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National Games 2023: Sara Mahboob, Ushna Sohail win the Doubles title
Huzaifa Abdul Rehman, and Abdullah Adnan clinch men’s doubles tennis titleSports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD:-A pair of top national tennis girls, Sara Mahboob and Ushna Sohail from WAPDA claimed the Women’s Doubles title of the 34th National Games 2023 after posting a single-sided triumph against Mehaq Khokhar and Esha Jawad here at the PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue on Sunday. The score-lone was just 6-1, and 6-0.Huzaifa Abdul Rehman pairing with Abdullah Adnan from Pakistan Army lifted the men’s doubles title after beating Mohammad Shoaib and Yousaf Khalil from Pakistan Air Force (PAF) with the score-line of 6-4, and 6-0. The Singles finals will be played on Monday at the same venue.On Sunday, in the first Men's Singles semi-finals, Aqeel Khan (Wapda) beat Yousaf Khalil (PAF) 6-2, (Retd) when Yousaf retired after losing the first set, due to pain in his elbow and illness. Later, in the second semi-finals, Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (Army) out-classed Mohammad Shoaib (PAF) with the score-line of 6-2, 6-0.Meanwhile, in the first Women's Singles semi-finals, top-seed Sarah Ibrahim Khan (Wapda) defeated Labika Iqbal (Punjab) without conceding a single game at 6-0 and 6-0, whereas in the second semi-finals Ushna Suhail (Wapda) defeated Amna Ali Qayum (Army) in straight sets at 6-4, and 6-0.Results:Men’s Singles (Semifinals):Aqeel Khan (Wapda) beat Yousaf Khalil 6-2, (Retd)Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (Army) beat Mohammad Shoaib 6-2, 6-0Men’s Doubles (Final):Huzaifa Abdul Rehman & Abdullah Adnan (Army) beat Mohammad Shoaib & Yousaf Khalil (PAF) 6-4, 6-0Women’s Singles (Semifinals):Sara Mahboob (Wapda) beat Labika Durab (Punjab) 6-0, 6-0Ushna Sohail (Wapda) beat Amna Ali Qayyum (Army) 6-4, 6-0Women’s Doubles (Final):Sara Mahboob & Ushna Sohail (Wapda) beat Mehaq Khokhar & Esha Jawad (Wapda) 6-1, 6-0
National Games 2023: Aqeel, Yousaf, Huzaifa, Shoaib reach in semifinals
Sara Mahboob outplays Zainab Ali Naqvi 2-0 in quarterfinal, Ushna overcomes Sheeza 2-0Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD:-Aqeel Khan (Wapda), Yousaf Khalil (PAF), Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (Army), and Mohammad Shoaub (PAF) qualified for the top-four stage on the Men’s Singles on the ongoing 34th National Games 2023 after beating Abdullah Adnan (Army), Mohammad Talha Khan (Islamabad), Barkatullah (KPK), and Ahmed Nael Qureshi respectively in the quarterfinals here at the PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue on Saturday.Results:Men’s Singles (Quarterfinals):Aqeel Khan (Wapda) beat Abdullah Adnan (Army) 6-2, 6-1Yousaf Khalil (PAF) beat Mohammad Talha Khan (Islamabad) 6-2, 6-0Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (Army) beat Barkatullah (KPK) 6-0, 6-1Mohammad Shoaib (PAF) beat Ahmed Nael Qureshi (IBD) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2Men’s Doubles (Semifinals):Huzaifa Abdul Rehman & Abdullah Adnan (Army) beat Barkatullah & Saqib Umer (KPK) 6-1, 6-2Mohammad Shoaib & Yousaf Khalil (PAF) beat Shahzad Khan & Mudassar Murtaza (Wapda) 6-4, 6-4Women’s Singles (Quarterfinals):Labika Iqbal (Punjab) beat Tehreem Yousaf (Sindh) 6-1, 6-0Sara Mahboob (Wapda) beat Zainab Ali Naqvi (PAF) 6-1, 6-3Ushna Suhail (Wapda) beat Sheeza Sajid (PAF) 6-1, 6-3Amna Ali Qayyum (Army) beat Shimaz Durab Naz (HEC) 6-3, 6-3Women’s Doubles (Semifinals):Mehaq Khokhar & Esha Jawad (Wapda) beat Sheeza Sajid & Zainab Ali Naqvi (PAF) 6-1, 6-3Sara Mahboob & Ushna Sohail (Wapda) beat Shimza Durab / Rahat-ul-Ain (HEC) 6-1, 6-0
National Games 2023: Huzaifa overpowers Mohammad Abid sets 2-0 in tennis
Aqeel, Shoaib, Abdullah, Khalil Yousaf, Barkatullah, Huzaifa, Ahmed Nael, Mohammad Talha claim victoriesAbdul Jabbar FaisalPhoto By: Uzair BadarISLAMABAD:-national veteran tennis player, Aqeel Khan (WAPDA), Mohammad Sohaib (PAF), Abdullah Adnan (ARMY), Khalil Yousaf (PAF), Barkatullah (KPK), Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (ARMY), Ahmed Nael Qureshi (IBD), and Mohammad Talha Khan (IBD) moved into the quarterfinals of the men’s singles fixture of the 34th National Games 2023 here at SDA-PTF Tennis Complex on Friday.In the Men’s Singles, unseeded Huzaifa Abdul Rehman from Pakistan Army registered an upset victory against 5th seed Mohammad Abid in straight sets with the score-line of 6-1, and 6-3. Sarah Mahboob won her singles and doubles matches in women's competitions, as Ushna Sohain was her partner in Doubles.Results:Men’s Singles (Pre-Quarterfinals):Aqeel Khan (WAPDA) beat Israr Gul (KPK) 6-0, 6-3Mohammad Sohaib (PAF) beat Zubair Raja 6-0, 6 -0Abdullah Adnan (ARMY) beat Asad Zaman (PUB) 6-3, 6-2Khalil Yousaf (PAF) beat Uzair Khan (HEC) 6-0, 6-2Barkatullah (KPK) got walk over against Faizan Fayyaz (PUB)Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (ARMY) beat Mohammad Abid (PUB) 6-1, 6-3Ahmed Nael Qureshi (IBD) beat Rizwan Shah (BAL) 6-1, 6-1Mohammad Talha Khan (IBD) beat Aqeel Shabbir (NAVY) 6-1, 6-0Men’s Doubles (Quarterfinals):Huzaifa Abdul Rehman & Abdullah Adnan (ARMY) beat Abbas Khan & Ahmed Kamil (PAF) 6-1, 6-1Barkatullah & Saqib Umer (KPK) beat Syed Nofil Kaleem & Mohammad Talha (IBD) 6-1, 7-6 (2)Mohammad Shoaib & Yousaf Khalil (PAF) beat Ahmed Nael Qureshi & Mohammad Huzaifa (IBD) 6-4, 6-2Shahzad Khan & Mudassar Murtaza (PUB) got w/o against Asad Zaman & Faizan Fayyaz (PUB)Abdullah Adnan & Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (Army) beat Aqeel Khan & Mohammad Abid (WAPDA) 6-3, 2-6, 11-9Women’s Singles (Pre-Quarterfinals):Sarah Mahboob (WAPDA) beat Rahat-ul-Ain (HEC) 6-1, 6-0Shimza Naz (HEC) beat Zara Afzal (BAL) 6-1, 6-1Amina Ali Qayyum (ARMY) beat YUMNA MALIK (SINDH) 6-0 6-0Zainab Ali Naqvi (PAF) beat Latifa Yousofi (BAL) 6-2, 6-1Ushna Sohail (WAPDA) beat Zainab Ali Raja (ISB) 6-1, 6-0Labika Iqbal (PUNJAB) beat Kainat Ali (ISB) 7-5, 6-2Tahreem Yousaf (SIND) W/O Mahin Aftab (ARMY)Sheeza Sajid (PAF) W/O Oreen (KPK)Women’s Doubles (Quarterfinals):Mehaq Khokhar & Esha Jawad (WAPAD) beat Zainab Ali Raja & Fatima Ali Raja (ISB) 6-0, 6-0Sarah Mahboob & Ushna Sohail (WAPDA) beat Tahreem Yousaf & Yumna Malik (SINDH) 6-0, 6-0Shimza Durab & Rahat-ul-Ain (HEC) beat Mehvish Chishtie & Kainat Ali (ISB) 6-4, 6-2Sheeza Sajid & Heeza Sahjid (PAF) W/O Oreen & Maryum BibI (KPK).
National Games: WAPDA lift men’s and women’s tennis titles
Baluchistan and Islamabad share bronze medal in National Games’ historySports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD:-Pakistan WADPA have won both men’s and women’s team event tennis titles of the National Games 2023 after beating Pakistan Army in the final here at the PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue on Thursday. Baluchistan and Islamabad earned bronze medals first time in the history of national games.In the men’s final, Aqeel Khan gave Wapda a great start by beating Young Abdullah Adnan. Huzaifa Abdul Rehman then evened the tie by beating Mohammad Abid 6-0, 6-0. In the deciding doubles, seasoned Aqeel Khan pairing with Shahzad Khan defeated Huzaifa Abdul Rehman and Abdullah Adnan to win the gold for Wapda.In the women's team events final, Sarah Mahboob Khan gave Wapda a positive start by beating up-coming Amna Ali Qayum. In the best match of the day, Ushna Suhail overcame Mahin Aftab in 3-tough sets.Results (Women’s Team Event-Final):WAPDA beat ARMY (2-0):1st Singles: Sara Mahboob beat Amna Ali Qayyum 6-2, 6-32nd Singles: Ushna Sohail beat Mahin Aftab 6-2, 4-6, 7-5Men’s Team Event (Final):WAPDA beat ARMY (2-1):1st Singles: Aqeel Khan (WAPDA) beat Abdullah Adnan (ARMY) 6-2, 6-12ns Singles: Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (Army) beat Mohammad Abid (WAPDA) 6-0, 6-0Doubles: Aqeel Khan & Shahzad Khan (WAPDA) beat Abdullah Adnan & Huzaifa Abdul Rehman (Army) 6-2, 6-3
Tennis News: Army and WAPDA Reach in Team Event Final
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD:-The top national tennis men and women from Pakistan Army and WAPDA were superb in the semifinals of the tennis fixture of the 34th National Games 2023, as all matches were single-sided except Mohammad Abid from WAPDA faced a bit of resistance from Yousaf Khalil in the second single here at the PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue on Wednesday.In another the best match of the day, Abdullah Adnan of the Army beat Barkatullah of KPK 7-5, 6-2, after fighting back from 0-4 in the first set. In another match, Pakistan No.1 Aqeel Khan thrashed Mohammad Shoaib 6-1, 6-2, in a one-sided match.Results (Men’s Team Event-Semifinals):WAPDA beat PAF (2-0):First Singles: Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Shoaib 6-1, 6-2Second Singles: Mohammad Abid beat Yousaf Khalil 6-4, 7-5Army beat KPK (2-0)First Singles: Abdullah Adnan beat Barkatullah 7-5, 6-2Second Singles: Huzaifa Abdul Rehman beat Hamid Israr 6-0, 6-0Women’s Team Event (Semifinals)Army beat Baluchistan (2-0)First Singles: Amna Ali Qayyum beat Latifa Yousofi 6-0, 6-0Second Singles: Mahin Aftab beat Zara Afzal 6-0, 6-0WAPDA beat Islamabad (2-0)First Singles: Sara Mahboob beat Kainat Ali 6-0, 6-0Second Singles: Ushna Sohail beat Zainab Ali Raja 6-0, 6-0.
Tennis News: WAPDA, PAF, KPK, and Army qualify for semifinals
WAPDA, Islamabad, Army, Baluchistan’s women reach in top-four stageAbdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD:-Pakistan WAPDA, Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Khyber Pakhtunkawa (KPK), and Pakistan Army qualified for the semifinals of Men’s Team Event discipline of the ongoing 34th National Games 2023 after thrashing their challengers in the quarterfinals here at the PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue on Tuesday.In the women’s quarterfinals, WAPDA, Islamabad, Pakistan Army, and Baluchistan threshed their opponents to secure their berths in the semifinals. In the last contest, Baluchistan toiled hard to overcome Sindh 2-1, as the rest of all matches men’s and women’s ended at 2-0 in the prestigious national games competitions.In the first single, Latifa Bibi overcome Yuman Malik 2-1 with the score-line of 6-3, 3-6, and 6-3, as both players displayed top quality game. Later, in the second single, Tahreem Yousaf from Sindh defeated Zara Bibi 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 to square the match 1-1. However, in the Doubles, Latifa Bibi pairing with Zara Bibi got rid of Yamna Malik and Noreen Bibi with the score-line of 6-4, 1-6, and 10-4.Results (Men’s Team Event-Quarterfinals):WAPDA beat Islamabad (2-0):1st Singles: Aqeel Khan beat Ahmed Nael Qureshi 6-1, 6-12nd Singles: Mohammad Abid beat Syed Nofil Kaleem 6-1, 6-2PAF beat Pakistan Navy (2-0):1st Singles: Mohammad Shoaib beat Taimur Malik 6-0, 6-0 2nd Singles: Abbas Khan beat Noufl Malik 6-1, 6-1KPK beat Punjab (2-0):1st Singles: Barkatullah Khan beat Faizan Fayyaz 6-1, 6-0 2nd Singles: Hamid Israr beat Asad Zaman 6-2, 6-3Army beat HEC (2-0):1st Singles: Abdullah Adnan beat Uzair Khan 6-1, 6-2 2nd Singles: Mohammad Huzaifa beat Aqib Hayat 6-2, 6-1Women’s Team Event (Quarterfinals):WAPDA beat PAF (2-0):1st Singles: Sara Mahboob beat Shiza Sajid 6-0, 6-1 2nd Singles: Ushna Sohail beat Zainab Ali Naqvi 6-0, 6-0Islamabad beat KPK (2-0):1st Singles: Kaynat Ali beat Oreen Bibi 6-7 (1), 7-5, 6-0 2nd Singles: Mehvish Chishtie beat Maryam Bibi 6-0, 6-0Army beat HEC (2-0):1st Singles: Amna Ali Qayyum beat Shimza Naz 6-3, 6-4 2nd Singles: Mahin Aftab beat Rahat-ul-Amin 6-0, 6-0Baluchistan beat Sindh (2-1):1st Singles: Latifa Bibi beat Yuman Malik 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 2nd Singles: Tahreem Yousaf beat Zara Bibi 6-4, 4-6, 7-5Doubles: Latifa Bibi & Zara Bibi beat Yamna Malik & Noreen Bibi 6-4, 1-6, 10-4
Tennis News: Navy and Punjab post victories in National Games 2023
Abdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD:-Pakistan Navy and Punjab have started their campaign with impressive victories in the 34th National Games 2023 by beating Baluchistan and Sindh respectively 2-1 and 2-0 at SDA-PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue here on Monday.Earlier in the morning, the captain’s meeting of all the participating teams was held at the Referee’s Office. Arif Qureshi chaired the meeting whereas Col. Gul Rehman Secretary General of the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), and Chairman Organizing Committee, and Mumtaz Yousaf, Senior Vice President Baluchistan Tennis Association (BTA), and Member of the Organizing Committee of the 34th National Games’ Tennis Event also attended the meeting.On the opening day, two ties of the Men’s Team event were played between Baluchistan and Navy, and Punjab and Sindh. Punjab comfortably beat Sindh by winning both the singles to advance into the 2nd round. In the second tie, Navy beat Baluchistan 2-1 after a thrilling contest. Results (Day-I):Pakistan Navy beat Baluchistan (2-1)1st Singles: Rizwan Shah (Baluchistan) beat Taimor Malik (Navy) 7-5, 6-42nd Singles: Aqeel Shabbir (Navy) beat Zafar Ahmed (Balochistan) 6-2, 6-0Doubles: Aqeel Shabbir / Taimur Malik beat Zafar Ahmad / Rizwan Shah 6-2, 6-2Punjab beat Sindh (2-0)1st Singles: Faizan Fayyaz (Punjab) beat Zubair Raja (Sindh) 6-1, 6-32nd Singles: Asad Zaman (Punjab) beat Sheeraz Bhand (Sindh) 7-6 (4), 6-1.
Tennis News: National Games 2023 event to start on May 22, 2023
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD:-The tennis fixture of the ongoing 34th National Games 2023 will start on May 22 at Syed Dilawar Abbass (SDA)-Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Tennis Complex Garden Avenue Islamabad, as 10 departments will take part in the 6 different disciplines.According to an official of PTF, the Pakistan Tennis Federation in collaboration with Baluchistan Sports Board, and Baluchistan Tennis Association will organize the 34th National Games’ Tennis Event of Men’s and Women’s from May 22-29, 2023.Top national players of the 10 leading provincial and departments team of the country including Pakistan WAPDA, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Pakistan Navy, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Khayber Pakhtunkawa (KPK), Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, and Islamabad will fight for titles.The strength of Men’s athletes is 39 along with 10 officials while 30 women’s athletes with 7 officials. The total strength of the participating players is 69 with 17 Officials confirming their participation and showing their expertise at this tennis extravaganza.Six events will be played during the 6-day national fixture including Men’s Team Event, Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Team Event, Women’s Singles, and Women’s Doubles. The captains meeting will be held on 22nd May 2023 (Monday) at 10:00 AM at PTF Tennis Complex followed by a Draw of Team Events and two matches will be played in the first round of the Men’s Team Event.Mohammad Arif Qureshi ITF White Badge Referee will supervise the 34th National Games and 29 other technical officials from all over the country. A formal opening ceremony will be held on Tuesday 23rd May 2023 at 9:45 AM at PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad.
Tennis News: Former Olympians visit training camp to inspire budding
Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE:-The hockey legends, Ex-Olympians Manzoor-ul-Hassan and Lt Col (Retd) Saeed Khan visited the Ali Embroidery High Performance Tennis Training Camp to motivate and support budding tennis talented guys.Led by renowned tennis coaches under the supervision of camp commandant Rashid Malik (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz), the camp received a boost as the distinguished guests were introduced to the participants and coaches, including Aqeel Khan, Shahzad Khan, Ahmed Babar, Arif Feroz, and Azhar Hussain. Former PTF Secretary and Senior Vice President Col (r) Asif Dar, ex-international hockey player Naseem Ahmad and tennis player Imran Siddique also joined the visit.On the occasion, Manzoor-ul-Hassan said:"I am thrilled to see these talented future tennis stars, who have the potential to achieve great success internationally. They need unwavering passion and dedication towards the game, setting high goals to bring glory to Pakistan. This winning mentality is what we desire in hockey and other sports too."Manzoor ul Hassan shared exciting news about a nationwide talent hunt initiative for hockey, discovering promising players from remote areas. These players will receive training at the Manzoor-ul-Hassan Hockey Stadium to restore Pakistan's hockey glory. However, achieving this goal requires unity, merit, transparency, and grassroots development. Col (r) Saeed Khan urged the hockey federation to prioritize these principles to revitalize the national game.
Tennis News: High Performance Tennis Training Camp 2023 inaugurated
Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE: The Punjab Lawn Tennis Association (PLTA) and Ali Embroidery Mills have joined hands to organise the High Performance Tennis Training Camp 2023 here at the Punjab Tennis Academy in Bagh-e-Jinnah.Omar Badi-uz-Zaman, Executive Director Ali Embroidery Mills, along with PLTA Secretary Rashid Malik inaugurated the camp during a colorful opening ceremony, which took place on Thursday and was attended by camp participants, coaches, and officials.Omar Zaman expressed his company's commitment to supporting talented tennis players in Pakistan. He said, "There is no dearth of talent in Pakistan, but the dire need of the hour is to provide that talent with all the basic and modern facilities so that they may earn glories for Pakistan at the international level."Omar Zaman also emphasized the importance of corporate social responsibility and encouraged others to support talented Pakistani players. "It is our corporate responsibility, and we are doing it in a befitting manner. Others too should come forward and support very talented Pakistani players so that in return, they may win international medals for Pakistan," he added.The camp will be supervised by former Pakistan No 1, Davis Cup Captain, and renowned coach Rashid Malik (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz). The training will be conducted by Pakistan No 1 Aqeel Khan, former Pakistan No 2 Shahzad Khan, former Junior Davis Cupper Ahmad Babar, and Certified Fitness Trainer Syed Azhar Hussain (IFCA, UK).PLTA Secretary Rashid Malik expressed his gratitude to Ali Embroidery Mills for sponsoring this fruitful activity. He also thanked Federal Minister for IPC Ehsan ur Rehman Mazari for his all-out assistance for the promotion of junior tennis in Pakistan. "Such generous supports always help in the betterment and development of sports and especially tennis in Pakistan," Malik said.“The camp will benefit top-ranked national players and is being organized for the second time in Pakistan's tennis history. With the support of Ali Embroidery Mills and other sponsors, we are hopeful to provide talented Pakistani players with the necessary facilities and training to win the ATF, ITF titles at junior level and later, the same bunch of players, if provided consecutive support by government and corporate sector for international events, can represent the country in ATP, WTA, and Grand Slam events,” Rashid Malik concluded.
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