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FOOTBALL - Rugby 17 Jan, 2023

Noor Rugby Club win Darrah Adam Khail Under-16 Tournament

Sports Bulletin Report PESHAWAR: Noor Rugby Club have won the Darrah Adam Khail Under-16 Tournament that held under the banners of Pakistan Rugby Union (PRU) aiming to flourish the game at lower level and to provide occasions to junior players. According to an official, Pakistan Rugby Union is organizing the tournament all over Pakistan in different age groups’ 7s and 15s events at the various locations of Pakistan. In Khyber Pakhutan Kawa (KPK) Darrah Adam Khail Under-16 tournament was held which was won by Noor Rugby Club. 3 cities participated in this junior activity including Noor Rugby Club from Darrah Adam Khail, Pakthons Rugby Club Noshera and Aspirian Rugby club Peshawar. The first game which was ended 0-0 draw between Noor RFC and Aspirian RFC and in 2nd game Pakhtons beat Aspirian by 15-0 and in 3rd and last game before final Noor RFC beat Pakhtons by 27-0. After the league games Noor RFC and Pakhtons RFC qualify for final which was reply of league game Noor RFC beat Pakhtons by 5-0 and won the Under 16 Rugby cup 2023. In the concluding ceremony chief guests Major Yasin (Frontier Core), Sajid Khan Afridi District Sports Officer Kohar and Noor Aslam Executive Committee member Pakistan Rugby union distributed trophies.

FOOTBALL - Int News 17 Jan, 2023

Over half-a-million tickets sold for FIFA Women World Cup

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: FIFA has revealed that over half-a-million tickets have been sold to fans from more than 120 countries for the ninth edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, taking place this July and August in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The first-ever 32-team FIFA Women’s World Cup will be a truly global celebration of football and welcome teams qualified for the first time ever in their history from Morocco, Zambia, Philippines, Vietnam and the Republic of Ireland. FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura said: “Ticket sales for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 are off to a great start and it’s not just home fans in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand purchasing tickets! Fans residing in the United States of America, England, Qatar, Germany, China PR, Canada, the Republic of Ireland and France are the top 10 purchasers of FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 tickets so far. This highlights the fantastic pull of the female game and the passion it evokes among the global football fandom.

FOOTBALL - FIFA News 09 Jan, 2023

FIFA appoints 33 referees, 55 assistant referees for Women World Cup

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: FIFA Referees Committee announced the names of the match officials selected for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™. A total of 33 referees, 55 assistant referees and 19 video match officials (VMOs) will form FIFA Team One and have been chosen in close cooperation with the six confederations, based on the officials’ quality and the performances delivered at FIFA tournaments as well as at other international and domestic competitions in recent years. For the first time in the history of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, six female VMOs have also been selected. “As always, the criteria we have used is ‘quality first’ and the selected on-field match officials represent the highest level of refereeing worldwide,” said the chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, Pierluigi Collina. “We all remember the very successful FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 in France. The high standard of refereeing contributed significantly to that success. The aim for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 is to repeat that success and to convince again with excellent referees’ performances.” “Even though the pandemic affected our activities, we had enough time to provide the candidates with good preparation. As we did for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, we are announcing these selections well in advance to be able to work in a purposeful and focused manner with all those who have been appointed for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, monitoring them over the coming months. From the selected referees, we expect a rigorous and focused preparation for the Women’s World Cup, a competition that FIFA and its president hold in the highest of regards,” said Collina.

FOOTBALL - World Cup 18 Dec, 2022

FIFA World Cup 2022: Croatia outplay Morocco 2-1 in third position play-off

Report: Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD: Croatia thrashed Morocco 2-1 in the 3rd position play-off of the FIFA World Cup 2022 at Khalifa International Football Stadium in Doha, Qatar on Saturday night. The losers of the semifinal, started the third-position contest heartlessly, as Morocco defenders a lot of errors at the start of the game. During the first three minutes, Croatia missed a couple of open chances to get the upper hand in the match but they missed these chances. However, Josko Gvardiol netted the ball with his head spectacularly, as he got flying passing from the left side and put his team 1-0 ahead. After going down 1-0, the Morocco footballers changed their tactic and made some joint efforts from both flanks left and right, as they succeeded to level the match 1-1 after two minutes. Achraf Dari scored the goal for Morocco. After 1-1, both teams showed some aggression and attached each other goalposts countless times. Morocco wasted two open chances in the 24th and 29th minute to earn the lead in the vital match of the Qatar Football World Cup 2022. Around three minutes before the break, Croatian forward Mislav Orsic score the second goal for his team in the 42nd minute, as he received the ball in the box on the left side he kicked the ball to the left side of the goal side that went into the goal after hitting the goalpost. Morocco tried their best to bounce back in the match and square the score 2-2 but Croatian defenders and goalkeeper were alerted to halt their attempts. After the first half, the score-line was 2-1 in the favour of Croatia. Meanwhile, in the second half, Croatian players kept possession of the ball and made combined moves to enhance the lead, as they missed a golden occasion in the 51st minute when M Livaja kicked the ball inches away from the target. Morocco presented a bit rough game in the middle of the second half and they attempted six fouls. Croatia also did some errors and played 9 fouls after completing the 70 minutes of the game. In the last moments, Morocco got an occasion to level the game in the injury time but failed to level the game. Hakimi was well marked by Croatian defenders and the second half ended goalless, as Croatia claimed the third position in the FIFA World Cup 2022. At the final whistle the score was Croatia 2 and Morocco 1 after 90 minutes of the game. Morocco (Play XIs): Bono (goalkeeper), Y A Allah, Achraf Dari, J Yamiq, A Hakimi, A Sabiri, S Amrabat, B El Khallouss, S Boufal, Y En Nesyri, H Ziyech, Croatia (Play XIs): D Livaaovic (goalkeeper), J Stanisic, J Sutalo, Josko Gvardiol, I Eerisic, L Modric, N Kovacic, L Majer, A Kramaric, Mislav Orsic, M Livaja

FOOTBALL - Clubs & Schools 16 Dec, 2022

IBECHS Gulberg Football Tournament: final on December 24, 2022

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: The final of the ongoing IBECHS Gulberg Football Tournament will be played on December 24, 2022 at Gulberg football ground. According to an official of IBECHS, the 'Gulberg Green Football League' tournament kicked off on December 10, as the top 16 football clubs were selected for the fixture. Nafees Maki (Retd) Joint DG IB was the chief guest of the opening ceremony. Awais Ayub Vice president and Mohammad Ali Information Secretary of the IBECHS were the special guests of the event. The tournament will conclude on 24th December 2022. Shujaat Ullah Qureshi will be the chief guest and General Zubair Mahmood Hayat NI (M) HI (M) will be the guest of honor for the final. The lucrative prizes will be awarded to the winning and participating teams.

FOOTBALL - Clubs & Schools 15 Dec, 2022

IBECHS Gulberg Green Tournament completes quarterfinals line-up

Gulberg Green, USGC, Kahota and Muslim, Gangal, Arslan Club reach in top-eight stage Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: Gulberg Green, USGC Club, Kahota Club, Muslim Club, Gangal Club, and Arslan Club have moved into the top-eight stage of the ongoing IBECHS Gulberg Green Football Tournament here at Gulberg football ground. According to an official, the pre-quarterfinal matches of the tournament were played at Gulberg Green Football Ground. Gulberg Green Club stunned BCA Club by 5-1 while USGC Club defeated Islamabad Academy in a similar style by 5-1 to reach the next round. Kahota Club overcame Model Town Club 3-1 while Muslim Club beat Afghan Club by 2-0 goals. Gangal Club ousted ABC Club by 3-1 while Arslan Club beat Coral Club by 3-1. Nishtar Club beat Huma Club 4-3 on penalty kicks. Chief organizer International Footballer Haji Abdul Sattar said that the semifinal matches of the tournament would be played on December 22 and 23 while the final would be played on December 24. Will

FOOTBALL - Clubs & Schools 14 Dec, 2022

IBECHS Gulberg Football: Arsalan FC Defeat Hurra FC by 3-1

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: Arsalan Football Club defeated Hurra Football Club 3-1 in the IBECHS Football Tournament here at Gulberg Football Ground on Wednesday. Mohammad Abrar scored the first goal for his team Arsalan FC in the 4th minute of the match and led his team 1-0 in the knock-out round of the tournament. Osaman doubled the lead by scoring an excellent goal before the finishing of the first half of the game. Arsalan FC were ahead 2-0, in the end, halfway. The third goal was scored by Mohammad Faheem for the winners to make the score-line 3-0. However, in the last minute, Hurra FC got a penalty kick, which came back after hitting right side of the goalpost. On the rebound, Mohammad Issar scored the only goal for Hurra FC. Referee, Mohammad Iftikar Ahmed supervised the match.

FOOTBALL - World Cup 14 Dec, 2022

FIFA World Cup: Argentina score 3 goal against Croatia in semifinal

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD: Two times champions, Argentina scored 3 goals against in the first semifinal of the FIFA World Cup 2022 at half time at Lusail Football Stadium Doha, Qatar in the wee hours of Wednesday. Leonel Messi scored first goal on penalty kick while Julian Alvarez doubled the Argentina lead in the 39 minutes of the first part of the game. Messi scored third gaol in the 68 minute of the match.

FOOTBALL - World Cup 11 Dec, 2022

FIFA World Cup: France trounced England 2-1 in the last quarterfinal

Special Report ISLAMABAD: Defending champions France vanquished England 2-1 in the 4th quarterfinal of the FIFA World Cup 2022 to move to the semifinal at Al Bayt Football Stadium Qatar, as winners will meet Morocco in the second semifinal of the quadrennial soccer fixture of the world. French footballers were looking for a nice touch from the start of the game and kept the ball in control. They got a couple of chances during the first 10 minutes of the game and in the 11th minute, English goalkeeper J Pickford collected the ball neatly when an accurate shot was right on target. A left-side move also created a chance but unfortunately, French forward Dembele could not connect the ball into the net. Finally, Aurelien Tchouameni thrived to earn the lead for his team in the 17th minute, when he smashed the ball from out of the box and made the scoreboard 1-0. English lad got a free kick from the right side near the box but French goalkeeper H Lloris made that unsuccessful in the 21st minute of the first half. However, during the 25 to 30 minutes of play England were looking so aggressive and made back-to-back attempts to square the match. In the 25th minute, England captain S Kane took review for claiming a penalty kick but it was turned down after watching the reply, soon after this incident England forward Foden kicked the ball on target but the opponent’s goalkeeper was alert. England wasted another chance in the 30th minute when on a corner kick the forwards were unable to convert the ball into the net, as there were three English players in the box near the goal-line. France retained the lead 1-0 at half-time. Finishing the first half in a one-goal deficit, England players started the second half with pace and attacked twice in a row in the 47th minute and produced the corner too but French goalkeeper H Lloris defended both attempts bravely and did not allow opponents to guide the ball in the goal. Henderson made a move from the right flank that ended in smoke. In the 53rd minute, England made the match even at 1-1 on a penalty kick. Captain Harry Kane smashed the ball accurately into the net. Woeful English forward H Maguire could not head the ball into the net in the 70th minute, as his effort went in vain and the ball crossed the goal-line after touching the goalpost on the right side of the goalkeeper, as England wasted a golden opportunity to get the lead in the last quarterfinal of the FIFA World Cup 2022. Olivier Giroud scored the second goal for defending champions in the 78th minute by heading the ball into the net after receiving the ball from the left side and reset the scoreboard to 2-1. Unluckily, English skipper Harry Kane kicked the penalty out in the 84th minute and could not level the score 2-2. The final score was 2-1 in the last quarterfinal of the Qatar Football World Cup. France will clash with Morocco in the second semifinal of the mage football fixture of the world on December 15, 2022, as the first semifinal will be played on December 14, 2022, between Argentina and Croatia.

FOOTBALL - World Cup 10 Dec, 2022

FIFA World Cup: Croatia beat Brazil 4-2 on penalty shoot in quarterfinal

Report: Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD: Croatia made another mark in the history of the FIFA World Cup after deleting 4-time champions Brazil from the Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 4-2 on penalty shoots in the first quarterfinal here at Education Football Stadium Doha Qatar on Friday night. The match was tied 1-1 after 120 minutes of the game. Winners kicked all four penalties accurately in the goal while Brazil could push the ball in the net twice. One was stopped by the goalkeeper Dominik Ltvakovic and one came back after hitting the left-side of the goalpost. In the first quarterfinal of a mega soccer fixture, both teams Brazil and Croatia started the game with a gentle pace and struggled to control the ball, as the opening 15 minutes of time, was wasted in the middle of the playground. In the 20th minute, the forwards missed a chance when from the right flank a cross passed in front of the goalpost. Later Brazil threw away an open occasion in the 23rd minute of the game. They also got 1st corner kick but that could not be fruitful for Brazil. The ball possession ratio was 51 and 49 in the favour of Yellow Shirts. Brazil attempted five shoots while Croatia 3 on the goalpost each other but no one could change the scoreboard, as the 45 minutes game ended without any score. The referee brought out the yellow card twice from his pocket and showed two players, each one from both sides. Croatia attempted 8 fouls while Brazil did 5 times in the first part of the match. Meanwhile, in the second half, Brazil changed its tactic and displayed the skill of soccer by showing some aggression and combined moves. They attached 16 times against Croatia in the quarterfinal encounter. They kept control of the ball the 51 percent of 90 minutes of the game. They wasted open net chances in the 47th minute and 66th minute. Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Ltvakovic performed excellently and saved certainly goal attempts in the whole match. Extra time was given to the first quarterfinal to make the decision of the first semifinal team of the FIFA World Cup 2022. After massive attacks, Brazil scored the goal after the first part of the extra time, as injury time was going on. Neymar netted the ball after his personal effort, which made the score 1-0. Bruno Petkovic leveled the game 1-1 in the 117th minute of the match, as he kick the ball accurately to the left side of the goalkeeper, as soon as he received the pass from left-out players. However, no one could change the scoreboard during the next three minutes of extra time. After 120 minutes, the quarterfinal was leveled 1-1. Brazil XIs: Alisson (Goalkeeper), Danilo, T Silva, Marquinhos, Casemiro, Lucas Paqueta, E Militao, Raphinha, Neymar, V Junior, Richarlison, Croatia XIs Dominik Ltvakovic (Goalkeeper), Boma Sosa, Josko Gvardiol, Dejan Lovren, Josip Juranovic, Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic, Mateo Kovacic, Ivan Perisic, Andreg Kramaric, Mario Pasalic Quarterfinals Line-up: 1st Quarterfinal: Croatia beat Brazil 1-1 (4-2 Penalty Shoots) 2nd Quarterfinal: Argentina vs Netherlands 3rd Quarterfinal: Morocco vs Portugal 4th Quarterfinal: France vs England