SPORTS REPORT DURBAN (February 3, 2021):-Pakistan Women ended their tour of South Africa on a high by clinching an eight-run win on DLS method in the third and final T20I played at the Kingsmead Durban on Wednesday. Set a 128-run target, South Africa Women were struggling at 68 for four in 12.3 overs when the match was stopped due to rain. Later, heavy rain kept the players off the field as the match was called-off. As per the DLS method, South Africa were nine runs short at the time of the interruption which meant Pakistan were declared winners. South Africa were rocked by the loss of three early wickets in their chase as they were reduced to 24 for three in 6.3 overs. Left-arm-spinner Anam Amin took two wickets and finished her quota with impressive figures of 4-0-14-4, her spell included 15 dot balls. Nida Dar made the fourth breakthrough when she bowled Lara Goodall (11) in the 10th over. At the time of the rain interruption, Migon Du Preez (24) was batting with captain Sune Luus. Earlier, Pakistan posted 127 for six as captain Javeria Khan (player-of-the-match) scored her ninth T20I half-century after her South African counterpart, Sune Luus, decided to bowl after winning the toss. The 32-year-old right-handed batter returned unbeaten on 56 after opening the innings with Ayesha Zafar, who made 19 off 23 balls. Javeria smashed five of the 50 balls she faced for fours and stitched a crucial 61-run partnership with Kainat Imtiaz – 47 of which were scored in the last five overs. Pakistan found themselves in a precarious position as they lost Nida Dar (18 off 14, one four and one six) in the 12th over after their innings resumed following a brief rain-induced halt. Ayesha Naseem (2) and Aliya Riaz (0) were dismissed on successive deliveries in the next over. When Kainat, who made 29 off 24 balls and crunched two fours, joined her captain in the middle, the scorecard read 66 for five. Off-spinner Nondumiso Shangase, who accounted for Ayesha Naseem and Aliya, returned her career-best figures of three for 20. Tumi Sekhukhune took two wickets for 15 runs. Scores in brief: Pakistan Women won by eight runs on DLS method Pakistan Women 127-6, 20 overs (Javeria Khan 56 not out, Kainat Imtiaz 29, Ayesha Zafar 19, Nida Dar 18; Nondumiso Shangase 3-20, Tumi Sekhukhune 2-15) South Africa Women 68 for 4, 12.3 overs (Migon Du Preez 24 not out, Anam Amin 2-14) Player of the match – Javeria Khan Player of the series – Taziman Brits  

SPORTS REPORT PESHAWAR (February 3, 2021):-The ongoing 53rd National Badminton Championship’s team event reached at final stage. National Bank of Pakistan and WAPDA reaches in the final on men team event by beating SNGPL and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and in women team event Pakistan WAPDA and Pakistan Army reaches the finals by beating National Bank of Pakistan and Sindh. Results: Men Singles 1st Round 32(64) Mohammad Uzair Khan (Rly) beat Soban Jamil (Wapda) by 21-14, 21-13 Abdul Hassan (Army) beat Aoun Abbas (Wapda) by 21-9, 21-14 Ariz Ali (HEC) beat Waqas Ahmad (Wapad) by 21-18, 21-12 Ahmad Tariq (SNGPL) beat Abdullah Siddiqi (Sindh) by 21-7, 21-11 Tahir Khan (Police) beat Ihtisham Ali (Army) by 21-12, 21-17 Ahmed Janjua (ISB) beat Adeel Anjum (Army) by 21-15, 21-16 Ahmer Jalal (HEC) beat Usama Shafi (KRL) by 21-14, 14-21, 21-11 Hamza Khan (KP) beat Tahir Shah (KP) by 21-17, 20-22 Muqeet Tahir (SNGPL) beat Ahsan Asif (Wapda) by 21-19, 21-14 Mohammad Ammar Masood (Rly) beat Raza Ali (PB) by 21-13, 31-15 Shoaib Riaz (Wapda) beat Sheraz Ur Rehman (Wapda) by 21-14, 21-4 Shabbar Hussain (Wapda) beat Arbab Noman (Army) by 21-17, 21-16 Mohammad Uaakeph Khan (KRL) beat Ali Chishty (ISB) by 21-9, 21-12 Shehroz Jamil (Wapda) beat Ibrahim Rashid (ISB) by 14-21, 21-11, 21-8 Women Singles 1st Round 16(32) Amal Muneeb (PB) beat Mehmoona Amir (Wapda) by 21-14, 21-15 Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) beat Saba Rashid (Wapda) by 21-14, 21-19 Aqsa Zikriya (SNGPL) beat Wirdha Gohar Sharif (SNGPL) by 21-14, 21-15 Ammara Ishtiaq (Sindh) beat Yasmeen Shahzad (ISB) by 21-17, 21-15 Results of last night matches: Team Event Men Quarter Final NPB beat KRL by 3-0 1st Single: Murad Ali (NBP) beat Uaakeph Khan (KRL) by 21-18, 21-18 1st Double: Raja Hasnain & Kashif Sulehri (NBP) beat Uzair Khan & Jamshed Bhutta (KRL) by 21-9, 21-15 2nd Single: Anjum Bashir (NBP) beat Muteeb Sohail (KRL) by 21-12, 21-16 SNGPL beat Pakistan Police by 3-0 1st Single: Muqeet Tahir (SNGPL) beat Zuhaib Khan (Police) by 21-9, 21-11 1st Double: Ahmad Tariq & Muhammad Nouman (SNGPL) beat Zuhaib & Ali (Police) by 21-14, 21-9 2nd Single: Shahmeer Iftikhar (SNGPL) beat Tahir Khan (Police) by 21-17, 21-14 Pakistan Wapda beat Pakistan Railway by 3-0 1st Single: Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Ammar Masood (Railway) by 21-13, 21-18 1st Double: M Ali Larosh & Awais Zahid (Wapda) beat Nabeel & Khalil (Railway) by 21015, 21-19 2nd Single: Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) beat Uzair Khan (Railway) by 21-12, 21-19 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Islamabad by 3-2 1st Single: Fazal Ur Rehman (KP) beat Ali Chisty (ISB) by 21-16, 21-8 1st Double: Faraz & Afnan (KP) beat Ahmed & Shaffy (ISB) by 21-23, 21-9, 21-15 2nd Single: Ahmed Janjua (ISB) beat Umer Jhanghir (KP) by 15-21, 21-14, 21-14 2nd Double: Ahmed & Umer (ISB) beat Tahir & Rehman (KP) by 21-18, 21-10 3rd Single: Tahir Shah (KP) beat Umair (ISB) by 21-17, 21-12 Team Event Men Semi Final NBP beat SNGPL by 3-0 1st Single: Anjum Bashir (NBP) beat Shahmir Iftikhar (SNGPL) by 21-17, 14-21, 22-20 1st Double: Kashif Sulehri & Raja Hasnain (NBP) beat Ahmed Tariq & M Nouman (SNGPL) by 21-5, 21-18 2nd Single: Murad Ali (NBP) beat Muqeet Tahir (NBP) by 21-12, 21-16 Pakistan Wapda beat Khyber Pakkhtunkhwa by 3-0 1st Single: Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Wapda) beat Umer Jhanghir (KP) by 21-8, 21-17 1st Double: Raja Haider & Hashir Bashir (Wapda) beat Faraz & Shahan (KP) by 21-12, 21-12 2nd Single: Abdur Rehmad (Wapda) beat Fazal Rehman (KP) by 21-9, 22-20 Team Event Women Pre Quarter Finals HEC beat Islamabad by 3-1 1st Single: Laiba Masoud (HEC) beat Isma (Islamabad) by 21-2, 21-5 1st Double: Laiba & Kainat (HEC) beat Isma & Yasmeen (Islamabad) by 21-14, 21-18 2nd Single: Yasmeen Shahzadi (Islamabad) beat Hadiya Ashfaq (HEC) by 21-12, 19-21, 21-19 2nd Double: Khadija & Hadia (Hec) got walk over against Dina & Manahil (Islamabad) Sindh beat Baluchistan by 3-1 1st Single: Rosheen Ejaz (Sindh) beat Zahra (Baluchistan) by 21-5, 21-11 1st Double: Najma & Ammarah (Sindh) beat Banin & Masuma (Baluchistan) by 21-6, 21-0 2nd Single: Alja Tariq (Baluchistan) beat Ammarah Ishtiaq (Sindh) by 21-10, 21-10 2nd Double: Rosheen & Musfira (Sindh) beat Alja & Zahra (Baluchistan) by 17-21, 22-20, 21-17 Women Team Event Quarter Finals Pakistan Wapda beat HEC by 3-1 1st Single: Laiba Masoud (HEC) beat Bushra Qayum (Wapda) by 21-18, 21-19 1st Double: Mahoor & Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Laiba & Kainat (HEC) by 21-6, 21-7 2nd Single: Sehra Akram (Wapda) beat Kausar Javed (HEC) by 21-12, 21-8 2nd Double: Saima Waqas & Khizra Rasheed (Wapda) beat Khadija & Hadia Ashfaq (HEC) by 21-9, 21-10 NPB beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by 3-0 1st Single:  Palwasha Bashir (NBP) beat Kainat Khatak (KP) by 21-6, 21-6 1st Double: Palwasha Bashir & Manal Tariq (NBP) beat Sapna & Iqra (KP) by 21-5, 21-7 2nd Single: Manal Tariq (NBP) beat Urooj (KP) by 21-14, 21-13 Pakistan Army beat Punjab by 3-1 1st Single: Amal Muneeb (Punjab) beat Sumiya Tariq (Army) by 21-18, 21-17 1st Double: Rida Hanif & Umama Usman (Army) beat Amna & Zainab (Punjab) by 21-13, 21-10 2nd Single: Mehwish Khan (Army) beat Sahar Majeed (Punjab) by 21-16, 21-8 2nd Double: Mahwish & Sumiaya Tariq (Army) beat Amal Muneeb & Sahar (Punjab) by 21-19, 21-9 Sindh beat SNGPL by 3-2 1st Single: Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) beat Rosheen Ijaz (Sindh) by 21-17, 21-14 1st Double: Zubaira & Aqsa (SNGPL) beat Najma & Ammara (Sindh) by 21-10, 21-18 2nd Single: Ammarah (Sindh) beat Aqsa Zikriya (SNGPL) by 24, 22, 17-21, 21-16 2nd Double: Walk over due to illness of  SNGPL player 3rd Single: Walk over due to illness of  SNGPL player Team Event Women Semi Final Pakistan Wapda beat NBP by 3-0 Sindh beat SNGPL by 3-2 1st Single: Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Aisha Akram (NBP) by 21-3, 21-6 1st Double: Sehra Akram & Huma Javed (Wapda) beat Aisha Akram & Sara Mohmand (NBP) by 21-3, 21-12 2nd Single: Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Palwasha Bashir (NBP) by 21-13, 21-15 Pakistan Army beat Sindh by 3-2 1st Single: Rosheen Ijaz (Sindh) beat Rida Hanif (Army) by 21-12, 21-15 1st Double: Mehwish Khan & Sumiya Tariq (Army) beat Najma & Ammarah (Sindh) by 21-15, 21-17 2nd Single: Ammarah (Sindh) beat Mehwish Khan (Army) by 21-18, 21-17 2nd Double: Rida Hanif & Umama Usman (Army) beat Rosheen & Musfira (Sindh) by 21-15, 21-9 3rd Single: Sumiya Tariq (Army) beat Sana (Sindh) by 21-8, 21-15 Women Singles Qualifying  Rukhsar Gul (HEC) beat Sapna Akbar (Balo) by 23-21 Zainab Ch. (PB) beat Umal Benin (Balo) by 21-3 Kainat Raees (HEC) beat Amna Jawad (PB) by 21-19 Sahra (Balo) beat Iqra Rehman (Rly) by 21-18 Rimsha Mehak (PB) beat Aziza (Balo) by 21-2 Fariha Imtiaz (PB) beat Zoha Murad (Wapda) by 21-12 Sapna Akbar (KP) beat Masooma (Balo) by 21-6 Sana Hanif (Sindh) beat Faryal Ahmad (HEC) by 21-11 Sehra Majeed (PB) beat Zainab Azam (Army) by 21-11 Aneeqa Liaqat (PB) beat Asna (Rly) by 21-14 Amber Khan (KP) beat Hadia Aftab (PB) by 21-11 Women Singles Qualifying 2nd Round Hadia Ashfaq (HEC) beat Urooj Ahmad (KP) by 21-12 Mehwsih Khan (Army) beat Fariha Imtiaz (PB) by 21-17 Rosheen Ijaz (Sindh) beat Rukhsar Gul (HEC) by 21-11 Sumiya Tariq (Army) beat Zainab Ch (PB) by 21-15 Sara Mohmand (NBP) beat Sahar (Balo) by 21-11 Amal Munib (PB) beat Isma Riaz (ISB) by 21-8 Azmat Firdous (HEC) beat Sapna (KP) by 21-10 Sana Hanif (Sindh) beat Khadija Nisar (HEC) by 21-12 Alja Tariq (Balo) beat Sehar Majeed (PB) by 21-03 Minal Tariq (NBP) beat Zahra (Balo) by 21-10       Umama Usman (Army) beat Aneeqa Liaqat (PB) by 21-4 Wirdha Gohar Sharif (SNGPL) beat Amber Khan (KP) by 21-15 Ammarah Ishtiaq (Sindh) beat Rimsha Mehak (PB) by 21-15 Sidra Irfan (Wapda) beat Kainat Khatak (KP) by 21-18 Farzana Ali (Wapda) beat Iqra Ishaq (KP) by 21-6 Women Singles Qualifying 3rd Round Wirdha Gohar (SNGPL) beat Umama (Army) by 21-12 Ammarah Ishtiaq (Sindh) beat Sidra Irfan (Wapda) by 21-10 Minal Tariq (NBP) beat Farzana Ali (Wapda) by 21-18 Mehwish Khan (Army) beat Hadia Ashfaq (HEC) by 21-13 Sumiya Tariq (Army) beat Rosheen Ijaz (Sindh) by 21-16 Kainat Raees (HEC) beat Sara Mohmand (NBP) by 21-7 Amal Munib (PB) beat Azmat Firdous (HEC) by 21-7 Alja Tariq (Balo) beat Sana Hanif (Sindh) by 1 Men Singles Qualifying 1st Round Rohan Haseeb (PB) beat Mohammad Hamza (Police) by 21-9 Omi Umer (KRL) beat Umair Khan (PB) by 21-17 Danyal Butt (AJK) beat Abdul Wahab Wasif (PB) by 21-18 Rohail Haseeb (PB) beat Shoaib Akhtar (New Khan) by 21-12 Arbab Nouman (Army) beat Jamshed Bhutta (KRL) by 21-13 Ehsanullah (ISB) beat Malik Danyaal (KP) by 21-17 Arslan Mohammad (PB) beat Hafiz Wasif (Rly) by 21-17 Saifullah (KP) beat Asad Aslam (ISB) by 21-14 Ali Akbar (Balo) beat Zubair Shah (KP) by 22-24 Mohammad Ibrahim (ISB) beat Kamil Haider (Balo) by 21-5 Osama Khan (PB) beat Faraz (Balo) by 21-17 Malik Faraz (KP) beat Ahmad Butt (PB) by 21-19 Nadeem Ahmad (PB) beat Inam (AJK) by 21-14 Mohammad Taha (Sindh) beat Safan Bashir (ISB) by 21-18 Ibrahim Rashid (ISB) beat Mehmood Ur Rehman (PB) by 21-16  Men Singles Qualifying 2nd Round Mohammad Jamal (Army) beat Omi Umer (KRL) by 21-16  Ariz Ali (HEC) beat Mohammad Hassan (Balo) by 21-6 Rohail Haseeb (PB) beat Mohammad Attique (Wapda) by 21-13 Arbab Nouman (Army) beat Mohammad Uzair (KP) by 21-17     Raza Mehmood (ISB) beat Anas Akhtar (New Khan) by 21-15 Ihtisham Ali (Army) beat Ehsanullah (ISB) by 21-8 Raja Hassan Mujtaba (PB) beat Mujtaba Akbar (KRL) 21-13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Shahanullah (KP) beat Osama Mahmood (PB) by 23-21 Sheraz Ur Rehman (Wapda) beat Usama Abid (New Khan) by 21-15 Rehman Haider Niazi (Army) beat Muneeb Kamran (PB) by 21-18 P A Nabeel (Railway) beat Tehseen Iqbal (ISB) by 21-11 Abdullah Siddiqui (Sindh) beat Malik Faraz (KP) by 21-15 Ibrahim Rashid (ISB) beat Hayyan Uzair (Wapda) by 21-17 Mohammad Shoaib (AJK) beat Zunnain Javed (Wapda) by 21-18 Mohammad Uzair Khan (Railway) beat Nadeem Ahmed (PB) by 21-7 Ali chishty (ISB) beat Naveed (Wapda) by 21-12 Mohammad Jamal (Army) beat Shujaat Ali Khan (Wapda) by 21-18 Ariz Ali (HEC) beat Danyal Butt (AJK) by 21-8 Arbab Nouman (Army) beat Rohail Haseeb (PB) by 26-24 Raza Mahmood (ISB) beat Shayan Tanveer (PB) by 21-15 Ihtisham Ali (Army) beat Hamza Khan (Sindh) by 21-9 Ahmed Janjua (ISB) beat Arslan Mohammad (PB) by 21-17 Tehseen Ullah (Wapda) beat Ahmad Farid (PB) by 21-7 Ali Akbar (Balo) beat Hasheem Ul Hassan (PB) by 21-13 Mohammad Ibrahim (ISB) beat Mohammad Sultan (Army) by 22-20 Abdul Hassan (Army) beat Shahyan Khan (KP) by 21-14 Fayyaz Ur Rehman (Sindh) beat Khalil Ur Rehman (Railway) by 21-18 Afnan Khan (KP) beat Mohammad Taha (Sindh) by 22-20 Hamza Khan (KP) beat Abdul Manan (PB) by 21-14 Ahmed Janjua (ISB) beat Raja Hassan Mujtaba (PB) by 20-22 Saifullah (KP) beat Tehseen Ullah (Wapda) by 21-15 Mohammad Ibrahim (ISB) beat Ali Akbar (Balo) by 21-15 Sheraz Ur Rehman (Wapda) beat Shahnullah (KP) by 21-14 Rehman Haider Niazi (Army) beat PA Nabeel (Railway) by 21-14 Men Singles Qualifying 3rd round Ibrahim Rashid (ISB) beat Mekaeel (KP) by 22-20 Abdullah Siddiqi (Sindh) beat Mohammad Shoaib (AJK) by 21-16 Mohammad Uzair Khan (Railway) beat Ali Usman (Army) by 21-10 Ali Chishti (ISB) beat Hamza Yaseen (HEC) by 21-14 Abdul Hassan (Army) beat Fayyaz Ur Rehman (Sindh) by 21-13 Hamza Khan (KP) beat Afnan Khan (KP) 21-17

ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL ISLAMABAD (February 3, 2021):-All eight foreigner players secured their berths in the Boys Singles quarterfinals of the PTF President ITF World J5 Junior Tennis Championship after beating their opponents at the PTF Complex, Islamabad on Wednesday. Solitary Pakistani guy Sami Zeb ousted from tournament, as he lost his vital match 2-1 against Siddhartha Lama from United States of America (USA). Salim Saifullah Khan President Pakistan Tennis Federation visited PTF complex to witness some of the matches. He appreciated the overall arrangements for the successful conduct of the event. He also interacted with the foreign/local players and their parent/coaches. Results: Boys Singles (Round-II): Dmitry Dolzhenkov (RUS) bt Raahim Agha (GBR) 7-5, 6-0 Siddhartha Lama (USA) bt Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 Carl Holder (FRA) bt Oscar Baumgartner (SUI) 6-2, 6-3 Andrey Kozlov (RUS) bt Lorant Gyori (HUN) 6-2, 7-5 Birtan Duran (TUR) bt Abraar Iqbal (USA) 6-1, 6-3 Sam Kydd Baumgartner (SUI) bt Amir Asylkozhaev (RUS) 6-1, 6-0 Artiom Dorofeev (FRA) bt Meethre Barot (USA) 7-5, 6-3 Yakup Uzunel (DEN) bt Aoi Ooka (JPN) 7-6(2), 6-0 Boys Doubles (Quarter-Finals): Carl Holder (FRA) / Yakup Uzunel (DEN) bt Hamid Israr (PAK) / Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) 6-1,4-6 [10-6] Sam Kydd Baumgartner (SUI) / Birtan Duran (TUR) bt Meethre Barot (USA) / Siddhartha Lama (USA) 7-5, 6-4 Toa Maeda (JPN) / Aoi Ooka (JPN) bt Andrey Kozlov (RUS) / Ruslan Serazhetdinov (RUS) 6-3, 5-7 [10-7] Dmitry Dolzhenkov (RUS) / Artiom Dorofeev (FRA) bt Dev Kanbargimath (ROU) / Ahmad Nael Qureshi (PAK) 6-3, 6-1              Girls Singles (Round-II): Iman Khan (GBR) bt Margarita Okhendovskaya (UKR) 6-0, 6-4 Arina Arifullina (RUS) bt Eda Numanoglu (TUR) 6-1,6-4 Alaia Rubio Perez (GBR) bt Ekaterina Suvorova (RUS) 6-2, 6-0 Maria Pukhina (RUS) bt Dorsa Cheraghi (IRI) 6-3, 6-1 Ines Faltinger (AUT) bt Tamara Ermakova (RUS) 6-1, 6-1 Girls Doubles (Quarter-Finals): Mariia Masiianskaia (RUS) / Margarita Okhendovskaya (UKR) bt Amna Qayum (USA) / Natalia Zaman (PAK) 6-1, 6-1 Iman Khan (GBR) / Alaia Rubio Perez (GBR) bt Dorsa Cheraghi (IRI) / Ines Faltinger (AUT) 7-5, 7-5 Tamara Ermakova (RUS) / Maria Pukhina (RUS) bt Sheeza Sajid (PAK) / Zahra Suleman (PAK) 6-0, 6-0 Ekaterina Suvorova (RUS) / Avrora Volkova (RUS) bt Mahrukh Farooqui (PAK) / Zara Khan (PAK) 6-1, 6-0

SPORTS DESK ISLAMABAD (February 2, 2021):-The postponement of the Test series between South Africa and Australia means New Zealand have become the first team to qualify for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship final to be held in England from June 18 to 22, with June 23 as the reserve day. New Zealand are currently ranked second on the ICC WTC table with a points percentage of 70 per cent, which has secured them a place in the final. They will be joined by either India, England, or Australia with the second spot being determined by the outcome of the India v England four-match Test series due to start on Friday. To book their place, India will have to win the series against England by 2-1, 2-0, 3-1, 3-0 or 4-0, margin. For England to qualify and join New Zealand, they will have to win the series against India by 3-1, 3-0 or 4-0 margin. Australia can still qualify for the much-anticipated ICC WTC final if the series between India and England ends up as a drawn series, or if India win the series 1-0 or England win it by 1-0, 2-1 or a 2-1 margin.

SPORTS REPORT PESHAWAR (February 2, 2021):-The 58th National Badminton Championship started on Tuesday at Charsadda, Khyber Paktoon Kawa (KPK), which was inaugurated by the secretary Sports KP along with DG Sports KP by hitting a shuttlecock in the court. On this occasion Wajid Ali Chaudhry thanked the chief guest and DG KP sports directorate for their cooperation and moral support for hosting the National Badminton Championships. Results: Team Event Men Pre Quarter Finals KRL beat Punjab by 3-1 1st Single: Uaakeph Khan (KRL) beat Shayan Tanveer (Punjab) by 21-8, 21-15 1st Double: Rohan & Rohail Haseeb (Punjab) beat Usama & Umer (KRL) by 14-21, 22-20, 22-20 2nd Single: Muteeb Sohail (KRL) beat Raza Ali (Punjab) by 21-7, 19-21, 21-11 2nd Double: Muteeb & Uaakeph Khan (KRL) beat Shayan & Ashan Tanveer (Punjab) by 21-7, 21-16 NBP beat PMAD by 3-1 1st Single: Raja Hasnain (NBP) beat Asif Hussain (PMAD) by 21-7, 21-8 1st Double: Kashif & Raja Hasnain (NBP) beat Abdul Salam & M Ali (PMAD) by 21-8, 21-14 2nd Single: Anjum Bashir (NBP) beat Tauseef Yaseen (PMAD) by 21-4, 21-7 SNGPL beat Sindh by 3-0 1st Single: Muqeet Tahir (SNGPL) beat Abdullah Siddiqi (Sindh) by 21-14, 21-15 1st Double: Ahmad Tariq & M Noman (SNGPL) beat Taha & Hamza (Sindh) by 21-15, 21-13 2nd Single: Shahmeer Iftikhar (SNGPL) beat Fayyaz (Sindh) by 21-16, 21-12 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Baluchistan by 3-1 1st Single: Fazal Rehman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Faraz (Baluchistan) by 21-6, 21-9 1st Double: Faraz & Tahir (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Faraz & Kamil (Baluchistan) by 21-9, 21-9 2nd Single: Ali Akbar (Baluchistan) beat Saifullah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) by 21-15, 8-21, 21-15 2nd Double: Rehman & Umair (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Ali Akbar & Hassan (Baluchistan) by 21-10, 21-13 Islamabad beat Azad Jammu Kashmir by 3-1 1st Single: Ali Chishty (Islamabad) beat Danyal (AJK) by 21-14, 21-16 1st Double: Danyal & Imran (AJK) beat Ahmed & Raza (Islamabad) by 21-16, 21-19 2nd Single: Ahmed Janjua (Islamabad) beat Imran (AJK) by 21-15, 21-7 2nd Double: Ali Chishty & Agha Saud (Islamabad) beat Hamza & Inam (AJK) by 21-12, 21-18 Pakistan Police beat Pakistan Army by 3-2 1st Single: Muqsit Islam (Army) beat Zohaib Khalil (Police) by 21-10, 21-17 1st Double: Adeel Anjum & Abdullah (Army) beat Zohaib & Ibrar (Police) by 21-11, 21-15 2nd Single: Tahir Khan (Police) beat Abdullah Latif (Army) by 14-21, 23-21, 22-20 2nd Double: Tahir Khan & Masood (Police) beat Sultan & Arbab Nouman (Army) by 16-21, 21-17, 22-20 3rd Single: Masood Khan (Police) beat Jamal Khan (Army) by 21-18, 21-14 Team Event Women Pre Quarter Finals HEC beat Islamabad by 3-1 1st Single: Laiba Masoud (HEC) beat Isma (Islamabad) by 21-2, 21-5 1st Double: Laiba & Kainat (HEC) beat Isma & Yasmeen (Islamabad) by 21-14, 21-18 2nd Single: Yasmeen Shahzadi (Islamabad) beat Hadiya Ashfaq (HEC) by 21-12, 19-21, 21-19 2nd Double: Khadija & Hadia (Hec) got walk over against Dina & Manahil (Islamabad) Sindh beat Baluchistan by 3-1 1st Single: Rosheen Ejaz (Sindh) beat Zahra (Baluchistan) by 21-5, 21-11 1st Double: Najma & Ammarah (Sindh) beat Banin & Masuma (Baluchistan) by 21-6, 21-0 2nd Single: Alja Tariq (Baluchistan) beat Ammarah Ishtiaq (Sindh) by 21-10, 21-10 2nd Double : Rosheen & Musfira (Sindh) beat Alja & Zahra (Baluchistan) by 17-21, 22-20, 21-17 Women Singles Qualifying  Rukhsar Gul (HEC) beat Sapna Akbar (Balo) by 23-21 Zainab Ch. (PB) beat Umal Benin (Balo) by 21-3 Kainat Raees (HEC) beat Amna Jawad (PB) by 21-19 Sahra (Balo) beat Iqra Rehman (Rly) by 21-18 Rimsha Mehak (PB) beat Aziza (Balo) by 21-2 Fariha Imtiaz (PB) beat Zoha Murad (Wapda) by 21-12

SPORTS REPORT ISLAMABAD (February 2, 2021):- Carl Holder (FRA), Sami Zeb Khan (PAK), Amir Asylkozhaev (RUS) and Abraar Iqbal (USA) have won their matches in the Boys’ Singles of PTF President ITf World Juniors J5 Tennis Championship after beating their respective opponents here at PTF Tennis Complex on Tuesday. All four matches of the Round-I ended in straight sets, however, match between local guy Sami Zeb Khan and British lad Tom Chapman was a close contest, as the both players displayed excellent game of tennis in the first set that finished on tiebreak. Results: Boys Singles (Round-I): Carl Holder (FRA) beat Mahatir Mohammad Khan (PAK) 6-1, 6-3 Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) beat Tom Chapman (GBR) 7-5, 6-3 Amir Asylkozhaev (RUS) beat Ahmad Nael Qureshi (PAK) 6-0, 6-2 Abraar Iqbal (USA) beat Mohammad Talha Khan (PAK) 6-3, 6-3       Boys Doubles (Round-I): Sam Kydd Baumgartner (SUI) / Birtan Duran (TUR) bt Yahya Luni (PAK) / Huzaima Abdul Rehman (PAK) 6-1, 6-1 Andrey Kozlov (RUS) / Ruslan Serazhetdinov (RUS) bt Raahim Agha (GBR) / Tom Chapman (GBR) 6-4, 6-4 Meethre Barot (USA) / Siddhartha Lama (USA) bt Oscar Baumgartner (SUI) / Zalan Khan (PAK) 6-0, 6-4 Dmitry Dolzhenkov (RUS) / Artiom Dorofeev (FRA) bt Mahatir Muhammad Khan (PAK) / Hasheesh Kumar (PAK) 6-1, 6-1 Dev Kanbargimath (ROU) / Ahmad Nael Qureshi (PAK) bt Abdullah. (PAK) / Kashan Umar Khalil (PAK) 6-3, 5-7, 10-7 Hamid Israr Gul (PAK) / Sami Zeb Khan (PAK) bt Amir Asylkozhaev (RUS) / Lorant Gyori (HUN) 6-3, 6-4 Toa Maeda (JPN) / Aoi Ooka (JPN) bt Muhammad Huzaifa Khan (PAK) / Muhammad Talha Khan (PAK) 6-0, 6-4 Carl Holder (FRA) / Yakup Uzunel (DEN) bt Faizan Fayyaz (PAK) / Abdul Hanan (PAK) 6-4, 6-1 Girls Singles 2nd Round Main Draw Matches: Mariia Masiianskaia (RUS) bt Zahra Suleman (PAK) 6-0, 6-1 Eda Numanoglu (TUR) bt Sheeza Sajid (PAK) 6-0, 6-3 Avrora Volkova (RUS) bt Amna Qayum (USA) 6-1, 6-2 Lidia Laskova (RUS) bt Artina Gashi (KOS) 6-4, 6-4 Girl’s Doubles 1st Round Main Draw Match: Iman Khan (GBR) / Alaia Rubio Perez (GBR) bt Lidia Laskova (RUS) / Olga Sorochkina (RUS) 6-2, 6-4

SPORTS REPORT KARACHI (January 31, 2021):-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa made a hat-trick of First XI domestic titles for the 2020-21 season as they clinched the Pakistan Cup powered by Servis Tyres – One-Day Tournament 2020-21 with a resounding seven-wicket victory in the tournament final against Central Punjab at the State Bank Stadium on Sunday. Opener Sahibzada Farhan who starred in the semi-final victory against Northern with a 132-run innings, took the centre stage in the final with a brilliant unbeaten 103 off 102 balls, the right-hander hit five fours and as many sixes in his innings(seventh century of his List A career) to ensure a commanding victory for his side. Farhan added 69 runs for the first-wicket with Musadiq Ahmed (33) to provide his side a solid platform for their 240-run chase. Aamer Azmat who batted at number three, scored 45 off 28 balls (four fours, three sixes) in a 66-run second-wicket stand with Farhan. Iftikhar Ahmed contributed 40 off 35 balls (three fours, two sixes) in a 69-run third-wicket stand with Farhan. Farhan reached his century with a six while Adil Amin played the winning shot as the jubilant Khyber Pakhtunkhwa side completed the chase in a mere 36.1 overs. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who had won the National T20 Cup and the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (joint winners with Central Punjab) completed a hat-trick of titles in the 2020-21 season by adding the glittering Pakistan Cup trophy to their glittering collection besides the PKR5million winners’ prize. Central Punjab bagged PKR2.5million. Earlier, Central Punjab were asked to bat first by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa captain Khalid Usman.  After a 42-run for the first-wicket, left-arm-pacer Mohammad Imran sent back Rizwan Hussain (20). Opener Tayyab Tahir held the innings together as wickets fell at regular intervals at the other end. The right-hander scored 67 off 88 balls (one four, two sixes) top-score for his side. Tayyab was the fifth-wicket to fall with the score at 167. Raza Ali Dar who added 83 runs for the third-wicket with Tayyab scored 48 off 45 balls with the help of seven fours. Young all-rounder Qasim Akram scored a gritty 50, he faced 57 balls and hit two fours and two sixes. Central Punjab folded for 239 runs in 47 overs as left-arm-spinner Asif Afridi took five wickets to strangle the Central Punjab batting effort. Asif bowled 10 overs and conceded a mere 39 runs for his five-wicket haul, Mohammad Imran finished with three wickets for 42 runs in eight overs. Scores in brief: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Central Punjab by seven wickets at the State Bank Stadium Central Punjab 239 all out, 47 overs (Tayyab Tahir 67, Qasim Akram 50, Raza Ali Dar 48; Asif Afridi 5-39, Mohammad Imran 3-42) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 245-3, 36.1 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 103 not out, Aamer Azmat 45, Iftikhar Ahmed 40; Qasim Akram 1-30) Player-of-the-Match PKR35,000: Asif Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Player-of-the-Tournament PKR250,000: Hammad Azam (Northern) Best Batsman of the Tournament PKR250,000: Tayyab Tahir (Central Punjab) Best Bowler of the Tournament PKR250,000: Asif Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Best Wicketkeeper of the Tournament PKR250,000: Mohammad Azam Khan (Sindh)

SPORTS REPORT CHARSADDA (January 31, 2021):-The 53rd National Juniors Badminton Championships concluded on Sunday at Abdul Wali Khan Sports Complex Charsadda. Finals of all categories were played and well-contested matches were seen by the badminton lovers. On this occasion, Nisar Momand Secretary Sports Khyber Pakthunkhwa distributed the prizes along with Junai Khan Deputy Commissioner Sawat, Abid Majeed MPA and Wajid Ali Chaudhry Secretary General Pakistan Badminton Federation among the finalist of the championships. Wajid Ali Chaudhry thanked the services provided by the KP Badminton Association and the chief guest for providing the good environment and the hall facility, He also appreciated the efforts of Technical Members who worked hard for the successes of championships. The chief guest thanked Wajid Ali Chaudhry for the selection of venue in Charsadda and hoped that PBF will continue this practice in future for the betterment and promotion of the game of badminton in the country. Results (finals): Women's Singles U-19 Final Alja Tariq (Balochistan) beat Hadiqa Aftab (Punjab) by 21-7, 21-4 Girl's Single U-17 Final Sumiya Tariq (Army) beat Ammarah Ishtiaq (Sindh) by 21-19, 16-21, 21-10 Boy's Single U-17 Final Abdul Manan (Army) beat Saad Amir (Punjab) by 22-24, 21-11, 21-16 Men's Singles U-19 Final Umer Jhanghir (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Malik Danyaal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) by 23-21, 19-21, 21-13 Boy's Single U-15 Final Zain Bajwa (Punjab) beat Fahad Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) by 21-19, 21-17 Women's Double U-19 Final Sumiya Tariq (Army) & Alja Tariq (Balochistan) beat Umama Usman (Army) & Deena Shahzad (Islamabad) by 21-15, 21-10 Men Double Final Afnan Khan & Hamza Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Umer Jhanghir & Muhammad Zayad (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) by 21-17, 21-11

SPORTS REPORT LAHORE (January 30, 2021):- Ahmad Kamil defeated Imran Bhatti 2-1 in the final of Men's Singles and Haniya Minhas thrashed Ashtafila Arif by 6-0, 6-0 to bag the title of Ladies Singles category on the last day of the championship. In the U-18 Boys’ category final, Hasheesh Kumar emerged triumphant against Faizan Fayyaz with the score of 6-2, 6-2 while the U-18 Girls’ category title went to Haniya Minhas. She trounced Natalia Zaman by 6-0, 6-1. Vice-Chairman Sports Board Punjab Rao Zahid Qayyum said Sports Board Punjab will continue to extend full cooperation for the promotion of tennis in the province; he said this while talking to media at the prize distribution ceremony of Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Open Tennis Championship 2021 at Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-e-Jinnah on Saturday. Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti, Director Tournament Rashid Malik and a large number of young tennis players and fans were also present on this occasion. Vice-Chairman Sports Board Punjab Rao Zahid Qayyum said Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Open Tennis Championship is an ideal tournament for young players of 6 and 8 years of age to learn the basics of the game. “This is good initiative taken by Sports board Punjab to groom young tennis players with Corona SOPs in place in the prevailing circumstances of Covid-19”.   Results: Men's singles Final: Ahmad Kamil beat Imran Bhatti 6-2, 4-6, 10-6 Ladies singles Final: Haniya Minhas beat Ashtafila Arif 6-0, 6-0 Girls U-18 Final: Haniya Minhas beat Natalia Zaman 6-0, 6-1 Boys U-18 Final: Hasheesh Kumar beat Faizan Fayyaz 6-2, 6-2 U-14 Final: Asad zaman beat Shehryar Anees 6-4, 6-4 Seniors 35 plus Doubles final: Talha Waheed/Aashir Ali Khan beat Fayyaz Khan/Arif Feroz 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 Boys U-18 Doubles final: Mahatir Muhammad/Ahtesham Arif beat Asad Zaman/Hasheesh Kumar 8-5 U-12 Final: Ameer Mazari beat Omer Jawad 8-5 U-10 Final: Abdur Rehman beat Fajar Fayyaz 8-0.  

SPORTS REPORT PESHAWAR (January 30, 2021):-The 53rd National Juniors Badminton Championships 2021 entered into semifinal stage, as the well-contested matches were played in quarterfinals at Charsadda on Saturday. Results Boy Singles U-15 Quarter Finals Malik Ghasif Malik (Army) beat Mohammad Zaid (KP) by 21-18, 10-21, 21-18 Fahad Ahmad (KP) beat Abdullah Tahir (PB) by 21-7, 21-10 Sangheen (KP) beat Aman Gul (KP) by 21-13, 17-21, 21-17 Zain Bajwa (PB) beat Amer Hassan Janjua (ISB) by 19-21, 21-16, 21-13 Boy Single U-17 Quarter Final Saad Amir (PB) beat Umer Farooq (KP) by 21-14, 21-10 Usaid Gul (KP) beat Umair Khan (KP) by 21-6, 21-9 Ibrahim Rashid (ISB) beat Asad Afridi (KP) by 21-16, 21-17 Rai Abdul Manan (Army) beat Ahmed Niazi (PB) by 26-24, 21-19 Men Singles U-19 Quarter Finals Malik Danyaal (KP) beat Abdullah Asim (PB) by 21-9, 21-15 Raja Hassan Mujtaba (PB) beat Hamza Khan (KP) by 18-21, 22-20, 21-16 Umer Jhangher (KP) beat Fayyaz Ur Rehman (Sindh) BY 21-16, 21-12 Raza Ali (PB) beat Shahnullah (KP) by 21-9, 21-9 Men Doubles U-19 Quarter Final Raza Ali & Saad Amir (PB) beat Haseeb Ahmad & Ahmed Asif (PB) by 21-15, 21-17 Umer Jhanghir & Muhammad Zaid (PB) beat Saqib Ali & Rai Abdul Manan (Army) by 22-20, 21-14 Abdullah Siddiqi & Fayyaz Ur Rehman (Sind) beat Raja Hassan Mujtaba (PB) & Ibrahim Rashid (ISB) by 22-20, 19-21, 21-16 Afnan Khna & Hamza Khan (KP) beat Muhammad Osama & Muhammad Taimoor (Army) by 21-16, 16-21, 21-19 Women Singles U-19 Quarter Final Umama Usman (Army) beat Zainab Ch. (PB) by 21-8, 21-17 Alja Tariq (Balo) beat Deena Shahzad (ISB) by 21-9, 21-8 Saman Shahzadi (KP) beat Saman Shafiq (PB) by 21-14, 23-21, 21-19 Hadiqa Aftab (PB) beat Zara (Balo) by 21-16, 22-20 Girls U-17 Quarter Final Sumiya Tariq (Army) beat Hiba Tariq (Sindh) by 21-3, 21-8 Ayesha Shafiq (PB) beat Maryam Hanif (Sindh) by 21-16, 22-20 Sana Hanif (Sindh) beat Khukla (KP) by 21-8, 21-7 Ammarah Ishtiaq (Sindh) beat Musfira Zahid (Sindh) by 16-21, 21-3, 21-17 Women Doubles U-19 Quarter Final Umama Usman (Army) & Deena Shahzad (ISB) beat Tanzeela Rehman & Miraj Jadoon (KP) by 21-10, 21-11 Tayyaba Shafiq & Saman Shafique (PB) beat Naba Jawa & Farwa Jawa (PB) by 21-8, 21-10 Sumiya Tariq (Army) & Alja Tariq (Balo) beat Ammarah & Ayesha Shafiq (Sindh) by 21-5, 21-14 Sana Hanif & Musfira Zahid (Sindh) beat Hadiqa Aftab & Zainab Ch. (PB) by 17-21, 21-15, 21-11