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CLIMBING - Int News 06 Mar, 2022
Sports Bulletin Report
BARCELONA:-International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) organised the first, official test event of the Boulder & Lead format that will be contested at both Munich 2022 and Paris 2024.
Forty Spanish athletes – 20 men and 20 women – battled on the walls of Sharma Climbing Gavà, the third and latest opening under legendary climber Chris Sharma’s name. Eventually, it was Iziar Martinez Almendros and Olympic Champion Alberto Ginés López who ended up on the highest step of the podium.
Martinez Almendros absolutely dominated the women’s Boulder & Lead final, barely missing the perfect score. Indeed, the 16-year-old from Valladolid closed the opening Boulder round with 99.8 points, topping all four problems and losing 0.2 points on attempts to top. In the following Lead segment, Martinez Almendros was the only athlete to top the route, earning 100.0 points and extending her lead on the closest opponents – Rut Monsech Gasca and Aida Torres Illamola.
Iziar Martinez Almendros signed off in first place with 199.8 points. 20-year-old Monsech Gasca followed in second position with 113.6 points – 58.6 in Boulder, 55.0 in Lead – while 19-year-old Torres Illamola finished third with 102.8 – 77.7 in Boulder, 25.1 in Lead.
Australia reach 271 for 2, as the day-3 calls off owing to poor light, Kawaja scores 97
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
RAWALPINDI:-Australia closed the Day-3 game at 271 for 2 in 73 overs, as the day called off before the time owing to poor light at Pindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi on Sunday.
Usman Kawaja played a notable innings of 97 runs in 159 balls, as he hit 15 fours. He lost his wicket while trying to play a reverse sweep on the bowling of Numan. Imam took his catch, as Aleem Dar had to reverse his decision after seeing reply. Earlier, Sajid broke the first wicket partnership at 156 in 44.4 overs, when he clean bold David Warner at 68 runs, as he hit 12 boundaries after facing 114 ball with the strike-rate of 59.4. Both openers aggregated 156 runs for the first wickets.
Only spinners Sajid and Numan could got each one wicket for Pakistan. Australia will resume their inning tomorrow (Monday) morning at 271 for 2, as they are still in 105 runs deficit.
Day-1
First Session: (105 for 1 in 35 overs, Iman-ul-Haq 57 not out & Azhar Ali 0 not out)
Second Session: (171 for 1 in 56 overs, Imam-ul-Hq 92 not out & Azhar Ali 30 not out)
Third Session (245 for 1 in 90 overs, Imam-ul-Haq 132 not out, Azhar Ali 64 not out, Lyon 1 for 87)
Day-2
First Session: 302 for 1 in 115 overs (Imam-ul-Haq154 not out, Azhar Ali 96 not out, Nathin Lyon 1 for 106)
Second Session: 394 for 2 in 142 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 157, Azhar Ali 151 not out, Babar Azam 33 not out
Third Session: Pakistan 476 for 4 declare (Azhar Ali 185, Rizwan 46 and Babar Azam 36)
Day-3
First Session: Australia 138 for 0 (Usman Kawaja 70 runs not out & David Warner 60 runs not out)
Second Session: Australia 222 for 2 (Usman Kawaja 97, Marnus 33 not out, Smith 12 not out)
Third Session: Australia 271 for 2 in 73 overs (Marnus 69 not out, Smith 24 not out)
Scorecard:
Pakistan Batting (476 for 4 in 162 overs):
Abdullah Shafique (c Cummins b Lyon) 44-105
Imam-ul-Haq (lbw b Cummins) 157-358
Azhar Ali (c Green b Labuschagne) 185-361
Babar Azam (run out-Labuschagne) 36-82
Mohammad Rizwan 29 not out- 46
Iftikhar Ahmed 13 not out-21
Extras (b 4, lb 7, No, Balls1)-12
TOTAL: 476/4 in 162 overs
Did not bat: Fawad Alam, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah
Fall of wickets: 1-105 (Abdullah Shafique, 33.6 overs), 2-313 (Imam-ul-Haq, 120.5 overs), 3-414 (Babar Azam, 147.1 overs), 4-442 (Azhar Ali, 155.4 overs)
Australia Bowling:
Nathan Lyon (1 for 161), Pat Cummins (1 for 62), Marnus Labuschagne (1 for 53)
Australia Batting: 5 for 0 in 1 over
Usman Khawaja (5 not out), David Warner (0 not out)
Pakistan Playing XI:
Babar Azam (captain), Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Iftikhar Ahmed, Noman Ali, Sajid Sajid Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah
Australia Playing XI:
Pat Cummins (captain), Usman Kawaja, David Warner, Marnus Laboschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameroon Green, Alex Cary (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Nathin Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
Match officials:
Aleem Dar and Ahsan Raza (on-field), Asif Yaqoob (third umpire), Rashid Riaz (fourth umpire), Ranjan Madugalle (match referee)
Officials Scorers:
Shakil Ahmed, Fazal-e-Azeem (field)
Adnan Farooq(press gallery).
SPORTS NEWS - Club News 05 Mar, 2022
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD:-Jhelum Stallions overcame The Markhors 2-1 on penalty kicks in the final to lift the title of the 6th Urtasker Football Championship 2022 that held at Zaraj Football Ground, Giga Mall Islamabad on Saturday. A-day soccer event was sponsored by Burj Yaqub Jhelum, and in collaboration with World Group & Leisure Leagues.
There were 12 pool matches among 8 teams, and the qualifiers played the semifinals and final. The other teams included Pindi Badshah, Black Panther, Digital Squad, New Yorkers, Urtasker Hawks, and Urtasker United.
Ch. Ghulam Ahmed Zamurrad (Chairman, Burj Yaqub, Jhelum) was the chief guest at the closing ceremony. He appreciated the efforts of Urtasker to bring the game of football into the limelight and organized such a thrilling contest. He further said that these events were vital for improving mental and physical health.
Omer Riaz (CEO, Urtasker) thanked Chairman Burj Yaqub for joining and promoting the game of football in Pakistan and letting the young players showcase their talent in team management, execution, and planning. They vowed to arrange more athletic events in the future to encourage the culture of sports in Pakistan.
Zeehsan Riaz (COO, Urtasker) expressed his gratitude towards the World Group and Leisure Leagues for their collaboration and support throughout the championship to make it a great success.
Results:
The Markhors vs Pindi Badshahs 1-1
Jhelum Stallions vs Black Panthers 0-0
New Yorkers beat Pindi Badshahs 1-0
Urtasker United vs Digital Squad 0-0
New Yorkers vs The Markhors 2-0
Jhelum Stallions beat Digital Squad 3-0
Urtasker Hawks vs Pindi Badshahs 0-0
Black Panthers beat Urtasker United 2-1
Urtasker Hawks beat The Markhors 1-0
Urtasker United vs Jhelum Stallions 0-0
New Yorkers beat Urtasker Hawks 3-0
Black Panthers beat Digital Squad 4-0
First Semifinal: Jhelum Stallions beat New Yorkers 3-0
Sohaib Ahmed (1), Saad Ali (1), Zeeshan Ghalib (1)
Second Semifinal: The Markhor beat Black Panthers 3-2
Mohammad Zeeshan, Shahbaz, Usaid (each one goal for Markhor)
Sohaib, Shahabaz (each one goal for Black Panthers)
Final: Jhelum Stallions beat The Markhors 2-1
Zeeshan Ghalib, Sohaib Ahmed (each one goal for winners)
Mohammed Zeeshan (goal for The Markhors).
Quaid-e-Azam Open Gold Cup: DS Polo / Rizvi qualify for subsidiary final
Sports Bulletin Report
LAHORE:-DS Polo/Rizvi's qualified for the subsidiary final of Tower 21 Quaid-e-Azam Open Gold Cup 2022 after winning the match played under American system among three teams here at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Saturday.
Now DS Polo/Rizvi's will take on FG Polo Team in the subsidiary final at 2:00 pm while Newage Cables/Master Paints will compete against HN Polo in the main final at 3:00 pm here at historic Aibak polo ground of Lahore Polo Club.
The match, which was postponed due to rain and wet outfield on Thursday, was played on Saturday among DS Polo/Rizvi's, Barry's and Rough Riders Polo Team under American. Every match among these three teams was of two-chukker each and DS Polo/Rizvi's managed to win both of their matches. They first defeated Rough Riders Polo Team and then beat Barry's to book berth in the subsidiary final.
In their first match, DS Polo/Rizvi's outpaced Rough Riders Polo Team by 5-1. Max Charlton emerged as hero of the day for DS Polo/Rizvi's with a contribution of fabulous four goals while Syed Aun Muhammad Rizvi struck one. From the Rough Riders, the only goal was converted by Julio Novillo Astrada.
In the another match of the day, DS Polo/Rizvi's faced tough resistance from Barry's before winning the crucial encounter by a close margin of 4-3. This time, highly talented and shinning star Syed Aun Muhammad Rizvi banged in a brace and Max Charlton also thrashed in two goals. For team Barry's, Rulo Trotz pumped in two goals and Hamza Mawaz Khan scored one goal.
In the last match of the day played between Barry's and Rough Riders Polo Team, Barry's emerged winners by 3-1. The major contribution from team Barry's came from their star players Rulo Trotz and Hamza Mawaz Khan, who converted two and one goal respectively while the only goal from Rough Riders came from Julio Novillo Astrada.
On Sunday, the main final will be played between Newage Cables/Master Paints and HN Polo at 3:00 here at the Lahore Polo Club ground and will be witnessed by Tower 21 CEO Hamza Raza Malik, Lahore Polo Club President Umer Sadik, Secretary General Agha Murtaza Ali Khan, executive committee members, players and their families and polo enthusiasts.
BADMINTON - National 05 Mar, 2022
Sports Bulletin Report
LAHORE:-Murad Ali (KP) and Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) set to meet in the Men’s Singles final of National Badminton Championship 2022 after winning their semifinals at DHA Hall Lahore on Saturday.
Results:
Men’s Singles Semi Final
Murad Ali (KP) beat M Ali Larosh (Wapda) by 21-16, 18-21, 25-23
Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) beat Irfan Saeed (Wapda) by 21-15, 21-7
Women’s Singles Semi Final
Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Alja Tariq (Balochistan) by 21-14, 21-7
Palwasha Bashir (Sindh) beat Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) by 21-16, 21-8
Blinds Cricket: Pakistan beat South Africa by 10 wickets in T20
Sports Bulletin Report
LAHORE:- Pakistan beat South Africa by 10 wickets in the opening match of the 1st match of T-20 series at Lahore Gymkhana Cricket Ground, Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore on Saturday.
Pakistan Blind Cricket Team won the toss and decided to bowl first. South Africa scored 183 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Fredrik with 54 runs was the top scorer from South Africa. Moain, Badar and Sana Ullah took a wicket apiece.
In reply, Pakistan chased down the target of 184 runs in 11.4 overs without any loss. Maoin Aslam was the star with the bat; he made 99* runs off 43 balls while Muhammad Rashid scored 71* runs off 27 balls.
Result: Pakistan won by 10 Wickets
Man of the Match: Moain Aslam
SQUASH - National Juniors 05 Mar, 2022
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD:- Mariam Malik, Maira Hussain, Mehwish Ali and Sana Bahadur moved into the semifinals of the Under-19 Grirls’ Singles event of the PSF Junior Squash Circuit-1 after beating their opponents in quarterfinals at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad on Saturday.
Results:
Boys’ U-11:
Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) bt Harmas Raja (Pb) 11-5, 12-10, 11-2, Syed Mohammad Hussain (Pb) bt Qasim Yar (Pb) 11-6, 11-9, 11-6, Mamoon (PAF) bt M Faizan Ali (Pb) 11-8, 11-3, 11-4 and Mohammad Fawad (PAF) bt Hassan Mohammad (Pb) 11-3, 11-2, 11-1.
Boys’ U-13:
Nouman Khan (PAF) bt Arslan Farman (KP) 11-2, 11-3, 11-2, Ahmed Khalil (PAF) bt Shahzeb (PAF) 11-9, 11-4, 13-15, 11-5, Abdullah Zaman (PAF) bt Amir Adnan (Pb) 11-0, 11-4, 11-4 and Rehan Alamgir (PAF) bt Ali Bakhshish (KP) 11-9, 12-10, 11-9.
Boys’ U-15:
Abdul Basit (Sindh) bt Mustafa Irfan (PAF) 11-9, 11-9, 11-4, Azan Ali (Army) bt Ubaid Ullah (KP) 11-3, 11-3, 11-8, Umair Arif (KP) bt Mubeen Khan (PAF) 11-8, 11-5, 11-3 and Ibrahim Zeb (PAF) bt Usman Tahir (Pb) 11-7, 11-9, 11-8.
Boys’ U-17:
Abdullah Nawaz (PAF) bt Yasin Khaattak (KP) 11-8, 11-7, 11-8, Moeen Ud Din (Pb) bt Mohammad Zaman (SNGPL) 16-18, 11-9, 8-11, 11-3, 11-8, Zain Anwar (Pb) bt Yashwa Yousaf (Pb) 11-4, 12-10, 11-3 and Huraira Khan (PAF) bt Abdullah Nadeem (Pb) 11-8, 11-6, 12-10.
Boys’s Under-19:
Mohammad Ashab Irfan (Pb) bt Mohammad Hanif (KP) 11-2, 11-5, 11-6, Nouman Khan (KP) bt Mehmood Mehboob (Pb) 7-11, 11-5, 6-7 (Retd Hurt), Syed Anas Bukhari (Pb) bt Usman Nadeem Butt (Pb) 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8 and Mohammad Ammad (PAF) bt Fawad Hussain (KP) 11-6, 11-7, 11-6.
Girls’ U-19:
Mariam Malik (Sindh) bt Hafsa Yousaf (KP) 11-1, 11-5, 11-0, Maira Hussain (KP) bt Aina Sheikh (Sindh) 11-9, 11-3, 11-5, Mehwish Ali (KP) bt Minahil Aqeel (KP) 11-5, 11-8, 11-7 and Sana Bahadur (KP) bt Wajeeha Altaf (KP) 11-0, 11-2, 11-0.
Aisam and Aqeel gift honour to Pakistan beat Lithuania 3-2 in Davis Cup Tie
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-An outstanding performance by Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan helped Pakistan to overpower Lithuania 3-2 in the Davis Cup Tennis Tie World Group-1 at the gross courts of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) in the premises of Pakistan Sports Complex on Saturday.
Tie was leveled on Friday 1-1, as it was important day for the both teams. Aisam and Aqeel took the Pakistan ahead at 2-1 after winning crucial Doubles fixture 2-1, as lot of ups and down came during the over two hours match. At one stage, in the second set, Green Shirts were down at 4-5 and need to must break the opponents serve.
Results:
1st Singles: Aqeel Khan (Pakistan) beat Laurynas Grigelis (Lithuania) 2-1 (7-6, 3-6, 6-3) 1 hour & 14 minutes
2nd Singles: Berankis Ricards (Lithuania) beat Mohammad Shoaib (Pakistan) 2-1 (6-4, 7-6, 6-4) 2 hours & 23 minutes
Doubles: Aisam-ul-Haq & Aqeel Khan (Pakistan) beat Laurynas Grigelis & Berankis Ricards (Lithuania) 2-1 (4-6, 7-6, 7-5) 2 hours and 11 minutes
Reverse Singles-1: Berankis Ricards (Lithuania) beat Aqeel Khan (Pakistan) 2-1 (6-7, 7-6, 6-4) 2 hours & 29 minutes
Reverse Singles-1: Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (Pakistan) beat Edes Batvilas (Lithuania) 2-0 (6-4, 7-6) 1 hour & 37 minutes
Shane Warne's body to be brought from Thailand Funeral in his home-country
BIPIN DANI
Shane Warne's funeral will take place in Melbourne, Australia, according to his manager James Ereskine.
The 52-year-old legendary spinner passed (suspected due to the heart-attack) away in Thailand.
Speaking from Sydney, the manager informs : "Warne along with his four friends went to Thailand (from Melbourne) on Wednesday. He was not on any cricketing assignments but on a holiday. One among the four is there is our office staff".
"The dead-body will be brought to Australia for his final rites. It may take a few more days as the High Commissioner's office is also involved in the process".
With Warne's exit, Muthiah Muralitharan has lost his cricket-partner.
"It (the age of 52) is not the age for any cricketer to leave", Muthiah Muralitharan, speaking exclusively to this reporter, said over the telephone.
"It is very shocking news and very hard to digest. We can't believe it. He was a legendary cricketer. We both played in the same era. The world of cricket fraternity will miss him. It is a big loss to the game. All his fans will miss him", Murali added.
Warne was the second highest Test wicket taker (708) after Murali's 800.
The series between Sri Lanka and Australia is played for the Warne-Muralitharan trophy.
"It is a very black day in international cricket when two great players-Rod Marsh and Warne passed away on the same day.
It will not be surprising if the players of both teams or at least the Sri Lanka's wear a black armband on the second day of the ongoing Mohali Test on Saturday.
Pakistan Vs Australia Pindi Test: Pakistan declare innings at 476 for 4, Australia score 5
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
RAWALPINDI:-Pakistan have declared their first innings at 476 for 4 with the lion share of Azhar Ali with 185 runs innings at tea at Pindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi on Saturday. Australia were 5 without losing any wicket when umpires decided to call off the day-2 game owing to bad light, as 14 overs game wasted of the day.
Day-1
First Session: (105 for 1 in 35 overs, Iman-ul-Haq 57 not out & Azhar Ali 0 not out)
Second Session: (171 for 1 in 56 overs, Imam-ul-Hq 92 not out & Azhar Ali 30 not out)
Third Session (245 for 1 in 90 overs, Imam-ul-Haq 132 not out, Azhar Ali 64 not out, Lyon 1 for 87)
Day-2
First Session: 302 for 1 in 115 overs (Imam-ul-Haq154 not out, Azhar Ali 96 not out, Nathin Lyon 1 for 106)
Second Session: 394 for 2 in 142 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 157, Azhar Ali 151 not out, Babar Azam 33 not out
Third Session: Pakistan 476 for 4 declare (Azhar Ali 185, Rizwan 46 and Babar Azam 36)
Pakistan Batting (476 for 4 in 162 overs):
Abdullah Shafique (c Cummins b Lyon) 44-105
Imam-ul-Haq (lbw b Cummins) 157-358
Azhar Ali (c Green b Labuschagne) 185-361
Babar Azam (run out-Labuschagne) 36-82
Mohammad Rizwan 29 not out- 46
Iftikhar Ahmed 13 not out-21
Extras (b 4, lb 7, No, Balls1)-12
TOTAL: 476/4 in 162 overs
Did not bat: Fawad Alam, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah
Fall of wickets: 1-105 (Abdullah Shafique, 33.6 overs), 2-313 (Imam-ul-Haq, 120.5 overs), 3-414 (Babar Azam, 147.1 overs), 4-442 (Azhar Ali, 155.4 overs)
Australia Bowling:
Nathan Lyon (1 for 161), Pat Cummins (1 for 62), Marnus Labuschagne (1 for 53)
Australia Batting: 5 for 0 in 1 over
Usman Khawaja (5 not out), David Warner (0 not out)
Pakistan Playing XI:
Babar Azam (captain), Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Iftikhar Ahmed, Noman Ali, Sajid Sajid Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah
Australia Playing XI:
Pat Cummins (captain), Usman Kawaja, David Warner, Marnus Laboschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameroon Green, Alex Cary (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Nathin Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
Match officials:
Aleem Dar and Ahsan Raza (on-field), Asif Yaqoob (third umpire), Rashid Riaz (fourth umpire), Ranjan Madugalle (match referee)
Officials Scorers:
Shakil Ahmed, Fazal-e-Azeem (field)
Adnan Farooq(press gallery).
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