SPORTS REPORTER Karachi (October 7, 2021):-The League Round of the ongoing 46th National Snooker Championship 2021 has completed and 16 players quailed for the next round after winning their matches at NBP Sports Complex, Clifton, Karachi on Thursday. The next round will be played on knock-out system. On the 7th day the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) snooker championship Babar Masih scored highest beak-point of 126 while Mohammad Sattar Khan and Asjad Iqbal played 117 points break. Results (Day-VII): Umer Naeem (Sindh) bt Hiskail Bilal (Bal) 4-0 (75-7, 59-35, 72-21, 102-2(67),) Shah Khan (KP) bt Mohammad Imran Qamar (Punjab) 4-3 (13-60, 59-10(54), 54-42, 32-106(98), 52-29, 40-72(65), 56-41) Munhammad Naseem Akhtar (NBP) bt Mohammad Saleem (KP) 4-3 (68-47, 62-32, 1-69(55), 71-41(51), 8-117(83), 25-76, 105-1(58),) Mohammad Faizan (Sindh) bt Waseem Abbas (Punjab) 4-1 (60-53, 17-57, 53-10, 70-39, 70-46) Mohammad Sattar Khan (Isb) bt Ibrahim Khan (Bal) 4-3 (29-76, 53-12, 47-72, 75-15, 65-22, 01-63, 128-0(122),) Babar Masih (Punjab) bt Haris Tahir (NBP) 4-1(46-72(72), 114-0(50), 82-46(62), 126-0(126), 63-05) Asjad Iqbal (NBP) bt Sultan Mohammad (Sindh) 4-3 (117-0(117), 34-72, 71-01, 69-68(62), 11-91(55), 28-62, 93-9(93),) Yaqoob Khan (KP) bt Tanzeel Hussain (Bal) 4-2 (58-46, 69-33, 55-62, 33-69, 48-18, 62-22) Mohammad Ijaz (Punjab) bt Mohammad Ahsan Javaid (Punjab) 4-0 (74-45, 81-6(64), 66-7, 80-28) Hiskail Bilal (Bal) bt Sheikh Mohammad Muzammil (Punjab) 4-1 (55-15, 74-26, 64-27, 9-52, 59-37) Mohammad Imran Qamar (Punjab) bt Umer Naeem (Sindh) 4-3 (53-78, 51-47, 80-15, 52-62, 64-11, 40-67, 63-11) Zulfiqar A. Qadir (Sindh) bt Mubashir Raza (Punjab) 4-2 (56-57, 28-80(80), 67-8(67), 110-35(82), 62-0, 67-43) Hamza Ilyas (Punjab) bt Saad Khan (KP) 4-3 (74-41, 17-61, 80-33, 13-51, 44-54, 76-2, 80-44) Umair Haider (Punjab) bt Bahadur Khan (Bal) 4-3 (47-62, 76-45, 31-66, 76-40, 58-46, 47-59, 60-30) Shahid Aftab (Punjab) bt Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) 4-1 (70-1(70), 84-35(58), 73-14, 40-105, 64-47) Aamir Sohail (KP) bt Waqar Ahmed (Isb) 4-3 (22-59, 60-5, 65-28, 23-63, 65-55, 33-66, 63-13) Farukh Usman (Sindh) bt Mohammad Aftab Baig (Bal) 4-0 (Walk over) Mohammad Bilal (Punjab) bt Sheikh Mohammad Mudassir (Punjab) 4-0 (88-10, 60-32, 68-36, 68-16) Ali Hamza (Sindh) bt Abdul Javed (Isb) 4-0 (75-5, 57-22, 77-7(75), 94-27(77),) Nadeem Gull (Punjab) bt Mohammad Imran (KP) 4-0 (67-18, 50-14, 61-19, 53-26) Mohammad Asif (NBP) bt Mohammad Shahzad (Punjab) 4-1 (42-69, 74-60, 60-45, 71-32, 60-8) Awais Ullah (Punjab) bt Rambel Gull (KP) 4-1 (64-10(53), 55-25, 65-0(64), 15-65, 59-31) Mohammad Sajjad (NBP) bt Zubair Tahir (Punjab) 4-0 (64-1, 92-0(92), 80-66, 107-10(106),) Sharjeel Mehmood (KP) bt Adil Khan (Bal) 4-1 (76-16, 21-68, 82-33(72), 81-1, 57-47) Munawar Khaliq (Isb) bt Abdul Qadir Ashir (Bal) 4-3 (57-70, 26-84, 50-59, 70-2, 54-20, 69-18(51), 105-7(76),) Tomorrow Fixture 10:00 am Pre Quarter Best of 9 Frames Mohammad Ijaz (Punjab) v Zulfiqar Ali Qadir (Sindh) Mohammad Sajjad (NBP) v Mohammad Saleem (KP) Mohammad Bilal (Punjab) v Haris Tahir (NBP) Shahid Aftab (Punjab) v Awais Ullah (Punjab) 1:00 pm Mohammad Asif (NBP) v Umer Naeem (Sindh) Umair Haider (Punjab) v Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) Mohammad Faizan (Sindh) v Sheikh Mohammad Mudassir (Punjab) Babar Masih (Punjab) v Sharjeel Mehmood (KP) After Day 6th Group Position A. Mohammad Asif (NBP), Awais Ullah (Punjab) B. Mohammad Sajjad (NBP), Sharjeel Mehmood (KP) C. Shahid Aftab (Punjab), Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) D. Sheikh Muhammad Mudassir (Punjab) E. Muhammad Ijaz (Punjab), Umer Naeem (Sindh) F. Umair Haider (Punjab), Zulfiqar A. Qadir (Sindh) G. Muhammad Faizan (Sindh), Muhammad Saleem (KP) H. Babar Masih (Punjab), Haris Tahir (Punjab)

SPORTS REPORTER Karachi (October 7, 2021):-Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) announced a training camp for 29 players aiming to prepare the team for the Junior Hockey World Cup. The training camp will be conducted under the supervision of Camp Commandant and Head Coach National Junior Hockey Team Olympian Danish Kaleem, which will be held from October 14 at Abdul Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium, Karachi. The Junior Hockey World Cup to be held from November 24 to December 5 in Bhubaneswar, India. The Pakistan Hockey Federation has sent letters to the concerned departments and provinces of the players to submit departmental NOC, six month valid passport, passport size photos and other relevant documents to the camp commandant. Name of players: Rana Waheed (Wapda), Moin Shakeel (Wapda), Ghazanfar Ali (Mari Petroleum), Waqar (Goalkeeper, Wapda), Umair Sattar (Mari Petroleum), Aqeel Ahmed (Mari Petroleum), Abdullah Ishtiaq (Goalkeeper, Mari Petroleum), Roman Khan (WAPDA), Mohibullah (WAPDA), Murtaza Yaqub (Mari Petroleum), Hammad Anjum (WAPDA), Hanan Shahid (National Bank), Shahzeb Khan (Sindh), Mohsin Hassan (Punjab), Samiullah Khan (Customs), Arbaaz Ahmed (Mari Petroleum), Rizwan Ali (PAF), Ali Aziz (WAPDA), Adeel Latif (Sui Southern Gas), Abdul Manan (Sui Southern Gas), Ehtesham Aslam (Mari Petroleum), Abuzar ( Punjab), Mohsin Khan (PAF), Amir Danish Shah (Army), Abdul Rehman (Mari Petroleum), Hassan Amin (Punjab), Waqar Ali Mari Petroleum), Shahzeb Khan (Punjab) and Mohammad Bilawal (Punjab) Officials: Olympian Danish Kaleem Head Coach / Camp Commandant (Customs), Coach Mudassar Ali Khan (WAPDA), Coach Zaheer  Ahmed Babar (Sui Southern Gas), Video Analyst Syed Abuzar Amrao (National Bank) Dr. Asad Abbas Shah (Lahore)

SPORTS REPORTER Karachi (October 7, 2021):-Pakistan Taekwondo team departs for Tehran through private airline via Doha to participate in the 31st Fajar Open, 3rd Asian Open and 10th Asian Taekwondo Club Championship. A six-man squad includes Haroon Khan, Shahzaib, Hamza Saeed, Abu Bakar, Taimoor Saeed, and coach Shahzada Mohammad Asif will be trained there under the supervision of Iran national coaches for the next 5 days. Athletes will compete in the 10th Asian Taekwondo Club Championship from October 13 to 17 in Fajar Open while Asian Open will be kicked off from October 17. Pakistan Olympic Association’s Media Advisor Asif Azeem, General Manager Combaxx Sports Zubair Macha, and officials of Sindh Taekwondo Association saw off the team at Jinnah International Airport. Pakistan’s Bronze Medalist at the 24th Asian Taekwondo Championship at Lebanon, Haroon Khan said that all guys did all preparations for these events and would try to stand on the victory spot. “The experience at Fajar Open will prove to be fruitful for next month's G-one Championship at Islamabad. All the players are full of national spirit and enthusiasm; Insha’Allah will give good results to the nation, “said Hamza Saeed. Taimoor Saeed said that the best players from Asia would be participating in this event; carrying a winning spirit. Coach Shahzada Asif said, “Our players have trained well for the competitions and will give their level best results. It should be clear that all the traveling and competition-related expenses and all support were provided by President Pakistan Taekwondo Federation, “he concluded.

SPORTS DESK Islamabad (October 7, 2021):-The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced the composition of its Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXXV Olympiad after electing Brisbane 2032 as Olympic and Paralympic host last July in Tokyo. Five-time Olympian and two-time Olympic champion in swimming Kirsty Coventry, from Zimbabwe, will chair the Commission. The most decorated Olympian from her continent, Coventry was the Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission, and in this capacity a member of the IOC Executive Board, from 2018 until earlier this year, when the IOC Session in Tokyo approved the change of her IOC membership status to Individual Member. Sixty-six per cent of the Brisbane 2032 Coordination Commission members are women, with the number of female chairs of IOC Commissions now 12 out of 30. The Olympic Games Brisbane 2032 are the first to have been elected under, and to have fully benefited from, the new flexible approach to electing Olympic hosts. The new approach encourages sustainable Olympic projects that fit into long-term regional and national strategies while delivering the best possible Games experience. With an average age of 48, and with the addition of more recently-elected IOC members, the Commission members will also bring a fresh perspective to the preparations. IOC President Thomas Bach said: “Kirsty Coventry is leading an exciting new generation of IOC members in this Commission. As a double Olympic gold medallist and a former IOC Executive Board member, she has all the experience for this important task. The Commission will cooperate closely with the Organising Committee to deliver together sustainable and economically responsible Olympic Games.  These will be an exciting experience for the athletes and the fans, and have a solid legacy fully aligned with the IOC reforms of Olympic Agenda 2020+5.” Commission Chair Coventry added: “It is a great honour to be chosen to lead the Coordination Commission for Brisbane 2032. As a five-time Olympian and former Chair of the Athletes’ Commission, I will always put athletes at the heart of these Games. Brisbane 2032 has an exciting concept which will deliver a great legacy for the region and the country, but most importantly it will deliver great Games for the athletes and for the fans.  Working with such a dynamic Coordination Commission, we can help the organisers with our energy and experience to bring their ideas to life.” As usual, the Commission will be made up of other IOC members who are not on the Executive Board, with representatives of the athletes, International Federations, National Olympic Committees and the International Paralympic Committee. In addition to the Chair and Vice-Chair, there are two members from each continent. Other members might be added to the current core composition over the next 11 years until the Games. The composition of the IOC Coordination Commission Brisbane 2032 is as follows: Chair Kirsty COVENTRY (ZIM) Vice-Chair Anita L. DEFRANTZ (USA) Members Princess Reema BANDAR AL-SAUD (KSA) Dagmawit Girmay BERHANE (ETH) William Frederick BLICK (UGA) Mikaela COJUANGCO JAWORSKI (PHI) Andrew PARSONS (BRA) Federica PELLEGRINI (ITA) Camilo PEREZ LOPEZ MOREIRA (PAR) Auvita RAPILLA (PNG) Jean-Christophe ROLLAND (FRA) Baklai TEMENGIL (PLW)

SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT Islamabad (October 7, 2021):-The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the appointments for Round One matches and the Super 12 phase of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, comprising 20 of the best match officials from around the world. The 16 umpires and four match referees finalised for the 45-match tournament include three umpires who will be officiating in their sixth ICC Men’s T20 World Cups - Aleem Dar, Marais Erasmus and Rod Tucker. A 20-strong group means that for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be neutral umpires for all matches of the 16-team tournament, being played in Muscat (Oman), Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai (UAE) from 17 October to 14 November. Sri Lanka’s Kumar Dharmasena, who was one of the on-field umpires for the final of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019, will be in the middle for the first match of the tournament, when Oman take on Papua New Guinea, alongside New Zealander Chris Gaffaney. Another Sri Lankan, the vastly experienced Ranjan Madugalle, will be the match referee, with Richard Kettleborough the TV umpire and Ahsan Raza the fourth official. Dar and Erasmus have been selected for the Super 12 clash between England and the West Indies, a rematch of the last ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final back in 2016, with Australian great David Boon the match referee for that encounter and Chris Brown, appearing in his first ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, on TV duty. Officials have been named for the entirety of the first round and Super 12s, with the selections for the semi-finals and final of the tournament in the UAE and Oman to be named in due course. Adrian Griffith, ICC Senior Manager – Umpires and Referees: "We are delighted to be able to call on some of the world's top officials for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup with a group of 16 umpires and four match referees. "Our aim is always to appoint the best possible officials, and we have also been able to appoint neutral umpires and referees in all matches. We wish them all the very best, and we are confident they will ensure the smooth conduct of matches." Match Officials at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Match Referees: David Boon, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, Javagal Srinath. Umpires: Chris Brown, Aleem Dar, Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus, Chris Gaffaney, Michael Gough, Adrian Holdstock, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Nitin Menon, Ahsan Raza, Paul Reiffel, Langton Rusere, Rod Tucker, Joel Wilson, Paul Wilson.

SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT London (October 7, 2021):-England all-rounder Ben Stokes has undergone a second operation on Monday 4th October 2021 to address ongoing issues with the finger that he injured in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in April. Stokes had two screws and scar tissue removed from the index finger of his left hand. He will now undergo an intensive period of rehabilitation for the next four weeks under the supervision of the ECB's medical team.

SPORTS DESK Islamabad (October 7, 2021):-On the eve of the competition, President Marius Vizer had the pleasure of attending a concert of famous artists and IJF Ambassador Al Bano Carrisi, organised by the International Judo Federation. Al Bano was accompanied by his own musician and also performed together with Italian pop group Ricchi e Poveri as well as many artists from Russia, Romania and other countries. During the concert, the city mayor, the IJF President and Al Bano came together on the stage for a friendly moment where President Vizer presented Mayor Settimo Nizzi with the IJF gold medal. Junior Worlds: Viva l'Italia! It’s the first world championships organised after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games! The Junior World Championships, Olbia 2021, delivered impressive judo throughout day one of the event. Being a top seed always offers more chances to be present in the final block of an international event. Still, this is not always a 100% guarantee, especially with the juniors who are still sometimes looking for their own judo style. Just before the start of the final block, the opening ceremony of the event took place in the presence of the Mayor of Olbia, Mr. Settimo Nizzi, the President of the Italian Judo Wrestling Karate Martial Arts Federation, Mr Domenico Falcone and the IJF President, Mr Marius Vizer. Settimo Nizzi declared, "Today is the opening of the great event that we've been waiting for, for so long. After the Veterans and Kata World Championships that were held in this city a few years ago, we are happy to welcome the international judo family to Olbia again. Judo is very popular among our population. Sport unites people. I thank the IJF President, Marius Vizer, who gave us the opportunity to host this championship. I thank the Italian Federation and Judo Sardinia for organising it. I am sure that we will have the pleasure of being part of a great competition, which will illustrate the values of the sport." Domenico Falcone said, "I am very happy to welcome you all to Olbia. This is the first world championship after the Tokyo Olympic Games and future champions will start their judo career here. Thank you to Marius Vizer for the confidence. Thank you to the Mayor of Olbia and the Sardinian authorities. Thank you to the organisers and all the volunteers. I wish you all good luck and success." Then Marius Vizer took the floor, “It’s a great moment to organise the Junior World Championships, during the time of Covid. I want to thank all participants and national federations for all their efforts. I also want to address all our consideration to the Mayor of the city of Olbia and to the Sardinian region, as well as the European Judo Union, the Italian Judo Federation and all those involved in making this event a success. Welcome to you all and I declare the 2021 Junior World Championships, Olbia, Sardinia, Italy, open." -48kg: Bravo Scutto for Italy For the host country of a world championship, securing a medal from day one is always very important. By qualifying for the -48kg final, Assunta Scutto (ITA) was able to bring a smile to the faces of the entire Italian delegation. Perhaps the hardest part remained though, against Russia's Irena Khubulova, who also qualified for the final. In less than one minute, Italy could already say that this edition of the Junior World Championships were a success, as Assunta Scutto scored a clear ippon with an osae-komi-waza technique applied on the edge of the competition area. Assunta Scutto said, "I have so many emotions that it is hard to explain. Today it was my day but I did not know that this morning. I wanted to win because it is a world title and because I’m at home. I was so nervous in the first round that it became my toughest contest. The rest was just perfect." The first bronze medal contest saw the second chance for Italy to step on the podium, with Asia Avanzato facing Anastasiia Balaban (BUL), winner of the Prague Junior European Cup in July 2021. With the bronze medal matches taking place at the beginning of the final block, Asia Avanzato (ITA) was very happy to offer the first medal to her delegation, after she scored a waza-ari with a low-o-soto-gari. It’s a good start for Italy. Rafaela Batista (BRA), silver medallist at the 2021 Pan American Junior Championships and Léa BERES (FRA), bronze medallist at the last Junior European Championships, qualified for the second bronze medal contest. 38 seconds were enough for the Brazilian athlete to win bronze after she applied a shime-waza that gave no chance to the French competitor. Final: SCUTTO Assunta (ITA) vs KHUBULOVA Irena (RUS) Bronze Medal Contests AVANZATO Asia (ITA) vs BALABAN Anastasiia (BUL) BATISTA Rafaela (BRA) vs BERES Lea (FRA) Final Results 1. SCUTTO Assunta (ITA) 2. KHUBULOVA Irena (RUS) 3. AVANZATO Asia (ITA) 3. BATISTA Rafaela (BRA) 5. BALABAN Anastasiia (BUL) 5. BERES Lea (FRA) 7. NASCIMENTO Alexia (BRA) 7. GOMEZ ANTONA Gemma Maria (ESP) -60kg: Sardalashvili Scores for Georgia   Romain Valadier Picard was the obvious favourite and top seed of the category, having won the 2021 European Championships with style and the Frenchman started very well, but he found a strong and tactical opponent with Turan Bayramov (AZE) in the quarter-final, who defeated the French judoka after the latter was penalised a third time for stepping out of the mat. The rule is clear: when you are close to the edge, you need to escape. Valadier Picard did this by attacking outside when he could have simply avoided the edge of the mat. So Turan Bayramov faced the Georgian, Giorgi Sardalashvili, in the final.   Sardalashvili won the junior world title after performing a counter attack for waza-ari, inscribing his name on the list of future Georgian heroes. Giorgi Sardalashvili said, "The secret of Georgian judo is hard work. We train and we listen to our coaches. I train with Lasha Bekauri; we have the same coach. Today I wanted to be as good as him." Disappointed by his defeat in the quarter-final, Romain Valadier Picard found the ressources to win his repechage match to enter the bronze medal contest against Yam Wolczak of Israel, which he also won with a beautiful waza-ari, scored with a precise kata-guruma. The second bronze medal contest saw Sherzod Davlatov (KAZ) and Kamoliddin Bakhtiyorov Kamoliddin (UZB) competing for a place on the podium. With a superb shoulder movement, Davlatov won the bronze medal. Final BAYRAMOV Turan (AZE) vs SARDALASHVILI Giorgi (GEO) Bronze Medal Contests VALADIER PICARD Romain (FRA) vs WOLCZAK Yam (ISR) DAVLATOV Sherzod (KAZ) vs BAKHTIYOROV Kamoliddin (UZB) Final Results 1. SARDALASHVILI Giorgi (GEO) 2. BAYRAMOV Turan (AZE) 3. VALADIER PICARD Romain (FRA) 3. DAVLATOV Sherzod (KAZ) 5. WOLCZAK Yam (ISR) 5. BAKHTIYOROV Kamoliddin (UZB) 7. SHATIRISHVILI Shakro (GEO) 7. PARCHIEV Abu-Muslim (RUS) -52kg: France Climbs on Top of the Medal Podium With Devictor Once again the host country qualified an athlete for the final, as Giulia Carna won her ticket after convincing victories against Sheily Lopez (GUA), Teresa Santos (POR), Marina Castello Diez (ESP) and Erza Muminoviq (KOS). To face her in the final was Chloe Devictor of France, who had a serious and consistant road to get there, having been seeded number two at the beginning of the day. Over-motivated by the victory of her teammate Scutto in the lower category, Carna stepped on the mat convinced that she could achieve the same feat but Devictor did not have the same opinion. During a very tactical match, the French fighter pushed her to get penalised and counterattacking her for a waza-ari, that offered the first gold medal of the championship to team France. Chloe Devictor said, "In the quarterfinal I had a very tactical match and a very physical one in the semi. The final was both tactical and physical. All day long I had tough and different styles to fight against and I felt that my opponents have studied my judo. It was hard but great. We have a good team, we are friends and we set the pace from this very first day. That means we are doing the right thing." In the first bronze medal contest Sabina Aliyeva (AZE) competed against Binta Ndiaye (SUI), who eventually won the medal. The second bronze medal contest saw Ariane Toro Soler (ESP) and Erza Muminoviq (KOS) competing for a medal. The medal went to Kosovo via Erza Muminoviq, who might be one of the next judo stars from her small country.

BIPIN DANI Bangladesh U-19 team will reach Sri Lanka on Thursday afternoon, it is learnt here. "They will be leaving in a commercial flight but they are travelling with special care and with specific arrangements", Abu Emam Mohammed Kawsar, the Game & Development Manager of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), said over the telephone from Dhaka on Wednesday morning.  The squad of 16 players and nine support staff officials will be reaching Colombo at 1.00 pm. The visiting squad is already in bio-bubble in Dhaka. "The players will be quarantined for four days in a hotel before players begin regular training and practice", one of the sources, speaking exclusively over the telephone from Dhaka, said. "There will be 4days of quarantine. Their training will resume from 11th October", he said. The team will play five Youth ODIs' against the U-19 Sri Lankan team. All five matches are scheduled to be played in Dambulla. Bangladesh U-19 squad will be led by SM Meherob Hasan (Ahin). Mehrab Hossain Opee will be the coach in the absence of regular head coach Naveed Nawaz, who has to leave for Australia for some personal work. The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is yet to name the captain, however, Dunith Wellalage is most likely to be named the skipper. "The U-19 Sri Lankan players from Colombo, Kandy and Galle gave their two PCR tests on Tuesday and Wednesday in their respective cities. Once their Corona results are found negative, they will assemble and move into a bio-bubble in Dambulla on Thursday", the source in Colombo, confirmed.   

SPORTS REPORTER Lahore (October 7, 2021)-Salman Ali Agha’s sparkling 68 not out off 40 and Aamer Yamin’s blazing 21-ball 41 kept ATF Southern Punjab’s semi-final hopes alive with a four-wicket win over Northern at the Gaddafi Stadium. Southern Punjab chased a daunting 212-run target on the penultimate ball to record their first win in seven matches in the National T20 2021-22. The pair had come together with 82 required off the last eight overs when Aamer, the Southern Punjab captain, joined Salman after the dismissal of Azam Khan, who smoked three sixes and a four as he blasted 23 off just nine. Southern Punjab’s run chase had gotten off to a desired start as opener Zeeshan Ashraf spanked experienced T20 bowler Sohail Tanvir for two consecutive sixes in the first over. He was sent packing in the next over by Imad Wasim, not before he had smashed the left-arm orthodox for a four. Zeeshan’s opening partner Sohaib Maqsood (23 off 14) and Tayyab Tahir (15 off nine) ensured that they continued to match the required run-rate as Southern Punjab made 57 by the end of the fifth over and finished the powerplay at 60 for three – 15 more than the average score in the first six overs at the venue since 2020. Left-handed Khushdil Shah clubbed two sixes and as many fours in his 16-ball stay at the wicket, which brought him 24. The match, however, was decided by the blistering 76-run partnership between Salman, who recorded his best T20 score, and Aamer brought up in 44 balls. Aamer smashed three sixes and two fours, while Salman’s player of the match innings was studded with five gigantic sixes and four fours. That Northern had set up an imposing total was because of Haider Ali’s scintillating 72 not out off 40 – his third half-century of the tournament. The 21-year-old blasted seven fours and four towering sixes and his superlative knock left him only six runs behind tournament’s leading run scorer Babar Azam, who has accumulated 286 runs. Despite losing both openers in the powerplay, Northern gathered 52 runs. Their innings, however, was largely anchored by Haider, who knitted electrifying partnerships with Mohammad Nawaz, who brought his 38 runs at a strike rate of 152, and Imad Wasim, who spanked 40 at staggering rate of 222. An eventful powerplay was followed by a four-over lull in which young Southern Punjab spinners – Hassan Khan and Faisal Akram – allowed just 19. The innings, however, turned on its head in the 11th over with Nawaz spanking back-to-back sixes. The left-handed batter, who has made two half-centuries in the tournament, smashed four sixes and a four in total. The pair added 85 in 46 balls. With the stage set for late blitz, Imad smashed six fours and a six after he walked out to bat with 4.1 overs remaining in the innings. His brilliance with the bat, coupled with extraordinary improvisation, which saw him reverse sweep pace bowlers for boundaries, added 63 runs in the last 25 balls. Scores in brief: ATF Southern Punjab beat Northern by four wickets Northern 211-5, 20 overs (Haider Ali 72 not out, Imad Wasim 40, Mohammad Nawaz 38, Asif Ali 21; Zia-ul-Haq 2-48) Southern Punjab 217-6, 19.5 overs (Salman Ali Agha 68 not out, Aamer Yamin 41, Khushdil Shah 24, Azam Khan 23, Sohaib Maqsood 23; Salman Irshad 2-27, Mohammad Nawaz 2-52) Player of the match – Salman Ali Agha (Southern Punjab) Thursday’s fixtures: 1500 – Home City Central Punjab v ATF Southern Punjab 1930 – Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT Dubai (October 6, 2021):-The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the September nominees for the ICC Player of the Month awards, instituted in January this year to recognise the best international performances across formats for male and female cricketers. ICC Women's Player of the Month nominees – September 2021 The nominees for September in the men’s category are, Bangladesh’s Nasun Ahmed, Nepal’s Sandeep Lamichhane and USA’s Jaskaran Malhotra. Whilst England’s Charlie Dean and her compatriot Heather Knight as well as Lizelle Lee from South Africa feature in this month’s women’s shortlist.  An independent ICC Voting Academy* and fans around the world can now vote to decide the winners, which will be announced next week. Fans registered on icc-cricket.com/awards are invited to cast their votes for their favourite ICC player of the month for September in both categories. ICC Men’s Player of the Month for September: Nasun Ahmed (Bangladesh) Nasun is a rising spinner in the Bangladeshi camp. He played five T20Is against New Zealand last month, where he took eight wickets in the 3-2 series win against the kiwis. Highlighted by figures of 4-10 in the fourth match, which made him the first bowler from a full member nation to bowl two maidens in the same T20I match.  Sandeep Lamichhane (Nepal) Sandeep has been the stand-out bowler in ICC World Cup Super League 2 last month. He played six ODIs and took 18 wickets in total with an economy rate of 3.17. Against Papa New Guinea Sandeep took, 4-35 and 6-11, followed by 4-18 against Oman. Jaskaran Malhotra (USA) USA's Jaskaran Malhotra garnered instant world recognition with his feat of six sixes in an over against Papua New Guinea in the ICC World Cup Super League 2 game, last month. Malhotra became only the fourth player to strike six sixes in an over in an international fixture, joining an exclusive club that includes some of the game’s greats. ICC Men's Player of the Month nominees – September 2021 ICC Men's Player of the Month nominees – September 2021 ICC Women’s Player of the Month for September: Charlie Dean (England) The 20-year-old off-spinner was England’s leading wicket-taker as they defeated New Zealand 4-1 in their ODI series. Charlie took four wickets in the second match and three in the fourth against New Zealand. Charlie had marked only her second outing representing England last month. Heather Knight (England) Captain Heather Knight, led England to a series victory over New Zealand, scoring 89 in the first ODI and 101 in the fourth. The allrounder scored a total of 214 runs in the five ODIs against New Zealand last month with a strike rate of 88.06 and took 3 wickets with an economy rate of 4.66.  Lizelle Lee (South Africa) Lizelle played four ODIs against the West Indies last month where she scored a total of 248 runs with a strike rate of 72.09. She was the leading run-scorer in the ODI series against the West Indies, scoring 91 not out, 78 not out and 61 in the process. Lizelle was also voted as the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for March earlier this year.