Murad Ali and Irfan Saeed reach in men’s singles final, Palwasha Bashir thrashes Sana Hanif 2-0Sports Bulletin ReportBAHAWALPUR:-Murad Ali of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and Mohammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti of Pakistan Wapda set to meet in the Men’s Singles final of the All Pakistan National Ranking Badminton Tournament after beating their opponents in the semifinals here at Garrison Sports Complex Bahawalpur Cantt. Palwasha Bashir of Sindh and Ghazala Siddique of Pakistan Wapda moved into the Women’s Singles final.In Men Doubles, Murad Ali (KP) & Shoaib Riaz (Army) and Awais Zahid & M Ali Larosh (Wapda) will meet in final. Results:Men’s Singles (Semifinals):Murad Ali (KP) beat Anjum Bashir (Army) by 21-17, 21-17Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Awais Zahid (Wapda) by 21-15, 21-13Women’s Doubles (Semifinals):Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Umama Usman (Army) by 21-13, 21-7Palwasha Bashir (Sindh) beat Sana Hanif (Sindh) by 21-8, 21-10Men’s Doubles (Semifinals):Murad Ali (KP) & Shoaib Riaz (Army) beat Abuzar Rasheed (SNGPL) & Zunain Javed (Wapda) by 18-21, 21-6, 21-18Awais Zahid & Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Irfan Saeed & Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) by 21-18, 15-21, 21-5Women’s Doubles (Semifinals):Saima Waqas (Wapda) & Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) beat Huma Javeed & Mahmoona Ameer (Wapda) by 21-13, 21-15Mahoor Shahzad & Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) & Palwasha Bashir (Sindh) by 21-13, 21-17

Arbaaz and Arshad score three goals each, Green Shirts to face Bangladesh in their next fixtureSports Bulletin ReportHangzhou (China): Eight times gold medal winners, Pakistan outclassed Singapore by 11 goals in field hockey event of the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou China, as losers could not score a solitary goal in all four quarters.Arbaaz Ahmed and Arshad Liaquat demonstrated exceptional prowess by netting three goals each. Additionally, contributions from Abdul Rehman, Mohammad Imad, Afraz, Sufyan Khan, and Rana Waheed, with one goal apiece.The Pakistan hockey team is scheduled to play their second match against Bangladesh on September 26 at 12:45 pm Pakistan time. In the Asian Games hockey competitions, twelve teams are participating, divided into two pools. Pool A comprises teams from India, Japan, Bangladesh, Singapore, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan, while Pool B includes teams from Korea, Malaysia, China, Oman, Thailand, and Indonesia. 

Sports Bulletin ReportHangzhou (China): Sri Lanka women beat Pakistan women by six wickets in the second semifinal of the 19th Asian Games women’s cricket event at the Zhejiang University of Technology Pingfeng Cricket Field in Hangzhou on Sunday.Pakistan, who had won gold medal in the 2010 and 2014 editions, will now take on Bangladesh for the bronze medal game at the same venue tomorrow at 0900 local time.Meanwhile, Sri Lanka and India will compete for the gold medal match scheduled tomorrow at 1400 local time.After being put into bat, Pakistan managed to score 75 for nine in 20 overs. Opening batter Shawaal Zulfiqar (16, 27b, 1x4), Muneeba Ali (13, 16b, 1x6) and Omaima Sohail (10, 17b, 1x6) were the only batters to enter double figures.For Sri Lanka, Udeshika Prabodhani bagged three wickets for 21, while Kavisha Dilhari took two wickets.In reply, Pakistan kept the Sri Lanka batters in check and dismissed four batters in process. Sri Lanka eventually achieved the target in the 17th over.Harshitha Samarawickrama (23, 41b, 1x4) top-scored for the winning team.For Pakistan, Diana Baig, Sadia Iqbal and Umm-e-Hani grabbed a wicket each.Scores in brief:Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by six wicketsPakistan 75-9, 20 overs (Shawaal Zulfiqar 16, Muneeba Ali 13, Omaima Sohail 10; Udeshika Prabodhani 3-21, Kavisha Dilhari 2-15)Sri Lanka 77-4, 16.3 overs (Harshitha Samarawickrama 23)

Hameed vows to maintain 8 times winning record in the ITF Asian Seniors ChampionshipsAbdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD: Pride of Performance Award holder, and former Davis Cupper, Hameed-ul-Haq will represent Pakistan in the upcoming Greta Sport Club Asian ITF Master II Championship starting from September 30, 2023, at Pattaya, Thailand.Having the feather in his cap of the ITF Davis Cup Commitment Award 2017, Hamid Ul Haq will leave Islamabad for Bangkok on September 27. ITF Master II championship will be held from September 30th to October 5th, 2023 on Synthetic Hard Courts at the Greta Resort, and Sport Club, Pattaya. Hameed will participate in the seniors’ 60 + singles, doubles, and mixed doubles competitions.Hameed-ul-Haq said: “I have already been training for this tournament for the last month and I will try to maintain my record of winning 8 times the ITF Asian Seniors Championships in different age categories and will try to win this championship for Pakistan. I have confirmed my entry in the European ITF Seniors Championship and will participate in Budapest, Hungary in the month of October after participating in Thailand.” 

Sports Bulletin ReportBAHAWALPUR:-Murad Ali (KP), Anjum Bashir (Army), Awais Zahid (Wapda) and Irfan Saeed (Wapda) qualified for the Men’s Singles semifinals after beating their respective rivals in the All Pakistan National Ranking Badminton Tournament here at Garrison Sports Complex Bahawalpur Cantt. Also, Ghazala Siddique (Wapda), Umama Usman (Army), Sana Hanif, and Palwasha Bashir of Sindh secured their berth in the women’s singles semifinals. Women’s Singles (Quarterfinals):Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) by 29-27, 21-12Umama Usman (Army) beat Farzana Ali (Wapda) by 21-19, 21-10Sana Hanif (Sindh) beat Saba Rasheed (Wapda) by 21-13, 21-10Palwasha Bashir (Sindh) beat Amal Muneeb (Punjab) by 21-15, 21-14Men’s Singles (Quarterfinals):Murad Ali (KP) beat Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) by 24-22, 18-21, 21-19Anjum Bashir (Army) beat Ahmer Jalal (SNGPL) by 21-9, 21-14Awais Zahid (Wapda) beat Mohammad Adnan (Wapda) by 23-21, 5-21, 21-18Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Army) by 17-21, 21-17, 21-18

Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Pakistan Whites have won the commemorative basketball event aiming to “Raise Drug Overdose Awareness” by defeating Pakistan Greens 56-54 points at Liaquat Gymnasium, Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad on Saturday.After a thrilling contest witnessed by fully crowded local audience, Dr. Youssef Filali Meknassi UNESCO Country Representative - Ambassador Italian Ambassador to Pakistan Andrea Ferrarese and Albana Ferrarese, KKAWF Christian von Frentz, Country head of USEFP Rita Brunn- Fullbright, Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) Associate Secretary Ouj E Zahoor, Pakistan basketball team coach Malik Mohammad Riaz amongst the other dignities were present during the event. Tomorrow 7 Sports event organized by the Karim Khan Afridi Welfare Foundation (KKAWF), in collaboration with the Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF), United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP), and Serena Hotel Islamabad.This is the seventh event of its highly successful "Save Tomorrow" series of KKAWF's programme 'Sports is the Answer'. Save Tomorrow 7 showcase the best of national basketball team players. The event’s aim was to raise awareness of overdose and in reducing the stigma surrounding drug-related deaths, in honour of International Overdose Awareness Day. Save Tomorrow series of events', is a hope that brings together youth, communities, sports enthusiasts, diplomats and supporters to promote healthy living, remember those lost to drug overdose, and prevent future tragedies.Save Tomorrow 7 featured thrilling basketball matches between national teams, both male and female, showcasing the talent and sportsmanship of our athletes.  In the men’s match, Pakistan Greens emerged victorious against strong Pakistan white team by 56 points against 54. Mohammad Shiraz showcased his talent and determination, securing 19 points while Mehtab scored 16 points for the winning side.In a women’s match, Pakistan Army beat Islamabad by 30-21 points. Amna Mohsin scored 12, Zobia Bibi 6 and Imad Ahmed scored 4 points to play their vital role for team Army victory. The winning and runners-up teams were awarded prestigious trophies and all participating players received gold and silver medals.

Sports Bulletin ReportHouston (USA): The World Squash Federation (WSF) board has awarded US Squash the rights to host the 2024 WSF World Junior Squash Championships, with the event set to be held in Houston, Texas July 12-23, 2023.The 2024 edition, which will feature both men’s and women’s junior individual tournaments, will take place at the Houston Squash Club, which is also home to two PSA World Tour Gold events the Houston Open.Next year's championships will also see the men’s and women’s junior team championships being held simultaneously for the first time in event history.The 2023 event, which was staged in Melbourne, Australia, saw Egyptian 16-year-old Amina Orfi claim her second consecutive women’s individuals title and Pakistan’s Hamza Khan become his country’s first champion since Jansher Khan in 1986.In the women’s team event, Egypt also claimed their tenth WSF Women’s World Junior Team Championship title and eighth in succession.This will be the first time US Squash has hosted the event since the 2011 women’s individual and team championships in Boston, when the women’s team - led by 2010 individual junior world champion Amanda Sobhy - finished runner up to Egypt.“Houston is one of the fastest growing squash communities in the U.S. and we are looking forward to hosting the world’s best junior players in Texas, ” said Kevin Klipstein, US Squash President & CEO. “The community is incredibly diverse and energetic, and we applaud all of Jahanzeb Khan’s efforts at Houston Squash Club. He’s led the development of squash from the grassroots to hosting the first ever major national junior event in Texas."We appreciate the World Squash Federation’s consideration in awarding this event to the US. To see how far junior squash has come in just 12 years since we last hosted the World Juniors in Boston is remarkable, and largely due to the dedication of teaching pros and coaches all across the country. We’re looking forward to the partnership with Houston to host a world class experience.”Houston Squash Club CEO Jahanzeb Khan said: "It is an honor for Houston Squash Club to host this world class junior event in Houston, Tx for the first time in the history of Squash. We are thrilled to work with US Squash and member nation federations and we look forward to successfully hosting the athletes from July 12-23, 2024.”WSF CEO William Louis-Marie said: “On behalf of the World Squash Federation, I’d like to express our gratitude to both US Squash and Houston Squash Club for hosting the 2024 WSF World Junior Squash Championships. “We’ve seen a huge increase in the sport’s popularity, particularly at junior level, throughout the USA and the bronze medal won by their junior women’s team this year and the silver by the senior women’s team last year shows the progress being made across the board by US Squash."I commend the efforts of US Squash and Houston Squash Club for their work in the development of squash for women and girls and in helping to deliver both individual events and both team events simultaneously for the first time in our sport's history. This is a great step forward for squash.”

Aamir Ali JanjuaDubai (UAE): The 13th edition of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will see the winners of the 10-team tournament earn US$4 million, along with the trophy that they will lift at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 19 November.The runners-up will receive US$2 million, while the losing semi-finalists will get $800,000 each from the total prize pot of US$10 million. The 48-match event will be played across 10 venues from 5 October. The biggest Cricket World Cup ever will see prizes for each league match won. Teams will play each other once in a round-robin format, with the top four making it to the semi-finals.The winners of each match in the group stage will receive US$40,000 and the six teams that do not qualify for the semi-finals will receive a payment of US$100,000.

Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Open Ten Pin Bowling Championship 2023 will start on October 24 in Karachi under the banner of the Pakistan Ten Pin Bowling Federation (PTPB) in collaboration with the Sindh Ten Pin Bowling Association.According to an official of PTBF, the championship will start on October 24 in Karachi. The preparations for the event are going on vigorously and male and female players from all over the country will participate in the championship.Competitions will be held in eight categories including open singles, amateur, ladies, under-22, senior, media, doubles, and mixed team. Players who wish to participate in the championship can register their names from October 10 to October 20. The championship will continue till October 29, 2023.

Murad Ali, Mohammad Ali, Anjum Bahsir, Ahmer Jalal, Awais Zahid, Mohammad Adnan, Raja Zulqarnain, Irfan Saeed reach in quarterfinalsSports Bulletin ReportBAHAWALPUR: Besides Pakistan number one badminton lad, Murad Ali (KP), Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda), Anjum Bahsir (Army), Ahmer Jalal (SNGPL), Awais Zahid (Wapad), Mohammad Adnan (Wapda), Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Army), and Irfan Saeed Bhatti (Wapda) have moved into the quarterfinals of the All Pakistan National Ranking Badminton Tournament after beating their respective opponents here at Garrison Sports Complex Bahawalpur Cantt.Former National Badminton Champion Palwasha Bashir beat top-seed Mahoor Shahzad of Pakistan Wapda in the 1st round of Women’s Singles. Palwasha Bashir was injured one year ago and she is playing this tournament after recovering from her injury.Results (Day 1 & Day 2)Men’s Singles (Round-I):Murad Ali (KP) beat Shujaat Ali Khan (Wapda) by 21-15, 21-11Raja Hassan (Army) beat Saad Amir (HEC) by 21-10, 21-19Abdullah Latif (Army) beat Ehtisham Ali (Army) by 21-10, 21-14Abuzar Rasheed (SNGPL) beat Ahmad Talat (PB) by 21-7, 21-17Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Abdullah Kasana (PB) by 21-16, 23-21Yasir Ali (Army) beat Shayan Tanveer (HEC) by 21-12, 21-15Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) beat Shabbar Hussain (Wapda) by 21-6, 21-13Danyal Shahzada (KP) beat Umer Jhanghir (SNGPL) by 21-19, 21-17Anjum Bashir (Army) beat Sheroz Jamil (Wapda) by 21-15, 21-10Mohammad Rizwan (Wapda) beat Abul Hassan (Army) by 21-11, 21-17Ali Mehdi (Wapda) beat Rai Abdul Manan (Army) by 21-16, 16-21, 21-10Shoain Riaz (Army) beat Khalil Ur Rehman (KP) by 21-12, 21-17Tayyab Shafiq (SNGPL) beat Haris Fareed (PB) by 21-16, 21-13Ahmer Jalal (SNGPL) beat Abdul Rehman (PB) by 21-13, 21-16Aashan Tanveer (HEC) beat Adnan Aziz (Wapda) by 21-12, 21-16Hamza Khan (KP) beat Hashir Bashir (Wapda) by 15-21, 21-17, 21-18Uzair Khan (Army) beat Tehseen Khan (Wapda) by 21-13, 21-17Amir Saeed (Wapda) beat Mohammad Zaid (KP) by 21-19, 21-18Mohammad Adnan (Wapda) beat Ahmad Faizan (Wapda) by 21-13, 21-13   Tahir Khan (Police) beat Burhan Yaseen (PB) by 21-18, 21-12Abdullah Siddique (Sindh) beat Shoaib Yasir (PB) by 21-12, 21-18Aoun Abbas (Wapda) beat Rehman Haider Nizami (Army) by 21-6, 21-14Abdul Rehman (Wapda) beat Abdul Haseeb (PB) by 21-15, 21-10Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Army) beat Abdul Manan (PB) by 19-21, 21-9, 21-11Muqsit Islam (PB) beat Abdullah Tahir (PB) by 21-16, 21-10Ahsan Asif (Wapda) beat Usama Shafi (PB) by 21-14 Retired hurtZohaib Khan Khalil (Police) beat Mohammad Faiz (PB) by 21-9, 21-12Irfan Saeed Bhatti (Wapda) beat Amraiz Khalid (HEC) by 21-13, 21-15Men’s Singles (Round-II):Murad Ali (KP) beat Raja Hassan Mujtaba (Army) by 21-18, 21-14Abdullah Latif (Army) beat Abuzar Rasheed (SNGPL) by 21-17, 21-17Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Yasir Ali (Army) by 21-7, 21-17Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) beat Danyal Shahzada (KP) by 19-21, 21-13, 21-10Anjum Bashir (Army) beat M Rizwan (Wapda) by 21-8, 12-21, 21-15Mohammad Jalees Konain (SNGPL) beat Ali Mehdi (Wapda) by 21-17, 21-19Shoaib Riaz (Army) beat Tayyab Shafiq (SNGPL) by 21-14, 21-14Uzair Khan (Army) beat Hamza Khan (KP) by 21-13, 21-18Awais Zahid (Wapda) beat Ibrahim Rasheed (PB) by 21-12, 21-15Mohammad Adnan (Wapda) beat Amir Saeed (Wapda) by 24-22, 21-19Ahmer Jalal (SNGPL) beat Aashan Tanveer (HEC) by 22-24, 21-14, 23-21Tahir Khan (Police) beat Shahzaib Shabbir (PB) BY 21-14, 21-18Abdullah Siddique (Sindh) beat Aoun Abbas (Wapda) by 21-9, 21-14Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Zohaib Khan Khalil (Police) by 21-13, 21-12Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Army) beat Abdur Rehman (Wapda) by 21-16, 21-9Muqsit Islam (PB) beat Ahsan Asif (Wapda) by 13-21, 21-15, 21-17Women’s Singles (Round-I):Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Manal Tariq (Army) by 21-8, 21-11Asna Shahbaz (PB) beat Aqsa Zikria (SNGPL) by 21-19, 21-5Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) beat Sidra Hameed (Wapda) by 21-11, 21-5Umama Usman (Army) beat Kanzul Eman (PB) by 21-11, 21-11Farzana Ali (Wapda) beat Bushra Qayum (Wapda) by 22-20, 13-21, 24-22Sehar Majeed (HEC) beat Farwa Jawa (PB) by 21-19, 21-16Sana Hanif (Sindh) beat Rubab Imtiaz (Wapda) by 21-6, 21-19Sumiya Tariq (Army) beat Shahnaz Shah (Wapda) by 21-5, 21-4Saba Rasheed (Wapda) beat Shirza Habib (Sindh) by 21-0, 21-3Amal Muneeb (PB) beat Hiba Tariq (Sindh) 21-9, 21-11Saima Waqas (Wapda) beat Mahmoona Ameer (Wapda) by 21-10, 21-15Huma Javeed (Wapda) beat Mariyam Hanif (Sindh) by 22-20, 21-11Palwasha Bashir (Sindh) beat Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) by 10-21, 21-16, 21-14Men’s Singles (Pre-Quarterfinals):Murad Ali (KP) beat Abdullah Latif (Army) by 21-18, 21-17Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) by 22-20, 21-6Anjum Bahsir (Army) beat Mohammad Jalees Konain (SNGPL) by 21-13, 21-14Ahmer Jalal (SNGPL) beat Shoaib Riaz (Wapda) by 21-19, 21-18Awais Zahid (Wapad) beat Uzair Khan (Army) by 21-13, 21-16Mohammad Adnan (Wapda) beat Tahir Khan (Police) by 21-16, 22-20Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Army) beat Abdullah Siddique (Sindh) by 22-20, 21-18Irfan Saeed Bhatti (Wapda) beat Muqsit Islam (PB) by 21-17, 21-6Women’s Singles (Pre-Quarterfinals):Ghazala Siddique (Wadpa) beat Asna Shahbaz (PB) by 21-8, 21-8Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) beat Wirdha Gouhar (SNGPL) by 21-11, 21-8Umama Usman (Army) beat Aiman Fatima (PB) by 21-8, 21-14Farzana Ali (Wapda) beat Sehar Majeed (HEC) by 10-21, 21-18, 21-16Sana Hanif (Sindh) beat Sumaiya Tariq (Army) by 21-18, 17-21, 21-9Saba Rasheed (Wapda) beat Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) by 10-21, 21-17, 24-22Amal Muneeb (PB) beat Saima Waqas (Wapda) by 21-9, 21-11Palwasha Bashir (Sindh) beat Huma Javeed (Wapda) by 21-5, 21-4