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Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE:-The MRF FC will lock horns against TWK on Sunday in the final of the 1st Women's National Futsal Cup, as Real Lahore will clash with Bulls FC for the third place play-off here SA Garden Futsal Fields.In the first match of the day, MRF crushed Bulls FC 5-0. The second encounter came in the favor of TWk when they outplayed Real Lahore 2-1. MRF in their second game, outclassed Sialkot City 12-0. The fourth game between TWK and Bulls ended in a 1-1 draw. After losing against TWK, Real Lahore played excellently and thumped Sialkot City 9-0. In the sixth game, MRF maintained the winning streak and got a third consecutive victory after defeating TWK 2-1. The seventh game was triumphed by Bull, 7-0 against Sialkot City. With four straight wins, MRF after beating Real Lahore 1-0, became the first team to qualify for the final. The second last game of the day was clinched TWK, 10-0 against Sialkot City. In the last game, Real Lahore downed Bulls FC 1-0.

Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE: Smurfs FC, ABL FC, Real Lahore FC, LSA FC have reach in next round of the 1st PFF National Futsal Cup 2023, as more 12 matches were decided on the third day of national event at SA Gardens Futsal Fields Lahore on Friday.In the first match of Group E, Smurfs FC stunned Outlaws FC by 5-0. In the second encounter, ABL defeated YZC by 7-1. The third match was played between Smurfs FC and ABL where Smurfs FC got the second victory of the day by 7-2. In the fourth match, Outlaws FC defeated YZC by 6-1. Smurfs FC continued the winning streak in their 3rd game by defeating YZC 10-4. The last game between ABL and Outlaws ended in a 1-1 draw. Smurfs FC and ABL FC have reached the next round.In the first match of Group F, ICAW FC outclassed Taji FC by 9-0. The second match was won by Real Lahore, 6–3 against LSA. The third match between ICAW and Real Lahore ended without netting a single goal. After losing the first match, LSA thrashed Taji FC with a margin of 13-0 and then defeated ICAW by 2-0. The last game of the group was won by Real Lahore, 9-3 against Taji FC. From Group F, Real Lahore FC and LSA have reached the next round. 

Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE:-As many as 12 matches have been decided on the second day of the PFF National Futsal Cup here at SA Gardens Futsal Fields, as teams from Group D, LA, and SA Gardens Academy have qualified for the next round.On Thursday, in the first match of Group C, Grimjows beat Al Faisal by 5-0 while in the second encounter, TWK overcame Sialkot FC by 2-1. In the 3rd match, Grimjows outplayed Grimjows 3-1. In the fourth match, Sialkot FC came back into the game by beating Al-Faisal by 3-2. Grimjows maintained the winning streak in its 3rd game by defeating Sialkot FC 5-3. The last game of Group C was won by Al Faisal, 2-1 against TWK.Meanwhile, in the first match of Group D, LA stunned Brothers FC by 7-0. The second match was won by SA Gardens Academy 6 – 1 against the opponent Forwards FC. In the third match, LA defeated SA Gardens Academy 3 – 0. The fourth game was won by Brothers FC 4-3 against Forwards FC. In the second last game, LA downed Forwards FC by 5-1. In the last game of the day, SA Gardens Academy defeated Brothers FC by 1-0.

Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE:-The 1st PFF National Futsal Cup Tournament kicked off on Wednesday under the banner of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), as the nine matches were played on the inaugural day of the prestigious national futsal fixture.In the first match, Q Park Rangers clinched the victory against Golden FC by 5-3. In the second match, SA Gardens outclassed Q Park Rangers by 7-0. In the last match of Group A, SA Gardens downed Golden FC by 13-0. SA Gardens and Q Park Rangers from Group have been qualified for the next round, a round of 12.In the first match of Group B, AL Zaki FC triumphed over Griffin Youth FC by 7-1. The second match was won by LST FC by 6-0 against the opponent Shahid FC. In the third match, Al Zaki FC beat LST FC by 4-2. The fourth game was clinched by Griffin Youth FC by 5-1 against Shahid FC. In the next game, Al Zaki FC won by 8-4 against Shahid FC, and in the last game of the day, LST FC defeated Griffin Youth FC by 4-3.From Group B, AL Zaki FC and LST FC have qualified for the next round.

24 teams to participate in the tournament kicking off on May 30, final on June 4Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE:-SA Gardens Football Club will meet Animal Life Care Football Club in the opening match of the 1st Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Futsal National Cup 2023, as draws have been finalized on Friday here at Football House Lahore.According to an official of PFF, the tournament will be played under the banner of the Pakistan Football Federation, as the first match will be played from group A between SA Gardens Football Club and Animal Life Care Football Club. The final and semi-final of the first PFF National Futsal Cup will be played on 4th June at SA Gardens Lahore.Moreover, the first PFF Women Futsal National Cup 2023 kicks off on 2nd June having four teams at the same venue. The teams are Train with Kaka, Bulls FC, MRF Futsal Club and Real Lahore FC. The inaugural match of first PFF Women Futsal National Cup 2023 will take place on 2nd June between Train with Kaka and Real Lahore FC. A total of 24 teams have been divided into 6 groups.Team’s Pools:Group A: SA Gardens Football Club, Q Park Rangers Futsal Club, Golden FC, Animal Life Care Football Club.Group B: Al Zaki Football Club, LST Futsal Club, Shahid Football Club, Griffin Youth Futsal Club.Group C: Grim Jows FC, Train with Kaka, Sialkot City Football Club, Al Faisal Football ClubGroup D: Lahore Athletic, SA Gardens Academy, Forward Futsal Club, Brothers FCGroup E: Smurfs Football Club, ABL FC, Youngster Zaidi Club, Outlaws FCGroup F: ICAW Futsal Club, Real Lahore FC, Legacy Soccer Academy, PESS Football Club BWP

Ghani-ur-RehmanPESHAWAR:-Frontier College for Women reached on top in the field of sports, as the athletes produced showed excellent performance in the different sports disciplines to lift the trophy while Government Girls Bacha Khan College won silver and the students of Government Girls Degree College Tangi Charsadda won the bronze medal.Special guest, Zobia Khan of the Higher Education Department gave away the prizes in the closing ceremony. Frontier College was also the winner in the handball event, City Girls Degree College Gulbahar won the second position and Bacha Khan Girls College won the third position. Girls Degree College Nahqi Peshawar was second and Bacha Khan Girls College was third. In the final of the table tennis tournament, the students of Frontier College won the trophy by defeating City Girls Degree College Gulbahar, while Girls College Bacha Khan got the third position. In the event, City Girls College Gulbehar won the gold medal while Frontier College won the silver and Bacha Khan Girls College won the bronze medal. Similarly, in basketball, Frontier College won the gold medal, City Girls College Gulbehar won the silver medal and Bacha Khan Girls College won the bronze medal. The women's football tournament was won by Frontier College, while City Girls College Gulbehar was second while Govt. Girls College Nahqi stood third. Similarly, in the netball event, Frontier College for Girls won the gold medal, while City Girls College Gulbehar and Bacha Khan Girls College Baaltar Teb stood second and third respectively. Deputy Director of Higher Education Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Arshad Hussain, Principal of Frontier College Roshan Zahra, Director of Sports Gul Sanobar Ikhlas, Principal of City Girls College Professor Tahira Dar, Director of Sports Sadia Bibi of Nahqi Girls College, and Najma Naz Qazi of City College Gulbehar were also present in the prize distribution ceremony. 

Sports Bulletin ReportMumbai (India):-The opening season of the Premier Handball League (PHL) is only a month away now, with interest in the league rising up day by day, as the thrilling handball matches will start from June 8, 2023 Jaipur, Rajasthan. A well-known sports presenter, Charu Sharma played a vital role in different private leagues in India in varying capacities. While talking about PHL Charu Sharma said, “I'm really excited about the fact that it is a new league and it is getting a new opportunity in our part of the world to move ahead. Handball is an Olympic sport, it's a very popular sport in many parts of the world and so too in India, but it just hasn't had the profile or the pedestal to stand and enjoy the spotlight in our nation. But this Premier Handball League is a massive step to shining the spotlight on the sport, so I am excited about that.” He went on to talk about why a private handball league was needed in India as he said, “This is the biggest moment for handball in India. Sometimes international success also matters a great deal, but that's once a year or once every five years. More tournaments need to be held in India. This is not easy but more important than that is a professional league because it shows people who play the sport a way for the future to make a livelihood, because right now you may say that you want to play for the country and you want to win, which is better for the country, but the rewards are not fantastic because if you're not winning medals, then the rewards are not there.” Charu further added, “The minute there's a professional league, not one, not 12, but hundreds of players will make a living gradually as it will get better and better, and they will get jobs as the whole ecosystem of handball is going to improve rapidly.” The veteran sports broadcaster then talked about why he feels Handball as a sport will see a boom in popularity and viewership in India. He said, “It is a highly athletic sport. There's constant running around, it's like basketball in a sense and those leaping goals that we see very often there's constant movement and I think for any sport to do well in terms of viewership or in terms of visible impact for all those who are watching on either television or other media or in the stadiums. The fact that there's constant movement is very engaging for spectators. You can't take your eyes off the court; you can't say I'll see it 5 minutes later because there's such constant movement and action taking place.” “It's a sport that's relatively without the infrastructure in our country that can rival international facilities. If you play indoors at the highest international level, you require a certain level of sophisticated infrastructure. But it's a sport that you can play out on the ground, anywhere on a lawn or wherever else you want. I think by seeing these handball players and the overseas stars that are coming in, there will be a lot of interest, especially among youngsters who would want to play the game,” Charu Sharma concluded.

Sports Bulletin ReportJaipur (India): The stage is ready at the Sawani Mansingh Indoor Stadium to host the first Premier Handball League (PHL) from June 8 to 25, 2023 Jaipur, Rajasthan.According to an official, the event will see the 6 teams including Rajasthan Patriots, Garvit Gujarat, Maharashtra Ironmen, Golden Eagles Uttar Pradesh, Telugu Talons and Delhi Panzers to compete against each other to win the honour at the indoor facility on a Teraflex handball surface.The international sports arena has also hosted multiple Pro Kabaddi League matches since 2014 as it is the home of Jaipur Pink Panthers, as the venue is owned and managed by the Rajasthan State Sports Council (RSSC).President RSSC Dr Krishna Poonia said:“I am very happy and honour for us to stage the first season of the Premier Handball League will be held at the modern and unique Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium in Jaipur. We are dedicated to organizing a notable sporting event in the state and this was the perfect opportunity to do so. We are sure the PHL will provide a platform for players to show their talents and game skill during the 18-day fixture.” Chairman of Bluesport Entertainment, Dr. Ajay Data said:“I would like to express my gratitude to Dr Poonia and the Rajasthan State Sports Council for hosting the inaugural season of the Premier Handball League. The facilities in the stadium are flawless and will add to the extravaganza of the league. We are eagerly looking forward to the first match at the venue and packed crowds.” Vivek Lodha, Director of Finance said:“For any private league to be successful, it needs support from the government. The Infrastructure Rajasthan has to offer for indoor sports is phenomenal and it’s all thanks to the Rajasthan State Sports Council. I am delighted that the first season of the Premier Handball League will be held in Jaipur. The amazing Sawai Mansingh Stadium is ready for this fixture.”  

Players from Russia, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Philippines to participate in LeagueSports Bulletin ReportMumbai (India): It’s almost time for India to Handball as the inaugural edition of the Premier Handball League (PHL) inches closure with the conclusion of its auction process late on Sunday. A total of 116 players including International, India Internationals, and Domestic Handball talent were up for selection by six franchises namely Delhi Panzers, Garvit Gujarat, Golden Eagles Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra Ironmen, Rajasthan Team (yet to be named) and Telugu Talons.The auctions started with the category of foreign players, the international players represented the Asian Handball Federation amongst other federations and all 18 International players were picked up by the teams. Each team was allowed to only select one foreign right-back, left-back and goalkeeper respectively. In terms of the biggest foreign imports, Telugu Talons went for the services of Andrei Igorevich Nedbailo (Goalkeeper) from Russia – a six-time Russian champion. Garvit Gujarat picked up Tuliboev Mukhtor (Right Back) from Uzbekistan, the 24-year-old is known for his exploits with the Uzbek team at the Interamnia World Cup wherein they clinched gold.Golden Eagles Uttar Pradesh also made sure they didn’t fall short and went all out to secure the services of Iran’s Omid Reza (Goal Keeper), who has represented his country in the IHF Handball World Cup in the last two World Cup editions. On the other hand, Maharashtra Ironmen secured the services of Iran’s Right Back Jalal Kiani. Kiani is a silver medallist with the national team at the Asian Games. Delhi Panzers went for the 20-year-old Artem Martynov (Right Back) from Russia, a 2019 Russian Handball Championship gold medallist. Lastly, it was the Rajasthan Team (yet to be named) who selected the services of Iraq’s left-back Baderaladeen Naser. The second category was reserved for Indian star players and 42 players were up for selection by the franchises. Under this category, each team was allowed to pick only one player for each of the seven positions i.e. Right Back, Left Back, Centre Back, Right Wing, Left Wing and Pivot. Amongst the top Indian buys, Telugu Talons went for Raghu Kumara (Pivot) a four-time national champion, Garvit Gujarat secured Harender Singh Nain (Right Back) as their star Indian player, a three-time national champion and a two-time Gold medallist at the Federation Cup Tournaments and Golden Eagles Uttar Pradesh selected Bhushan Shinde (Right Wing) as their most valuable Indian asset for the 2 / 2 league.For Maharashtra Ironmen, winger Ankit Kumar – a member of Gold Medal Winning Indian Squads for the IHF Trophy- in 2016 & 2018 and a Silver medallist at the 2019 South Asian Games was the most valuable player. Delhi Panzers went for Pivot Mintu Sardar again a three-time national champion and lastly, it was Rajasthan who selected Robin Singh (Left Back) – a four-time national champion as their most valuable Indian star player. The final category of the day was called Role Players and 56 domestic Indian players were a part of the same. 42 out of the 56 were picked. Telugu Talons’ most valuable in this category was Rahul Nain (Pivot), Garvit Gujarat went with Right Back – Surender Kumar, and Golden Eagles selected Sanchit Gupta (Right Wing) and Mohit Punia (Right Back) joined Maharashtra Ironmen. Delhi Panzers went with youth and picked up the 20-year-old Pivot Deepak and lastly, Rajasthan secured Mohit Ghanghas (Left Back) as their biggest player in the Role Players category. Manu Agrawal, CEO of Bluesport Entertainment Private Limited said:“It was an exhilarating experience. We have been working on solidifying the structure of the Premier Handball League for a while. A successful auction process has taken us a step closer to D-Day. I would like to thank all the franchise owners, the South Asian Handball Federation and Handball Association India for making the auctions a huge success. Being the first edition, it took a lot of research by the franchises to select the best 17 for their team but this also makes the inaugural season even more exciting as a lot of unknown elements will be at play when they finally get onto the field.”The Premier Handball League (PHL), is sanctioned by the South Asian Handball Federation and affiliated with the Asian Handball Federation (AHF). The inaugural season of the Premier Handball League is set to kick off on June 8 and run until June 25, 2023.

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI: The HHS inter-school staff cricket tournament will start on May 6, 2023, at UBL Sports Complex Karachi. According to an official of HHS, the 75th HHS inter-school staff cricket tournament will be organized by the HHS school system next month, as the top six teams will fight for top honour including the HHS School system, Foundation Public School, Alfa Education Network, Bay View Academy, Generation School, and Nasra School.