Sports Desk ISLAMABAD:-The Olympic Truce Murals at the Olympic Villages of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 were inaugurated during a ceremony at the Flag Mall of the Beijing Olympic Village. Participating athletes and officials are invited to show their commitment to building a peaceful world through sport by signing the Mural. Placed at the heart of all Olympic Villages since the Olympic Winter Games Turin 2006, the Olympic Truce Mural is a strong symbol of the power of sport to bring the world together in peaceful competition and create opportunities for dialogue and reconciliation. The concept of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Truce Mural, named “Light of Peace”, is inspired by traditional Chinese lanterns symbolising light, peace and reunion. On the symbolic date of the Chinese New Year, the inauguration of the Mural took place during a ceremony attended by IOC President Thomas Bach and Beijing 2022 Vice-President Yang Shu’an, along with the IOC Vice-Presidents, members of the IOC Athletes’ Commission, and representatives of Beijing 2022 and the Beijing Olympic Village. The two leaders were the first to sign the Mural. “It is a truly auspicious moment to inaugurate the Olympic Truce Mural today on Chinese New Year,” said the IOC President in his speech. Addressing the winter sports athletes who are competing at Beijing 2022, President Bach acknowledged them as ambassadors to promote peace and human understanding: “Over the coming days, you will compete fiercely against one another. At the same time, you will be living together peacefully and respectfully under one roof, in the Olympic Village. In this way, you will show us what the world can look like if we all respect the same rules and each other. This is the true Olympic spirit. This is the message of the Olympic Games: bringing the world together in peaceful competition. In this Olympic spirit, I invite you to leave your signature on the Olympic Truce Mural to show your commitment to this mission of peace of the Olympic Games.” The IOC President also addressed political leaders by saying: “Today, we call on all political leaders around the world to observe their commitment to this Olympic Truce.” Beijing 2022 Vice-President Yang added: “Setting up the Olympic Truce Mural and encouraging all ‘villagers’ to express their wish for peace by signing is the best implementation of the United Nations [UN] Olympic Truce Resolution. “I hope the ‘Light of Peace’ will bring the warmth of home to everyone in the cold winter, light up new hopes and convey our good wishes of pursuing peace, enhancing mutual understanding and working together for a shared future.” The Olympic Truce for Beijing 2022 was established in the UN resolution entitled “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”, which was adopted by consensus at the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on 2 December 2021. It was co-sponsored by 173 UN Member States, demonstrating the widespread support and recognition by the international community of the power of sport and the relevance of the Olympic Winter Games to bring the world together in peaceful competition, providing hope for a better future. The resolution calls for the Olympic Truce to be respected from seven days before the start of the Olympic Winter Games, which open on 4 February 2022, until seven days after the Paralympic Winter Games, which close on 13 March 2022. On 28 January, to mark the start of the Olympic Truce, UN Secretary-General António Guterres sent a message to “call on everyone to observe the Olympic Truce during the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games”. The tradition of the Olympic Truce, or “Ekecheiria", dates back to the 9th century BC in Ancient Greece as a period during which war and conflict ceased to allow for safe travel to and from the ancient Olympic Games.

Bipin Dani Earthquake felt at the Ireland-Zimbabwe Under-19 World Cup match at the wonderful, historic Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on Saturday was "very scary", according to the Irish commentator Andrew Leonard. Leonard, Nikhil Uttamchandani (Barbados) and Trinidad's Vidya Rampal were in the commentary box when ground shook for approximately 20 seconds during the sixth over of play. Speaking exclusively over the telephone, Leonard said, "The shaking then began whilst my co-commentator was speaking and it began to get significantly worse over the coming seconds to the point where those in the back of the box started saying rapidly "Earthquake, Earthquake"!!!  At this point I didn't know what to think or what to do and as the shaking continued so much to the point where the whole box was shaking, I simply commented "We are, I believe, having an earthquake right now." "I may have sounded very calm, but really I was very confused as to what was happening or what we were supposed to have been doing!! We don't have earthquakes in Ireland where I'm from and although I travel a huge amount commenting on cricket around the world, I have never experienced an earthquake in the flesh". "Our producer and co-commentator in the back of the box were fairly panicked but for the players down at ground level they had barely noticed. They quickly established it was an earthquake of 5.1 on the Richter scale with the epicenter about 30 km away closer to Tobago than Trinidad. We continued on adrenaline through the first drinks break and then when we realized what we had just been through live on air, it started to sink in and I couldn't help but laugh at what an incredibly surreal situation it was:, he added. Post-tragic, he explains, "the messages then started flooding in on social media with comments and questions, and it provided great entertainment listening to everyone's thoughts on the earthquake in Trinidad and Tobago. Luckily I don't think there was any significant damage or injuries anywhere as the mind immediately raced to the Earthquake tragedies in the cricket playing nations of Nepal and New Zealand in recent years".

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-It was a good day to bat second at the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, with all three chasing sides coming out on top. Haseebullah Khan’s half-century helped Pakistan seal their place in the 5th place play-off at Bangladesh’s expense, despite a fine ton from Ariful Islam. United Arab Emirates were convincing eight-wicket winners in the Plate final, Punya Mehra hitting the winning runs with 24 overs to spare against Ireland, while West Indies defeated Zimbabwe by the same margin. A century stand between the Bennett twins, David and Brian, gave Zimbabwe hope but centuries from Teddy Bishop and Kevin Wickham saw the hosts secure 11th spot. Islam ton in vain as Pakistan beat Bangladesh Pakistan booked their place in the 5th place play-off with a six-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Antigua and Barbuda. Bangladesh’s innings was dominated by Ariful Islam, who arrived at the crease in the 12th over with his side on 23 for three and set about guiding them to a competitive total. Islam had fallen for single figure scores in his two previous innings at this tournament but quickly found his groove here and brought up his half-century with a glorious six over long-on. The 17-year-old continued to lose partners – Mehran Mumtaz proving particularly potent with three for 16 from his 10 overs – but kept his composure and accelerated at the death, striking three sixes in one Awais Ali over to move into the nineties. His century, from 118 balls, arrived midway through the 49th over but Islam fell to the next delivery – the ninth wicket to fall in an innings which was ended on 175 with four balls remaining. Mohammad Shehzad and Haseebullah Khan started confidently in reply, adding 76 in 19 overs before the former fell for 36. Khan struck four fours and four sixes before picking out deep square leg on 78, by which time his side needed just 36 more for victory. Irfan Khan (24) was unfortunate to be run out backing up and Qasim Akram fell for a single but Abdul Faseeh’s unbeaten 22 saw Pakistan home with 21 balls to spare. Pakistan will now take on Sri Lanka in the 5th place play-off on Thursday, with Bangladesh to play South Africa for the right to finish seventh. UAE ease past Ireland in Plate final United Arab Emirates concluded their best ever ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup campaign in style with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Ireland in the Plate final. Ireland won the toss and chose to bat but were quickly in trouble, falling to 27 for three when captain Tim Tector became the second of Jash Giyanani’s two scalps. Philippus le Roux salvaged a similar situation against Canada earlier in the tournament but could make just 14 on this occasion as wickets continued to fall at regular intervals, with only in-form opener Jack Dickson displaying much in the way of resistance. The wicketkeeper, who made an unbeaten 78 against Zimbabwe last time out, twice cleared the ropes on his way to 40 before falling to Dhruv Panashar (two for 15) to leave Ireland languishing on 91 for six. Reuben Wilson was the final wicket to fall as Ireland were dismissed for 122 in the 46th over, leaving Tector’s side desperate for early scalps. Their hopes were briefly raised when Parashar was clean bowled by Jamie Forbes with the score on 41 but Kai Smith and Punya Mehra quickly eased any UAE nerves. Smith hit seven boundaries before falling one run shy of a half-century while Mehra finished with a flourish, striking the final ball of the 26th over for six to take his side past their target and his own total to an unbeaten 48. Bennett finished unbeaten on 77 and Mitchell plundered a 26-ball 42 not out as Zimbabwe finished on what appeared to be a challenging 256 for four. But following the early departure of captain Matthew Nandu, Bishop and Wickham made a potentially tricky chase look simple. The pair rotated the strike effectively and found boundaries when they needed them, with Wickham striking 17 fours to beat his partner to three figures. He soon fell for 104 while Bishop ensured he was there at the end, finishing unbeaten on 112 from 121 balls with 11 fours and a six. It was left to Rivaldo Clarke to strike the winning runs, which he did by blasting the second ball of the final over for six. After their play off match was cancelled due to COVID-19, Canada finished the tournament in 15th place as a result of having a better net-run-rate than PNG from all matches played in the event.

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Bilal Asim and Haider Ali Rizwan have qualified for the Under-18 final of the ongoing Millat Tractors Junior Tennis Championship by defeating Farman Shakeel 2-0 and Uzair Khan 2-1 respectively in the first and second semifinals at Punjab Tennis Academy Bagh-e-Jinnah Lahore on Monday. In the first semifinal of Boys’ Under-18, Bilal Asim claimed an easy victory against Farman Shakeel in straight sets 2-0 with the score-line of 6-2 and 6-2. However, in the second semifinal, Haider Ali Rizwan had to toil hard to get rid of Uzair Khan after a three sets contest. The final score-line was 2-6, 7-6 and 6-4. This national junior tennis fixture is being played under the supervision of Punjab Lawn Tennis Association (PLTA). Results: Boys’ Under-18 (Semifinals): Bilal Asim beat Farman Shakeel 6-2, 6-2 Haider Ali Rizwan beat Uzair Khan 2-6, 7-6, 6-4 Boys / Girls Under-12 (Quarter Finals): Abu Bakar Talha beat Hajra Sohail 4-0, 4-0 Umar Jawad beat Abdur Rehman 4-0, 4-1 Hamza Ali Rizwan beat Harris Bajwa 4-0, 4-0 Zohaib Afzal Malik beat Eesa Fahad 4-1, 4-0 Boys’ Under-14 (Semifinals): Ahtesham Humayun beat Abu Bakar Talha 6-4, 6-2 Boys / Girls Under-10 (Quarter Finals): Mohammad Ali Ghani beat Taha Asad 1-4, 4-0, 4-2 Hajra Sohail beat Mohammad Ahsan Bari 4-0, 4-0.

Sports Bulletin Lausanne, Switzerland: Argentina men and women continued their dominance at the Pan Am Cup where both teams won their respective finals. Victories for both teams means the men's team has won four of six titles and the women remain unbeaten since the competition began in 2002. The 2022 Pan Am Cup will be remembered for the history-making performances of Chile men and women after they both finished runners-up to Argentina and secured qualification spots at the next edition of the FIH Men’s and Women’s World Cups. The gold medal match in the women’s competition saw Argentina beat Chile 4-2, with two goals from Maria Granatto – who was also voted Player of the Tournament – plus goals from Agustina Albertarrio and Agustina Gorzelany. Denise Krimerman answered with two goals for Chile. In the bronze medal match, and for the third qualification spot, Canada beat USA 1-0. This was a tense, closely fought game, with both sides highly conscious of what was at stake. In the end, a goal at the end of the first quarter, scored by Amanda Woodcroft, was all that separated the teams. The result means Canada will join Argentina and Chile at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup, Spain and Netherlands 2022. The tournament’s top scorer was USA’s Erin Matson with 10 goals. Final standings: Argentina Chile Canada USA Uruguay Trinidad and Tobago Peru In the men’s competition, Argentina put in a dominant display to beat Chile 5-1. The goals all came in the second half after Chile and put up a resolute defence for the first 30 minutes. Santiago Tarazona opened the scoring for Los Leones; Maico Casella scored twice with two opportunistic goals; Jose Tolini continued to show his ability from penalty corners; and Martin Ferreiro also got on the scoresheet. Chile responded with a goal from Felipe Renz. In the bronze medal match, Canada bounced back from their defeat at the hands of Argentina to beat USA 3-1. The USA team took the lead through Jack Heldens but Canada responded well. Fin Boothroyd opened the scoring for the Wolfpack before captain Gordon Johnston and Matthew Barnett added to the scoreline. The results mean Argentina and Chile men will be the PAHF representatives at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar and Rourkela 2023. The tournament’s top scorer was Canada’s Gordon Johnston with 10 goals. Final standings: Argentina Chile Canada USA Mexico Brazil Trinidad and Tobago  

Sports Bulletin ISLAMABAD:-Sri Lanka defeated South Africa by 65 runs to advance to the 5th place play off at the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022. Captain and the tournament’s leading wicket taker Dunith Wellalage posted 113 for Sri Lanka as they set South Africa 233 to win. The Proteas scored well but lost wickets cheaply as they were bundled out for 167 as Sri Lanka set up a meeting with either Bangladesh or Pakistan. Uganda did not let the rain dampen their spirits as they beat Scotland by 51 runs in a shortened match to earn 13th place overall. Wellalage stars with the bat to lead Sri Lanka to victory Sri Lanka won the toss and skipper Wellalage chose to bat and it was not long before the star man was out in the middle. Openers Chamindu Wickramasinghe and Sadisha Rajapaksa could put on only 14 for the first-wicket stand as Kwena Maphaka bowled Rajapaksa. The left-arm seamer then dismissed Wickramsinghe three balls later before Sakuna Liyanage went for an eight-ball duck to bring Wellalage out to the middle with Sri Lanka precarious on 25 for three. Alongside Shevon Daniel, the skipper added 62 runs before forming an even more fruitful partnership with Ranuda Somarathne, putting on 130 runs for the fifth wicket. Wellalage was eventually dismissed by Maphaka but only after hitting 113 off 130 for his first century of the tournament. Somarathne would end on 57 not out as Sri Lanka set South Africa a chase of 232, which would prove too much for the Proteas. Opener Jade Smith was run out for one as Sri Lanka took regular wickets to stint South Africa’s progress. The usually free-flowing Dewald Brevis was next to go before Ronan Hermann and Gerhardus Maree added 34 and 44 respectively to move South Africa to 112 for six. The Proteas were scoring above the required run rate but frequent dismissals hampered their progress as the Sri Lankan bowlers split the wickets between them. Wicketkeeper Anjala Bandara took his second stumping to dismiss Maphaka as South Africa fell 67 runs short and will now go into the 7th place play-off. Uganda win rain-affected match to seal 13th place The 13th-place play off between Uganda and Scotland got off to a delayed start in Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago as rain prevented the two sides taking the field for over an hour and the game was initially reduced to 45 overs a side. Before the weather intervened, Uganda had won the toss and chosen to bat first – a decision which saw four of their top five make scores over 30. Ronald Lutaaya top-scored with 64 adding 75 runs for the third wicket alongside captain Pascal Murungi. Both were eventually dismissed by Jamie Cairns, two of the left arm spinner’s four caught and bowleds, on his way to the best bowling figures of the tournament with six for 24. Cairns took the final wicket of Edwin Nuwagaba to bowl Uganda out for 226 with 14.2 overs of their innings remaining. Charlie Tear was out for a first ball duck, with Muhaymen Majeed following him back to the dugout not soon after having both been dismissed by Juma Miyaji before Oliver Davidson and Tomas Mackintosh steadied the Scottish ship with a partnership of 46 runs. Jack Jarvis then came in to replace Mackintosh and scored quickly as he added 37 off 33 balls but rain would intervene again with Scotland on 122 for seven and two new batters at the crease. The weather brightened but Scotland’s task only got harder as they were now chasing the same target but only had 11 overs in which to do it. Captain Charlie Peet played a cautious innings as he looked to stay the distance, but could not find a partner, as Rafay Khan fell for 10 and Cairns a duck before Sean Fischer-Keogh's dismissal left him stranded on 29 not out. Scotland ended their World Cup 51 runs short (D/L method) of Uganda finishing 14th in the tournament, meaning the Baby Cranes claim 13th spot at the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022.

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD:-Defending champion Shabbir Iqbal from capital city Islamabad has won the 48th Pakistan Open Golf Championship 2022 with the score of 14 under par after playing over 72 holes that concluded at Karachi Golf Club (KGC) on Sunday. According to available information, top national golfer Shabbir Iqbal finished the 4th day with 14 under par to claim victory. He received Rs. 1119000 along with a beautiful trophy. Ahmed Baig from Pakistan Air Force (PAF) grabbed second position with 10 under par score and pocketed Rs. 710250 as award money. Matloob Ahmed of LGG got the third position with five under par. Waheed Baloch of Karachi Golf Club who maintained lead during first two days managed to reaching a gross of four under on final day ranking to 4th position. In the senior professionals’ category, Nisar Hussain topped with three over par while Mohammad Akram of Gym with six over par was spotted on second place. Mohammad Saqib of LGG was ahead with two over par while Nabeel Khan of of Airmen Golf Club was following Saqib with ten over par in the Junior Professionals’ category. Lt Gen (R) Mian Hilal Hussain, Federal Secretary Ministry of Defense Pakistan and President Pakistan Golf Federation distributed the prizes amongst the top players. Speaking at the occasion, General Hilal said: New talent in Golf is emerging in our country. Golf is getting equally popular amongst women and children. Out of 52 golf courses in Pakistan 14 are of international standards. Annually 140million rupees are being distributed in year-long Golf events across Pakistan. Chief Guest of the occasion, Governor Sindh Imran Ismail said “We need to support emerging golfers. Golf should be made assessable to play for everyone.” Chief Executive Officer of United Marine Agencies – Sohail Shams sponsored the Championship. Sohail congratulated the winners and KGC in organizing country’s major golf championship. Tournament Director Col Zahid Iqbal said: “We are thankful to AlMighty Allah for providing such a beautiful golf course in city. Hats off to the KGC management and team.” The golfers from all over Pakistan relished playing at the well-maintained greens of Karachi Golf Club. Leading Golfers from all over Pakistan appreciated the quality of course-way and enjoyed playing in Karachi’s pleasant weather and clear visibility.

Sports Bulletin LAHORE:-Bilal Asim and Haider Ali Rizwan set to meet in Under-16 Boys’ Event of the ongoing Millat Tractor Junior National Tennis Championship after winning their respective semifinals at Punjab Tennis Academy Bagh-e-Jinnah Lahore on Sunday. In the first semifinal of the Boys’ Under-16, Bilal Asim out classed Ahtesham Humayun in straight sets 2-0 at the match score of 6-2 and 6-0 while in the second semifinal Haider Ali Rizwan was leadin 1-0 by winning the first set at 6-0 against Sheheryar Anees and was ahead 2-0 in the second set. At this occasion an injury forced Sheheryar to quit the game. Results: Boys’ Under-16 (Semifinals): Bilal Asim beat Ahtesham Humayun 6-2, 6-0 Haider Ali Rizwan beat Sheheryar Anees 6-0, 2-0 Rtd Boys’ Under-14 (Quarter Finals): Ahtesham Humayun beat Mohammad Mustafa 6-1, 6-1 Ameer Mazari beat Eesa Fahad 6-0, 6-1 Husnain Ali Rizwan beat Mohammad Sohaan Noor 6-0, 6-0 Abu Bakar Talha beat Harris Bajwa 6-0, 6-0 Girls’ Under-18 (Quarter Finals): Zahra Suleman beat Laiba Iqbal Khan 6-1, 6-0 Ashtafila Arif beat Aqsa Akram 6-0, 6-0 Noori Saad beat Fajar Masood 6-0, 6-4 Boys / Girls Under-12 (Pre-Quarterfinals): Hajra Suhail beat Bismel Zia 5-4(3), 4-2 Eesa Fahad beat Inam Bari 5-3, 5-3 Umar Jawad beat Mohammad Abdullah Mubeen 4-0, 4-0 Abdur Rehman beat Mansab Ali Qudasi 4-0, 4-0 Hamza Ali Rizwan beat Eesa Bilal 4-1, 4-2 Zohaib Afzal Malik beat Eesha Rabi 4-0, 4-0 Abu Bakar Talha beat Aalay Husnain 4-0, 4-0.

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD (January 30, 2022):-India will host 3rd Twenty 20 World Blind Cricket Cup this year in November 2022 in the different cities, this decision was made in the 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of World Blind Cricket that held virtually through video link due to the Pandemic of COVID-19. Syed Sultan Shah the President of World Blind Cricket Ltd presided over the meeting and the representatives from 10 full member countries comprising Australia, England, New Zealand, West Indies, South Africa, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal attended it. World Blind Cricket Ltd has awarded the hosting rights of T-20 World Cup Cricket of the Blind to India. The 3rd edition of this format will take place in the month of November 2022 in the different cities of the India. World Blind Cricket also agreed to participate in the World Blind Games to be organized by International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) from 18th to 27th of August 2023 at Birmingham, United Kingdom. Cricket for the Blind Cricket is being added for the first time in World Blind games. Pakistan blind cricket team will participate in it.

Abdullah Asjad ISLAMABAD:-Ahmed Asjad has won the single title of ITC Twin City Tennis Tournament after thrashing Mian Bilal in a well contested three sets final, as the match lasted two hours and thirty minutes at Islamabad Tennis Complex G-6 Islamabad on Sunday. The final score-line was 6-7(7), 6-3 and 10-4. Hamza Asim took the title of Under 16 event by eliminating Abdullah Mohammad. Ali Zain, a promising youngster, claimed the title of Under 14 event by winning the match against Haziq Asim. Abdul Wasay, an upcoming player and grandson of Fazal e Subhan clinched the title of Under 12 by displaying quality tennis in the final against Orhan Sohail 8-4. Ayesha Masood out classed Amir Masood in the final of the Under 10 event. Tariq Murtaza Chairman/President Islamabad Tennis Association (ITA) graced the occasion as chief guest and distributed the prizes among the winners. Arif Qureshi Secretary ITA and a large number of tennis fans witnessed the final matches. Tariq Murtaza congratulated ITC management specially Kamran Khalil tournament director and Fazal e Subhan Director ITC for organizing the event in a professional manner. He also thanked Madam Khadeja Laghri for sponsoring this prestigious league and said that her valuable support will help to promote the tennis activities in the region. Results: Open Category (Men / Women Mix): Semifinal: Mian Bilal Bt Jabir Ali 8-5; Ahmed Asjad By HamzaAsim 8-3; Final Result: Ahmed Asjad Bt Mian Bilal 6-7(7), 6-3, 10-4 (super tie break) Under 12 Semifinals: Orhan Sohail Bt Hamza Ahmed 8-5; Abdul  Wasay By Uzair Maqsood 6-0; Final: Abdul Wasay Bt Orhan Sohail 8-4; Under 10 Final: Ayesha Masood Bt  Amir Masood 6-4 Under 16 Semifinals: Hamza Asim Bt Ali Zain 8-1; Abdullah Mohammad Bt Hamza Hussain 6-4; Final: Hamza Asim Bt Abdullah Mohammad 8-1; Under 14 (Boys/Girls) Semifinal: Ali Zain Bt Fahad Eessa 6-0; Haziq Asim Bt Hamza 6-2; Final: Ali Zain Bt Haziq Hamza 8-1.