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ITF World Juniors: Holder, Sami Zeb, Amir and Abraar post victories
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
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lift Pakistan Cricket Cup
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)
BADMINTON - National 31 Jan, 2021
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
SBP Open Tennis Championship conclude
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.
BADMINTON - National 30 Jan, 2021
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
SBP Open Tennis: Ahmad, Imran and Ashtafila and Haniya post victories
SPORTS REPORT
LAHORE (January 29, 2021):-Ahmad Kamil and Imran Bhatti sailed into the final of Men's Singles and Ashtafila Arif and Haniya Minhas reached the final of Ladies Singles category on the fourth day of Sports Board Punjab (SBP) Open Tennis Championship 2021 at the Punjab Tennis Academy, Bagh-e-Jinnah on Friday.
Around 15 matches were played on the 4th day of the mega event. All the final matches will be played at the same venue on Saturday at 3:00pm. Vice-Chairman Sports Board Punjab Rao Zahid Qayyum will be the chief guest of the prize distribution ceremony.
Results:
Men's singles semifinals:
Ahmad Kamil beat Hassan Riaz 6-1, 6-4
Imran Bhatti beat Mahatir Muhammad 6-1, 6-1
Ladies singles semifinals:
Haniya Minhas beat Natalia Zaman 6-0, 6-0
Ashtafila Arif beat Maria 6-1, 6-1
Seniors 35 plus Doubles:
Fayyaz Khan/Arif Feroze beat Kamran Qureshi/Shahdab Ahmad 6-2, 6-2
Talha Waheed/Ashar Ali khan beat Tariq Sadiq/Kashif Rehmat 2-6, 6-2, 6-0
U-18 semifinals:
Faizan Fayyaz beat Mahatir Muhammad 6-2, 7-6
Hasheesh Kumar beat Abdul Hanan Khan 6-4, 6-3
U-18 Doubles semifinals:
Mahatir Muhammad/Ahtesham Arif beat Shaeel Durab/Nalain Abbas 4-2, 5-3
Hasheesh Kumar/Asad Zaman beat Moavia Butt/Husnain 4-0, 4-0
Girls U-18 semifinals:
Natalia Zaman beat Ashtafila Arif 8-2
Haniya Minhas beat Tooba Khan 8-0
U-10 Semifinals:
Abdur Rehman beat Mustafa Uzair Rana 6-0
Fajar Fayyaz beat 7-5.
SPORTS NEWS - National 29 Jan, 2021
ABDULLAH ASJAD
ISLAMABAD (January 29, 2021):-The young journalist, Shakir Abbasi has won the Rawalpindi Islamabad Sports Journalists Association (RISJA) president seat for next one year after overcoming his opponent Nasir Aslam Raja 27-16 in the elections that held at Pakistan Sports Complex on Friday.
Also, Wafa Abbas and Noman Maqsood were elected vice president seats by getting 36 and 28 votes. It is pertinent to mention here that Shah Khalid Secretary, Rizwan Ahmed Dhillon, Finance Secretary and Arsalan Shirazi, Senior Vice President, have already been elected unopposed.
Shakir Abbasi and Nasir Aslam Raja were contesting for the seat of President while Wafa Abbas, Noman Maqsood and Aqeel Anjum were contesting for the seats of two vice presidents. The Chairman of Election Committee, Zahid Farooq Malik announced the results after the completion of polling.
According to the Election Committee, out of the total 57 members of association of twin cities Rawalpindi and Islamabad, 43 members exercised their right of vote in democratically manners. Shakir Abbasi got 27 votes and his opponent Nasir Aslam Raja got 16 votes for the honour of presidentship.
Similarly, Wafa Abbas got 36 votes, Noman Maqsood 28 and Aqeel Anjum got 13 votes. Similarly, Ahsan Abbas, Zeeshan Qayyum, Zain Malik, Maria Rajput and Arafa Feroz have also been elected unopposed for the governing body.
BADMINTON - National 29 Jan, 2021
SPORTS REPORT
PESHAWAR (January 29, 2021):-The 53rd National Juniors Badminton Championship 2021 is in full swimming and teenagers from all over the country showing their skill in the top national event.
Results:
Girls Singles Under-17 (Pre-quarter Finals):
Sumiya Tariq (Army) beat Miraj Jadoon (KP) by 21-2, 21-1
Hiba Tariq (Sindh) beat Minahil (ISB) by 21-16, 21-14
Ayesha Shafiq (PB) beat Maria (Balo) by 21-17, 21-15
Mariyam Hanif (Sindh) beat Rashida (KP) by 21-13, 21-3
Ammarah Ishtiaq (SIndh) beat Sana (KP) by 21-8, 21-2
Sana Hanif (Sindh) beat Tayyaba Shafiq (PB) by 21-18, 21-18
Women Singles (U-19 1st Round):
Yariha (Balo) beat Naba Jawa (PB) by 21-18, 21-16
Iqra Nadeem (Sindh) beat Zoha Murad (Wapda) by 21-18, 21-19
Alja Tariq (Balo) beat Fatima Arif (KP) by 21-3, 21-1
Women Doubles (U-19 Pre Quarter Finals)
Sana Hanif & Musfira (Sindh) beat Zahra & Yariha (Balo) by 21-16, 21-12
Tanzeela Rehman & Miraj Jadoon (KP) beat Iqra Nadeem & Maryam Hanif (Sindh) by 21-12, 21-16
Ammarah Ishtiaq & Ayesha Shafiq (Sindh) beat Shara & Maria (Balo) by 21-7, 21-7
Sumiya Tariq (Army) & Alja Tariq (Balo) beat Zoha Murad (Wapda) & Noor (KP) by 21-4, 21-4
Tayyaba Shafiq & Saman Shafique (PB) beat Lubna & Saman Shahzadi (KP) by 21-14, 21-12
Boys Singles (U-15 Pre Quarter Finals):
Sangheen (KP) beat Mohammad Mohid (Sindh) by 21-7, 21-10
Malik Ghasif (Army) beat Haroon (Balo) by 21-4, 21-0
Mohammad Zaid (KP) beat Mohammad Ahmad (PB) by 21-10, 21-8
Abdullah Tahir (PB) beat Mohammad Hashmi (Sindh) by 21-10, 21-5
Fahad Ahmad (KP) beat Hussain Shahzad (PB) by 21-10, 21-12
Zain Bajwa (PB) beat Saim Ali (PB) by 21-12, 21-16
Aman Gul (KP) beat Najam Ul Saqib (KP) by 21-14, 21-13
Amer Hassan Janjua (ISB) beat Taimoor Khan (KP) by 21-19, 20-22, 21-19
Men Singles (U-19 Pre Quarter Finals):
Umer Jhanghir (KP) beat Azlan Shah (KP) by 21-19, 21-4
Fayyaz Ur Rehman (Sindh) beat Abdul Malik (PB) by 23-21, 14-21, 21-12
Boy Single (U-17 Quarter Finals):
Saad Amir (PB) beat Umer Farooq (KP) by 21-14, 21-10
Usaid Gul (KP) beat Umair Khan (KP) by 21-6, 21-9
BADMINTON - National 29 Jan, 2021
SPORTS REPORT
PESHAWAR (January 29, 2021):-The elections of District Badminton Association Peshawar (DBAP) held at Khyber House Peshawar under the supervision of Abdul Salam, former president of the association and chief of election committee.
According to the results, Asad Ghaffar and Salam Gul have been elected new president and general secretary respectively of DBAP. Nearly, presidents of 23 registered badminton clubs of Tehkal, Palosi, Cantonment and Hayatabad Areas participated in the election process.
Asad Ghaffar and Farkh Nadeem contested for the president post while Salam Gul and Yasir Khan competed for general secretary-ship wherein Asad and Salam defeated their opponents. However, Fazal Subhan elected unopposed as finance secretary of the association.
The election conducted by the committee members including Abdul Salam chief election commissioner, Noor Zeb, Manzoor Ahmad and Ayaz. Talking on the occasion, the newly elected president and general secretary ensured their full support at every level to the association and said that they would work day and night for the promotion of the game. Meanwhile, a condolence Dua was also offered for the deported soul of late Dost Mohammad, former secretary of the Badminton association.
UMPIRE OXENFORD TO RETIRE FROM INTERNATIONAL CRICKET
SPORTS DESK
ISLAMABAD (January 28, 2021):-Umpire Bruce Oxenford has decided to retire from international cricket after a fine career that saw him officiate around the world across all three formats of the game for over 15 years. A regular member of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires since 2012, Oxenford has officiated in 62 Test matches, the last of which was the final match of the Australia-India series in Brisbane.
Oxenford, who officially stands down in April, made his international debut at the Gabba in a T20I between Australia and South Africa in January 2006. He officiated at the last three ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups and the last three ICC Men’s T20 World Cups. He was also part of the officiating team at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cups in 2012 and 2014.
Before becoming an umpire, Oxenford represented Queensland in eight first-class matches as a leg-spin bowler and lower-order batsman. The 60-year-old from Queensland will continue to oversee domestic fixtures despite his retirement from the international game.
Bruce Oxenford: “I look back with pride at my international career as an umpire. It is still hard to believe that I officiated in close to 200 international matches. Such a long career was not really something that I had hoped for before commencing on this journey.
“I would like to thank the International Cricket Council, Cricket Australia and all my colleagues in the ICC Elite and International panels for their support and encouragement over the years. I had a wonderful time as a match official and will miss the camaraderie that comes with being a part of such a professional group.
“I shall particularly miss seeing and interacting with the magnificent people who are part of the support structure of our game around the world.
“Most importantly, I want to thank my wife Jo, son James and daughter Kristen for all their love and support over the years. It would not have been possible for me to have such a long career without their sacrifices and for this I am eternally grateful.
“Whilst I will no longer stand in International matches, I look forward to continuing to serve the game that I love - officiating within Australia.”
Adrian Griffith, ICC Senior Manager – Umpires and Referees: “Bruce is an excellent umpire, and it has been a pleasure working with him over the years. He is a great team man and well respected by all his colleagues.
“I congratulate Bruce on behalf of everyone at the ICC for a fine international career and wish him all the success in his future pursuits. It is pleasing to hear he will continue to umpire domestically and share his tremendous experience with the next generation of Elite umpires.”
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