of the day proved a one-sided affair as Barry’s proved too hot for BN Polo Team and outclassed them in every department of the game and won the crucial encounter by a huge margin of 10-3.  Hamza Mawaz Khan shone for Barry’s by displaying outstanding polo skills and techniques and emerged as top contributor by firing in five fantastic goals. His teammates Ernesto Oscar Trotz and Haracio Carlos also played superb polo and thrashed in three and two goals respectively. On the other hand, Amirreza Behboudi converted two goals and Julio Astrada one for the BN Polo Team.  Barry’s were off to a flying start as they fired in four goals in the first chukker to have a healthy 4-0 lead. The second chukker was evenly poised as both the teams scored one goal each, making it 5-1. Barry's played better polo in the third chukker by converting two against one goal by BN Polo to enhance their lead to 7-2. Barry’s banged in a brace in the fourth chukker to get a 9-2 lead while one goal each was converted in the fifth and last chukker, with Barry’s winning the match by 10-3.  The third match of the day saw FG Polo registering a comfortable 9-4 triumph over HN Polo. Juan Ambroggio was the man, whose heroics helped FG Polo score such an easy win as he contributed with three tremendous goals while Ramiro Zavaleta, Waqas Khan and Mian Abbas Mukhtar pumped in two beautiful goals each. For HN Polo, Tito Ruiz Ganizu (with 3 goals) and Hilario Ruiz Ginazu (with 1 goals) tried hard to help their side win but their efforts couldn’t bear fruit and they lost the match by 4-9.  The first chukker was evenly poised as both the sides struck one apiece to make it 1-1 yet FG Polo made a good comeback and hammered a hat-trick to gain a healthy 4-1 lead. HN played better polo in the third and fourth chukkers as they banged in two goals against one in the third chukker chukker to reduce the margin to 3-5 and then converted the only goal of the fourth chukker to make it 4-5. FG Polo finished the match in great style by cracking a quartet to win the encounter by 9-4.  The interesting and challenging matches were witnessed and enjoyed by Jinnah Polo Fields President Lt Col (R) Shoaib Aftab, Secretary Baber Mehboob Awan, players and their families and a great number of polo lovers. On Monday, three important league matches will be contested and after that, the quarterfinalists will be decided.

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD:-Sindh Blind Cricket Team have won the 1st National Blind Women’s Cricket Championship after beating Punjab Blind Team by 6 wickets in the final at Bhutto Shaheed Cricket Ground Islamabad on Sunday. Sindh won the toss and decided to bowl first, as the Punjab Blind Women’s Cricket Team set the competitive total of 171 for 2 runs in the allotted 15 overs on the board. Tayyaba Fatima played a splendid innings of 84 runs while Nisha was their second-highest run-getter with 36 runs. Laila BiBi took 1 wicket for SIndh. Sindh Blind Women Cricket Team reached at the target of 172 runs in 14.5 overs for 4 wickets. Kiran Rafiq played a superb innings of unbeaten 78 runs while Nimra Rafiq made 24 runs. Nisha Bax and Faryal claimed each one wicket apiece. Bryce Hutchesson Chargé d’Affaires, Australian High Commission in Pakistan, Hussain Adwani Marketing Manager Serena Hotel Islamabad, Madam Robina Akhter, Director Admin D.G.S.E, Dr Anwar Ali Sial Director Finance PBCC, Habibullah Khan Director Admin PBCC & Mohammad Bilal Director Marketing PBCC were the guests of the occasion and distributed the prizes amongst the players. Result: Sindh Blind Women Cricket Team won by 6 Wickets Player of the Match: Kiran Rafiq Players of the Tournament: B1: Anila Shahzadi (KPK Blind Women Cricket Team) B2: Nimra Rafiq (Sindh Blind Women Cricket Team) B3: Mehwish Rafiq (Sindh Blind Women Cricket Team) Best Wicket Keeper: Kiran Rafiq (Islamabad Blind Women Cricket Team).