Abdullah Asjad ISLAMABAD:-The MCI Twin City Tennis Tournament started here at Islamabad Tennis Complex on Saturday. Around 30 players from different clubs have participated in the Men singles, Ladies Singles, Under-18 Singles (Girls) and Under-18 Singles (Boys) events. Men’s singles (Round-1): Sameer Kiyani Bt Abdul Wahid 8-2; Ahmed Murad Bt Ali younus 8-1; Mohammad Aafaan Bt Abdul Moeed 8-2; Adnan Khan Bt Subhan Aslam 8-0; Haseeb Inayat Bt Abdul Wasay 8-6; Zain Ali Bt Naveed Iqbal 8-0; Top seed Hamza Asim and Second Seed Jabir Ali got byes in the first round Quarterfinal Round: Hamza Asim Bt Sameer Kiyani 8-1; Mohammad Aafaan Bt Ahmed Murad 8-2; Adnan Khan Bt Haseeb Raja 8-2; Jabir Ali Bt Ali Zain 8-2; Semifinals: Hamza Asim Bt Mohammad Aafaan 8-3; Jabir Ali Bt Adnan Khan 8-2; Ladies singles (Round-1): Mahak Khokhar Bt Zara Ahmed 8-0; Maria Batool Bt Mariam Yameen 8-2; Ayesha Masood Bt Zara Shabaz 8-2; Noor Fatima Bt Azeena Aleem 8-0; Zara Lawangin Bt Sunila Naqvi 8-0; Ghazal Kiyani Bt Amra Khan 8-0; Taniya Riaz Bt Momina 8-0; Saher Aleem Bt Shenaz Talib 8-0; Quarterfinal Round: Mahak Khokhar Bt Maria Batool 8-0; Ayesha Masood Bt Noor Fatima 8-3; Zara Lawangin Bt Ghazal Kiyani 8-0; Saher Aleem Bt Taniya Riaz 8-2; Semifinals: Mahak Khokhar Bt Ayesha Masood 8-0; Saher Aleem Bt Zara Lawangin 8-2; Boys Under-18 Singles (Round-1): Abdul Moeed Bt Orhan Sohail 8-0; Subhan Aslam Bt Abdul Wahid 8-0; Saqib Ibrahim Bt Abdul Wasay 8-4; Sameer Kiyani Bt Ahyan Bin Zahid 8-0; Mustansir Ali, Haziq Asim, Adullah Khan, Ali Zain got byes in the first round matches. Quarterfinal Round: Abdul Moeed Bt Mustansir Ali 8-5; Haziq Asim Bt Subhan Aslam 8-0; Saqib Ibrahim Bt Abdullah Khan 8-4; Sameer Kiyani Bt Ali Zain 8-4; Semifinals Haziq Asim Bt Abdul Moeed 8-1; while other semifinal will be played tomorrow morning. Girls Under-18 singles (Quarterfinals): Saher Aleem Bt Zara Ahmed 8-3; Sunila Waqas Bt Amra Khan 8-0; Ayesha Masood Bt Zara Shabaz 8-6; Zara Lawangin Bt Alishba 8-0; Semifinals Sehar Aleem Bt Sunila Waqas 8-0; Zara Lawangin Bt Ayesha Masood 8-1;

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-All quarterfinals were played on the second day of the National juniors’ badminton championships at DHA Badminton Hall, Lahore, as the semifinals line-up has been completed too. Under-15 Boys Singles: Amer Hassan Janjua (ISB), Najam Ul Saqib (KP), Fahad Khan (KP), and Mohammad Ahmad (PB) reached in the semifinals. Under-17 Boys Singles: Mohammad Hashir (KP), Mohammad Zaid (KP), Sanwal Shafiq (PB), and Umer Farooq (KP) reached in the semifinals. Under-17 Girls Singles: Ammarah Ishtiaq (Sindh), Aiman Fatima (PB), Kanzul Eman (Islamabad) and Mariyam Hanif (Sindh) qualified for the semifinals. Under-19 Boys Singles: Mohammad Afnan (KP), Raja Hassan (New Khan), Hamza Khan (KP) and Abdullah Siddiqui (Sindh) reached in the semifinals. Under-19 Girls Singles: Alja Tariq (Balochistan), Umama Usman (Army), Sana Hanif (Sindh) and Sumiya Tariq (Army) reached the semi finals Results (Day-2) Men Doubles U-19 Pre Quarter Final Abdullah Hashmi & Rehan Ullah (Sindh) beat Ghadeer Muzammil (Balochistan) by 21-6, 21-7 Ibrahim Rasheed & Adnan Hafeez (Islamabad) beat Ali Zain & Dameer (Sindh) by 21-11, 21-10 Sohail Javed & Ibrahim Tahir (Punjab) beat Mekaeel & Zaid Safi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) by 21-16, 21-18 Men Doubles U-19 Quarter Final Saad Amir (Punjab) & Raja Hassan (New Khan) beat Sohail Javed & Ibrahim Tahir (Punjab) by 21-12, 21-18 Hamza Khan & Mohammad Afnan (Khyber Pkhtunkhwa) beat Abdullah Hashmi & Rehan Ullah (Sindh) by 21-16, 21-12 Haris Fareed (Punjab) & Rai Abdul Manan (Army) beat Ibrahim Rasheed & Adnan Hafeez (Islamabad) by 21-13, 21-10 Fayyaz Ur Rehman & Abdullah Siddiqui (Sindh) beat Mahad Bin Rafay & Abdullah Tahir (Islamabad) by 21-6, 21-19 Boy Singles U-15 Quarter Final Amer Hassan Janjua (Islamabad) beat Mohammad Ahmad Zaman (Punjab) by 21-11, 21-10 Najam Ul Saqib (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Shahab Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) by 21-19, 21-17 Fahad Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Ali Danish (Sindh) by 21-9, 21-11 Mohammad Ahmad (Punjab) beat Hamza Waseem (Punjab) by 22-20, 21-11 Boy Singles U-17 Quarter Final Mohammad Hashir (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Malik Ghasif (Punjab) by 21-15, 21-14 Mohammad Zaid (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Ahmad Niazi (Punjab) by 21-10, 21-14 Sanwal Shafiq (Punjab) beat Abdullah Hashmi (Sindh) by 10-21, 21-19, 21-17 Umer Farooq (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Faizan Asim (New Khan) by 11-21, 21-18, 24-22 Girl Singles U-17 Quarter Final Ammarah Ishtiaq (Sindh) beat Marwa Jadon (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) by 21-11, 21-9 Aiman Fatima (Punjab) beat Sarwat Fatima (Balochistan) by 21-9, 21-23, 21-17 Kanzul Eiman (Islamabad) beat Tayyaba Shafiq (Punjab) by 21-15, 21-8 Mariyam Hanif (Sindh) beat Sapna (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) by 21-10, 21-19 Women Doubles U-19 Quarter Final Alja Tariq (Balochistan) & Sumiya Tariq (Army) beat Mariyam Hanif & Hiba Tariq (Sindh) by 21-7, 21-9 Kanzul Eman (Islamabad) & Sarwat Fatima (Balochistan) beat Zainab Ch. & Hadiqa Aftab (Punjab) by 21-14, 21-13 Sana Hanif & Musfira Zahid (Sindh) beat Imama Khuram & Tayyaba Shafiq (Punjab) by 21-11, 21-15 Ammarah Ishtiaq (Sindh) Umama Usman (Army) beat Marwa Jadon & Sapna (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) by 21-7, 21-7 Women Singles U-19 Quarter Final Alja Tariq (Balochistan) beat Farwa Jawa (Punjab) by 21-5, 21-5 Umama Usman (Army) beat Musfira Zahid (Sindh) by 21-11, 21-16 Sana Hanif (Sindh) beat Zainab Chaudhry (Punjab) by 21-8, 21-13 Sumaiya Tariq (Army) beat Hadiqa Aftab (PB) by 21-10, 21-4 Men Singles U-19 Quarter Final Mohammad Afnan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Fayyaz Ur Rehman (Sindh) by 21-19, 21-19 Raja Hassan (New Khan) beat Mekaeel Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) by 24-22, 21-16 Hamza Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Saad Amir (Punjab) by 21-14, 21-12 Abdullah Siddiqui (Sindh) beat Rai Abdul Manan (Army) by 22-24, 21-15, 21-10

Abdullah Asjad RAWALPINDI-Tanveer Ahmed from Rawalpindi has won the silver medal in the blind category of Para Archery World Cup. According to available information from abroad, Tanveer Ahmed and Waleed Aziz of Rawalpindi participated in the three categories of the Para Archery World Cup that held in Dubai. Tanveer Ahmed's match in the World Cup final was against Belgium's World No. 1 Rubin. Founder coach of Pakistan Blind Archery Mohammad Ijaz said that Pakistan's blind team participated in the Archery World Cup for the first time from all over Asia and Tanveer Ahmed won a silver medal.

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD:-Farhan Mehboob outclassed top seed and world number 90 squash player Israr Ahmad 3-2 to record an upset victory on the opening day of the PSF-International Squash Circuit-1 Tournament at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad on Saturday. Tournament is pursing prize money of US$ 6000 and final will be played on March 1, 2022 at the same venue. A group of 16 Pakistani players are participating in the national fixture for top honour. Results: Farhan Mehboob beat Israr Ahmad (3-2) 11-6, 11-8, 5-11, 6-11, 11-9 (51 Min) Mohammad Farhan Hashmi beat Salman Saleem (3-0) 11-3, 11-8, 12-10 (24 Min) Hamza Sharif beat Saeed Abdul (3-1) 11-13, 11-6, 11-2, 11-7 (31 Min) Waqas Mehboob beat Mohammad Ashab Irfan (3-0) 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8 (36 Min) Hamza Khan beat Amaad Fareed (3-1) 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 11-4 (32 Min) Zeeshan Zeb beat Zahir Shah (3-0) 11-7, 11-5, 11-4 (26 Min) Danish Atlas Khan beat Naveed Rehman (3-0) 11-8, 11-8, 11-1 (21 Min) Farhan Zaman beat Mohammad Farhan (3-0) 11-7, 13-11, 11-9 (25 Min).

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-After the HBL PSL 7, Pakistan Cup also provides a great opportunity to young and talented cricketers to showcase their skills to get a chance to represent Pakistan in white-ball series against Australia. Pakistan Cup is all set to commence from 2 March in four cities – Faisalabad, Islamabad, Lahore and Multan. The tournament will be held on a double-league basis from 2 March and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa led by Iftikhar Ahmed will look to defend the title when they take on Raza Ali Dar led Central Punjab at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. Test leg-spinner Yasir Shah will lead Balochistan, while another leg-spinner and all-rounder Shadab Khan will lead Northern. Test fast bowler Mir Hamza will lead Sindh which will meet Salman Ali Agha’s Southern Punjab on the opening day at the Multan Cricket Stadium. The tournament carries nearly PKR10million in prize money. The tournament winners will bag PKR5million, while the runners-up will receive PKR2.5million. Balochistan: Yasir Shah (Captain), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Akif Javed, Ammad Butt, Asad Shafiq, Ayaz Tasawar, Azeem Ghumman, Bismillah Khan (WK), Haseebullah Khan (WK), Imran Butt, Jalat Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Saad, Mohammad Shahid and Taj Wali Central Punjab: Raza Ali Dar (Captain), Ahmed Shahzad, Awais Ali, Hussain Talat, Imran Dogar, Muhammad Akhlaq, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Irfan Jnr., Nisar Ahmed, Qasim Akram, Rizwan Hussain, Saad Nasim, Umar Akmal, Usman Qadir, Wahab Riaz and Zafar Gohar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Iftikhar Ahmed (Captain), Aamer Azmat, Adil Amin, Arshad Iqbal, Asif Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Imran Khan Jnr., Imran Khan Snr, Irfanullah Shah, Khalid Usman, Mohammad Haris (WK), Mohammad Sarwar, Sahibzada Farhan, Sameen Gul, Waqar Ahmed and Wasim Jnr. Northern: Shadab Khan (Captain), Aamir Jamal, Ali Imran, Asif Ali, Ather Mehmood, Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir Khan, Mohammad Huraira, Musa Khan, Nasir Nawaz, Rohail Nazir (WK), Salman Irshad, Umar Amin and Zaman Khan Sindh: Mir Hamza (Captain), Omair Bin Yousaf, Abrar Ahmed, Ahsan Ali, Ammad Alam, Asif Mehmood, Danish Aziz, Khurram Manzoor, Mohammad Asghar, Mohammad Hasan (WK), Mohammad Taha, Mohammad Umar, Saad Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sharjeel Khan and Sohail Khan Southern Punjab: Salman Ali Agha (Captain), Aamir Yamin, Abbas Afridi, Ali Majid, Azam Khan (WK), Faisal Akram, Hassan Khan, Imran Randhawa, Khushdil Shah, Rahat Ali, Sharoon Siraj, Sohaib Maqsood, Tayyab Tahir, Zain Abbas, Zeeshan Ashraf (WK) and Zia-ul-Haq.

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Upcoming badminton girl,  Kanz-ul-Eman from Islamabad reached into the semi final of Girls Under-17 Singles after thrashing Tayyeba Shafeeq (Punjab) 2-0 in the National Junior Badminton Championship. The final score-line was 21-12 and 21-8. Now, Kanza will meet Maryam Hanif (Sindh) in the semifinal at the same venue. Kanz-ul-Haq, an upcoming badminton girl trained by Razi Sports Academy, produced sparking performance and claimed notable victories in the championship. “She is improving her game day by day and I hope she will be a hard nut not to crack in future, “said an official.  

Knight was speaking on the second day of the captains’ opening media conferences, with the skippers of New Zealand, India and Bangladesh also interacting with the media on Saturday. The 2017 winners will take on Australia in their opening match on March 5 in Hamilton and Knight believes it is Australia who head in as the team to beat. “I think five years is quite a long time in international cricket and obviously Australia have been the outstanding team throughout that period and naturally, deservedly they go in as favourites,” she said. “I don't think it [being defending champions] hangs heavy at all on our shoulders. I think the tournament we had in 2017 will give a lot of the players confidence that they can deal with the ebbs and flows of the tournament and know how to be successful in World Cups. “We'll be trying to take experience from that and we're not too worried about having the tag of obviously being reigning champions.” England will still be hoping to keep a hold of the trophy come the final in Christchurch on 3 April and have been working to be at their best for this tournament. Knight added: “Naturally the team evolves in World Cup cycles. I think the last couple of years with Lisa [Keightley, head coach] coming in, the changes we've made as a bowling unit. We've really tried to be a little bit more aggressive, a little bit more attacking, look to take wickets particularly up front and through that middle phase. “You're just trying to get your players together that are going to be successful during those five years preparing for a World Cup...In the last couple of years before a World Cup, you are trying to really build to peak at that time.” New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine is under a different sort of pressure as she leads her team at a home World Cup, including the opening match against the West Indies on 4 March. Devine and her WHITE FERNS teammates are inspired by the New Zealand teams of the past as they go in search of silverware. She said: “We know if we play a really exciting brand of cricket that we can get the whole country behind. That's going to leave a legacy. “I think it's something that the BLACKCAPS did particularly well in 2015. They really did have the whole country behind them and we're hoping we can do something similar in igniting the passion that so many Kiwis have for their sport and hopefully they can get behind us as well.” The last time New Zealand hosted a Women’s World Cup they came away champions, and Devine has fond memories of the 2000 triumph. “That was probably one of the first times I'd watched women's cricket on TV and it's not a bad one to watch,” Devine said. “There's a number of us players that were inspired by those players who played in that tournament and it's pretty incredible to think now here we are, some 20 odd years later, hosting our own World Cup tournament with the opportunity to hopefully replicate what they did back in 2000.” As India captain Mithali Raj prepares for a record sixth appearance at an ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, she is looking to the future. Mithali Raj said: “The talent that we've got in the last year, we've tried some young talent in the squad, and most of them have shown that they have the ability to play at this level like Richa [Ghosh], Shafali [Verma], we have Meghna Singh in the seamers, Pooja Vastrakar. “They all have been given good game time and those series have really helped them and me as a captain to find out where they fit in into the composition of the team. “As far as me personally, I am happy with the way that I've been scoring runs, and I would love to continue the form into the World Cup.” With her vast experience at World Cups, the India captain has also been passing on her wisdom to those set to make their debut. “The young talent in the side today, I tell them that you don't have the experience of the past World Cups, so it's a clean slate for you, all you have to do is enjoy the big stage.,” she explained. “I did have a word with Yastika [Bhatia] the other day, I took her out for a coffee and we've spoken quite a bit, she’s a chatty kid and asked me a lot of questions. “The only advice I would tell the young players is enjoy the big stage because if you pile up the pressure you may not be playing the best that the team and you would want to do in the World Cup.” The whole of the Bangladesh side will make their debuts at a one-day World Cup as 2022 marks the country’s first appearance. For captain Nigar Sultana and her team, it is a chance to put their practice to good use. She said: “I think this is a big opportunity for all of us. We've been working so hard for this and this is our first ever World Cup. I think if we could do well here, it will be a great moment in Bangladesh cricket. We came a bit early just because we wanted to assess the wickets and the conditions because we have never played here in New Zealand conditions. “So, we have had a lot of quality practice sessions here, we are trying to assess the wicket and in the conditions, I think our girls have done very well.” Sultana has also been able to call on the knowledge of the Bangladesh men’s side, which played in New Zealand earlier this year. She revealed: “We do have some good relations with some of the players so they shared a lot of experience about the condition and how we're going to the play here. I think it is going to help us in the practice matches and the main matches as well.”

Abdul Jabbar Faisal RWALPINDI:-Ali Suria has won the title of the 14th National Tenpin Bowling Championship 2022 that concluded at Leisure City Bowling Club Jinnah Park Rawalpindi on Friday night. This mega event was organized by Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation (PTBF) in collaboration with Leisure City Bowling Club Jinnah Park Rawalpindi. On last day of the championship, Professional Singles final round was played in which Ali Suria won the title of Professional Single Category by scoring of 671 points with total 223.66 average in 3 games and Shabbir Lashkar secured 2nd spot by scoring a massive total of 605 pin while Ahmer Saldera Remains on 3rd position by scoring total 581 pins.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-Top national Rower Ali Suleman has won the bronze medal in the World Rowing Virtual Indoor Championship in the Men’s Lightweight categories held at National Rowing Centre, University of the Punjab Lahore on Friday. According to an official of Pakistan Rowing Federation (PRF), national rowing players have won the bronze medal in light weight men’s and 8th position in the open weight men’s categories. Ali Suleman secured bronze medal in lightweight while Ahmad Aziz got 8th position in open weight category. Chairman PRF, Rizwan-ul-Haq applauded the performance of national players in the top international event. He also mentioned that new talent was enlightening the name of country at international level. “The players must be provided maximum available facilities in future, “he added. He also hailed the hard work of coach Abdul Rehman.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reiterated the IOC’s strong condemnation of the breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian government and the government of Belarus through its support in this. The respective UN resolution was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 2 December 2021 by consensus of all 193 UN Member States. The Olympic Truce began seven days before the start of the Olympic Games, on 4 February 2022, and ends seven days after the closing of the Paralympic Games. The IOC EB urges all International Sports Federations to relocate or cancel their sports events currently planned in Russia or Belarus. They should take the breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian and Belarussian governments into account and give the safety and security of the athletes absolute priority. The IOC itself has no events planned in Russia or Belarus. In addition, the IOC EB urges that no Russian or Belarussian national flag be displayed and no Russian or Belarussian anthem be played in international sports events which are not already part of the respective World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions for Russia. At the same time, the IOC EB expresses its full support to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for the upcoming Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. The IOC EB expresses its deep concerns about the safety of the members of the Olympic Community in Ukraine and stands in full solidarity. It notes that the special IOC task force is in contact with the Olympic Community in the country to coordinate humanitarian assistance where possible. The IOC EB asks the task force to continue to closely monitor the situation and to keep the IOC EB informed and updated, also with regard to potential amendments of today’s resolution.