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Women’s Ashes 2025: England suffer T20 defeat to seal Ashes for Australia
Islamabad (Sports Desk):Australia won a tense rain-affected Women’s Ashes encounter by six runs in the second T20 to complete an outright series victory.Set 186 to win in Canberra, England needed 18 from the last five balls with captain Heather Knight unbeaten on 43 before heavy rain fell and no further play was possible. England finished on 168-4, six runs short of the required score set by the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.Opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge's 52 put England in a strong position supported by Sophia Dunkley's 32 before Nat Sciver-Brunt (22) and Knight saw England go close.Australia raced to 47-0 from five overs, Beth Mooney scoring 44, but the hosts slipped to 75-4 and were 137-5 after 17 overs, only for Tahlia McGrath and Grace Harris to accelerate their way to 185-5. England spinners Charlie Dean and Sophie Ecclestone took a brace and a wicket respectively with Freya Kemp dismissing Annabel Sutherland.The result sees Australia take a 10-0 lead in the points-based multi-format series, which ends England's hopes of a draw. The two teams now travel to Adelaide for their final T20 fixture on Saturday.Heather Knight’s post-match media conference is available here.2025 Women’s Ashes fixtures and results (UK dates and times)CommBank Women’s Ashes ODI Series11 January: North Sydney Oval, Sydney – Australia won by four wickets13 January: Junction Oval, Melbourne - Australia won by 21 runs16 January: Bellerive Oval, Hobart – Australia won by 86 runsCommBank Women’s Ashes IT20 Series20 January: SCG, Sydney – Australia won by 57 runs23 January: Manuka Oval, Canberra – Australia won by six runs (DLS)25 January: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (8.10am UK time)CommBank Women’s Ashes Test Match30 January-2 February: MCG, Melbourne (3.30am UK time)
POLO - Local News 23 Jan, 2025
LAHORE (PR):Team Balochistan defeated Diamond Paints 9-7 in a nail-biting contest on the third day of the ongoing eight-goal Maj Gen Saeed-uz-Zaman Janjua Memorial Polo Cup, sponsored by JS Bank and organized by Jinnah Polo Fields, and secured a spot in the final.The enthralling and exciting match was witnessed and enjoyed by the Jinnah Polo Fields’ Secretary Maj (R) Ali Taimoor, JS Bank's Regional Head Majid Qureshi, Brig (R) Badr-uz-Zaman, son of General Saeed-uz-Zaman, polo players, their families and other dignitaries.The match between Diamond Paints and Team Balochistan remained intense until the final chukker, where Team Balochistan played their best polo and recorded a close 9-7 victory over spirited Diamond Paints. For Team Balochistan, Mumtaz Abbas Niazi fired in five fabulous goals, while Raja Mikael Sami smashed in four fantastic goals.On the Diamond Paints side, Mir Huzaifa Ahmed, Raja Temur Nadeem, and Raja Jalal Arsalan played outstanding polo and scored two goals each, while Shaikh Muhammad Farhad, substituting for Mir Shoaib Ahmed, contributed with one goal. The grand finale of the prestigious tournament will be contested on Sunday (January 26, 2025).Team Balochistan burst into the match with a resounding start, netting three spectacular goals to take a commanding 3-1 lead against Diamond Paints. The second chukker was a closely contested affair, with both teams scoring two goals apiece, leaving Team Balochistan still in the driver's seat with a 5-3 advantage.However, Diamond Paints staged a formidable comeback in the third chukker, slamming in three goals against Team Balochistan's two, narrowing the gap to 7-6. Undaunted, Team Balochistan rallied in the thrilling fourth and final chukker, firing two goals against Diamond Paints' lone score to seal a hard-fought 9-7 victory.
SQUASH - National Juniors 19 Jan, 2025
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Mohammad Yahya Asad (PAF) defeated Mustafa Irfan (PAF) in straight games 3-0 in the Under-17 final of the Shell Pakistan National Juniors Squash Championship that concluded here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Sunday. The final score-line was 11-8, 11-5, and 11-1.Wasif Saleem, Marketing Head Shell Pakistan, graced the event as chief guest and distributed medals & trophies to the winners. Secretary, Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) Aamir Nawaz was also present on this occasion.Results (Finals):Boys’ U-13: Faizan Ali Khan (Army) beat Mohammad Fawad Khan (KP) 11-7, 11-8, 11-5Boys’ U-15: Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) beat Shahzeb Khan (PAF) 12-10, 11-8, 11-4Boys’ U-17: Mohammad Yahya Asad (PAF) beat Mustafa Irfan (PAF) 11-8, 11-5, 11-1Girls’ U-15: Sehrish Ali (KP) beat Mahnoor Ali 11-9, 5-3 (Retd).Plate Event:Girls U-15: Sadaf Afridi (KP) beat Hiba Imtiaz (KP) 13-15, 11-4, 11-7, 5-11, 11-6.Zaina Zubair secured the 3rd position
National Squash Championship: All finals on Sunday
ISLAMABAD (PR): National Squash Championship finals will be played on Sunday at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad. The event carries a prize purse of Rs 400,000 and a large number of boys & girls from all over Pakistan are participating. The Semifinals were played today and the detailed results are appended below.In Boys U-13 Category, Faizan Ali Khan (Army) bt Syed M Hussain (Pb) 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 whereas, M Fawad Khan (KP) bt Danish Sikandar (KP) 16-14, 11-4, 8-11, 6-11, 11-8.In Boys U-15 Category, Shahzeb (PAF) bt Shahnawaz Butt (Pb) 11-7, 11-9, 11-3 whereas. Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) bt Mamoon Khan (PAF) 11-7, 11-5, 11-8.In Boys U-17 Category, M Yahya Asad (PAF) bt Muhammad Ali (PAF) 11-6, 11-5, 11-3, whereas, Mustafa Irfan (PAF) bt Mubeen Khan (PAF) 11-6, 11-4, 11-7.In Girls U-15 Category, Sehrish Ali (KP) govt Walk Over against Nimra Batool (Sind) whereas, Mahnoor Ali (KP) bt Damia Khan (Sindh) 11-3, 11-4, 11-8.Starting from BU-13 age category, the Championship Finals would be played on Sunday, 19 Jan, 25 from 1000 Hrs onwards.
Pakistan take lead after Noman and Sajid spin a web around West Indies
Multan (PCB Report): Pakistan finished the day two of the first Multan Test against West Indies with a 202-run lead after the spin twins Noman Ali and Sajid Khan wreaked havoc with the ball here at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Saturday.Pakistan were 109-3 in the second innings at stumps in 31 overs when bad light forced stumps. Skipper Shan Masood returned after scoring a 70-ball 52 with the help of two fours and two sixes, while Mohammad Huraira stayed at the crease for 58 balls accumulating 29 runs with the help of three fours.Kamran Ghulam and Saud Shakeel will be on the crease as Pakistan resume their second innings on day three.Earlier in the day, Noman and Sajid shared nine wickets among them to dismantle the West Indies batting line-up who were restricted for 137 all out in 25.2 overs. Noman starred with figures of 5-39 in 11 overs, his seventh Test five-for.Sajid started the damage with four wickets upfront while bowling with the new ball as West Indies slipped to 22-4. After opening the bowling, he took back to back wickets on the first two balls of the third over of innings and then struck twice in the fifth over.For West Indies, No.10 batter Jomel Warrican top-scored with an unbeaten 31 off 24 balls hitting four boundaries and one six. Jayden Seales, batting at No 11, contributed with a 13-ball 22-run cameo clubbing three sixes, while Gudakesh Motie chipped in with 19 runs.Warrican and Seales also came together for a valuable 21-ball 46-run last wicket partnership.At the beginning of the play, Pakistan resumed from their overnight score of 143-4 and could only add 87 runs to their total as the two half-centurions Saud Shakeel (84, 157b, 6x4s) and Mohammad Rizwan (71, 133b, 9x4s) were removed by Kevin Sinclair. Seales and Warrican picked up three wickets each.Scores in brief (Day 2 of 5)1st Test – Pakistan vs West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium, MultanToss: Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat firstPakistan 230 all out, 68.5 overs (Saud Shakeel 84, Mohammad Rizwan 71; Jayden Seales 3-27, Jomel Warrican 3-69, Kevin Sinclair 2-61, Gudakesh Motie 1-48) and 109-3, 31 overs (Shan Masood 52, Mohammad Huraira 29; Jomel Warrican 2-17)West Indies 137 all out, 25.2 overs (Jomel Warrican 31 not out, Jayden Seales 22, Gudakesh Motie 19; Noman Ali 5-39, Sajid Khan 4-65)
SQUASH - National Juniors 16 Jan, 2025
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD< The quarterfinals of the National Junior Squash Championship for Boys Under-13, U-15 and U-17 along with Girls U-15 age categories will be played on Friday at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad.Boys U-13: Faizan Ali Khan (Army) bt Safwan Gul (KP) 3-0, Raheel Masih (Sind) bt Fahad Khan (KP) 3-0, Yahya Farman (KP) bt Aziz Ali Naz (PAF) 3-2,, Syed Mohammad Hussain (Pb) bt Hussain Bakhshish (KP) 3-0, Danish Sikandar (KP) bt Abdul Rehman Najeed (KP) 3-0, Abdul Rehman Shuraim (KP) bt Irfan Ullah (Pb) 3-0, Ibrahim Ahmed (Pb) bt Mohammad Luqman (KP) 3-0, M Fawad Khan (KP) bt Mohammad Mustafa Khan (KP) 3-1.Boys U-15: Shahzeb (PAF) bt Rana Ayan Zahid (Pb) 3-0, Awais Jan (KP) bt Tauseef Waseem (Pb) 3-0, Shayan Zeb (KP) bt Abubakar Khan (KP) 3-0, Shahnawaz Butt (Pb) bt Abbas Khan (KP) 3-1, Harmas Ali Raja (Army) bt Sameer Khan (Pb) 3-1, Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) bt Ahmed Ali (Pb) 3-0, Mamoon Khan (PAF) bt Abdul Hadi Gul (KP) 3-0, Arham Khan (PAF) bt Ali Mahad Rehman (KP) 3-1.Boys U-17: Azan Ali Khan (Army) got Walk Over against Nouman Khan (Army), Mohammad Yahya Asad (PAF) bt Nasrullah (Bal) 3-0, Mohammad Ali (PAF) bt Kamran Khan (Pb) 3-0, Abdullah Zaman (PAF) bt Obaid Ullah (PAF) 3-0, Mustafa Irfan (PAF) bt Asmatullah (Bal) 3-0, Mohammad Furqan (KP) bt Abdullah (Pb) 3-0, Usman Tahir (Pb) bt Adnan Zaman (Sindh) 3-2, Mubeen Khan (PAF) bt Omar Farooq Butt (Pb) 3-0.Girls U-15: Sehrish Ali (KP) bt Aaisha Shahid (Pb) 3-0, Sadia Zahoor (KP) bt Ayesha Shahbaz (Pb) 3-0, Hadia Farman (KP) bt Zaina Zubair (Pb) 3-0, Nimra Batool (Sind) bt Farah Ahmed (KP) 3-0, Damia Khan (Sindh) bt Bushra Shahbaz (Pb) 3-0, Maiha Shah (Pb) bt Omaima Qureshi (KP) 3-0, Faiqa Fida (Pb) bt Arfa (KP) 3-0, Mahnoor Ali (KP) bt Rahemin (PAF) 3-0.
CRICKET - Physically Handicap 12 Jan, 2025
Sports Bulletin ReportColombo (Sri Lanka): The India Physical Disability Cricket Team overpowered Pakistan by 109 runs in a match of the Four-nation PD Chaipions Trophy T20 Cricket Tournament 2025 at the BOI Cricket ground in Sri Lanka on Sunday.India won the toss and decided to bat first, posting a formidable total of 160 for the loss of four wickets in their allotted 20 over as Nikhil Manhas scored 59 off 47 balls, hitting three fours and as many as six, Vikrant Keni made Made 37 off 23 balls with two boundaries and two sixes, Kunal Phanase contributed 30 off 31 balls with four fours. Wakif Shah captured two wicket for 22 runs, Abdullah Ejaz took 1- 26 and Momin Khan 1- 33.Chasing 161, Pakistan were all out only 51 runs in ,12.2 overs. Abdul Khaliq was not out on 13 off 11 balls while Skipper Abdullah Ejaz made 11 off 6 with a six. balls as Indian’s bowlers.Majid grabbed three wicket for 24, Jitendra and Narendra took two wickets each, giving away 5, and 6 runs respectively.
Women's Ashes 2025: England beaten in opening ODI
Islamabad (Sports Desk): England were beaten by four wickets in their first One Day International of the Women's Ashes against Australia in Sydney. Australia's Ash Gardner took 3-19 as England were bowled out for 203, and then scored an unbeaten 42 to lead her side to victory with 11.1 overs to spare.The home side won the toss and elected to bowl. After Maia Bouchier's early dismissal, captain Heather Knight (39 off just 49 balls) combined with Tammy Beaumont and later Nat Sciver-Brunt to put some pressure on the hosts while 69 runs from Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Amy Jones kept hopes of setting a competitive score alive.England were at 91-2, before Australia removed Knight and all-rounder Sciver-Brunt in consecutive Gardner overs. The tourists lost four of their final five wickets for single digits, setting the hosts a score of 204 for victory. Lauren Filer dismissed opener Phoebe Litchfield but a dominant performance from captain Alyssa Healy set the hosts on their way.Lauren Bell and Sophie Ecclestone impressed with the ball, the former taking an important wicket of Ellyse Perry and recording figures of 1-25 but captain Healy’s knock of 70 from 78 balls and Gardner's quick 42 helped the hosts across the line.The win gives Australia a 2-0 lead on points in the multi-format series. The second ODI of three takes place at the Junction Oval in Melbourne on 13 January (23:05 GMT).
TENNIS - National Juniors 12 Jan, 2025
Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE: The Millat Tractors Junior National Tennis Championship 2025 will commence on Monday at the Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore, showcasing the vibrant talent of young tennis players from across Pakistan. The tournament has received an overwhelming response, with over 200 entries across 10 competitive categories, reflecting the growing enthusiasm for tennis nationwide. The categories include boys U18 singles and doubles, girls U18 singles, boys U14 singles and doubles, girls U14 singles, boys U12 singles, girls U12 singles, boys/girls U10 (Punjab ranking), boys/girls U8 (Punjab ranking) and boys/girls U6 (Punjab ranking). Punjab Lawn Tennis Association (PLTA) Senior Executive Vice President Rashid Malik extended his heartfelt best wishes to all participants, applauding their dedication and full competitive spirit. He remarked, “The enthusiastic participation of players from every corner of Pakistan is a proof of the growing passion and love for tennis in our country.” Malik also expressed his gratitude for the generous support provided by Millat Tractors, emphasizing their pivotal role in organizing the national junior tennis event. “The invaluable support from the corporate sector enables us to host a record number of tennis tournaments throughout the year. I sincerely hope that more corporate giants, inspired by Millat Tractors, will step forward and contribute to the promotion of this beautiful game of tennis.” The tournament’s opening ceremony is scheduled from Monday at 3:30 pm, with Imran Ayub, Senior Manager Admin at Millat Tractors Limited, gracing the occasion as the chief guest. Other notables to grace the event include Rashid Malik, tennis players and their families. The championship will culminate with the finals on January 17, 2025, promising an exciting display of talent and sportsmanship.
PCB names squad for Multan Test against West Indies.
Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday announced a 15-player squad for the two ICC World Test Championship Tests against the West Indies, scheduled to be played in Multan from 17-21 January and 25-29 January.The squad features seven changes from the 15-member Test team that toured South Africa. The retained players are: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Rizwan, Noman Ali and Salman Ali Agha.To strengthen the spin department, off-spinner Sajid Khan and mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed have been recalled to partner with left-arm spinner Noman Ali. As part of workload management, the pace quartet of Aamir Jamal, Mohammad Abbas, Mir Hamza and Naseem Shah has been rested. In their place, the selectors have retained Khurram Shahzad, but recalled Mohammad Ali and included uncapped Kashif Ali.Openers Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Huraira have also been brought back, replacing an injured Saim Ayub and an out-of-form Abdullah Shafique.In the absence of wicketkeeper-batter Haseebullah, who sustained a split in his right-hand webbing during the Cape Town Test and requires two more weeks to fully recover, former Pakistan U19 and Shaheens captain Rohail Nazir has been added to the squad.Pakistan squad for the West Indies Tests:Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Kashif Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper/batter), Noman Ali, Rohail Nazir (wicketkeeper/batter), Sajid Khan, and Salman Ali Agha.
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