Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-India recorded an impressive 107-run victory over arch-rivals Pakistan despite an off-colour performance from their batters, thanks to a record seventh-wicket partnership between all-rounders Pooja Vastrakar and Sneh Rana at the Bay Oval in Tauranga on Sunday. India were struggling at 114 for six at one stage and seemed to be under pressure when Vastrakar and Rana blasted their highest ODI scores to lift India to a competitive 244 for seven much to the delight of their fans who shouted in support and encouragement. In reply, Pakistan never got going as they slipped to 98 for seven, wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh taking a record five dismissals on World Cup debut as India earned their first win in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022. India won the toss and chose to bat with the Bay Oval bathed in glorious sunshine, but there was a storm brewing in the middle as Shafali Verma was dismissed for a duck. Diana Baig cleaned up her leg stump as Verma’s issues in the one-day format continued on to the World Cup stage. Fellow opener Smriti Mandhana would provide the release, scoring the first boundary with the 25th ball of the innings. Mandhana was timing the ball beautifully but boundaries still proved hard to come by, a pre-meditated strike down the ground in the final over of the power play landed so forcefully it plugged short of the boundary. She didn’t let that stop her as two balls later the ball sailed over the boundary to bring up India’s first six and end the powerplay with India 33 for one. Pakistan’s fielding had been accurate with singles cut off and boundary hopes reeled in, but at the 20 over mark the field settings grew more and more defensive. Mandhana’s fifty would soon come bringing it up off 71 balls to register her 25th score over fifty, but a first against Pakistan. There would be little time to celebrate as Deepti Sharma was bowled by Nashra Sundhu with the very next ball. A collapse was beginning as Mandhana fell for 52 as Anam Amin produced a stunning caught and bowled to leave two new batters at the crease. Those batters were still to be feared even if they were on nought, Harmanpreet Kaur now joined by Mithali Raj as she embarked on a record sixth World Cup campaign. Kaur would not threaten though as she was given out lbw for five from 14 as Nida Dar became the fourth bowler to take a wicket and India slipped to 108 for four. The young star Richa Ghosh could not succeed where her elders had failed as she went for a five-ball duck with Dar picking up her second as Ghosh chopped onto her wickets. Pakistan were on top as Fatima Sana earned a maiden over before Sundhu got her second as Raj was forced to go, walking off as slowly as she has scored, her nine coming from 36 balls. It felt like India’s tail was set to wag quickly with the Women in Blue on 114 for six but Pooja Vastrakaer joined Sneh Rana with other ideas. With 34.4 overs gone, Vastrakar showed her intent by scoring the first boundary since the second delivery of the 17th over. The duo brought up their fifty partnership off 43 balls and they hadn’t even got properly going as overs 40 to 42 went for 10 or more runs. The fact that Sundhu then bowled an over that only conceded six felt like a success to show how far Pakistan had let the game slip. Both batters brought up their highest ODI scores before Vastrakar had to go for 67 from 59 balls ending a World Cup record seventh-wicket partnership of 122. Jhulan Goswami would end the innings with a four to bring India to 244 for seven, which seemed unlikely 16 overs before. Goswami would then open the bowling in her fifth World Cup as Pakistan made a slow start, making just 26 from the first 10 overs. The fact they had not lost a wicket was a silver lining that soon disappeared as Javeria Khan was caught by Goswami off the bowling of Gayakwad. Out came captain Bismah Maroof, but she could make only 15 from 24 balls as she was caught behind with Pakistan slipping to 53 for two. After her heroics with the bat, Rana then dismissed Omaima Sohail with her second ball before Goswami got her first to dismiss anchor Sidra Amin for 30 from 64 balls. Doing so brought out Aliya Riaz who ended both warm-up games not out with scores over 40, but not this time. Riaz would make 11 from 23 balls before being stumped by Ghosh, her fourth involvement of the innings to make amends for her batting performance. Sana was next to fall as Pakistan lost their seventh wicket for just 98 runs, no matching Rana and Vastrakar. Another small partnership was made for Pakistan as Baig joined Sidra Nawaz in the middle before Gayakwad got her fourth of the afternoon, an Indian spinner again doing the business. While Gayakwad had to wait another over to attempt her five-fer, Ghosh picked up hers as she caught Sundhu for a duck becoming the first wicket-keeper to take five dismissals on World Cup debut. With Gayakwad getting the chance to bowl her final over, each delivery was met by chants and cheers that had boomed round the ground all afternoon. Baig played with no fear taking six runs off her to deny her a five-fer but she still earned figures of four for 31. A seventh-wicket partnership had not materialised but it looked as though a tenth-wicket one was forming as Baig and Anam Amin frustrated India’s push for victory. Kaur would take the final catch as Baig had to go for an entertaining 24 from 35 balls as India got their World Cup campaign up and running with Pakistan all out for 137. Scores in brief India beat Pakistan at Bay Oval, Tauranga by 107 runs India 244/7 in 50.0 overs (Pooja Vastrakar 67, Sneh Rana 53 not out; Nashra Sandhu 2/36, Nida Dar 2/45) Pakistan 137 in 43.0 overs (Sidra Ameen 30, Diana Baig 24; Rajeshwari Gayakwad 4/31, Jhulan Goswami 2/26) Player of the Match: Pooja Vastrakar    

Abdullah Asjad ISLAMABAD:-Mohammad Ashab Irfan of Punjab and Mohammad Ammad of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) moved into the final of the Boys’ Singles Under-19 event of the PSF Junior Squash Circuit-1 after beating their rivals in semifinals at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad on Sunday. Results: Boys’ Under-11: Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) bt Syed M Hussain (Punjab) 11-3, 11-, 11-1 Mohammad Fawad (PAF) bt Mamoon (PAF) 11-4, 12-10, 11-9 Boys’ Under-13: Nouman Khan (PAF) bt Ahmed Khalil (PAF) 9-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-8 Rehan Alamgir (PAF) bt Abdullah Zaman (PAF) 11-3, 8-11, 11-6, 13-11 Boys’ Under-15:  Azan Ali (Army) bt Abdul Basit (Sindh) 11-2, 11-7, 11-6 Ibrahim Zeb (PAF) bt Umair Arif (KP) 11-6, 11-8, 11-8 Boys’ Under-17: Abdullah Nawaz (PAF) bt Moeen Ud Din (Pb) 11-4, 11-7, 9-11, 11-2 Zain Anwar (Pb) bt Huraira Khan (PAF) 8-11, 11-1, 11-1, 12-10 Boys’ Under-19: Mohammad Ashab Irfan (Pb) bt Nouman Khan (KP) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 Mohammad Ammad (PAF) bt Syed Anas Bukhari (Pb) 13-11, 11-13, 11-6, 11-1 Girls’ Under-19: Mariam Malik (Sindh) bt Maira Hussain (KP) 11-5, 11-2, 11-3 Sana Bahadur (KP) bt Mehwish Ali (KP) 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 9-8 (Retd).

Sports Bulletin Report BARCELONA:-International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) organised the first, official test event of the Boulder & Lead format that will be contested at both Munich 2022 and Paris 2024. Forty Spanish athletes – 20 men and 20 women – battled on the walls of Sharma Climbing Gavà, the third and latest opening under legendary climber Chris Sharma’s name. Eventually, it was Iziar Martinez Almendros and Olympic Champion Alberto Ginés López who ended up on the highest step of the podium. Martinez Almendros absolutely dominated the women’s Boulder & Lead final, barely missing the perfect score. Indeed, the 16-year-old from Valladolid closed the opening Boulder round with 99.8 points, topping all four problems and losing 0.2 points on attempts to top. In the following Lead segment, Martinez Almendros was the only athlete to top the route, earning 100.0 points and extending her lead on the closest opponents – Rut Monsech Gasca and Aida Torres Illamola. Iziar Martinez Almendros signed off in first place with 199.8 points. 20-year-old Monsech Gasca followed in second position with 113.6 points – 58.6 in Boulder, 55.0 in Lead – while 19-year-old Torres Illamola finished third with 102.8 – 77.7 in Boulder, 25.1 in Lead.

Abdul Jabbar Faisal RAWALPINDI:-Australia closed the Day-3 game at 271 for 2 in 73 overs, as the day called off before the time owing to poor light at Pindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi on Sunday. Usman Kawaja played a notable innings of 97 runs in 159 balls, as he hit 15 fours. He lost his wicket while trying to play a reverse sweep on the bowling of Numan. Imam took his catch, as Aleem Dar had to reverse his decision after seeing reply. Earlier, Sajid broke the first wicket partnership at 156 in 44.4 overs, when he clean bold David Warner at 68 runs, as he hit 12 boundaries after facing 114 ball with the strike-rate of 59.4. Both openers aggregated 156 runs for the first wickets. Only spinners Sajid and Numan could got each one wicket for Pakistan. Australia will resume their inning tomorrow (Monday) morning at 271 for 2, as they are still in 105 runs deficit. Day-1 First Session: (105 for 1 in 35 overs, Iman-ul-Haq 57 not out & Azhar Ali 0 not out) Second Session: (171 for 1 in 56 overs, Imam-ul-Hq 92 not out & Azhar Ali 30 not out) Third Session (245 for 1 in 90 overs, Imam-ul-Haq 132 not out, Azhar Ali 64 not out, Lyon 1 for 87) Day-2 First Session: 302 for 1 in 115 overs (Imam-ul-Haq154 not out, Azhar Ali 96 not out, Nathin Lyon 1 for 106) Second Session: 394 for 2 in 142 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 157, Azhar Ali 151 not out, Babar Azam 33 not out Third Session: Pakistan 476 for 4 declare (Azhar Ali 185, Rizwan 46 and Babar Azam 36) Day-3 First Session: Australia 138 for 0 (Usman Kawaja 70 runs not out & David Warner 60 runs not out) Second Session: Australia 222 for 2 (Usman Kawaja 97, Marnus 33 not out, Smith 12 not out) Third Session: Australia 271 for 2 in 73 overs (Marnus 69 not out, Smith 24 not out) Scorecard: Pakistan Batting (476 for 4 in 162 overs): Abdullah Shafique (c Cummins b Lyon) 44-105 Imam-ul-Haq (lbw b Cummins) 157-358 Azhar Ali (c Green b Labuschagne) 185-361 Babar Azam (run out-Labuschagne) 36-82 Mohammad Rizwan 29 not out- 46 Iftikhar Ahmed                 13 not out-21 Extras   (b 4, lb 7, No, Balls1)-12 TOTAL: 476/4 in 162 overs            Did not bat: Fawad Alam, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah Fall of wickets: 1-105 (Abdullah Shafique, 33.6 overs), 2-313 (Imam-ul-Haq, 120.5 overs), 3-414 (Babar Azam, 147.1 overs), 4-442 (Azhar Ali, 155.4 overs) Australia Bowling: Nathan Lyon (1 for 161), Pat Cummins (1 for 62), Marnus Labuschagne (1 for 53) Australia Batting: 5 for 0 in 1 over Usman Khawaja (5 not out), David Warner (0 not out) Pakistan Playing XI: Babar Azam (captain), Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Iftikhar Ahmed, Noman Ali, Sajid Sajid Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah Australia Playing XI: Pat Cummins (captain), Usman Kawaja, David Warner, Marnus Laboschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameroon Green, Alex Cary (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Nathin Lyon, Josh Hazlewood Match officials: Aleem Dar and Ahsan Raza (on-field), Asif Yaqoob (third umpire), Rashid Riaz (fourth umpire), Ranjan Madugalle (match referee) Officials Scorers: Shakil Ahmed, Fazal-e-Azeem (field) Adnan Farooq(press gallery).

Abdullah Asjad ISLAMABAD:-Jhelum Stallions overcame The Markhors 2-1 on penalty kicks in the final to lift the title of the 6th Urtasker Football Championship 2022 that held at Zaraj Football Ground, Giga Mall Islamabad on Saturday. A-day soccer event was sponsored by Burj Yaqub Jhelum, and in collaboration with World Group & Leisure Leagues. There were 12 pool matches among 8 teams, and the qualifiers played the semifinals and final. The other teams included Pindi Badshah, Black Panther, Digital Squad, New Yorkers, Urtasker Hawks, and Urtasker United. Ch. Ghulam Ahmed Zamurrad (Chairman, Burj Yaqub, Jhelum) was the chief guest at the closing ceremony. He appreciated the efforts of Urtasker to bring the game of football into the limelight and organized such a thrilling contest. He further said that these events were vital for improving mental and physical health. Omer Riaz (CEO, Urtasker) thanked Chairman Burj Yaqub for joining and promoting the game of football in Pakistan and letting the young players showcase their talent in team management, execution, and planning. They vowed to arrange more athletic events in the future to encourage the culture of sports in Pakistan.  Zeehsan Riaz (COO, Urtasker) expressed his gratitude towards the World Group and Leisure Leagues for their collaboration and support throughout the championship to make it a great success. Results: The Markhors vs Pindi Badshahs 1-1 Jhelum Stallions vs Black Panthers 0-0 New Yorkers beat Pindi Badshahs 1-0 Urtasker United vs Digital Squad 0-0 New Yorkers vs The Markhors 2-0 Jhelum Stallions beat Digital Squad 3-0 Urtasker Hawks vs Pindi Badshahs 0-0 Black Panthers beat Urtasker United 2-1 Urtasker Hawks beat The Markhors 1-0 Urtasker United vs Jhelum Stallions 0-0 New Yorkers beat Urtasker Hawks 3-0 Black Panthers beat Digital Squad 4-0 First Semifinal: Jhelum Stallions beat New Yorkers 3-0 Sohaib Ahmed (1), Saad Ali (1), Zeeshan Ghalib (1) Second Semifinal: The Markhor beat Black Panthers 3-2 Mohammad Zeeshan, Shahbaz, Usaid (each one goal for Markhor) Sohaib, Shahabaz (each one goal for Black Panthers) Final: Jhelum Stallions beat The Markhors 2-1 Zeeshan Ghalib, Sohaib Ahmed (each one goal for winners) Mohammed Zeeshan (goal for The Markhors).

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-DS Polo/Rizvi's qualified for the subsidiary final of Tower 21 Quaid-e-Azam Open Gold Cup 2022 after winning the match played under American system among three teams here at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Saturday.  Now DS Polo/Rizvi's will take on FG Polo Team in the subsidiary final at 2:00 pm while Newage Cables/Master Paints will compete against HN Polo in the main final at 3:00 pm here at historic Aibak polo ground of Lahore Polo Club.  The match, which was postponed due to rain and wet outfield on Thursday, was played on Saturday among DS Polo/Rizvi's, Barry's and Rough Riders Polo Team under American. Every match among these three teams was of two-chukker each and DS Polo/Rizvi's managed to win both of their matches. They first defeated Rough Riders Polo Team and then beat Barry's to book berth in the subsidiary final.  In their first match, DS Polo/Rizvi's outpaced Rough Riders Polo Team by 5-1. Max Charlton emerged as hero of the day for DS Polo/Rizvi's with a contribution of fabulous four goals while Syed Aun Muhammad Rizvi struck one. From the Rough Riders, the only goal was converted by Julio Novillo Astrada. In the another match of the day, DS Polo/Rizvi's faced tough resistance from Barry's before winning the crucial encounter by a close margin of 4-3. This time, highly talented and shinning star Syed Aun Muhammad Rizvi banged in a brace and Max Charlton also thrashed in two goals. For team Barry's, Rulo Trotz pumped in two goals and Hamza Mawaz Khan scored one goal.  In the last match of the day played between Barry's and Rough Riders Polo Team, Barry's emerged winners by 3-1. The major contribution from team Barry's came from their star players Rulo Trotz and Hamza Mawaz Khan, who converted two and one goal respectively while the only goal from Rough Riders came from Julio Novillo Astrada.  On Sunday, the main final will be played between Newage Cables/Master Paints and HN Polo at 3:00 here at the Lahore Polo Club ground and will be witnessed by Tower 21 CEO Hamza Raza Malik, Lahore Polo Club President Umer Sadik, Secretary General Agha Murtaza Ali Khan, executive committee members, players and their families and polo enthusiasts.

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Murad Ali (KP) and Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) set to meet in the Men’s Singles final of National Badminton Championship 2022 after winning their semifinals at DHA Hall Lahore on Saturday. Results: Men’s Singles Semi Final Murad Ali (KP) beat M Ali Larosh (Wapda) by 21-16, 18-21, 25-23 Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) beat Irfan Saeed (Wapda) by 21-15, 21-7 Women’s Singles Semi Final Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Alja Tariq (Balochistan) by 21-14, 21-7 Palwasha Bashir (Sindh) beat Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) by 21-16, 21-8

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:- Pakistan beat South Africa by 10 wickets in the opening match of the 1st match of T-20 series at Lahore Gymkhana Cricket Ground, Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore on Saturday. Pakistan Blind Cricket Team won the toss and decided to bowl first. South Africa scored 183 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Fredrik with 54 runs was the top scorer from South Africa. Moain, Badar and Sana Ullah took a wicket apiece. In reply, Pakistan chased down the target of 184 runs in 11.4 overs without any loss. Maoin Aslam was the star with the bat; he made 99* runs off 43 balls while Muhammad Rashid scored 71* runs off 27 balls. Result: Pakistan won by 10 Wickets Man of the Match: Moain Aslam

Abdullah Asjad ISLAMABAD:- Mariam Malik, Maira Hussain, Mehwish Ali and Sana Bahadur moved into the semifinals of the Under-19 Grirls’ Singles event of the PSF Junior Squash Circuit-1 after beating their opponents in quarterfinals at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad on Saturday. Results: Boys’ U-11: Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) bt Harmas Raja (Pb) 11-5, 12-10, 11-2, Syed Mohammad Hussain (Pb) bt Qasim Yar (Pb) 11-6, 11-9, 11-6, Mamoon (PAF) bt M Faizan Ali (Pb) 11-8, 11-3, 11-4 and Mohammad Fawad (PAF) bt Hassan Mohammad (Pb) 11-3, 11-2, 11-1.   Boys’ U-13: Nouman Khan (PAF) bt Arslan Farman (KP) 11-2, 11-3, 11-2, Ahmed Khalil (PAF) bt Shahzeb (PAF) 11-9, 11-4, 13-15, 11-5, Abdullah Zaman (PAF) bt Amir Adnan (Pb) 11-0, 11-4, 11-4 and Rehan Alamgir (PAF) bt Ali Bakhshish (KP) 11-9, 12-10, 11-9. Boys’ U-15:  Abdul Basit (Sindh) bt Mustafa Irfan (PAF) 11-9, 11-9, 11-4, Azan Ali (Army) bt Ubaid Ullah (KP) 11-3, 11-3, 11-8, Umair Arif (KP) bt Mubeen Khan (PAF) 11-8, 11-5, 11-3 and Ibrahim Zeb (PAF) bt Usman Tahir (Pb) 11-7, 11-9, 11-8. Boys’ U-17: Abdullah Nawaz (PAF) bt Yasin Khaattak (KP) 11-8, 11-7, 11-8, Moeen Ud Din (Pb) bt Mohammad Zaman (SNGPL) 16-18, 11-9, 8-11, 11-3, 11-8, Zain Anwar (Pb) bt Yashwa Yousaf (Pb) 11-4, 12-10, 11-3 and Huraira Khan (PAF) bt Abdullah Nadeem (Pb) 11-8, 11-6, 12-10. Boys’s Under-19: Mohammad Ashab Irfan (Pb) bt Mohammad Hanif (KP) 11-2, 11-5, 11-6, Nouman Khan (KP) bt Mehmood Mehboob (Pb) 7-11, 11-5, 6-7 (Retd Hurt), Syed Anas Bukhari (Pb) bt Usman Nadeem Butt (Pb) 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8 and Mohammad Ammad (PAF) bt Fawad Hussain (KP) 11-6, 11-7, 11-6. Girls’ U-19: Mariam Malik (Sindh) bt Hafsa Yousaf (KP) 11-1, 11-5, 11-0, Maira Hussain (KP) bt Aina Sheikh (Sindh) 11-9, 11-3, 11-5, Mehwish Ali (KP) bt Minahil Aqeel (KP) 11-5, 11-8, 11-7 and Sana Bahadur (KP) bt Wajeeha Altaf (KP) 11-0, 11-2, 11-0.

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD:-An outstanding performance by Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan helped Pakistan to overpower Lithuania 3-2 in the Davis Cup Tennis Tie World Group-1 at the gross courts of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) in the premises of Pakistan Sports Complex on Saturday. Tie was leveled on Friday 1-1, as it was important day for the both teams. Aisam and Aqeel took the Pakistan ahead at 2-1 after winning crucial Doubles fixture 2-1, as lot of ups and down came during the over two hours match. At one stage, in the second set, Green Shirts were down at 4-5 and need to must break the opponents serve. Results: 1st Singles: Aqeel Khan (Pakistan) beat Laurynas Grigelis (Lithuania) 2-1 (7-6, 3-6, 6-3) 1 hour & 14 minutes 2nd Singles: Berankis Ricards (Lithuania) beat Mohammad Shoaib (Pakistan) 2-1 (6-4, 7-6, 6-4) 2 hours & 23 minutes Doubles: Aisam-ul-Haq & Aqeel Khan (Pakistan) beat Laurynas Grigelis & Berankis Ricards (Lithuania) 2-1 (4-6, 7-6, 7-5) 2 hours and 11 minutes Reverse Singles-1: Berankis Ricards (Lithuania) beat Aqeel Khan (Pakistan) 2-1 (6-7, 7-6, 6-4) 2 hours & 29 minutes Reverse Singles-1: Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (Pakistan) beat Edes Batvilas (Lithuania) 2-0 (6-4, 7-6) 1 hour & 37 minutes