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BASKETBALL - National 31 Jan, 2023

Pakistan Army lift the title of Inter-Department Basketball Championship

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: Defending Champion Pakistan Army have won the title of the Inter-Department National Basketball Championship after outplaying Pakistan Air Force (PAF) 76-52 here at the Liaquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex on Tuesday. Army men dominated throughout the final encounter and never allowed their opponent to settle their feet on the court, as the Red Shirts took a lead of 13 points till the half time of the final at 39-26 points. Army ace players Mohammad Hamza and Ammar Tughlab played vital role for the champion team to retain their national basketball championship title. Mohammad Hamza scored 24 points, and Ammar Tughlab 20 for Army to win the championship with 76-52 points while from PAF side Ahmed Jan scored 21 and Umair Jan scored 12 points. Earlier, in the third position play-off match, Wapda outclassed POF by 68-51 points. Wapda were leading 40-15 points at half time. Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari was the chief guest of closing ceremony, while Acting Director General, Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Mohammad Ibrar, Secretary Army Sports Directorate Col. Sadaf Akram, Secretary Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) Khalid Bashir, Championship Organising Secretary Ouj E Zahoor and other dignities were also attending closing ceremony. Speaking on the occasion Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Ehsan Mazari encouraged the players participating in the championship and said that the government was trying to promote the sports activities in the country. The IPC Minister congratulated the officials of the basketball federation for conducting wonderful tournaments and showed his full support to the basketball federations for the improving basketball standard in the country.

BASKETBALL - National 30 Jan, 2023

Army and PAF set to meet in Inter-Department Basketball final

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: Defending champions Pakistan Army entered into the final round to face the powerful Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in the final of the ongoing Inter-Departmental National Basketball Championship, which will be played on Tuesday here at Laiquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex. Army, who is still unbeatable throughout the championship thrashed Wapda in the first semifinal by 92-65. Army players were far better against the blue shirts team at halftime by leading 14 points in the second quarter, which concluded with 45-31points. Army ace player T Ammar again led the winning side by scoring 20 points while Abdul Rehman scored 14 points for Army victory. Usman Khan 18 and Salman Butt scored 12 points for Wapda. In the second semifinal, Pakistan Air Force beat POF by 93-68 points to reach the final of the championship. Ahmed Jan was the top player for PAF, who scored 28 points with Umair Jan netted 12 points in the match.

BASKETBALL - National 29 Jan, 2023

Quaid-e-Azam Cup: Islamabad, Faisalabad, Peshawar earn wins

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Reds, Faisalabad and Peshawar registered their victories in the Quaid-e-Azam Cup Inter-Division Basketball Tournament started here at Liaquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex on Sunday. According to Secretary, Federal Basketball Association (FBA) Ouj E Zahoor, Islamabad Red, Gujranwala, Peshawar, Hazara, Islamabad Blues and Faisalabad Division are taking part in the tournament based on pool rounds matches organized by the Federal Basketball Association (FBBA). In the first match, Islamabad Reds defeated the Gujranwala division by 77 points against 55 points. Mohammad Yasir scored 20 and Atiq Khan scored 14 points from Islamabad Reds, while Mohammad Ali scored 12 points from Gujranwala division. Meanwhile, in the second match, Faisalabad Division defeated Hazara Division by 62-61 points as Faisalabad team scored important two points in the last minute after a nerve-wracking match. During the match, both teams played brilliantly as Mohammad Rizwan scored 16 points and Ali Hassan scored 12 points from Faisalabad, while Mohammad Nawaz scored 24 points and Haris Khan scored 14 points for Hazara Division. In the third match, Peshawar Division defeated Gujranwala by 90-56 points, thanks to 30 points from Naeemullah and 22 points from Bilal Khan for winning side. In the fourth match, after a tough competition, Islamabad Blues defeated Hazara Division by 60-56 points. Noman Khan 22, Shumail Shagri 14 points played a key role in the success of Islamabad Blues while Yasir Ghafoor, Khurram Aftab and Mohammad Mudassar supervised the matches.

BASKETBALL - National 29 Jan, 2023

PAF topple WAPDA 75-73 in Inter-Department National Basketball

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) toppled heavyweights Pakistan WAPDA 75-73 in a nerve-jangling encounter in their last pool fixture of the Inter-Department National Basketball Championship here at Liaquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex on Sunday In the first match, PAF earned an upset triumph after crushing Pakistan WAPDA with a narrow margin of two points, as the winners were in deficit after the first three quarters. However, however, 4th quarter was a thriller and PAF players were crawling behind the WAPDA team, as they were down by 15 points. WAPDA were up in the match by two points before the one minute and eight seconds final whistle. Umair Jan along with Ahmad Jan and Mohammad Mehtab scored 25, 10, 10 points respectively and played a vital role in PAF’s victory. Prem Shahzad netted the ball in the last few second of the match for the winning team to make score-line 75-73. Meanwhile, in the second match, Pakistan Army continued its winning streak and defeated Pakistan Ordinance Factories (POF) Wah 104-30 points. Mohammad Shahid scored 17 points and Mohammad Shahbaz scored 15 points for Army side. The matches were supervised by Sadat Jehangir, Naveed Ahmed Beeda, Adeel Syed Raza, M M Alam and Khurram Khan. The first semi-final of the inter-departmental championship will be played on Monday between defending champion Pakistan Army and WAPDA while the second semi-final will be played between Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF). Senior Vice President of Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) Imtiaz Rafi Butt, President Federal Basketball Association (FBBA) Ejaz Butt, PBBF Associate Secretary Ouj E Zahoor, Former Pakistan Basketball Team Coach Malik M Riaz, Pakistan Sports Board Deputy Director Generals Mansoor Ahmed Khan, Ch Saeed Akhtar, Mohammad Azam Dar, and sizeable spectators also witness the matches.

BASKETBALL - National 28 Jan, 2023

Inter-Department Basketball: PAF, POF qualify for semifinals

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) have confirmed their berths in the semifinals of the ongoing Inter-Department National Basketball Championship after winning their pool matches here at Liaquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex on Saturday. In the first match of the day, PAF registered an easy victory against Police 85-29 points in a single-sided affair to reach the top-four stage of the tournament. PAF players exhibited top-quality game to earn a massive win. Umair Jan scored 21 and Mehtab Akram 16 points for winning team while Ali Raza scored 20 points the for Police team. In the second match, Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) Wah got-rid-of Pakistan Navy in a close encounter by 68-56. Farrukh Sher scored 20 and Mohammad Farooq scored 14 points for the winning team.

BASKETBALL - National 27 Jan, 2023

Army, Wapda claim wins in Inter-Department Basketball Championship

Mohammad Azam Dar ISLAMABAD: Defending champion Pakistan Army and Pakistan Wapda outclassed Navy and Police in the first opening fixtures of the Inter-Departmental National Basketball Championship, which rolled into action at Liaquat Gymnasium here at Pakistan Sports Complex under the banner of Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF). In the first match, Defending Champion Pakistan Army thrashed Pakistan Navy team with a big margin of 64 points as the scoreboard was showing 105-41 points at the end of four quarters. Some wonderful moves and aggressive play were seen by army-man during the match. Shoaib Aslam scored 18 points, Yasir Ali scored 16 points, Hamza bin Javed scored 12 points, Shahraz Aslam scored 10 points. Ziaur Rehman and Mohammad Farhan contributed 16 and 8 points respectively. In the second match, Wapda defeated Police by 118-42 points in an easy encounter. Mohammad Zainul Hasan scored 20 points, Zahid Arif and Aali Jah scored 18 and 18 points respectively from WAPDA. On the first day of the five-day championship, Pakistan Sports Board Deputy Director General Saeed Akhtar, Mansoor Ahmed, Army team manager Col Ahmed Ali Tipu, former basketball coach Malik Mohammad Riaz, Associate secretary of Pakistan Basketball Federation Ouj E Zahoor and other officials were witnessed the day one matches.

BASKETBALL - National 24 Jan, 2023

Inter-Departmental Basketball Championship to start on January 27

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: Inter departmental National Basketball Championship will start from January 27th here at Liaquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex. Associate Secretary of the Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF), Ouj-e-Zahoor, who is also organizing secretary of the championship said that PBBF finalised all the arrangements to conduct successful five-day championship under the supervision of the Federal Basketball Association (FBBA). He said that defending champion Pakistan Army, Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) Wah, Railways and Pakistan Navy would join group A in the tournament while Pakistan Air Force (PAF), WAPDA, Police would comprise Group B. Ouj-e-Zahoor said that the inaugural match of the championship would be played between the defending champion Pakistan Army and Navy while POF and Railways, WAPDA and Police teams would compete in the first round of the championship. The semifinals would be played on January 30, while the final on January 31 at the same venue. Schedule: January 27 (Day-1): Army vs Navy; POF vs Railways; Wapda vs Police January 28 (Day-2): Army vs Railway; PAF vs Police; POF vs Navy. January 29 (Day-3): Army vs POF; PAF vs Wapda; Railway vs Navy. January 30 (Day-4): Semi Finals January 31 (Day-5): Final

BASKETBALL - National 02 Jan, 2023

PBBF reschedules Inter-Department Basketball Championship

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) has rescheduled the Inter-Departmental National Basketball Championship and will be rolled into action on January 25, 2023, at the Liaquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad. It is pertinent to mention here that the earlier championship was to be kicked off on November 16, 2022, and was postponed owing to political situation of the capital city Islamabad. Imran Khan’s long march was to arrive in Islamabad on November 26. According to the organizing secretary of the championship and the Associate Secretary PBBF Ouj-e-Zahoor, all the arrangements have been completed for the successful five-day championship which will be held under the supervision of the Federal Basketball Association (FBBA). He said that defending champion Pakistan Army, Pakistan Ordinance Factories (POF) Wah, Pakistan Railways, Pakistan Navy would join group A in the tournament while Pakistan Air Force (PAF), WAPDA and Pakistan Police would comprise Group B. Ouj-e-Zahoor further said that the inaugural match of the championship would be played between the defending champion Pakistan Army and Navy while POF and Railways, WAPDA and Police teams would compete in the first round of the championship. “Semifinals of the championship will be played on January 28, while the final will be held on January 29, “he concluded. Schedule: January 25 (Day-1): Army vs Navy; POF vs Railways; Wapda vs Police January 26 (Day-2): Army vs Railway; PAF vs Police; POF vs Navy. January 27 (Day-3): Army vs POF; PAF vs Wapda; Railway vs Navy. January 28 (Day-4): Semifinals January 29 (Day-5): Final

BASKETBALL - National 30 Dec, 2022

National Snooker: quarterfinals line-up completes

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) 47th National Snooker Championship reached in the phase of the quarterfinals, as the quarterfinals will be played on Saturday at NBP Sports Complex Karachi. Seed No. 3 Babar Masih (PB) lost 0-4 Against Mohammad Naseem Akhtar (PB), Seed No. 4 Haris Tahir (PB) lost 0-4 Aginst Abdul Sattar (Sindh) and Zulfiqar A. Qadir (Sindh) lost 1-4 Against Adil A. Jabbar (bal) also Adil Abdul Jabbar make 2 Century Break (119 & 139). Results: Jhanzaib Jahangir (Bal) beat Mohammad Bilal (PB) 4-0 (67-44, 61-52, 83-01, 55-16) Rana Irfan (PB) beat Ali Hamza (Sindh) 4-3 (59-54, 47-60, 72-29, 94-09, 01-93, 28-70, 63-32) Akash Rafiq (Kpk) beat Mohammad Jawed Ansari (Sindh) 4-1 (61-07, 70-14, 61-14, 28-55, 80-58) Waseem Abbas (PB) beat Zaib Khan (Bal) 4-2 (69-59, 48-77, 84-37(82), 0-85, 68-23(57), 67-36) Farukh Usman (Sindh) beat Fawad Khan (Kpk) 4-0 (66-19, 64-53, 70-0 (56), 64-08) Mohammad Ijaz (PB) beat Mohammad Iftikhar (Sindh) 4-1 (40-68, 70-52, 57-38, 127-0(127), 76-01(68),) Mubashir Raza (PB) beat Rizwan A. Aziz (Bal) 4-1 (78-07(52), 106-7(55), 80-0, 23-53, 84-23) Amir Shehzad (Kpk) beat Saif Ali Khan (Bal) 4-3 (67-40, 7-55, 61-54, 63-40, 42-73, 09-60, 63-55) Mohammad Sajjad (PB) beat Shan Namat (Isb) 4-3 (86-08(81), 47-69, 69-48, 10-52, 16-65, 98-17(59), 51-41) Sirbuland Khan (Kpk) beat Ahsan Ramzan (PB) 4-0 Walk over Mohammad Naseem Akhtar (PB) beat Babar Masih (PB) 4-0 (64-52, 58-23, 63-44, 44-16) Abdul Sattar (Sindh) beat Haris Tahir (PB) 4-0 (54-40, 61-46, 69-46, 80-40) Shahid Aftab (PB) beat Abdul Javed (Isb) 4-2 (67-2, 45-48, 21-62, 68-44, 69-59, 63-52) Adil A. Jabbar (Bal) beat Zulfiqar A. Qadir (Sindh) 4-1 (59-79, 68-0, 119-0(119), 59-24, 139-0(139),) Mohammad Faizan (Sindh) beat Sharjeel Mehmood (Kpk) 4-1 (80-42, 83-45, 73-24, 33-57, 70-31) Awais Ullah Munir (PB) beat Sultan Mohammad (Sindh) 4-3 (43-60, 33-74, 74-2, 48-70, 91-0(54), 91-28(56), 73-22) Remaining Results (Day-II) Babar Masih (PB) beat Akash Rafiq (Kpk) 4-3 (47-75, 61-01(53), 84-14(51), 9-62, 54-37, 0-77(72), 71-41) Mohammad Naseem Akhtar (PB) beat Mohammad Jawed Ansari (Sindh) 4-1 (75-48, 68-58, 58-68, 69-29, 51-09) Abdul Sattar (Sindh) beat Zaib Khan (Bal) 4-3 (44-97, 70-49, 63-18, 4-78, 76-63, 45-82, 67-25) Saturday’s Fixture: Adil A. Jabbar (Bal) v Abdul Sattar (Sindh) Shah Namat (Isb) v Ali Hamza (Sinsh) Mohammad Naseem Akhtar (PB) v Abdul Javed (Isb) Sharjeel Mehmood (KPK) v Awais Ullah Munir (PB) Waseem Abbas (PB) v Akash Rafiq (KPK) Zulfiqar A. Qadir (Sindh) v Shahid Aftab (PB) Mohammad Faizan (Sindh) v Sultan Mohammad (Sindh) Sirbuland Khan (KPK) v Mohammad Sajjad (PB)

BASKETBALL - National 21 Dec, 2022

Pakistan Basketball Federation gets affiliation with PSB

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) becomes an affiliated unit of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) after the approval of PSB Board Meeting under the PSB Rules 2022. The decision was taken in the 26th PSB meeting held under the chairmanship of the Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) and President PSB Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari. The activities of basketball in the country were also discussed in the meeting, which were taken place in the capital city Islamabad. Under the leadership of its President, Brigadier (Retd) Mohammad Iftikhar Mansoor and Secretary General, Khalid Bashir, PBBF is playing a vital role for the promotion of basketball in the country, which is also affiliated with the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) recognised by IOC, International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and FIBA Asia. PBBF staged men’s and women’s national events in the recent past and contemplating to organise back-to-back basketball tournaments in upcoming months. A spokesman for PBBF said: After the approval and formly notified by PSB, Pakistan Basketball Federation is the only representative organization at national and international levels, which has the authority to work for the development of basketball. Now, affiliated unites with PBBF including the departments and divisions must take permission from the federation to organize basketball competitions in the country. It is pertinent to mention here that under the International Olympic Committee (IOC) agreement, the federal government and PSB recognized only those national sports federations which are affiliated with their world bodies.