ISLAMABAD (Sports Report):-WAPDA "B" won the title of All Pakistan Women's Basketball Championship after beating WAPDA “A” in the final 8-2, as the fixture was organized by Pakistan Basketball Federation and 12 teams participated in the three-day three-a-side championship. In the final of the tournament, WAPDA "B" won the tournament by defeating WAPDA "A" by 8 points to 7 after a tough contest. Earlier in the semi-final round, WAPDA "B" defeated SA Garden 7-10 while WAPDA "A" defeated Frank Five Club 4-11. Government College University Vice Chancellor Prof. Asghar Zaidi was the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the tournament and distributed prizes among the players. On the occasion, Secretary General of Pakistan Basketball Federation Khalid Bashir also announced to hold Mahmood Butt Memorial All Pakistan Three A Side Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament from January 10.

Islamabad (Sports Desk):-FIFA President looks forward to “celebration of football and social inclusion” in Qatar: Infantino calls for solidarity to protect football’s future. Wherever you are in the world and whatever your relationship with our beautiful game, I would like to wish you and your loved ones a very happy new year and that all your hopes and dreams are realised in 2022: a FIFA World Cup year. Global attention will be on Qatar in November and December as the tournament is held for the 22nd time and the ground-breaking first edition in the Middle East. The finals will take place in a world that is very different from the one in which France lifted the trophy in Moscow four years ago and we know that the biggest stage of all will offer hope and inspiration to people around the world who have suffered difficult times through the pandemic. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will be a truly unique occasion to re-unite the World again in a celebration of football and social inclusion. We all need it! Whether in the United Arab Emirates for the FIFA Club World Cup, Costa Rica for the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup, India for the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup or indeed Qatar, FIFA tournaments will continue to operate with the consideration. At the same time, we also continue to pledge solidarity with the whole football community in our daily action, as we are doing with our “COVID-19 Relief Plan” which was crucial to the survival of football in many of our Member Associations. Football has many different levels but in its magical essence it is the same game: the people’s game. For everyone. In every continent, every region, every country. FIFA is the only governing body that looks after and cares about the entire world. We will continue working hard to live up to the mission of not forgetting the ones who need most and who have no voice, while also protecting the healthy growth of everyone else and the global football movement. We continue to strive towards making football truly global through football and corporate governance, through competitions and events and through the development of our sport, widening its impact on the youth and wider society. For women and men, for girls and boys. 2022 will be a year of action, but it will also be a year of dialogue. The new FIFA is a democratic body and together with our stakeholders, we will design the path for football’s future, making the game fit for purpose in the modern era and ensuring that we can boost global competitiveness. To do that, we count on the collective unity and strength among the football community in order to ensure that the future of our sport is globally sustainable. We count on the vast majority who is looking forward to new exciting opportunities to dream, to develop the game, to feel truly part of the global football community. And we count also on those at the top to show solidarity - without which, even football at its most elite would not exist. We thank them for their valuable contribution to the popularity of the game and we count on their support, respect and strategic vision as we strive to successfully conclude the discussions around reform of the international match calendar. We will work together for unity and the ultimate benefit of everyone. 2022 will be a special and memorable year and I would like to wish you all the very best.

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE (December 30, 2021):-Top seed Tayyab Aslam and Israr Ahmed Khan have qualified for the final match of the ongoing Chief Minister Punjab Open Squash Championship after getting rid of their respective rivals at Punjab Squash Complex on Thursday. Final will be played on Friday at the same venue. Results (Men’s Semifinals): Tayyab Aslam beat Salman Saleem 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-9) 21 minutes Israr Ahmed Khan beat Asim Khan 3-2 (11-8, 13-11, 10-12, 10-12, 11-8) 82 minutes

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE (December 30, 2021):-Haiqa Hassan from Pakistan Army outplayed RaheelaKashif of Wapda by 4-1 with the scores of 4-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-6 in Women’s Singles final clash of 57th National Table Tennis Championship at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall here on Thursday. The Men’s Singles title went to Wapda’sFahadKhawaja who defeated his brother UmamKhwaja of Choramatex by 4-2 after a thrilling final. FahadKhawaja won the final with the score of 11-6, 11-9, 11-7, 5-11, 6-11, 11-9. Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab FuadHashimRabbani was the chief guest on this occasion. Secretary Pakistan Table Tennis Federation Ahmer Malik, President Punjab Table Tennis Association IrfanUllah Khan, Deputy Director OmairHasan were also present on this occasion. Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab FuadHashimRabbaniwas warmly received upon reaching the venue. He also distributed prizes among top performers of the event. The participating teams and officials also had group photographs with Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab FuadHashimRabbani. It worth-mentioning that Pakistan Table Tennis Federation,organised the biggest-ever National Table Tennis Championship with the collaboration of Sports Board Punjab (SBP). Earlier, Wapda’sHamzaAkram and Abdul Raheem toppled Shah Khan &UmmamKhawaja of the same department in Men’s Doubles final by 3-0 with the score of 11-8, 11-9, 11-4. Wapda’s PerniyaZaman Khan and NosheenWaseem defeated Kalsoom Khan and Fatima Khan of Chromatex by 3-2, 8-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-4, 12-10 in the closely-fought Women’s Doubles final match at the same venue. Results: Women’s Singles Final: Haiqa Hassan (Army) beat RaheelaKashif (Wapda) 4-1, 4-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-6. Men’s Singles Final: Fahad Khawaja (Wapda) beat UmmamKhawaja (Wapda) 4-2, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7, 5-11, 6-11, 11-9. Women’s Doubles final: Perniya Zaman Khan &NosheenWaseem (Wapda) beat Kalsoom Khan & Fatima Khan (Chromatex) 3-2, 8-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-4, 12-10. Men’s Doubles final: HamzaAkram& Abdul Raheem (Wapda) beat Shah Khan &UmmamKhawaja (Wapda) 3-0, 11-8, 11-9, 11-4 Mixed Doubles final: FaizanZahoor&HoorFawad (Army) beat Shah Khan &SadiaRaheel (Wapda) 3-1, 11- 7, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9. Men’s Singles Semifinal: FahadKhawaja (Wapda) beat Shah Khan (Wapda) 4-2, 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11- 7, 9-11, 11-7. Women’s Singles Semifinal: Raheela Kashif (Wapda) beat Ayesha Sharjeel (Wapda) 4-3, 11-4, 11-4, 7-11, 8-11, 11-9, 7-11, 14-12.  

Islamabad (Sports Desk):-From 2010 onwards, a trend developed at the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup as two sides dominated. Between them, India and Australia claimed three of the six titles, while finishing as losing finalists four times between them. Pakistan were the only other team to make it to more than one final in the decade, twice coming up short in the big game, but there were also some new names on the trophy as South Africa, the West Indies and Bangladesh all won the title for the first time. 2010 Having won two of the first four ICC U19 Men’s CWCs, Australia then went six years without reaching the final until the event in New Zealand. Spearheaded by the likes of Mitchell Marsh and Josh Hazlewood, they knocked out the hosts in the quarter-finals, Sri Lanka in the semis, and then Hazlewood’s four for 30 saw them to a 25-run win over Pakistan in the final. South Africa’s Dominic Hendricks was the star of the tournament, however, racking up 391 runs in just six innings at an average just a shade under 100 for a side that finished fifth, losing only to Sri Lanka at the quarter-final stage. England also went out at the quarter-final stage, despite a team featuring Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler. 2012 Two years on from lifting the trophy for a third time, Australia hosted a second tournament, getting all the way to the final before falling to India. India did not do it the easy way, scraping past a Pakistan side captained by Babar Azam by one wicket in the quarter-final as Harmeet Singh and Sandeep Sharma saw them home before the same duo helped set up a nine-run win over New Zealand in the semi-final. They then powered to a six-wicket win over Australia in the final, skipper Unmukt Chand making an unbeaten 111 to get the better of the hosts despite Will Bosisto’s 87 not out. Bosisto finished the tournament with 276 runs and was dismissed just once. Among others to shine were Bangladesh’s Anamul Haque who topped the run charts with 365, while Reece Topley was the top wicket-taker with 19 at an average of 9.10 for an England team that finished fifth. 2014 A new name appeared on the trophy in 2014 as South Africa emerged victorious in the UAE, led by captain and Player of the Series Aiden Markram. With 370 runs in six innings including a pair of centuries and an unbeaten 66 in the final, Markram was exceptional for a South Africa side that also featured Kagiso Rabada. They won every game emphatically, with Rabada’s six for 25 the pick of the performances in an 80-run win over Australia in the semi-final. Pakistan were their opponents in the final, with Imam-ul-Haq outstanding for them, but Rabada got him for 12 in the final and a total of 131 was never close to being enough. 2016 South Africa went from champions to being knocked in the first round as the 2016 edition provided shocks aplenty, none more so than Namibia beating their neighbours in the group stage. New Zealand were the other team upset in the groups in Bangladesh, beaten by Nepal, to set up some intriguing quarter-finals. In the end it was the West Indies and India who made it to the final, with Shimron Hetmyer captaining the former to their first title. Along the way they knocked out hosts Bangladesh in the semi-finals, despite 60 from Mehedy Hasan Miraz, the Player of the Tournament, and it was fast bowler Alzarri Joseph who was the key man for the side from the Caribbean with 13 wickets. 2018 India claimed a fourth title in 2018 thanks in large part to a dominant top order. Captained by opener Prithvi Shaw and with Shubman Gill coming in at three, it is no surprise that India thrived in New Zealand. They won every game convincingly, Australia’s eight-wicket defeat in the final as close as anyone came to troubling them. Gill was the star, with 372 runs, while Shaw made 264 and his opening partner Manjot Kalra joined the party with an unbeaten 101 in the final. As well as the Indian batters, this tournament also saw the emergence of Shaheen Shah Afridi, who took 12 wickets in just five matches for Pakistan, while Afghanistan produced their best result in an ICC U19 Men’s CWC as they got to the semi-finals before losing to Australia. 2020 The last edition of the ICC U19 Men’s CWC saw another team win the title for the first time as Bangladesh got the better of India in the final. Shoriful Islam, who has since received full international honours, and 2022 skipper Rakibul Hasan starred with the ball for Bangladesh as they knocked off South Africa and then New Zealand to reach the final. They faced an India team who had won every game with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal outstanding throughout. He top-scored for India in every game on his way to 400 runs and the Player of the Tournament award, but his 88 in the final was not enough in a three-wicket loss for the four-time champions. Others to shine were Indian spinner Ravi Bishnoi who took 17 wickets including four in the final to finish as the top wicket-taker, while Jayden Seales, who has since gone onto star at Test level for the West Indies, earned a spot in the Team of the Tournament for his fast bowling. The event also saw Japan and Nigeria make their debuts in their first ICC World Cups.

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD (December 30, 2021):-Top seed Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) and Alja Tariq (Balochistan) moved into the Women’s Singles final of the All Pakistan National Ranking Badminton Championship 2021 after winning their matches at Abdul Wali Khan Sports Complex Charsadda, Khyber Pukhtunkawa on Thursday. Pakistan number one Murad Ali will take on Awais Zahid in the Men’s Single final of the All Pakistan National Ranking Badminton Tournament Charsdda. Results: Men Singles (Semi Final): Murad Ali (KP) beat Amir Saeed (Wapda) by 21-11, 21-18 Awais Zahid (Wapda) beat Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) by 18-21, 21-16, 22-20 Women Singles (Semi Final): Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Palwasha Bashir (SIndh) by 21-8, 21-15 Alja Tariq (Balo) beat Bushra Qayum (Wapda) by 22-20, 21-14 Boy's U-13 (Semi Final): Najam Ul Saqib (KP) beat Khuzaima Shahzad (PB) by 21-13, 21-11 Mohammad Sulaman (ISB) beat Hasnain Farid (KP) by 21-15, 21-18 Girl's U-13 (Semi Final): Khkhula Zaman (KP) beat Mirha Farhan (Sindh) by 21-7, 21-5 Sarwat Fatima (Balo) get walk Over agianst Maryam Zaheer (PB) Boy's U-13 (Final): Najam Ul Saqib (KP) beat Mohammad Sulaman by 21-13, 21-11 Girl's U-13 (Final): Sarwat Fatima (Balo) beat Khkhula Zaman (KP) by 21-1, 21-2 Women Doubles (Quarter Final): Mahoor Shahzad & Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Hadia Ashfaq & Quratulain (PB) by 21-10, 21-7 Palwasha Bashir (Sindh) & Saima Waqas (Wapda) beat Sidra Irfan (Wapda) & Wirda Gohar (SNGPL) by 21-9, 21-5 Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) & Bushra Qayum (Wapda) beat Maryam Haneef & Sana Haneef (Sindh) by 21-8, 21-8 Sehra Akram & Huma Javed (Wapda) beat Khizra Rasheed & Mehmoona Ameer (Wapda) by 21-18, 21-19 Men Doubles (Pre Quarter Final): Awais Zahid & Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Ahmed Tariq (SNGPL) & Ahmed Faizan (Wapda) by 19-21, 21-7, 21-16 Hashir Bashir (Wapda) & Murad Ali (KP) beat Waqas Ahmad & Irfan Mehmood (Wapda) by 21-19, 21-18 Hafiz Irfan Saeed & Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) beat Adnan Aziz & Shabbar Hussain (Wapda) by 21-13, 16-21, 21-19 Anjum Bashir (PB) & M Atiq Ch. (Wapda) beat Tahir Khan & Zohaib Khan (KP) by 21-14, 23-21 Abuzar Rasheed (PB) & Amir Saeed (Wapda) beat Tahir Shah & Fazal Rehman (KP) by 21-12, 21-13 Shoaib Riaz & Ali Khan (Wapda) beat M. Adnan (Wapda) & Kahlil Ur Rehman (KP) by 21-17, 21-19 Zunain Javed (Wapda) & Yasir Ali (PB) beat Muteeb Sohail (KRL) & Aher Jalal (PB) by 21-11, 21-19 Raja Hasnain (PB) & Raja Zulqarnain (Wapda) beat Ashfaq Mehmood (PTCL) & Shujaat Ali (Wapda) by 21-11, 22-20 Men Doubles (Quarter Final): Awais Zahid & Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Hashir Bashir (Wapda) & Murad Ali (KP) by 21-17, 22-20 Irfan Saeed & Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) beat Anjum Bashir (PB) & Attique Ch. (Wapda)  by 18-21, 21-15, 21-15 Abuzar Rasheed (PB) & Amir Saeed (Wapda) beat Shoaib Riaz & Ali Khan (Wapda) by 14-21, 21-19, 21-14 Raja Mohammad Hasnain (PB) & Raja Zuldarnain Haider (Wapda) beat Zunain Javed (Wapda) & Yasir Ali (PB) by 21-15, 21-10 Women Doubles (Semi Final): Palwasha Bashir (Sindh) & Saima Waqas (Wapda) beat Sehra Akram & Huma Javed (Wapda) by 21-16, 21-6 Mahoor Shahzad & Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) & Bushra Qayum (Wapda) by 21-14, 15-21, 21-8

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD (December 30, 2021):-Heera Ashiq, Yousaf Khalil, Barkatullah, Faizan Fayyaz and Muzammil Murtaza moved into the second round of the Men’s Single Event of the ongoing 7th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournaments-2021-22 after beating their respective opponents in the quarterfinal at SDA-PTF Tennis Complex Garden Avenue on Thursday. Heera Ashiq defeated Mahatir Mohammad with the score of 6-2 and 6-1 in straight sets in the Men’s Singles fixture. Yousaf Khalil had to toil hard in the court to overcome Mohammad Talha Khan 2-1 in a three sets thriller. The final score-lone was 5-7, 6-0 and 6-4. Barkatullah claimed in a straight sets victory against Abdul Hanan at 7-5 and 6-1; Faizan Fayyaz beat Parbhat Kumar 2-1 at 6-4, 2-6 and 6-1 while Muzammil Murtaza ousted Talha Bin Asif without conceding a single game at 6-0 and 6-0 Results: Men's Singles (Round-I): Heera Ashiq bt Mahatir Mohammad 6-2, 6-1; Yousaf Khalil bt Mohammad Talha Khan 5-7, 6-0, 6-4; Barkatullah bt Abdul Hanan 7-5, 6-1; Faizan Fayyaz bt Parbhat Kumar 6-4, 2-6, 6-1; Muzammil Murtaza bt Talha Bin Asif 6-0, 6-0 Men's Doubles (Round-I): Yousaf Khalil / Heera Ashiq bt Abdullah Adnan / Ibrahim Omer 6-1, 6-4; Hasheesh Kumar / Mahatir Mohammad bt Nofil Kaleem / Asadullah 6-3, 7-5; Ladies Singles (Round-II): Meheq Khokhar bt Fatima Ali Raja 6-0, 6-3; Asfa Shahbaz bt Azeena Aleem 6-1, 6-2; Mahvish Chishtie bt Mahnoor Suhail 6-0, 6-2; Noor Malik bt Natalia Zaman 6-2, 6-0; Sheeza Sajid w/o Oreen Jasia; Ushna Suhail bt Seher Aleem 6-0, 6-0; Kainat Ali bt Mariam Mirza 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-2; Boys’ Under-18 (Round-1): Mohammad Huzaifa Khan bt Mustansir Ali Khan 6-0, 6-0; Sami Zeb Khan bt Asad Zaman 6-1, 6-0; Hassan Ali bt Mohammad Abdullah 6-1, 6-0; Mohammad Hamza Aasim bt Ibrahim Bin Sohail 6-0, 6-2; Hasheesh Kumar bt Ahmed Nael Qureshi 6-4, 7-5; Boys’ Under-14 Singles (Round-1): Hamza Roman bt Eesa Fahd 4-1, 4-0; Boys’ / Girls Under-12 Singles (Round-1): Zohaib Afzal Malik bt Mozzam Babr 4-0, 4-0; Mohammad Taha Raja bt Chengiz Khan 4-2, 4-0; Samer Zaman bt Rizwan Shah 4-0, 4-2.

Ali Ahmed LAHORE (December 30, 2021):-Although Covid-19 pandemic continued to affect sport events around the globe, the Pakistan Cricket Board successfully delivered 267 matches in 10 tournaments in the 2021 calendar year. These include Pakistan Cup 2021, HBL PSL 6, Cricket Associations T20, National T20, Cricket Associations Championship, National U19 Championship, National U19 Cup, Cricket Associations Challenge, Pakistan Women’s Cup and the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had a stellar calendar year when they swept the Pakistan Cup, National T20 and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy titles. Sindh dominated the Cricket Association tournaments by winning the 50-over, T20 and three-day tournaments, while Southern Punjab U19 Whites and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues shared the pathway event titles. Multan Sultans lifted the glittering HBL Pakistan Super League trophy in Abu Dhabi, whereas PCB Challengers retained the PCB Pakistan Women’s Cup crown. At the start of the year in January, the 33-match Pakistan Cup was held across three Karachi venues. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lifted the trophy with a seven-wicket win over Central Punjab at the State Bank Stadium. Central Punjab’s Tayyab Tahir was the top run-getter, scoring 666 from 12 matches at 60.55. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Asif Afridi topped the bowling charts with 25 scalps from 12 outings in the tournament. PCB marquee event, the HBL Pakistan Super League, commenced in Karachi but was postponed after 14 matches before the remaining 20 matches were held in Abu Dhabi. Multan Sultans, led by Mohammad Rizwan, won their maiden title, beating Peshawar Zalmi by 47 runs. Pakistan’s all-format captain and Karachi Kings’ linchpin Babar Azam topped the batting charts, scoring 554 runs from 11 matches at 69.25. Young sensation right-arm fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani representing Multan Sultans took 20 wickets from 11 matches. Quetta’s Bugti Stadium hosted the 15-match Cricket Associations T20 tournament from 15 September to 22 September. Sindh, with four wins in five matches, won the competition. Right-handed batter Aamer Azmat representing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa scored 242 runs from four matches and remained the top run-getter in the tournament. The 20-year old Zaman Khan from Northern topped the bowling charts, taking nine wickets from three matches. The National T20 was held in Rawalpindi and Lahore from 23 September to 13 October. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa defeated Central Punjab by seven wickets at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore to lift the trophy. The right-handed batter Sahibzada Farhan representing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was the top run-getter, scoring 447 from 12 matches at 40.64. In the bowling charts, Imran Khan Snr from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa topped the table with 16 wickets from 12 matches. Cricket Associations Championship (three-day event) was held across different venues of Punjab from 29 September to 14 November. The 30-match tournament was won by Sindh after topping the points table with 34 points. Balochistan’s right-handed batter Muhammad Azeem Ghumman topped the batting charts, scoring 890 runs from 10 matches. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Zohaib Khan took 30 wickets from nine matches, registering two five-wicket hauls in an innings. The 15-match Cricket Associations Challenge was held in three Punjab cities and was won by Sindh. In the batting department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Aamer Azmat was the top run-getter with 335 runs from five matches at 67. In the bowling department, Central Punjab’s Mohammad Irfan Jnr took nine wickets from five outings and remained top wicket-taker in the tournament. In pathway cricket, 12-team National U19 Championship (three-day event) was held from 10 October to 19 November in different parts of the country. The four-day final, which was staged at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, was won by Southern Punjab U19 Whites, who defeated Central Punjab U19 Blues by two wickets. Southern Punjab Whites’ Mohammad Shehzad topped the batting charts, scoring 829 from six matches at 92.11. Right-arm off-spinner Arham Nawab representing Central Punjab U19 Blues grabbed 30 wickets from six matches. The National U19 Cup was held from 14 October to 14 November at different parts of the country. The final was staged at the Pindi Cricket Stadium and was won by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues who defeated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites by 43 runs. Central Punjab U19 Whites’ Azan Awais remained top run-getter, scoring 313 from five matches at 78.25. Sindh U19 Blues’ Khawaja Mohammad Hafeez bagged 16 wickets from five outings in the tournament, with one five-wicket haul in an innings. The Pakistan Women’s Cup was staged from 9 September to 21 September in Karachi. The day-night final was won by PCB Challengers who defeated PCB Blasters by 68 runs at the National Stadium in Karachi. Aliya Riaz representing PCB Dynamites scored 364 from seven matches at 60.67. The right-arm off-spinner Nida Dar from PCB Blasters topped the bowling charts, taking 14 wickets from seven outings. The 31-match Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 was hosted in different parts of the country from 20 October to 29 December. The pink-ball final, held at the National Stadium in Karachi, was won by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, who defeated Northern by 169 runs. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s captain Iftikhar Ahmed for his all-round performance (102 and 25, two wickets) was declared the player of the match. In the batting charts, Northern’s Mohammad Huraira was the top run-getter, scoring 986 from 11 matches at 58. In the bowling charts, Southern Punjab’s left-arm spinner Ali Usman picked 43 wickets from nine matches, registering two five-wicket hauls in an innings.

LAHORE (Sports Report):-Pakistan WAPDA players produced sparkling performance in the 57th National Table Tennis Championship at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall, as over 200 players from 14 teams of the country are participating in the biggest event being organized in collaboration with Sports Board Punjab (SBP). Wapda’s table tennis players exhibited wonderful form on the day 4 and managed to win 10 matches out of 14 encounters. Results: Men’s Singles: FahadKhawaja (Wapda) beat Mohammad Usman (Wapda) (3-0), 11-7, 11-3, 11-8 Shah Khan (Wapda) beat Mohammad Ahmed (Punjab) 3-2, 9-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-4. Mohammad Rameez (Wapda) beat Nauman Zara (Sindh) 3-0, 11-9, 11-8, 13-11. FaizanZahoor (Army) beat AbidIqbal (HEC) 3-0, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7. Abdul Raheem (Wapda) beat Mohammad Danish (Islmbd) 3-0, 11-4, 11-9, 11-4. Bilal Yasin (Wapda) beat Irtaza Ali (Railways) 3-1, 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7 Hafeez-ur-Rehman (Wapda) beat Abdul Haseeb (OGDCL) 3-0, 11-3, 11-4, 11-4 AsimQureshi (Wapda) beat HadiTahir (Punjab) 3-0, 11-3, 11-7, 11-6. Ahil Shah (Army) beat Shujaat Ali (Wapda) 3-0, 11-8, 11-1, 11-4. Saim Adnan (Sindh) beat Salman Saleem (Railways) 3-2, 11-7, 6-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7. Umam Khawaja (Wapda) beat AwaisMukhtar (Wapda) 3-0, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7. Ubaid Shah (Army) beat Arbaz Anwar (KP) 3-0, 11-8, 11-6, 11-9. Hamza Malik (Wapda) beat Mohammad Abdullah (Islamabad) 3-2, 9-11, 11-7, 4-11, 13-11, 11-7. Basit Ali (Wapda) beat ArslanAlvi (Sindh) 3-0, 11-3, 11-7, 11-7.

Karachi (Sports Report):-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have one hand on the prestigious Quaid-e-Azam Trophy after a commanding performance on day-four of the five-day, day-night final of the 2021-22 edition at the National Stadium, Karachi on Tuesday. After winning the first innings points race besides a 118-run lead, the Iftikhar Ahmed-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reached 152 for five at close of play in their second innings, an overall advantage of 270 runs with five second wickets in hand. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were in a spot of bother at dinner at 69 for four. In the final session of play, they lost the wicket of Asif Afridi after a dogged 60-ball 15. But an unbroken 49-run sixth-wicket stand between captain Iftikhar Ahmed (20 not out) and wicketkeeper Rehan Afridi (42 not out, 61 balls, five fours, one six) took Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to a formidable position by close of play. Earlier, eleven wickets fell in the first two sessions on Tuesday. After losing four wickets in relatively quick succession before the tea break, Northern lost three more in a jiffy after the break, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lost their first four till the dinner break with Fakhar Zaman blazing away with 50 off 53 balls (nine fours, one six) before falling to pacer Musa Khan minutes before the end of the session. Northern took tea at 255 for seven after resuming their first innings at 184 for three. Despite losing Sarmad Bhatti for 57 (157 balls, three fours) Northern were well placed at 220 for three before a sensational spell on the eve of the tea break by Mohammad Wasim Jnr turned the match on its head. The Waziristan-born pacer took three wickets in the space of 10 balls to leave Northern reeling, Wasim dismissed Faizan Riaz (30) and Mubasir Khan (0) in the same over before getting rid of Rohail Nazir courtesy an outstanding catch in the slips by Kamran Ghulam. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s stunning afternoon continued post tea-break as Northern folded for an addition of a mere one-run. They were bowled out for 256 in 83.2 overs handing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a 118-run first innings lead and more importantly four bowling points. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa collected a total of seven first innings points while Northern had to settle for four, if the match ends in a draw on day-five (tomorrow), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be declared winners due to their higher first innings points tally. Northern need an outright win to secure the trophy. Scores in brief: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 374 all out, 118.2 overs (Iftikhar Ahmed 102, Kamran Ghulam 72, Asif Afridi 68; Mubasir Khan 4-52, Waqas Ahmed 3-94) and 152 for 5, 54 overs (Fakhar Zaman 50, Rehan Afridi 42 not out; Musa Khan 2-37) Northern 256 all out, 83.2 overs (Haider Ali 81, Sarmad Bhatti 57, Mohammad Huraira 51; Sajid Khan 4-54, Mohammad Wasim Jnr 4-65) First innings points: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Seven. Northern – Four.