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Pakistan Hockey Coach wishes to play against best team of the region
Islamabad (Sports Desk):-I am disappointed that the Malaysian team is not participating in the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2021 owing to medical reasons. I want Pakistan to play against the best teams of the Asia. The main purpose of achieving high performance is to play against the best team. I will check in which areas we need to improve, Head Coach Pakistan Hockey Team, Siegfried Aikman said on Sunday in an interview in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It is pertinent to mention that Asian Hockey Champions Trophy tournament will be started from December 14 in Dhaka.
Commenting on the decision of the Malaysian Hockey Confederation not to participate in the Asian Champions Trophy due to medical reasons, the head coach of the Pakistan hockey team said that the Malaysian hockey team was one of the best teams in the region. “And I want Pakistan to play against the best teams in Asia. Our main purpose of high performance sports is to play against the best team. I will closely monitor the strengths and weaknesses of the team's players and evaluate that in what areas need to be improved to achieve high performance, “he added.
He said, “Green shirts have the potential to compete against all Asian teams. Malaysia was a good target for Pakistan; its participation would have further enhanced the competitive atmosphere. I wish the players of the Malaysian team all the best and pray for the health of their players. I hope they appear on the playgrounds soon, “newly appointed coach concluded.
LPL: Kandy Warriors overcome Galle Gladiators by 5 wickets
Colombo, Sri Lanka (SB Report):-Kandy Warriors defeated the Galle Gladiators by 5 wickets in Saturday's first match of the Lanka Premier League 2021 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday.
Kandy, who have not had the best of time in the tournament, put the Galle Gladiators under pressure by restricting them to 127 for 7 in their 20 overs. Kamindu Mendis was the pick of the bowlers for the Kandy Warriors, who picked up figures of 3/25. Nimesh Vimukthi also made a vital contribution with figures of 2/17.
Kandy Warriors romped to 131 for 5 wickets with Ravi Bopara leading the way with an unbeaten 34 along with Tom Moores' 28 and Charith Asalanka's 21.
Kusal Mendis and Samit Patel were the highlights of Galle Gladiators' batting card. Mendis played an innings of 44 runs from 34 balls, while Patel scored 36* off 32 balls.
Saurav and Joshna miss the Asian Individual Squash fixture
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 11, 2021):-The Asian Individual Squash Championships for Men’s and Women’s will start from December 15, 2021 at Mushaf Squash Complex Islamabad, as the defending champions Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa both from India will not visit Islamabad to defend their regional squash titles.
It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan had won the Asian Individual Squash Championship eight years back in 2013 when Aamir Atlas Khan had defeated Abdullah Al Muzayan from Kuwait in the final at same venue four-wall glass court of the Mushaf Squash Complex Islamabad.
On Saturday even, Secretary Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) Armaghan Aziz told www.sports-bulletin.com correspondent while talking over mobile that the players from Pakistan, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Qatar, Malaysia and Sri Lankan players would fight for the top honour during the 5-day international squash fixture, “he further said.
“Malaysian lad Ng Eain is the top seed player while Abullah Mohammad Al Tamimi from Qatar will be second seed in Asian Individual Squash Championship. Yuen Chee Wern also from Malaysia is fourth seed, Hong Kong’s Yip Tsz Fung and Leung Chi Hin Henry are fifth and sixth seed while Qatar’s Syed Azlan Iqbal is eighth seed; Hong Kong’s Lau Tsz Kwan and Lee Ho Yin are ninth and tenth seeds, respectively, “he added.
To a question he said, “Pakistan’s Tayyab Aslam is 3rd seed, Asim Khan 7th seed, Nasir Iqbal 11th seed, Farhan Zaman 14th seed, Israr Ahmed 15th seed and Ammad Fareed 16th seed. “The Main Draw of Men’s event will consist of 32 players while Women’s Draw will consist of 16 players. Total 28 foreign players from Malaysia, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, and Qatar will take part in the championship. The officials from Singapore and Iran will also visit Pakistan, “he concluded.
CRICKET - 11 Dec, 2021
Karachi (Sports Report):- The ninth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 season begins at three Karachi venues from Sunday with Sindh leading the points table with 102 points.
Sindh will take on Central Punjab in their ninth-round fixture at the State Bank Stadium, Karachi will be live-streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel.
The top team in the points table will be eying to make a comeback after going down to Northern by an innings in their eight-round match. Ahsan Ali, who recently turned 28 is currently on the third number in the batting charts with 641 runs. Among the bowlers Sohail Khan is on the third spot with 24 wickets from six matches.
Meanwhile, joint defending champions Central Punjab who currently sit at number four will try to repeat their previous round performance. The Mohammad Saad-led side defeated bottom placed Balochistan by five wickets. Saad who spearheaded the successful chase with an unbeaten knock of 63 is placed fifth in the batting charts with 610 runs from eight matches. In the bowling department, Central Punjab will be relying on the 29-year old right-arm pacer Mohammad Ali, who from six outings in the tournament has gathered 25 scalps.
Southern Punjab plays Northern at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi.
Southern Punjab is currently positioned at number five in the points table with 90 points, while Northern is occupied on the third spot with 101 points. Northern will be hoping to capitalise over the previous round win against table-toppers Sindh. Win against Southern Punjab will provide them a chance to jump inside the top two before going into the final round.
On the other hand, Southern Punjab will be pinning their hopes on right-handed batter Tayyab Tahir to continue to score runs for them. The 28-year old is currently placed second on the batting charts, scoring 685 runs from eight matches. In the bowling charts, Southern Punjab’s Ali Usman leads with 31 wickets from seven matches.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to play Balochistan at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi.
Second on the points table, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be eying valuable bonus batting and bowling points and a win over the sixth-placed Balochistan when the two sides clash in the ninth-round fixture.
Both sides played out a drawn game in their previous outing in this season in the fourth-round match held at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.
The right-handed batter Sahibzada Farhan will be the key for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as he is leading the tournament’s batting charts with 860 runs from eight matches.
In the bowling department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will rely on the left-arm spin of Asif Afridi, who currently sits on number eight in the bowling charts with 20 wickets from five matches.
Balochistan would be hoping that Shan Masood –centurion for them from the last two rounds continues to score some runs in the ninth-round.
Ninth-round fixtures:
Southern Punjab vs Northern –NBP Sports Complex, Karachi
Sindh vs Central Punjab –State Bank Stadium, Karachi
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Balochistan –UBL Sports Complex, Karachi
Test cricketer Sajid Khan gets warm welcome in Malik Academy
Peshawar (Sports Report):-Malik Cricket Academy (MCA) Peshawar welcomed Test cricketers Sajid Khan in the academy, who visited there after Bangladesh tour. It is pertinent to mention here that Sajid Khan had gotten 12 wickets in the second Test match and played a vital role in pakistan’s win.
Test cricketer Sajid Khan urged the players of the academy to play cricket wholeheartedly and never give up their hard work. Because, Allah never wastes anyone's hard work in ant field. He said further said on this occasion that he was used to play with in this academy and Allah has Bless him the honor of being a part of national cricket team and playing for Pakistan at international level.
Angelo Mathews on recovery path: undergoes running and other fitness tests
Bipin Dani
Angelo Mathews is yet to get a green signal to play the Lanka Premier League (LPL). Last month, the 34-year-old Sri Lankan all-rounder sustained a thigh injury during the second Test match against the West Indies team.
"He is very much a part of our team and is well on a recovery path. Once he is fully fit will make him play for our team and regain the captaincy", one of the franchise management sources in Colombo Stars, said on Friday morning.
Angelo Mathews was due to undergo running and other functional tests on Friday, though was not scheduled to play the night match against Jaffna Kings.
"He has been coming to the ground, attending all day-to-day normal activities. Looking at his long career ahead, we are not rushing him to play", the source, aware about his progress added.
"Mathews' latest MRI scan reports have shown positive signs of improvement", the source further added.
Colombo Stars team is also missing the services of another all-rounder David Wiese. The 36-year-old South African had to leave the LPL to attend to his family, where most of the members tested Covid-19 positive.
J7 Federal Cup: Mohammad Shoaib stuns top seed Aqeel Khan in final
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
Islamabad (December 11, 2021):-The 3rd Seed Mohammad Shoaib toppled top seed Aqeel Khan 2-1 in the Men’s Singles final of the J7 Group – 34th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championship at SDA-PTF Tennis Complex on Saturday. The final score-line was 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3 after two hour long contest.
Mohammad Shoaib from Pakistan Air Force (PAF) claimed this historical feat against top national guy after a thrilling match. Shoaib fine start after taking a 3-0 lead but experienced Aqeel fought back to level the set 3-3. However, Shoaib regained control and took the set 6-4 after hitting impressive strokes.
Meanwhile, in the second set, after a few closely fought games, Aqeel took complete control of the game and won 6-3. The deciding set saw some exhilarating tennis with Shoaib taking the set 6-3, despite the best efforts and fighting spirit of Aqeel. Shoaib won the title match 2-1 at 6-3, 3-6 and 6-4.
Earlier in the day, the Ladies Singles Sarah Mahboob beat Ushna Sohail in a 3-set thriller that lasted 3 hours. Although expectation were that the encounter would be closely fought out, however, Sarah had chalked out her own game plan which worked with preciseness and exactitude and all through the 3 sets Sarah surfaced in a imperious and forceful way leaving her opponent astounded.
Ushna played some calculated tennis in the first set to go up 5-2, but Sarah fought back to win the set 7-5.in the second set, Ushna again led 3-0 and 5-3, but Sarah came to make it 5-5. However, Ushna regained her composure to take the set 7-5. The third set went down to the wire, with Sarah holding her nerve to take the match and the championships.
Results:
Men's Singles Final
Mohammad Shoaib beat Aqeel Khan 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Ladies Singles Final
Sarah Mahboob beat Ushna Suhail 7-5, 5-7,6-4
Men's Doubles Final
Barkatullah / Mohammad Shaoib beat Yousaf Khalil / Heera Ashiq 5-7, 6-2, 10-6
Men's Doubles Semi Finals
Yousaf Khalil / Heera Ashiq beat Aqeel Khan / Nofil Kaleem 6-4, 1-6, 10-7
Ladies Doubles Final
Ushna Sohail / Noor Malik beat Sarah Mahboob / Mehaq Khokhar 3-6, 6-3, 10-7
Ladies Doubles Semi Finals
Ushna Sohail / Noor Malik beat Hania Navaid / Syed Areej Batool 6-2, 7-6(5)
Mehaq Khokar / Sarah Mahboob beat Mariam Mirza / Shiza Sajid 6-1, 6-3.
Hobart set to host 5th Ashes Test
Jamil Siraj
Sydney,Australia (December 11, 2021):-It will be a historic occasion given Tasmania has never hosted an Ashes Test before and this will also be the first day-night Test match to be played in the state.
Nick Hockley, Cricket Australia CEO, said: “We are delighted to announce that Blundstone Arena in Hobart will be hosting an Ashes Test match for the first time and thank the Tasmanian Government for its support.
“I would like to thank all the States and Territories who took part in this process. The submissions we received were outstanding and we had no doubt that each of the venues that took part would have hosted a wonderful event.
“There were a range of considerations, including commercial, logistical and operational factors and on the balance of these, the CA board agreed on Blundstone Arena being the most appropriate venue to host the fifth Men’s Ashes Test.
“We also acknowledge the postponement of the Australia and Afghanistan Test due to take place in Hobart earlier in the year played a part in the decision.
Essa Lab National Tennis concludes
Karachi (Sports Report):-The prestigious ,10th Addition of Essa Lab National Seniors and Juniors Tennis Championships concludes at Modern Club Hard courts .The Championship was sponsored by Dr. Essa Laboratory & Diagnostic center and organized by Karachi Tennis association under the auspices of Pakistan Tennis Federation and Sindh Tennis Association.
Mohammad Faiz Kidwai, Director Elect Rotary International was the chief guest who gave away awards and trophies to winners & runners up of various events in the presence of sizeable crowd. Aslam Ranger (Wall Street Exchange Pvt. Ltd) Anwar Baig (Modern Club), Zubair Hameed (Head Essa lab Dhora Jee Branch) were guest of honor.
Mohammad Ahtisham of Lahore emerged victorious in Juniors under 18 Singles Final when he beat Raahim Veqar in three sets encounter , score was 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Natalia Zaman earned top honor in Girls under 18 Singles event beating Zainab Ali with 6-0, 6-1 score.
Under 14 Singles title was annexed by Lahore’s Asad Zaman , He beat Nadir Mirza (of RMTA)with 4-1, 4-2 score .
In under 12 Singles Final Samer Zaman beat Lahore’s Zuhaib Malik with 4-2, 4-0 score. Under 10 singles event was won by Rashid Ali Bachani ( Hyderabad) , He beat younger brother Majid Ali Bachani with 4-1, 4-2 score.
Men’s Singles event was won by Omer Shahid , who beat Vinod Das with 6-1, 6-1 score. In men’s Doubles Final Aqeel Shabbir & Murad Khan beat Shahab Khan + Adnan Khan with 8-4 score. 45 Plus Doubles winners were Zafar Hasan+ Sher Ahmed , they beat Javed Iqbal+ Muhammad Iltifat with 8-6 score. In 55 Plus Doubles Pasha + javed beat Zafar Hasan + Razi Nawab.
Asian Champions Trophy: Pakistan squad arrived in Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh (SB Report):-Pakistan national hockey squad arrived here on Saturday morning to participate in the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2021, scheduled to be kicked off from December 14.
Goalkeepers Waqar and Abdullah Ishtiaq left Karachi for Bangladesh today at 12 noon via Qatar Airways. Visas for Amjad Ali and Mazhar Abbas are expected by Sunday evening, December 12. As soon as the visas are received, the senior goalkeepers will also leave for Dhaka.
Secretary General Pakistan Hockey Federation Asif Bajwa has said that senior goalkeepers would be part of the national hockey squad in the event if they arrive on time. He said that visa applications of senior goalkeepers were sent on December 4 but visas have not been received yet. It is hoped that the visas of Amjad Ali and Mazhar Abbas would be received by Sunday after which they will leave for the event immediately and they will be part of the team while the junior goalkeepers will be considered as observers in the event.
Under the auspices of the Asian Hockey Federation, the Asian Champions Trophy features six of the best teams in Asia, including the joint defending champions Pakistan and India, as well as Korea, Japan, Malaysia and host Bangladesh. The Asian Champions Trophy is being played from December 14 to 22 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The event will be played round robin league style. Pakistan will face Japan in the Asian Champions Trophy on December 14 while joint defending champions Pakistan and India will compete on December 17.
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