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TENPIN BOWLING - National 26 Feb, 2022
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
RWALPINDI:-Ali Suria has won the title of the 14th National Tenpin Bowling Championship 2022 that concluded at Leisure City Bowling Club Jinnah Park Rawalpindi on Friday night. This mega event was organized by Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation (PTBF) in collaboration with Leisure City Bowling Club Jinnah Park Rawalpindi.
On last day of the championship, Professional Singles final round was played in which Ali Suria won the title of Professional Single Category by scoring of 671 points with total 223.66 average in 3 games and Shabbir Lashkar secured 2nd spot by scoring a massive total of 605 pin while Ahmer Saldera Remains on 3rd position by scoring total 581 pins.
SPORTS NEWS - National 26 Feb, 2022
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD:-Top national Rower Ali Suleman has won the bronze medal in the World Rowing Virtual Indoor Championship in the Men’s Lightweight categories held at National Rowing Centre, University of the Punjab Lahore on Friday.
According to an official of Pakistan Rowing Federation (PRF), national rowing players have won the bronze medal in light weight men’s and 8th position in the open weight men’s categories. Ali Suleman secured bronze medal in lightweight while Ahmad Aziz got 8th position in open weight category.
Chairman PRF, Rizwan-ul-Haq applauded the performance of national players in the top international event. He also mentioned that new talent was enlightening the name of country at international level. “The players must be provided maximum available facilities in future, “he added. He also hailed the hard work of coach Abdul Rehman.
OLYMPICS - 26 Feb, 2022
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ISLAMABAD:-The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reiterated the IOC’s strong condemnation of the breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian government and the government of Belarus through its support in this. The respective UN resolution was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 2 December 2021 by consensus of all 193 UN Member States. The Olympic Truce began seven days before the start of the Olympic Games, on 4 February 2022, and ends seven days after the closing of the Paralympic Games.
The IOC EB urges all International Sports Federations to relocate or cancel their sports events currently planned in Russia or Belarus. They should take the breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian and Belarussian governments into account and give the safety and security of the athletes absolute priority. The IOC itself has no events planned in Russia or Belarus.
In addition, the IOC EB urges that no Russian or Belarussian national flag be displayed and no Russian or Belarussian anthem be played in international sports events which are not already part of the respective World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions for Russia.
At the same time, the IOC EB expresses its full support to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for the upcoming Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
The IOC EB expresses its deep concerns about the safety of the members of the Olympic Community in Ukraine and stands in full solidarity. It notes that the special IOC task force is in contact with the Olympic Community in the country to coordinate humanitarian assistance where possible.
The IOC EB asks the task force to continue to closely monitor the situation and to keep the IOC EB informed and updated, also with regard to potential amendments of today’s resolution.
CLIMBING - Int News 26 Feb, 2022
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Torino:-International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has decided to suspend the IFSC Boulder and Speed World Cup, which was scheduled for 1 to 3 April 2022 in Moscow.
The decision was taken following consultation with and approval of the IFSC Athletes’ Commission.
IFSC President Marco Scolaris held several meetings today. During his discussion with the Ukrainian Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UMF), he expressed the solidarity of the IFSC and the entire Climbing community with the people of Ukraine during this unprecedented crisis. President Scolaris added that he hoped the conflict in Ukraine would end quickly and peacefully without any further violence.
The IFSC intends to relocate the event to another location, with an announcement to follow once a new host has been selected.
Fazal Mahmood formally inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame
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LAHORE:-Fazal Mahmood, Pakistan cricket’s first superstar, was formally inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame posthumously when PCB Chief Executive Faisal Hasnain presented a commemoration cap to his daughter Shaista Mahmood and a plaque to his son Shahzad Mahmood in a ceremony that took place ahead of HBL Pakistan Super League 7 Eliminator 2 at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday.
Fazal was the first Pakistan cricketer to be named in Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year in 1955 following his heroics on the 1954 tour of England when he took 20 wickets in a four-Test series, including figures of six for 53 and six for 46 that helped Pakistan win The Oval Test by 24 runs.
A couple of years earlier and on Pakistan’s first tour to India as a Test nation in 1952, Fazal had picked up five for 52 and seven for 42 that earned his side an innings and 43 runs victory in Lucknow. In the 1956 Test against Australia in Karachi, Fazal had figures of six for 34 and seven for 80 as Pakistan beat Ian Johnson’s Australia by nine wickets.
Fazal’s varied swing and a mixture of leg-cutters were too much to handle for the West Indies as the maestro picked up 20 wickets in the 1957-58 series in the Caribbean and then followed up with 21 wickets in three Tests in the 1958-59 series at home.
Fazal, who took 139 wickets in 34 Tests, was bestowed with the President’s Pride of Performance Award – the highest national literary award of Pakistan – in 1958. In 2012, he was posthumously awarded the Hilal-e-Imtiaz – the second highest civilian award – in recognition of his services to Pakistan cricket, seven years after his passing on 30 May 2005.
PCB Chief Executive Faisal Hasnain: “It is an honour for me to formally induct Fazal Mahmood into the PCB Hall of Fame on behalf of the Pakistan Cricket Board. Fazal’s contributions to Pakistan cricket are unmatched. He sacrificed his Test selection for India and when he represented Pakistan after partition, he put Pakistan firmly on the world cricket map by producing successive match-winning performances against the top sides of that time.
“It was Fazal’s persona, personality and stardom that inspired and attracted the subsequent generation of cricketers who not only went on to become the legends of the game, but also earned Pakistan priceless victories and success. It all started with Fazal.
“Fazal will always be remembered as an iconic cricketer who spearheaded Pakistan’s journey from a young Test playing nation into a world-beating side.”
Fazal’s son Shahzad Mahmood: “Fazal Mahmood was the first real hero and star of Pakistan cricket. He always took pride in representing Pakistan in international cricket and fondly shared his memories from his playing days. Post retirement, he continued his association with Pakistan cricket and made meaningful contributions.
“On behalf of my family, I thank the Pakistan Cricket Board for honouring him and inducting him into the PCB Hall of Fame.”
BADMINTON - National 25 Feb, 2022
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-National champion girl, Alja Tariq posted a comprehensive victory on the opening day of the DHA National Junior Badminton Championships by beating Laiba Bahram in Girls’ Singles Under-19 discipline in straight games 2-0 at Captain Fasih Babar Amin Shaheed Sports Complex DHA Lahore on Friday. Alja Tariq defeated Laiba Bahram with the score-line of 21-4 and 21-2.
Director Sports Branch DHA Lahore Brigadier Retired Munir Ahmad inaugurated the Championships. President, Pakistan Badminton Federation (PBF) Wajid Ali Chaudhry thanked DHA Lahore for sponsoring the national Junior Badminton Championships and 59th National Badminton Championships 2022.
Results:
Boys’ Singles Under-15 (Round-I)
Faham Bukhari (Punjab) beat Ahsan (Balochistan) 21-6, 21-4
Mutahir Subhani (Islamabad) beat Taha Yaseen (New Khan) 21-13, 21-23, 21-16
Ali Danish (Sindh) beat Mohammad Raza (Balochistan) 20-22, 21-12, 21-14
Mohammad Arham Sattar (Army) beat Mohammad Suleman (Islamabad) 21-17, 16-21, 21-16
Hamza Waseem (Punjab) beat Deeraj Dodani (Sindh) 21-3, 21-8
Shahab Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwan) beat Mohammad Ahmad Malhi (New Khan) 21-7, 21-11
Usman Habib (Punjab) beat Mohammad Mahid Ali (Sindh) 21-3, 21-3
Mirza Ahmad Hafeez (Islamabad) beat Danyal Khan (DHA) 21-18, 22-20
Boys’ Singles Under-17 (Round-I)
Mohammad Hashim Ali (Sindh) Beat Shayan Waseem (Islamabad) 21-10, 21-23, 21-12
Abdullah Tahir (Punjab) beat Mudasar (Balochistan) 21-15, 21-8
Faizan Asim (New Khan) beat Dameer Ahmed (Sindh) 21-18, 21-5
Mohammad Hashir (Khyber Pakhtunkhwan) beat Mohammad Haroon (Army) 18-21, 21-6, 21-14
Malik Ghasif (Punjab) beat Usman (Balochistan) 21-11, 21-7
Husnain Shahzad (New Khan) beat Ghazan (Balochistan) 21-19, 21-14
Ibrahim Iftikhar (Islamabad) beat Mohammad Abdullah (DHA) 21-7, 21-5
Men’s Singles Under-19 (Round-I)
Hasnain Ahmad (KP) beat Abdullah Asim (New Khan) 19-21, 21-13, 21-11
Adnan Hafeez (Islamabad) beat Ali Zain Sheikh (Sindh) 21-13, 21-18
Mahad Bin Rafay (Islamabad) beat Zeshan Naseer (Army) 21-9, 21-14
Ibrahim Tahir (Punjab) beat Ghadeer (Balochistan) 21-10, 21-13
Abdullah Siddiqui (Sindh) beat Zaid Safi ((Khyber Pakhtunkhwan) 25-23, 24-22, 21-11
Mehaeel Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwan) beat Shahryar Abid (New Khan) 21-15, 21-13
Sohail Javed (Punjab) beat Hammad Asad (Army) 21-9, 21-14
Hamza Ali (Sindh) beat Muzammil (Balochistan) 21-6, 21-5
Hamza Khan (KP) beat Abdul Maalik (New Khan) 21-16, 21-17
Mohammad Afnan Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Haris Fareed (Punjab) 21-19, 21-12
Girls’ Singles Under-17 (Round-I)
Marwa Jadon (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Aina Muneeb (Punjab) 21-8, 21-4
Sarwat Fatima (Balochistan) beat Kashmine Nadeem (Punjab) 21-6, 21-3
Aiman Fatima (Punjab) beat Khadija Bibi (KP) 21-6, 21-6
Kanzul Eman (Islamabad) beat Hiba Tariq (Sindh) 21-10, 21-12
Sapna (KP) beat Aisha Shafique (Punjab) 21-9, 21-19
Women’s Singles Under-19 (Round-I)
Alja Tariq (Balochistan) beat Laiba Bahram (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 21-4, 21-2
Musfira Zahid (Sindh) beat Imama Khuram (Punjab) 23-21, 21-10
Sana Hanif (Sindh) beat Naba Ali Jawa (Punjab) 21-8, 21-11
Zainab Chaudhry (Punjab) beat Minahil Khan (Islamabad) 21-19, 22-20.
COVID-19: Teams can play with a minimum of nine women players at World Cup
Sports Bulletin Report
CHRISTCHURCH:-Teams at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 will be able to field a side with only nine players if their squad is affected by COVID-19, the International Cricket Council announced.
The ICC has made arrangements to support teams and ensure the tournament can continue as normally as possible. Other announcements include an unlimited number of super overs to decide tied matches and strict protocols for teams.
ICC Head of Events Chris Tetley said at a media interaction in Christchurch: “From a COVID perspective, we need to be a little bit flexible, as far as the way in which we manage the game to take into account these unique circumstances.
“So firstly, we have allowed squads to increase in size. Whilst the official playing 15 is still set at 15 as would always have been the case, we've allowed squads to bring additional traveling reserves so that they can replace on a temporary basis, if needs be because of COVID, players in and out of the squad during the event.
“There's opportunity for players to contract COVID-19 but then to be able to come back. It's important that we do everything we can to try and maximise opportunities for the best players in the world to show their skills at a World Cup.
“If it becomes necessary, we would allow a team to field nine players as an exception for this environment and if they had female substitutes from within their management team, we would enable two substitutes to play, non-batting, non-bowling, but to enable a game to take place.”
The tournament begins on 4 March in Tauranga and will culminate with the final in Christchurch on 3 April with each team playing the other seven once to decide the top four who will advance to the semi-finals.
Tickets are now available for Pakistan-Australia Test Series
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LAHORE:-Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed ticket prices for the three-Test series match of which will be played in Rawalpindi (4-8 March), Karachi (12-16 March) and Lahore (21-25 March) respectively.
For the Rawalpindi Test, only two enclosure categories are available. The PKR500 VIP enclosures comprise Imran Khan, Javed Akhtar, Javed Miandad and Azhar Mahmood, whereas Premium enclosures include Shoaib Akhtar, Sohail Tanvir, Miran Bakhsh and Yasir Arafat, and the price per ticket has been fixed at PKR100.
Four enclosure categories in Karachi and Lahore:
General – PKR 100 each
First Class – PKR 200 each
Premium – PKR 350 each
VIP – PKR 500 each
Tickets are now available online at pcb.bookme.pk as well as from the nearest M&P Courier outlets from Friday 1100 PKT. All ticket-holders will also have to display their Covid immunisation certificates and CNIC at the time of entering the venues.
In first phase, the PCB has released 50 per cent of tickets with further tickets to be made available online and nearest M&P Courier outlets after further guidance is received from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC).
Enclosure categories:
National Stadium, Karachi:
Fazal Mahmood, Hanif Mohammad, Javed Miandad, (VIP enclosure), Imran Khan, Quaid, Wasim Akram (Premium enclosure), Asif Iqbal, Intikhab Alam, Iqbal Qasim, Mohammad Brothers, Nasim-ul-Ghani (First-Class enclosures), and Majid Khan, Waqar Hasan, Wasim Bari, Zaheer Abbas (General enclosure)
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore:
Fazal Mahmood, Imran Khan (VIP enclosure), Rajas and Saeed Anwar (Premium enclosure), Abdul Qadir, AH Kardar, Javed Miandad and Sarfraz Nawaz (First-Class enclosure) and Hanif Mohammad, Imtiaz Ahmed, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Majid Khan, Nazars, Quaid, Saeed Ahmad, Zaheer Abbas (General enclosure).
Avishka Fernando may be out of competitive cricket for 9 months
Bipin Dani
Sri Lanka's 24-year-old opening batsman Avishka Fernando may be out of competitive cricket for about 9 months, according to Dr. David Young, who performed the surgery on his right knee on Tuesday.
The surgery was performed at The Avenue Hospital in Melbourne.
Dr. Young is very familiar among cricketers and has treated Lasith Malinga, Shoaib Akhtar and many other international players.
"Avishka tore the anterior cruciate in his right knee in a training mishap on the 17 Feb at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). He had an anterior cruciate reconstruction on the 22 Feb 2022", Dr. Young, speaking exclusively over the telephone from Melbourne said on Wednesday evening.
"He is expected to return to cricket training in 6 months and when performing well return to competitive play probably in 9 months".
"The surgery lasted over two hours", he added.
"The cricketer has been discharged from the hospital and will stay in Australia for a few more days. Dr. Young will see him again after a period of two weeks", another source in the hospital further added.
TABLE TENNIS - National 25 Feb, 2022
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ISLAMABAD:-Named “Female Para Star of the Year” at the inaugural ITTF Star Awards evening held in January 2013 at the Raffles Hotel in Dubai, on Wednesday 23rd February Sweden’s Anna-Carin Ahlqhuist announced her retirement from international play.
The award recognised her achievement at the London 2012 Paralympic Games when she had secured women’s singles class 3 gold. “It was definitely the biggest moment of my career. Every time I think about it, I get happy and emotional, being on the top of the podium is every athlete’s biggest dream.” Anna-Carin Ahlquist.
Later in the proceedings, she was to add a second medal to her collection, alongside her erstwhile partner, Ingela Lundback, in women’s team class 4-5; they secured silver, a feat also achieved more recently in Tokyo.
The team successes are somewhat resigned to the shadows when her individual efforts are considered, in Rio she was also a women’s singles bronze medallist. However, the team performances are of considerable merit, a class 3 athlete, she was competing against class 4 and class 5 opponents, adversaries with a lesser disability.
Undoubtedly, those efforts underline her strength of character, her sheer determination to succeed and prove any doubters wrong.
European and World Championships
Likewise partnering Ingela Lundback, twice she won the women’s team class 4-5 title at the European Para Championships (2009, 2015), in addition to donning the women’s singles clas 3 crown on five occasions (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019).
The fifth gold achieved on Swedish soil in Helsingborg was the most poignant; earlier in the year she had undergone a Mastectomy, having been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Additionally, at the European Para Championships, she was a women’s singles class 3 bronze medallist (2009), women’s team class 4-5 silver medallist (2011, 2019) and class 5 team bronze medallist (2007).
A string of successes; it is the same at the World Para Championships. Twice a women’s singles class 3 bronze medallist (2014, 2018), twice a women’s team class 5 silver medal winner (2010, 2019); as at the European Para Championships, always in partnership with Ingela Lundback.
Meanwhile, at open international para tournaments commencing in 2007, she won 68 gold, 21 silver and 14 bronze medals, always relishing the challenge, a fact endorsed at the World Veteran Championships in 2016 in Alicante, able bodied players finding her a most worthy opponent.
Ranking
Success, the outcome was that she established herself consistently in the upper echelons of the women’s class 3 rankings. She made her first entry at no.31 in July 2007, in October 2010 she claimed top spot, a position she was to hold on no less than 70 publications! Currently she is listed in the no.2 spot.
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