Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD (November 18, 2021):- Canada Hockey has appointed Mohammad Shahbaz Junior as the head coach for their national hockey team. He will train the players for upcoming Indoor Hockey World Cup 2022. According to details, Mohammad Shahbaz Junior, member of the 1994 world cup winner team and Pride of Performance has been appointed head coach of Canada national hockey team, which will take part in the upcoming World Indoor Hockey Cup. Mohammad Shahbaz, who has represented Pakistan in two World Cups and two Olympics, will serve as the head coach of the Canadian hockey team at the World Masters Hockey Indoor World Cup to be held in Virginia, USA from February 15 to 20, 2022. He has served as the Assistant Coach of Pakistan Hockey.

Sports Bulletin Report DHAKA, Bangladesh (November 18, 2021):-Pakistan today announced their 12-player squad for the first T20I against Bangladesh, which will be played at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium on Friday. The match will start at 1400 local time. The second and third T20Is will be played at the same venue on 20 and 22 November. Squad (in alphabetical order): Babar Azam (Captain), Shadab Khan (Vice Captain), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim Junior, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shoaib Malik

Aamir Ali Janjua DUBAHI (November 17, 2021):-The West Indies will host the 14th edition of the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 for the first time ever, as the event which showcases the future stars of the game will see 16 teams travelling to the Caribbean to compete in 48 matches from 14 January to 5 February across four host countries. The sixteen teams competing will see current holders Bangladesh, England, Canada and the United Arab Emirates form Group A, with debutants Uganda placed in Group B alongside India, South Africa and Ireland. Group C comprises Pakistan, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea and Group D sees host West Indies, Australia and Sri Lanka. Scotland completes the tournament line up in Group D after New Zealand withdrew due to the extensive mandatory quarantine restrictions for minors on their return home. The four host countries have been confirmed as Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, St Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago with 10 venues hosting matches. The format will see the top two teams from each of the four groups advance to the Super League while the remaining teams feature in the Plate across 23 days of competition. The 48-match schedule will begin with hosts West Indies taking on Australia, with Sri Lanka facing Scotland in Guyana on 14 January. The group stage will take place across Guyana, St Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago between 14 and 22 January. Trinidad and Tobago will host the Plate competition between 25 and 31 January, with the Super League taking place in Antigua and Barbuda from 26 January. The semi-finals will be played on 1 February across two venues; the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground and Coolidge Cricket Ground on 2 February. The Final on 5 February will also be held at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground. ICC Head of Events, Chris Tetley said: “The ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup is such an exciting and special tournament, bringing together the future stars of the game and giving them an unrivalled experience of competing on the global stage. “So many of the best players have competed at the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup including Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, Joe Root and Shimron Hetmyer and we are looking forward to the 2022 edition to see who emerges as the future stars. “We are delighted that the West Indies will be hosting this event and we wish all the teams the very best in their preparations for the tournament and to Cricket West Indies in organising the event.” Cricket West Indies President Ricky Skerritt said: “CWI is looking forward to hosting this important global U19 cricket event, which is just around the corner, in January. In partnership with host territorial boards, cricket clubs, and Ministries of Sports, we have been hard at work preparing for this event over the past several months. However, amid so many Covid-related challenges, it has not been easy to finalise the venues and to work out all the related logistics. “At the same time, our U19 head coach, Floyd Reifer, and his coaching staff have been busy preparing our team for competition, using innovative methods to keep them active even while they were restricted from travel. West Indies has a proud under-19 cricket history, with several bright talents blossoming into international stars over the years. We, therefore, expect our current team of under-19 players to do us proud in the 2022 tournament. I am also confident that our visitors will experience the best of our world-famous Caribbean culture and hospitality in Antigua & Barbuda, Guyana, St. Kitts & Nevis, and Trinidad & Tobago.” The West Indies have won the title once in 2016, with India being crowned champions four times, Australia three times, Pakistan twice while England, South Africa and Bangladesh have won it once each. There will be 16 warm-up matches taking place between 9 and 12 January in St Kitts and Nevis and Guyana. ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Groupings: Group A - Bangladesh, England, Canada, United Arab Emirates Group B - India, Ireland, South Africa, Uganda Group C - Afghanistan, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe Group D - Australia, Scotland, Sri Lanka, West Indies ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Venues: St Kitts and Nevis - Warner Park Cricket Stadium , Conaree Cricket Center, (Sandy Point - Warm-up match venue only) Guyana - Guyana National Stadium, (Everest Cricket Club - Warm-up match venue only) Trinidad and Tobago - Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Queens Park Oval, Diego Martin Sporting Complex Antigua and Barbuda - Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Coolidge Cricket Ground ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup match schedule: 14 January - West Indies v Australia, Guyana National Stadium, Guyana; Sri Lanka v Scotland, Everest Cricket Club, Guyana 15 January - Canada v UAE, Conaree Cricket Center, St Kitts and Nevis; India v South Africa, Guyana National Stadium, Guyana; Ireland v Uganda, Everest Cricket Club, Guyana; Pakistan v PNG, Queens Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago 16 January - Bangladesh v England, Warner Park Cricket Stadium, St Kitts and Nevis; Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, Diego Martin Sporting Complex, Trinidad and Tobago 17 January - West Indies v Scotland, Warner Park Cricket Stadium, St Kitts and Nevis; Australia v Sri Lanka, Conaree Cricket Center, St Kitts and Nevis 18 January - England v Canada, Warner Park Cricket Stadium, St Kitts and Nevis; South Africa v Uganda, Queens Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago; Afghanistan v PNG, Diego Martin Sporting Complex, Trinidad and Tobago 19 January - Australia v Scotland, Conaree Cricket Center, St Kitts and Nevis; India v Ireland, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago 20 January - England v UAE, Warner Park Cricket Stadium, St Kitts and Nevis; Bangladesh v Canada, Conaree Cricket Center, St Kitts and Nevis; Pakistan v Afghanistan, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago; Zimbabwe v PNG, Diego Martin Sporting Complex, Trinidad and Tobago 21 January - West Indies v Sri Lanka, Conaree Cricket Center, St Kitts and Nevis; South Africa v Ireland, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago 22 January - Bangladesh v UAE, Warner Park Cricket Stadium, St Kitts and Nevis, India v Uganda, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago; Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Queens Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago Plate and Super League fixtures to take place between 25 January and 4 February at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground and Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua and Barbuda and Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Queens Park Oval and Diego Martin Sporting Complex in Trinidad and Tobago. 1 February – Semi-Final, Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua and Barbuda 2 February – Semi-Final, Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua and Barbuda 5 February – Final, Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua and Barbuda

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE (November 17, 2021):-Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has invited 30 players for national hockey training camp for Asian Champions Trophy, which will be taken place from December 14 to 22, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, as the camp will start from November 20 at National Hockey Stadium, Lahore. According to an official of PHF, Khawaja Junaid has been appointed as camp commandant. The national players will be prepared for Asian Champions Trophy to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from December 14 to 22. Camp Commandant and Head Coach will be National Hockey Team Olympian Khawaja Junaid while Coaches Olympians Syed Sameer Hussain (Air Force) and Ajmal Khan Lodhi International (Sialkot), Nadeem Khan Lodhi (Sialkot) Video Analyst, Dr. Asad Abbas Shah (Lahore) and Abid Amin (Lahore) will perform professional responsibilities. Names of invited players: Goalkeepers: Muneeb-ur-Rehman (Sui Southern Gas), Akmal Hussain (WAPDA) Defenders: Mubashir Ali (WAPDA), Abu Bakar Mahmood (National Bank), Tazeem Al Hassan (Mari Petroleum), Amjad Ali Khan (WAPDA), Junaid Kamal (National Bank), Emad Shakeel Butt (National Bank), Ehtesham Aslam (Mari Petroleum) Samiullah Khan (Customs) Arbaaz Ahmed (Mari Petroleum) Forwards: Umar Bhatta (WAPDA), Ali Shan (Sui Southern Gas), Mohammad Azfar Yaqoob (Sui Southern Gas), Ejaz Ahmed (WAPDA), Ahmed Nadeem (National Bank), Hamza Waheed (Air Force), Salman Razzaq (WAPDA), Naveed Alam (Sui Southern Gas), Obaidullah (Sindh, WAPDA), Nohiz Zahid Malik (National Bank), Afraz (Mari Petroleum), Junaid Manzoor (National Bank), Zakaria Hayat (Air Force), Ali Aziz (WAPDA), Murtaza Yaqub (Mari Petroleum), Hassan Amin (Multan), Shahzeb Khan (Sindh), Mohammad Rizwan Senior (Army) and Usman Khan (Punjab)

ABDULLAH ASJAD Rawalpindi (November 17, 2021):-Three wickets apiece from Arham Nawab and Mohammad Zeeshan helped Central Punjab U19 Blues bowled out Southern Punjab U19 Whites for 255 in reply to 337 on day two of the final of the National U19 Championship being staged at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. At stumps, Central Punjab U19 Blues were 41 for three in their second innings leading by 82 runs. Earlier, resuming their first innings on the overnight score of 35 for no loss, Central Punjab openers Aun Shehzad and Arafat Ahmed provided a solid 58-run partnership for the first wicket. After the departure of Arafat (21, 45b, three fours), Aun was joined by right-handed batter Mohammad Shehzad. The pair knitted 122 runs for the second wicket. Aun scored 78 off 153, hitting nine fours and one six, while Shehzad contributed 94-ball 85, laced with 15 fours and one six. For Central Punjab, off-spinner Arham and right-arm fast Zeeshan picked three wickets each for 42 and 52 runs, respectively. Scores in brief: Central Punjab U19 Blues v Southern Punjab U19 Whites – Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Central Punjab U19 Blues 337 all out, 76.1 overs (Mohammad Waqas 101, Shawaiz Irfan 71, Abubakar 38, Ali Asfand 31; Faisal Akram 4-54, Arafat Ahmed 2-48, Mohammad Ismail 2-68) and 41-3, 18 overs (Mohammad Shehzad 2-27) Southern Punjab U19 Whites 255 all out, 74.1 overs (Mohammad Shehzad 85, Aun Shehzad 78, Mohammad Ammar 33; Arham Nawab 3-42, Mohammad Zeeshan 3-52, Awais Ali 2-55)

SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT Lahore (November 17, 2021):-Left-arm orthodox Kashif Bhatti recorded a five-wicket haul for Balochistan against Northern at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium on first day of the fifth round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22. This was 35-year-old’s 22nd first-class five-for. Kashif took five wickets for 92 runs in 30 overs as Northern finished the day on 244 for nine and helped Balochistan gather three bowling points with an eye on bonus points (for bowling out opposition). If Balochistan dismiss Northern’s last wicket under 250 they would bag two points. Doing so between the score of 251-300 would get them one point. The other four wickets were shared equally between off-spinner Raza-ul-Hasan and left-arm orthodox Jalat Khan. With the scores of 47 and 41, Northern’s Abdul Faseeh and Rohail Nazir put up resistance. Both batters, however, were sent packing by Kashif. In the match between Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Multan Cricket Stadium, Mohammad Saad was not out on 64 as the former closed the day on 206 for six after the latter opted to bowl without contesting the toss. Saad had arrived at the crease with Central Punjab at 84 for two and smashed seven fours from the 131 balls he faced. He was joined by all-rounder Zafar Gohar (21 not out) when stumps were drawn. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s pacer Imran Khan Snr and left-arm orthodox Asif Afridi took two wickets each, while Sameen Gul and Khalid Usman removed a batter each. Half-centuries by captain Umar Siddiq and Imran Rafiq had Southern Punjab on 211 for four against Sindh at the Gaddafi Stadium. The pair added 118 runs for the third wicket before Imran was out on 68 (eight fours). Umar was unbeaten on 61 (seven fours, 148 balls). Opener Zain Abbas struck 45 and stitched a 61-run opening partnership with Tayyab Tahir (24) after Sindh captain Asad Shafiq elected to bowl without contesting the toss. The four wickets to fall on the day were picked up by Sohail Khan, Mir Hamza, Tabish Khan and Mohammad Asghar. Scores in brief: Northern won the toss and elected to bat against Balochistan at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Northern 244-9, 84 overs (Abdul Faseeh 47, Rohail Nazir 41, Umar Amin 37, Muhammad Huraira 33, Mehran Mumtaz 23, Aamir Jamal 22; Kashif Bhatti 5-92, Raza-ul-Hasan 2-37, Jalat Khan 2-68) Innings points – Northern 1, Balochistan 3 Toss Uncontested – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa opt to bowl against Central Punjab at Multan Cricket Stadium Central Punjab 206-6, 70.3 overs (Mohammad Saad 64 not out, Ahmed Shehzad 36, Imran Dogar 32, Saif Badar 23, Zafar Gohar 21 not out; Asif Afridi 2-42, Imran Khan Snr 2-73) Innings points – Central Punjab 1, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2 Toss Uncontested – Sindh opt to bowl against Southern Punjab at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Southern Punjab 211-4, 73 overs (Imran Rafiq 68, Umar Siddiq 61 not out, Zain Abbas 45, Tayyab Tahir 24) Innings points – Southern Punjab 1, Sindh 1

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD (November 17, 2021):-Pakistani tall girl, Natalia Zaman claimed an upset victory in the Girls’ Singles discipline after thrashing third seed Ekaterina Suvorova of Russia 2-0 in the ITF Pakistan ITA-Midcourt International Junior Tennis Championships at PTF Tennis Complex Islamabad on Wednesday. It was the second quarterfinal match of Girls’ Singles in which Pakistani girl proved too good against a high ranking Russian girl, as the first set went up neck-to-neck that finally won by local girl 7-6, as she finished second set at 6-4. Results: Boys Singles (Quarterfinals):  Aarav Samrat Hada (NEP) bt Nikita Safonov (RUS) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 Abhishek Thorat (USA) bt Dimitry Bessonov (RUS) 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 Amir Asylkozhaev (RUS) bt Aryan Giri (NEP) 6-1, 6-0 Mujtaba Ali Khan (USA) bt Teano Balducci(FRA) 6-1, 6-2 Girls Singles (Quarterfinals): Abhilasha Bista (NEP) bt Sai Harshitaa Adivi (IND) 6-0, 6-0 Natalia Zaman (PAK) bt Ekaterina Suvorova (RUS) 7-5, 6-4 Daria Stefania Malaescu (ROU) bt Olga Sorochkina (RUS) 6-4, 6-3 Goetz Taylor (USA) bt Sharvani Shrestha (NEP) 6-3,6-1 Boys Doubles (Quarterfinals): Aarav Samrat Hada / Aki Zuben Rawat (NEP) bt Nikita Safonov (RUS) / Fedor Sosedkin(RUS) 6-2, 6-3 Dev Kanbargimath (ROU) / Abhishek Thorat (USA) bt Aryan Giri (NEP) / Hamid Israr (PAK) 6-4, 6-1 Amir Asylkozhaev (RUS) / Dmitry Bessonov (RUS) bt Teano Balducci (FRA) / Haider Ali  (PAK) 6-2, 6-1 Mujtaba Ali Khan (USA) / Ferdi Tangal (TUR) bt Abdullah Adnan (PAK)/ Sami Zeb Khan(PAK) 6-4, 6-2 Girls Doubles (Quarterfinal): Abhilasha Bista (NEP) / Taylor Goetz (USA) bt Soha Ali (PAK) / Natlia Zaman (PAK) 6-1, 6-2 Daria Stefania Malaescu (ROU) / Sharvani Shrestha (NEP) bt Zara Khan (PAK) / Fatima Ali (PAK) 6-0, 6-1.

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD (November 17, 2021):-Pakistan WAPDA claimed the title of Pakistan Diamond Jubilee Chief Minister Balochistan Judo Cup 2021 after collecting 10 gold medals during the 5-day event that concluded yesterday at Ayub Stadium Quetta. According to an official of Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF), this mega judo event was organized by PJF in collaboration with the Sports and Youth Affairs Department, Government of Balochistan, and Balochistan Judo Association (BJA). Pakistan Wapda team clinched 3 golds, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medal in men’s category along with 7 gold medals in women’s contests. Higher Education Commission (HEC) finished in second position after winning 1 gold, 3 Silver, and 3 bronze medals in the men’s section with three golds, 1 silver, and one bronze medal in the women’s category. This championship featured a total of about 14 teams belonging to several different provinces, departments, and cities of the country which included: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK), WAPDA, Railways, Police, Navy and Higher Education Commission (HEC). The competitions of men were held in ten different weight categories of -50 KG, -55 KG, -60 KG, -66 KG, -73 KG, -81 KG, -90 KG, -100 KG, +100 KG and Open weight, while for the women category, the competitions were contested in 8 different weight categories which includes: -40 KG, -44 KG, -48 KG, -52 KG, -57 KG, -63 KG, -70 KG and Open weight. For the First time in the history of Pakistan, Mix Team competitions were included. In the Mix team, -66 KG,-90 KG, +90 KG for men, while -52 KG,-70 KG, and +70 KG in the Women's Team Event. In the Mix Team Competition Pak-Wapda team got 1st position, Navy got 2nd while KP and HEC obtained 3rd position in this first time Mix team event. Director-General Balochistan Sports Board, Durro Baloch was chief guest at the closing ceremony of this mega event. The Director PSB Centre, Quetta, along with the Executive Members of Pakistan Judo Federation was also present at the occasion. Durro Baloch said on this occasion: we appreciate the struggles of the Balochistan Judo Association, Specially Dr. Bashir Ahmed President and Noor Ahmed Secretary General of Balochistan Judo Association for the promotion of Judo in Pakistan. The event, organized at Quetta by Pakistan Judo Federation was not an easy task as they have done all the necessities of the Championship in a very short span of time since, as affected all over the world by Covid-19 and pandemic situation. Before the Competition, Pakistan Judo Federation conducted the 3 days National Referee Seminar and Examination from 9-11 Nov 2021. It was a good opportunity to learn and exchange and clarify all aspects related to Judo competition and refereeing, in order to continue our activity in harmony, showing a positive image of Judo in our country.

BIPIN DANI Sri Lanka’s national senior men’s team head coach Mickey Arthur will join Derbyshire after the upcoming Test series against West Indies. According to highly placed sources at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Arthur informed SLC of this on Tuesday. "I just wanted to inform you that with regret and against my preferred option I have signed a 3-year contract as Director of Cricket with Derbyshire County Cricket Club to commence after my last assignment being the Test series against West Indies", he has written an email to Shammi Silva (SLC chief), Ashely de Silva (CEO) and Mohan de silva (secretary). "I know that Sri Lanka is a far better place than when I arrived and have helped groom some very good talent as well as developing a team and brand that can give SLC some sustainable success in the future", he has said in a letter. Arthus says he is leaving with a heavy heart, and that his decision was forced by the lack of affirmation he had received from SLC about his future. "All I wanted was an indication from SLC that you were happy with the job that myself and my very loyal and good support staff were doing and I would have stayed, having not received anything I felt with no option. I have fallen in love with Sri Lanka Cricket, the players, the people and your beautiful country". Arthur is determined to help Sri Lanka win the upcoming series. "I am determined beyond no end to help the players beat the West Indies in the last series and would like nothing better to sign off with a Test series win", he has said in his letter, also sent to Tom Moody.

Sports Reporter DUBAHI (November 17, 2021):-West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor has moved up in the list of batters in the latest update to the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings after a match-winning century against Pakistan that helped complete a 3-0 series win. Tuesday’s updates, which take into account the second and third ODIs between Pakistan and the West Indies as well as the three Zimbabwe versus Bangladesh matches, sees Taylor move up two slots to 12th position after an unbeaten 102 in the third ODI in Karachi. Taylor’s compatriot Hayley Matthews is another big gainer, moving up four slots to 25th among batters and up three slots to 20th among bowlers. She is also up two places to 12th in the all-rounders’ list after a match-winning four-wicket haul in the second match and a score of 49 in the third. For Pakistan, Aliya Riaz (up three places to 37th) and Omaima Sohail (up two places to 39th) have moved up the list for batters and Nashra Sandhu (up one place to 21st) and Anam Amin (up four places to 43rd) have progressed among bowlers. Bangladesh’s Fargana Hoque has gained seven places to reach joint-26th position after smashing a 53 not out in the second ODI against Zimbabwe while her team-mate Rumana Ahmed has moved up two places to 34th. Captain Salma Khatun (up five places to 39th) and Nahida Akter (up 11 places to 45th) have advanced in the bowlers’ list.