Salman Khan LAHORE (January 29, 2020):-Murad Ali (NBP) and Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) quailed for the final of 57th National Badminton Championship Singles final after beating their respective opponents on Wednesday. Results: Men Singles Pre Quarter Final Murad Ali (NBP) beat Raja Zulqarnain Haider (NBP) by 20-22, 21-12, 21-19 Anjum Bashir (NBP) beat Hashir Bashir (Wapda) by 21-12, 18-21, 21-16 Ahmer Jalal (Punjab) beat Yasir Ali (Punjab) by 23-21, 21-16 Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Ammar Masood (Punjab) by 21-12, 21-13 Raja Mohammad Hasnian (NBP) beat Shahmeer Iftikhar (SNGPL) by 21-12, 21-18 Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) beat Abdur Rehman (Wapda) by 17-21, 21-14, 21-15 Hafiz Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Muqeet Tahir (SNGPL) by 21-11, 21-11 Awais Zahid (Wapda) beat Zohaib Khalil (Police) by 22-24, 21-17, 21-11 Women Singles Pre Quarter Final Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Sara Razzaq (Wapda) by 21-8, 21-7 Palwasha Bashir (NBP) beat Huma Javed (Wapda) by 18-21, 21-4, 21-7 Sehra Akram (Wapda) beat Sadia Irshad (Wapda) by 21-5, 21-5 Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) beat Yasmeen Shahzadi (Islamabad) by 21-11, 21-11 Khizra Rasheed (Wapda) beat Aqsa Zikriya (SNGPL) by 21-18, 21-8 Bushra Qayyum (Wapda) beat Sidra Irfan (Wapda) by 21-10, 21-18 Anila Irshad (Wapda) beat Amal Muneeb (Punjab) by 21-15, 11-21, 21-14 Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Mehwish Khan (KP) by 21-9, 21-4 Men Doubles Pre Quarter Final Riwan Azam (NBP) & Noman Sabir (SNGPL) beat Mohammad Aique (Wapda) & Raja Hasnain (NBP) by 21-17, 21-18 Muteeb Sohail (KRL) & Ammar Masood (Punjab) beat Adnan Aziz & Shabbar Hussain (Wapda) by 15-21, 25-23, 21-15 Raja Zulqarnain Haider & Kashif Sulehri (NBP) by 21-18, 21-9 Azeem Sarwar & Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Shahid Ahmad & Hamza Khan (Sindh) by 21-13, 21-18 Amir Saeed & Shoaib Riaz (Wapda) beat Ahmad Faizan (Wapda) & Ahmed Tariq (SNGPL) by 13-21, 21-9, 21-15 Awais Zahid & M Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Umer Zeshan (Wapda) & Abu Zar (Punjab) by 21-18, 21-17 Muqeet Tahir (SNGPL) & Zunain Javed (Wapda) beat Ali Nawab Dil (Wapda) & Adeel Anjum (Army)  by 21-12, 21-12 Hashir Bashir (Wapda) & Murad Ali (NBP) beat Shujaat Ali Khan (Wapda) & Ali Chishti (Islamabad) 21-13, 21-16 Women Doubles Pre Quarter Final Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) & Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) beat Anmol Rasheed & Sidra Arshad (Wapda) by 21-11, 21-3 Amal Muneeb & Laiba Masoud (Punjab) beat Rubab Imtiaz & Shahnaz Shah (Wapda) by 21-17, 21-12 Saima Waqas (Wapda) & Aisha Akram (NBP) beat Hadia Ashfaq & Quratulain (PB) by 21-6, 21-19 Khizra Rasheed & Sidra (Wapda) beat Aneeqa & Sara Razzaq (Wapda) by 21-15, 17-21, 21-14 Javeria Tahir & Wirdha Gohar (SNGPL) beat Aqsa Zikriya (SNGPL) & Kausar Javed (Punjab) by 21-17, 21-19 Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) & Palwasha Bashir (NBP) beat Bushra Qayyum & Farzana (Wapda)  by 21-11, 21-9 Mixed Doubles Quarter Final Mohammad Ali Larosh & Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Adeel Anjum & Ridah Hanif (Army) by 21-8, 21-14 Waqas Ahmed (Wapda) & Aisha Akram (NBP) beat Atique Ch. & Khizra (Wapda) by 21-17, 16-21, 21-18 Raja Zulqarnain Haider (NBP) & Saima Waqas (Wapda) beat Ammar Masood & Laiba Masoud (Punjab) by 21-17, 21-9 Men Singles Quarter Final Murad Ali (NBP) beat Anjum Bashir (NBP) by 21-18, 21-14 Mohammd Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Ahmer Jalal (PUnjba) 21-10, 21-13 Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) beat Raja Muhammad Hasnain (NBP) by 21-8, 21-14 Hafiz Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Awais Zahid (Wapda) 21-12, 21-19 Women Singles Quarter Final Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Palwash Bashir (NBP) by 21-10, 21-9 Sehra Akram (Wapda) beat Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) 21-16, 21-10  

Nayyab Abdul ISLAMABAD (January 29, 2020):-Sarah Mahboob and Sara Mansoor annexed the Ladies Doubles title beating Meheq Khokar and Noor Malik in straight sets 2-0 in the final of the 33rd Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championship 2020 at Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad on Wednesday. A total number of 16 matches were played on Wednesday in the Men’s Singles & Doubles categories despite inclement weather conditions; all the seeded players advance into the 2nd round by winning their respective matches in the first round of Men’s Singles event. Israr Gul from Peshawar struggle hard to win his encounter against upcoming youngster Ahmed Asjad Qureshi in a three sets match.  Four matches were stopped due to the rain. Results: Men’s Singles (Main Draw 1st Round) Aqeel Khan beat Ejaz Ahmed Khan 6-2, 6-2; Mohammad Shaoib beat Mohammad Abdullah 6-1, 6-0; Mudassar Murtaza beat Jibar Ali 6-0, 6-1; Ibrahim Omer beat Ayyaz Khan 6-1, 6-1; Mohammad Abid beat Asad Siyyed 6-1, 6-2; Israr Gul beat Ahmad Asjad Qureshi 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-4; Heera Ashiq beat Mian Balil 6-1, 6-0; Kamran Khan beat Irfanullah Khan 6-4, 6-4; Muzammil Murtaza beat Subhan Bin Salik 6-2, 6-0; Huzaifa Abdul Rehman beat Emaduddin Ahmed 6-0, 6-1; Ahmed Ch. w/o Ahmed Kamil; Shahzad Khan beat Shahid Afridi 6-3, 6-1. Men’s Doubles (Pro Set Match) Kamran Khan & Mohammad Abdullah w/o Subhan Bin Salik & Ayyaz Khan; Mian Bilal & Imran Bhatti beat Jibran-ul-Haq & Usman Ejaz 9-7; Mohammad Shaoib & Huzaifa A.Rehman beat Shahid Afridi & Shakirullah 9-5; Asadullah & Ejaz Ahmed w/o Ibrahim Omer & Ahmed Kamil. Ladies Doubles (Final) Sarah Mahboob & Sara Mansoor beat Mehaq Khokhar & Noor Malik 6-3, 6-3.

Asghar Ali Mubarak ISLAMABAD(January 28, 2020):-The Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dr Geoffrey Shaw Tuesday hosted a reception in the honour of Pakistan women’s cricket, which will take part in International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s T20 World Cup 2020. The prestigious women’s cricket event will be held in different cities of Australia. The ceremony was aiming to wish “good luck” to Pakistan Women’s team ahead of the ICC T20 Women's Cricket World Cup in Australia. The ICC T20 Women's Cricket World Cup is scheduled in Australia starting on Friday February 21, as the Australia will host 10 teams and 23 matches across six cities. Speaking at this occasion, the high commissioner said, "It is a great privilege to meet the Pakistan National Women's Cricket Team. I wish the team a fantastic stay in Australia. The players will receive a very warm Australian welcome. We expect some fabulous cricket." High Commissioner Shaw highlighted that it would be a big year for women's cricket in Australia."Australia is about to become the first cricketing nation to close the gender prize money gap. At this year's T20 World Cup, Cricket Australia will top up winning prize money by the women's team to deliver parity with their male counterparts," Dr Shaw said, “The High Commissioner also invited fans and visitors from Pakistan to be part of the T20 World Cup. We are holding the final of the World Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the biggest cricket stadium in the world, with a bold ambition to set a record for attendance at a women's sporting fixture," he added. The current record for attendance at a women's sporting fixture is 90,185, set at the final of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in the USA. "We aim to beat that," he added. The selected players for the T20 World Cup, the Chairperson of the Pakistan national women's selection committee Urooj Mumtaz, the team's coaches and senior members of the Pakistan Cricket board were present in the ceremony. The Pakistan team would depart for Australia on January 31 and will play its first match against West Indies on February 26 at Manuka Oval.

SB News LAHORE (January 28, 2020):-National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) retained the Men Team event Men title after beating Pakistan WAPDA 3-1 while Pakistan WAPDA retained the title in the 57th National Badminton Championships 2020. Results: Team Even Men Final NBP beat Pakisatn Wapda by 3-1 1st Single: Awais Zahid (Wapda) beat Murad Ali (NBP) by 16-21, 21-16, 21-18 1st Double: Rizwan Azam & Raja Hasnain (NBP) beat M Ali Larosh & Irfan Saeed (Wapda) by 21-19, 21-19 2nd Single: Anjum Bashir (NBP) beat Amir Saeed (Wapda) by 21-11, 21-12 2nd Double: Kashif Sulehri & Raja Zulqarnain (NBP) beat Awais Zahid & Atique (Wapda) by 22-19, 9-21, 21-10 Team Even Women Final Pakistan Wapda beat SNGPL by 3-0 1st Single: Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) by 21-3, 21-10 1st Double: Saima Waqas & Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Zubaira Islam & Javeria Tahir (SNGPL) by 21-18, 21-12 2nd Single: Bushra Qayyum (Wapda) beat Aqsa Zikriya (SNGPL) by 21-16, 21-13   The results of round 32 of Men Singles and Women Singles are as under:  Men Singles 2nd Round          Murad Ali (NBP) beat Shoaib Riaz (Wapda) by 16-21, 21-13, 21-18 Raja Zulqarnain Haider (NBP) beat Soban Jamil (Wapda) by 21-18, 21-13 Anjum Bashir (NBP) beat M Uaakeph Khan (KRL) by 21-11, 21-16 Hashir Bashir (Wapda) beat Adeel Anjum (army) by 21-14, 21-14 Ahmer Jalal (Punjab) beat Ali Mehdi (Wapda) by 21-18, 17-21, 21-18 Yasir Ali (Punjab) beat Aoun Abbas (Wapda) by 21-8, 21-4 M Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat M Rizwan (Wapda) by 21-17, 21-16 Ammar Masood (Punjab) beat Muteeb Sohail (KRL) by 21-17, 21-18 M Waqas Ahmad (Wapda) beat Shahmeer Iftikhar (SNGPL) by 21-13, 21-7 Raja Hasnain (Wapda) beat Fazal Rehman (KPT) by 21-10, 22-20 Abdur Rehman (Wapda) beat Tahir Khan (Police) 21-16, 9-21, 21-10 Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) beat Rizwan Azam (Wapda) by 21-13, 21-18 Muhammad Muqeet (SNGPL) beat Shabbar Hussain (Wapda) by 21-9, 21-16 Hafiz Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Ahmad Faizan (Wapda) by 21-15, 21-16 Zohaib Khalil (Police) BEAT Amir Saeed (Wapda) by 22-20, 18-21, 21-14 Awais Zahid (Wapda) beat Raza Ali (Punjab) by 21-16, 21-13   Women Single 1st Round Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Hina Insbat (Wapda) by 21-7, 21-5 Sara Razzaq (Wapda) beat Aneeqa Rana (Wapda) by 21-8, 21-6 Palwash Bashir (NBP) beat Hadia Ashfaq (Punjab) by 21-7, 21-7 Huma Javed (Wapda) beat Farzana Ali (Wapda) by 20-22, 21-17, 21-16 Sehra Akram (Wapda) beat Mariyam Riaz (Wapda) by 21-8, 21-14 Sadia Arshad (Wapda) beat Anmol Rasheed (Wapda) by 21-19, 5-21, 21-17 Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) beat Kausar Javed (Punjab) by 21-7, 21-12 Yasmeen Shahzadi (Islamabad) beat Wirdha Gohar (SNGPL) by 14-21, 21-19, 21-19 Aqsa Zikriya (SNGPL) beat Summiya Tariq (Army) by 15-21, 21-16, 21-19 Khizra Rasheed (Wapda) beat Saima Waqas (Wapda) by 16-21, 21-12, 22-20 Sidra Irfan (Wapda) beat Rida Hanif (Army) by 21-16, 21-17 Bushra Qayum (Wapda) beat Shahnaz Shah (Wapda) beat 21-5, 21-9 Amal Muneeb (Punjab) beat Saba Rasheed (Wapda) by 23-21, 12-21, 21-19 Anila Irshad (Wapda) beat Javeria Tahir (SNGPL) by 21-11, 21-16 Mehwish Khan (KP) beat Rubab Imtiaz (Wapda) by 21-13, 21-15   Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Laiba Masoud (Punjab) by 21-14, 21-19  

  SB News ISLAMABAD:-Pakistan Cricket Board has rewarded batsman Saud Shakeel for leading Pakistan to 50-over ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 title by naming him as captain for the one-off 50-over fixture against the Marylebone Cricket Club. The tour schedule will be announced in due course but the MCC team will visit Lahore from 13 to 19 February.   The 24-year-old Saud is one of the 11 players who have been retained from the side that defeated Bangladesh by 77 runs in the tournament final in Dhaka in November 2019. The other 10 are Akif Javed, Haider Ali, Hasan Mohsin, Imran Rafiq, Mohammad Mohsin, Omair Bin Yousuf, Rohail Nazir, Saif Badar, Sameen Gul and Umar Khan.   Zeeshan Malik is the only new face in the 12-player squad. The 23-year-old scored 780 runs in the just-concluded Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class tournament at an average of 52.   Amad Butt, Khushdil Shah and Mohammad Hasnain, who were also members of the side that won in Dhaka, were not considered as they have already graduated to the senior team set-up.   Nadeem Khan, coordinator – selection committee, said: “We have followed the policy of consistency and rewarding players for achieving success in Dhaka. There is only one change in the and that is of young Zeeshan Malik, who performed well in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the last tournament of the 2019-20 domestic season to date.”   PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan said: “I can’t emphasise enough on the importance of the MCC’s tour to Pakistan, which will be their first in 48 years. The fact that the MCC side will be led by their president and one of the most respected cricketers, Kumar Sangakkara, reflects how the world’s oldest and most influential clubs, who are also the Guardians of the Laws of Cricket, are viewing this tour.   “The MCC’s tour of Pakistan is part of our sincere efforts and endeavours to resume regular and normal international cricket activities. Sri Lanka played a full series, while Bangladesh have just completed white-ball matches and are scheduled to return for the two Tests and an ODI. Similarly, recent visits by Cricket Australia, England and Wales Cricket Board, Cricket Ireland and the International Cricket Council officials are a testament of our untiring efforts.”   Meanwhile, Northern coach Mohammad Wasim has also announced his 12-player side for the twenty20 match.    The side will be captained by Pakistan U19 captain Rohail Nazir and also includes Ali Imran, Haider Ali and Zaid Alam, who were members of the 15-player Northern side which defeated Balochistan by 52 runs in the final of the National T20 Cup.   Apart from the 50-over and 20-over matches against the PCB-selected sides, MCC will also play two 20-over matches against Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans. These matches will be part of the two teams’ warm-up matches ahead of the HBL Pakistan Super Leagues 2020. The remaining four franchisees will be in Karachi during this period and will play their practice matches in the metropolitan city where the tournament opener will be played on 20 February.   Pakistan Shaheens (in alphabetical order):   1. Saud Shakeel (captain) (Sindh ) 2. Akif Javed (Balochistan) 3. Haider Ali (Northern) 4. Hasan Mohsin (Sindh) 5. Imran Rafiq (Southern Punjab) 6. Mohammad Mohsin (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 7. Omair Bin Yousuf (Sindh) 8. Rohail Nazir (wicketkeeper) (Northern) 9. Saif Badar (Southern Punjab) 10. Sameen Gul (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11. Umar Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 12. Zeeshan Malik (Northern)   Northern (in alphabetical order):   1. Rohail Nazir (wicketkeeper) (captain) 2. Faizan Riaz (vice-captain) 3. Ali Imran 4. Haider Ali 5. Mubashir Khan (Northern U19) 6. Musa Khan 7. Nauman Ali 8. Sarmad Bhatti  9. Shahzad Azam 10. Shiraz Khan (Northern U19) 11. Zaid Alam 12. Zeeshan Malik  

By BIPIN DANI Former Sri Lanka captain Santath Jayasuriya is happy to welcome Pakistani all rounder Shoaib Malik in his company. Malik, who will be 38 on Saturday is the 8th player to play international cricket over 4 decades. Malik made his international (ODI) debut in 1999 playing against West Indies at Sharjah. His Test debut was in 2001 (against Bangladesh in Multan) and now is also a part of the ongoing home series against Bangladesh. Malik, who has captained Pakistan in the past, joins the likes of Wilfred Rhodes, Dennis Brian Close, Frank Woolley, Sachin Tendulkar, Jack Hobbs, George Gunn and Sanath Jayasuriya in the elite list. Speaking exclusively over telephone from Colombo, Sanath Jayasuriya said, "Shoaib is a versatile player and for some reason he always used to do well against us. He made plenty of runs against us and was always a threat with the ball". "The secret for his longevity is his fitness. It is remarkable effort to stretch his career thus far". "It is an extremely difficult feat nowadays given the volume of cricket. I don’t see very many players having careers that are that long, unless they are extremely fit", Sanath Jayasuriya signed off.

By Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD (January 27, 2020):-Tayyar Hain, the official anthem of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020, will be released across the country via the leading television news channels on Tuesday, 28 January, before the 9pm news bulletins. The anthem will available for viewing at the PSL YouTube Channel and will subsequently be played at the venues in the build up to and during this season’s flagship event. Tayyar Hain, through its lyrics and music, captures the mood and celebrates the fact that the entire HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 is taking place in Pakistan for the very first time. The launch of the anthem will also mark the official launch of the marketing campaign and build up to HBL PSL V. An integrated marketing campaign will be running from 28 January onward across all platforms.   Tayyar Hain’s video reflects the air of festivity gripping the entire nation with fans and supporters from all walks of life celebrating the home-coming of one of the most popular leagues on the planet. Tayyar Hain is a collaboration of Pakistan’s rock icon Ali Azmat, folk music legend Arif Lohar, former Awaz singer Haroon Rashid and famous pop artist Asim Azhar. It has been produced by renowned musician Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan (Xulfi), while Kamal Khan of Laal Kabootar fame has directed the anthem video. A total of 22 instruments have been used in creating Tayyar Hain, including indigenous instruments such as tumba, chimta, rubab and harmonium, and the video also casts Pakistan star cricketers Babar Azam, Hasan Ali, Rumman Raees, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shan Masood. Arif Lohar said: “The HBL PSL V anthem brings together some of Pakistan’s best artists and getting to be a part of this song is something I will cherish for a very long time.” Ali Azmat said: “I feel honored that I got to sing the HBL PSL V anthem along with such talented artists. It will be something special to see packed stadiums in Pakistan with people from all walks of life singing and dancing to this song.” Haroon Rashid said: “The HBL PSL V anthem and video truly encapsulate the feeling of excitement that grips the entire nation as we approach HBL PSL.” Asim Azhar said: “Like most Pakistanis, I am an avid cricket fan myself and getting to sing the HBL PSL V anthem was a very special experience for me. It has allowed me to celebrate and express what most Pakistanis feel about the fact that their very own League is taking place in Pakistan.” Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan said: “This song is about our preparedness as a nation for HBL PSL and it is also an ode to the perseverance of every cricket fan in the country. I am a huge fan of cricket myself and I view the entire event taking place in Pakistan as a huge victory for the nation. The anthem, through its unifying melody, celebrates this very victory that’s taken years to evolve to reach this point. So today, we can proudly say Tayyar Hain!”

SB News LAHORE (January 27, 2020):-National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and Pakistan WAPDA reached in the final of 57th National Badminton Championship 2020 after beating SNGPL 3-1 and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) 3-0 respectively in the semifinals of the Women’s Team Event on Monday.  Results (Team Event Men Semi Final):- NBP beat SNGPL by 3-1 1st Single: Mohammad Muqeet (SNGPL) beat Raja Zulqarnain Haider (NBP) by 21-15, 21-19 1st Double: Rizwan Azam & Raja Hasnain (NBP) beat Mohammad Muqeet & Shahmeer Iftikhar (SNGPL) by 17-21, 21-14, 22-20 2nd Single: Murad Ali (NBP) beat Shahmeer Iftikhar (SNGPL) by 17-21, 21-14, 22-20 2nd Double: Kashif Sulehri & Raja Zulqarnain Haider (NBP) beat M Nouman & Ahmad Tariq (SNGPL) by 21-14, 21-13 Pakistan WAPDA beat KP by 3-0 1st Single: Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) beat M Adnan (KP) by 18-21, 21-14, 21-7 1st Double: Awais Zahid & Mohammad Atique (Wapda) beat Shakirullah & Zubair Shah (KP) by 21-17, 21-15 2nd Single: Irfan Saeed Bhatti (Wapda) beat Tahir Shah (KP) by 21-10, 21-11 Team Event Women Semi Final SNGPL beat Punjab by 3-1 1st Single: Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) beat Amna Jawad (Punjab) by 21-12, 21-11 1st Double: Zubaira Islam & Javeria Tahir (SNGPL) beat Laiba Masoud & Amal Munib (Punjab) by 21-9, 21-11 2nd Single: Amal Muneeb (Punjab) beat Aqsa Zikriya (SNGPL) by 21-10, 21-7 2nd Double: Aqsa Zikriya & Wirdah Gohar (SNGPL) beat Amna Jawad & Zainab (Punjab) by 21-15, 21-12 Pakistan Wapda beat NBP by 3-0 1st Single: Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Afshan Shakeel (NBP) by 21-3, 21-4 1st Double: Sehra Akram & Huma Javed (Wapda) beat Palwasha & Ayesha Akram (NBP) by 21-14, 21-14 2nd Single: Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Minal Tariq (NBP) retired hurt Results of Monday’s Fixtures: Men Singles 1st Round Shoaib Riaz (Wapda) beat Mohammad Atique (Wapad) by 21-14, 21-19 Soban Jamil (Wapda) beat Qari Adnan (KP) by 19-21, 21-18, 21-13 Adeel Anjum (Army) beat Hamza (Army) by 21-17, 21-12 Yasir Ali (Punjab) beat Ahmad Tariq (SNGPL) by 21-10, 21-16 Muteeb Sohail (KRL) beat Ali Chishti (Islamabad) by 21-11, 21-14 Mohammad Waqad Ahmad (Wapda) beat Khalil Ur Rehman (KPT) by 22-20, 21-18 Fazal Ur Rehman (KPT) beat Tayyab Shafiq (Punjab) by 21-13, 21-12 Tahir Khan (Police) beat Ashan Tanveer (Punjab) by 21-8, 21-9 Shabbar Hussain (Wapda) beat Usama Shafi (Punjab) by 21-11, 21-9 Ahmad Faizan (Wapda) beat Shehroz Jamil Retired Hurt Mohammad Rizwan (Wapda) beat Shakirullah (KP) by 21-15, 21-8 Zohaib Khalil (Police) beat Nouman Sabir (SNGPL) by 21-18, 21-10 Raza Ali Adil (Punjab) beat M Waqas Aslam (Wapda) by 21-14, 19-21, 21-14

By Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD (January 27, 2020):-Mohammad Asif Toba and Shahdab Baig qualified for the final of the 4th Masters (40+) Jubilee Insurance National Snooker Championship 2020 after winning their respective semifinals at Billiard and Snooker Hall, Pakistan Sports Complex on Monday, as the final will be played on Tuesday at same venue. Results (Quarterfinals): Shahid Shafiq (Punjab) beat Shahzad Butt (Punjab) 4-2 (52-65, 38-67, 61-31, 66-47, 62-28, 57-38) Shahdab Baig (Sindh) beat Zafar Iqbal (Isb) 4-2 (51-13, 67-51, 25-56, 66-43, 8-64, 60-30) Yasir Shehzad (KPK) beat Shah Khan (KPK) 4-1 (1-0, 0-1, 61-56, 62-19, 59-39) Mohammad Asif Toba (Punjab) beat Imran Abdul Ghaffar (KPK) 4-0(87-0, 81-2, 109-7(68), 69-1) Results (Semifinals): Mohammad Asif Toba (Punjab) beat Yasir Shehzad (KPK) 4-0 (77-27, 73-13(53), 66-34, 50-38) Shahdab Baig (Sindh) beat Shahid Shafiq (Punjab) 4-2 (63-62, 65-55, 38-66, 27-63, 58-17, 60-22)

SB Report ISLAMABAD (January 27, 2020): Irfanullah, Usman Ijaz, Mian Bilal, Jabir Ali, Jibran-ul-Haq, Emad Uddin, Kamran Khan and Hamid-ul-Haq entered for the Men’s Singles Main Draw after beating their respective opponents in the final round of qualifying matches of 33rd Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships  here at S.Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad. In the ladies singles first semi final, Sarah Mahboob beat Shimza Naz Durab 6-3, 6-0. In the second semi final Sara Mansoor beat Mehaq Khokhar in a well contested two set match 6-0, 7-5, the match lasted 2 hours. The final of Ladies Singles will be played tomorrow at 1:30 PM. Main Draw of Men’s Singles was taken out by the tournament Referee M.Arif Qureshi in the presence of all the ranked players, the top eight seed of Men’s Singles are Aqeel Khan, Muzammil Murtaza, Shahzad Khan, Mudassad Murtaza, Yousaf Khalil, Heera Ashiq, Ahmed Kamil and Mohammad Abid. The matches of Men’s Singles 1st round will start on Tuesday 28th Jan -20 at 9:30 AM. Results: Men’s Singles (Qualifying 1st Round) Usman Ijaz beat M.Bilal Farooq 8-2, Jabir Ali bet Pooyan Shateri 8-0, Kamran Khan beat Asadulah Karim 8-1 Men’s Singles (Qualifying 2nd Round) Irfanullah beat Huzaima Abdul Rehman 8-3, Mian Bilal beat Azeem Khan 8-4, Jibran-ul-Haq beat 8-2, Emaduddin beat Talha Saqib 8-5, Hamid-ul-Haq beat Ahmed Murad 8-2  Ladies Singles (Semi Finals) Sarah Mahboob beat Shimza Naz Durab 6-3, 6-0; Sara Mansoor beat  Mehaq Khokhar 6-0, 7-5.