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Racket Sports - Squash 04 Dec, 2023
An injury forced Mohammad Asim to quit final against Noor ZamanAbdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD: An injury forced second seed Mohammad Asim Khan to bow out in the final of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) International Squash Championship against fourth seed Noor Zaman after lasting 18 minutes in the court here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Monday. Asim was down 1-0 and was crawling 8-2 in the second game when he decided to quit four glass-wall squash court.In the first game, Mohammad Asim was looking a bit defensive, as his opponent Noor Zaman, who had toppled the top seed player of the tournament in the semifinal, displayed an aggressive game and got a lead of vital four points at 9-5. Mohammad Asim changed his game strategy and won three back-to-back points to make scoreboard 8-9. At this stage, a powerful forehand stroke hit right on his shin. He cried with pain, as Noor got a conduct warning and a stroke point too by referee Mohammad Sajjad. Noor Zaman finished the first game at 11-8.Air Marshal Irfan Ahmed, HI (M) graced the final as chief guest and distributed the prizes among the players. The champion Noor Zaman received a prize money of US$1805 along with trophy while Mohammad Asim pocketed US$1140. The winner of women’s event Amina-el-Rihany got prize money of US$905 while the other finalist Nadien got US$570, as the both girls are from Egypt.Results (Final):Women’s Event: Amina el Rihany (EGY) beat Nadien Elhammamy (EGY) 13-15, 11-3, 11-7, 11-7 (48 min)Men’s Event: Noor Zaman (PAK) beat Mohammad Asim Khan (PAK) 11-8, 8-2, retired hurt (18 min).
Racket Sports - Squash 03 Dec, 2023
Noor Zaman outplays Egyptian player Ibrahim in straight games 3-0Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Noor Zaman Khan and Mohammad Asim Khan reached in the final of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) International Squash Championship 2023 after winning their semifinals here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Sunday. The final will be played on Monday at the same venue.Men’s Event (Semifinals):Noor Zaman (PAK) beat Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY) 13-11, 11-6, 11-4, (40 min), Mohammad Asim Khan (PAK) beat Nasir Iqbal (PAK) 12-10, 2-0 retired hurt (18 min)Women’s Event (Semifinals):Nadien Elhammamy (EGY) beat Nour Ramy (EGY) 11-2, 11-6, 11-2 (20 min)Amina el Rihany (EGY) beat Nour Khafagy (EGY) 4-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-8 (48 min).
MARTIAL ARTS - Int News 03 Dec, 2023
Sports Bulletin ReportQUETTA: President, Pakistan Mixed Martial Arts Federation (PMMAF), Zulfiqar Ali has announced that Pakistani athletes would take part in the World MMA Championship, scheduled to be held from December 6 to 10, 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.“Asim Khan and Shahzaib also would represent the country in the event. Initially, we had planned to send seven males and as many female athletes to participate in the championship but due to scarcity of funds. We decided to send only four athletes now including Shahzaib, Asim Khan, Dawood Jan, and Abdul Rehman along with team coach Imran Qasim, “he added.
Racket Sports - Badminton 02 Dec, 2023
Sports Bulletin ReportGUJRANWALA: Top national badminton players, Irfan Saeed and Muqeet Tahir set to meet in the final of the 1st Gymkhana Gujranwala All Pakistan National Ranking Badminton Tournament after thrashing Mohammad Ali and Mohammad Adnan in the semifinals respectively on Saturday. The final will be played on Sunday.In Women’s Singles Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) and Ghazala Sididque (Wapda) will meet in final.Results:Men’s Singles (Semifinals):Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) beat Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) by 21-16, 23-21Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Mohammad Adnan (Wapda) by 22-24, 21-19, 21-11Women’s Singles (Semifinals):Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) by 21-11, 21-10Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) beat Palwasha Bashir (Sindh) by 21-12, 21-17Men’s Doubles (Semifinals):Awais Zahid & Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Murad Ali (KP) & Shoaib Riaz (Army) by 21-13, 21-14Raja Zulqarnain Haider & Yasir Ali (Army) beat Abuzar Rasheed (SNGPL) & Zunain Javed (Wapda) by 21-18, 21-19Women’s Doubles (Semifinals):Saima Waqas (Wapda) & Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) beat Farzna Ali & Saba Rasheed (Wapda) by 24-22, 21-12Palwasha Bashir (Sindh) & Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) & Summiya Tariq (Army) by 21-16, 21-17
CAS International Squash Championship for Men’s & Women’s 2023
Three local guys Noor Zaman, Nasir Iqbal, and Mohammad Asim qualify for the semifinalsSports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Besides top seed lad, Ibrahim Elkabbani from Egypt three Pakistani players including Noor Zaman, Nasir Iqbal, and Mohammad Asim Khan qualified for the semifinals of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)-Serena Hotels International Squash Championship for Men, and Women after defeating their respective opponents at Mushaf Squash Complex Islamabad on Saturday.Results (Men’s Event):Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY) beat Ong Sai Hung (MAS) 11-5, 11-7, 11-5 (27 min)Noor Zaman (PAK) beat Mohamed Nasser (EGY) 11-9, 1-11, 11-5, 11-2 (38 min)Nasir Iqbal (PAK) beat Amaad Fareed (PAK) 7-11, 11-1, 11-5, 11-4 (38 min)Mohammad Asim Khan (PAK) beat Khaled Labib (EGY) 11-9, 11-8, 12-10 (44 min)Results (Women’s Event):Nadien Elhammamy (EGY) beat Chan Yiwen (MAS) 12-10, 3-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-1 (50 min)Nour Ramy (EGY) beat Sana Bahadar (PAK) 11-4, 11-5, 11-4 (15 min)Amina el Rihany (EGY) beat Malak Samir (EGY) 11-4, 11-4, 13-11 (26 min)Nour Khafagy (EGY) beat Wong Po Yui Kirstie (HKG) 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 11-5 (25 min).
CAS-Serena Hotels International Squash Championship
Noor Zaman overcomes compatriot Farhan Mehboob 3-2 in a thrilling contestAbdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD: As many as 4 local and 4 foreign players moved into the quarterfinals of the ongoing Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)-Serena Hotels International Squash Championship for Men, and Women after defeating their respective challengers here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Friday.A duo of Pakistani squash lads Noor Zaman and Farhan Mehboob plundered the day by showing excellent game skills in the men’s event match that lasted 48 minutes, as the final score-line was 4-11, 11-2, 11-9, 10-12, and 11-9.Results (Men’s Event):Ong Sai Hung (MAS) beat Duncan Lee (MAS) 12-10, 11-5, 11-9 (37 min)Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY) beat Ziad Ibrahim (EGY) 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6 (125 min)Mohamed Nasser (EGY) beat Mohammad Abdul Qadir (PAK) 11-5, 2-11, 11-6, 11-5 (31 min)Noor Zaman (PAK) beat Farhan Mehboob (PAK) 4-11, 11-2, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9 (48 min)Nasir Iqbal (PAK) beat Seif El-Shenawy (EGY) 11-3, 11-3, 11-1 (16 min)Amaad Fareed (PAK) beat Wee Ming Hock (MAS) 11-8, 119-, 11-4 (32 min)Mohammad Asim Khan (PAK) beat Yassin Shohdy (EGY) 11-2, 11-3, 11-6 (24 min)Khaled Labib (EGY) beat Abdullah Nawaz (PAK) 11-8, 8-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9 (66 min)Results (Women’s Event):Chan Yiwen (MAS) beat Rushna Mehboob (PAK) 11-7, 11-3, 11-5 (12 min)Nadien Elhammamy (EGY) beat Mehwish Ali (PAK) 11-2, 11-3, 11-8 (19 min)Sana Bahadar (PAK) beat Anam Mustafa Aziz (PAK) 9-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-8 (25 min)Nour Ramy (EGY) beat Sadia Gul (PAK) 11-3, 11-5, 11-3 (18 min)Amina el Rihany (EGY) beat Saima Shoukat (PAK) 11-1, 11-1, 11-1 (11 min)Malak Samir (EGY) beat Thanusaa Uthrian (MAS) 9-11, 12-10, 13-11, 12-10 (37 min)Wong Po Yui Kirstie (HKG) beat Komal Khan (PAK) 11-4, 11-6, 11-2 (12 min)Nour Khafagy (EGY) beat Sarah Soudan (EGY) 11-7, 11-6, 11-2 (24 min).
BADMINTON - National 01 Dec, 2023
Sports Bulletin ReportGUJRANWALA: Muqeet Tahir (Wapda), Aashan Tanveer (HEC), Awais Zahid (Wapda), Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda), Mohammad Adnan (Wapda), Anjum Bashir (Army), Azeem Sarwar (Wapda), and Irfan Saeed (Wapda) advanced into the quarterfinal stage of the Men’s Singles event of the 1st Gymkhana Gujranwala All Pakistan National Ranking Badminton Tournament after beating their respective rivals here on Thursday.Women’s Singles (Round-I):Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Saira Razzaq (Wapda) by 21-10, 21-7Amal Muneeb (Punjab) beat Sehra Akram (Wapda) by 21-2, 21-2Summiya Tariq (Army) beat Khadija Nasir (Punjab) by 21-14, 21-14Mariyam Hanif (Sindh) beat Samiya Ejaz (Punjab) by 21-13, 21-14Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) beat Anam Noor (Punjab) by 21-3, 21-2Saima Waqas (Wapda) beat Asna Shahbaz (Punjab) by 21-10, 21-12Huma Javed (Wapda) beat Manal Tariq (Army) by 21-13, 21-15Farzana Ali (Wapda) beat Kanzul Eman (Punjab) by 21-9, 21-18Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) beat Shahnaz Shah (Wapda) by 21-6, 21-3Saba Rasheed (Wapda) beat Tayyaba Shafiq (Punjab) by 21-10, 21-11Wirdha Gouhar (SNGPL) beat Rubab Imtaiz (Wapda) by 23-21, 15-21, 21-16Laiba Masoud (Wapda) beat Aqsa Zikriya (SNGPL) by 21-12, 21-8Bushra Qayum (Wapda) beat Maryam Awan (Sindh) by 21-12, 21-9Palwasha Bashir (Sindh) beat Sidra Irfan (Wapda) by 21-13, 21-7Umama Usman (Army) beat Mehmoona Ameer (Wapda) by 21-12, 21-16Men’s Singles (Pre-Quarterfinals):Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) beat Murad Ali (KP) by 21-13, 18-21, 21-12Aashan Tanveer (HEC) beat Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Army) by 21-18, 21-13Awais Zahid (Wapda) beat Jalees Konain (SNGPL) by 21-19, 21-12Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Ahmer Jalal (SNGPL) by 21-10, 18-21, 21-15Mohammad Adnan (Wapda) beat Muqist Islam (Punjab) by 21-10, 21-14Anjum Bashir (Army) beat Mohammad Rizwan (Wapda) by 21-17, 21-11Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) beat Shoaib Riaz (Army) by 21-17, 21-12Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Uzair Khan (Army) by 21-17, 21-13Women’s Singles (Pre-Quarterfinals):Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Amal Muneeb (Punjab) by 21-10, 21-10Summiya Tariq (Army) beat Mariyam Hanif (Sindh) by 21-18, 21-13Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) beat Sehar Abdul Majid (Punjab) by 21-13, 21-13Saima Waqas (Wapda) beat Huma Javed (Wapda) by 22-20, 21-14Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) beat Farzana Ali (Wapda) by 21-10, 21-13Saba Rasheed (Wapda) beat Wirdha Gouhar (SNGPL) by 21-14, 21-18Laiba Masoud (Wapda) beat Bushra Qayum (Wapda) by 21-14, 22-20Palwasha Bashir (Sindh) beat Umama Usman (Army) by 21--16, 21-12
CAS-Serena Hotels International Squash Championship starts
Pakistan top national girl Mehwish Ali outplays Mariam Malik 3-1Abdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD: The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)-Serena Hotels International Squash Championship for Men, and Women got underway at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad on Thursday, as 8 male and 8 female players goy bye in the first round of prestigious squash fixture.Pakistan top national girl Mehwish Ali defeated Mariam Malik 3-1 in her opening encounter after lasting 38 minutes in the court, as the final score-line was 11-5, 9-11, 12-10, and 11-5.Eight players including Ibrahim Elkabbani from Egypt, Ong Sai Hung from Malaysia, Mohamed Nasser from Egypt, Noor Zaman from Pakistan, Seif El-Shenawy for Egypt, Wee Ming Hock from Malaysia, Khaled Labib from Egypt, and Mohammad Asim Khan from Pakistan got bye in the first round of the championship.Also, eight female players including Chan Yiwen (Malaysia), Nadien Elhammamy (Egypt), Anam Mustafa Aziz (Pakistan), Nour Ramy (Egypt), Amina el Rihany (Egypt), Malak Samir (Egypt), Wong Po Yui Kirstie (Hong Kong), and Nour Khafagy (Egypt) got bye.Results (Men’s Event):Farhan Mehboob (PAK) beat Pablo Quintana Estevez (ESP) 11-4, 11-9, 11-8 (36m)Ziad Ibrahim (EGY) beat Arón Astray (ESP) 11-1, 13-11, 11-6 (23m)Mohammad Abdul Qadir (PAK) beat Youssef Matta (EGY) 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 (31m)Nasir Iqbal (PAK) beat Hafiz Zhafri (MAS) 5-11, 11-3, 3-11, 11-8, 11-8 (51m)Abdullah Nawaz (PAK) beat Yusuf Elsherif (EGY) 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 12-10 (49m)Duncan Lee (MAS) beat Farhan Zaman (PAK) 11-7, 9-11, 3-11, 12-10, 11-7 (50m)Amaad Fareed (PAK) beat Israr Ahmed (PAK) 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 7-11, 11-3 (45m)Yassin Shohdy (EGY) Usman Nadeem (PAK) 14-12, 11-4, 11-9 (33m)Results (Women’s Event):Mehwish Ali (PAK) beat Mariam Malik (PAK) 11-5, 9-11, 12-10, 11-5 (38 m)Rushna Mehboob (PAK) beat Sehrish Ali (PAK) 11-4, 11-4, 11-4 (12 m)Sana Bahadar (PAK) beat Umme e Kulsoom (PAK) 11-5, 11-4, 11-9 (13 m)Sadia Gul (PAK) beat Luiza Aftab Qureshi (PAK) 11-9, 11-7, 11-7 (22 m)Sarah Soudan (EGY) beat Mahnoor Ali (PAK) 11-4, 11-4, 11-4 (16m)Komal Khan (PAK) beat Sameera Shahid (PAK) 11-4, 11-5, 11-3 (10m)Thanusaa Uthrian (MAS) beat Amna Malik (PAK) 11-3, 11-2, 11-3 (13m)Saima Shoukat (PAK) beat Kainat Amir (PAK) 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-3 (24m).
BADMINTON - National 29 Nov, 2023
Sports Bulletin ReportGUJRANWALA: The 1st Gymkhana Gujranwala All Pakistan National Ranking Badminton Tournament started here under the banner of Gujranwala Gymkhana and Pakistan Badminton Federation (PBF) on Wednesday.At the Opening Ceremony Faiz Ahmad Mohal Deputy Commissioner was the chief guest. Wajid Ali Chaudhry President PBF along with Shabbir Hassan Butt Additional Deputy Commissioner were also present on this eve.Results (Men’s Singles Round-I):Murad Ali (KP) beat Abul Hassan (Army) 21-10, 21-9Tayyab Shafiq (SNGPL) beat Mohammad Waqas Aslam (ISB) 11-21, 21-19, 21-13Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) beat P A Nabeel (Railway) 21-8, 21-9Yasir Ali (Army) beat Mohammad Umer (Punjab) 21-11, 21-13Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Army) beat Fahad Ahmad (KP) 21-14, 21-17Amraiz Khalid (HEC) beat Abdullah Siddique (Sindh) 17-21, 21-17, 21-10Ali Mehdi (Wapda) beat Burhan Yaseen (Punjab) 21-17, 21-15Aashan Tanveer (HEC) beat Rai Abdul Manan (Army) 21-15, 21-13Mohammad Ibrahim (Punjab) beat Sohaib Yasir (PB) 21-16, 21-13Aoun Abbas (Wapda) beat Fazal Rehman (KP) 21-14, 21-11Jalees Konain (SNGPL) beat Mohammad Akif Badar (Punjab) 21-19, 21-6Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Mohammad Naveed (Wapda) 21-9, 21-9Tahir Khan (Police) beat Shahzaib Shabbir (Punjab) 21-14, 21-13Raza Ali Adil (HEC) beat Mohammad Jamal (Army) 20-22, 21-8, 22-20Muqsit Islam (Punjab) beat Umer Jahanghir (SNGPL) 16-21, 21-19, 21-12Abdul Manan (Punjab) beat Ahsan Asif (Wapda) 21-3, 21-2Abuzar Rasheed (SNGPL) beat Afnan Khan (KP) 21-17, 21-15Mohammad Adnan (Wapda) beat Yousaf (Punjab) 21-19, 21-16Mohammad Rizwan (Wapda) beat Usama Shafi (Punjab) 21-7, 21-5Shayan Tannveer (HEC) beat Abdullah Latif (Army) 19-21, 22-20, 21-12Amir Saeed (Wapda) beat Taimur Khan (KP) 21-13, 21-14Anjum Bashir (Army) beat Shabbar Hussain (Wapda) 22-20, 21-12Hamza Khan (KP) beat Ahmad Faizan (Wapda) 21-4, 21-10Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) beat Mohammad Ibrahim (ISB) 21-10, 21-16Raja Hassan (Army) beat Tehseen Ullah (Wapda) 17-21, 21-19, 21-9Shoaib Riaz (Army) beat Shehroz Jamil (Wapda) 21-16, 21-18Zohaib Khan (Police) beat Zain Mughal (Punjab) 21-7, 21-14Uzair Khan (Army) beat Sohail Manj (Faisalabad) 21-10, 21-10Danyal Shahzad (KP) beat Abdul Rehman (Wapda) 13-21, 21-11, 22-20Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Ahmed Butt (Army) 21-9, 21-14
18-man team announced for FIH Junior Hockey World Cup
Chief selector Mohammad Asif Bajwa unfolds the names of playersPakistan to face Netherlands on December 6 in their opening fixtureAbdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD: The National Selection Committee (NSC) Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) headed by Mohammad Asif Bajwa named an 18-man national hockey junior team, which will take part in the forthcoming FIH Junior Hockey World Cup 2023, starting from December 5 at Bukit Jalil National Hockey Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As many as 16 teams worldwide will fight for top honour during the 12-day international prestigious hockey showpiece, as Argentine will defend their title.On Wednesday, Mohammad Asif Bajwa flanked by member of the NSC Olympian Anjum Saeed, Manager Asif Naz Khokhar, and Head Coach Roelant Oltamans, announced the squad after the approval President PHF, Khalid Sajjad Khokhar.It is pertinent to mention here that Green Shirts won only one time Junior Hockey World Cup title in 1979 after defeating West Germany in the final. In 1993, Pakistan had claimed the silver medal while three times Pakistan got third position in 1982, 1985, and 1989. Pakistan could not stand on victory podium for 30 years. Team Officials: Asif Naz Khokhar (Manager), Roelant Oltamans (Head Coach), Olympian Shakeel Abbasi, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Asif (Coaches), Mohammad Aslam (Physiotherapist) Nadeem Lodhi (Video Analyst)Names of players: Ali Raza, Abdul Rafay Sajid, Arbaaz Ahmed, Mohammad Sufyan Khan, Ehtsham Aslam, Aqeel Ahmed, Abdul Manan, Mohammad Murtaza Yaqub, Zikaria Hayat, Mohammad Hayat, Ghazanfar Ali, Ali Murtaza, Arshad Liaquat, Abdul Hanan Shahid, Abdul Rehman , Umar Mustafa, Abuzar, Abdul QayyumReserve players: Basharat Ali and Arbaaz AyazTeams (16):Pool A: Argentina, Australia, Chile, MalaysiaPool B: Egypt, France, Germany, South AfricaPool C: Canada, India, Korea, SpainPool D: Belgium, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan
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