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BILLARD & SNOOKER - National 02 Oct, 2021
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Karachi (October 2, 2021):-Well-known national snooker player Babar Masih from Punjab overcame Mohammad Jawed Ansari from host province Sindh 4-2 in the ongoing 46th NBP National Snooker Championship on Saturday at NBP Sports Complex, Clifton, Karachi.
Babar Masih, who recently performed up to mark in international events in Qatar, was in full form and displayed excellent skill of the game. The final score-line was 39-84(66), 20-71(66), 84-29, 67-39, 65-7 and 64-45.
Results (Day-II):
Babar Masih (Punjab) beat Mohammad Jawed Ansari (Sindh) 4-2 (39-84(66), 20-71(66), 84-29, 67-39, 65-7, 64-45)
Haris Tahir (NBP) beat Yaqoob Khan (KP) 4-0 (75-15, 82-02, 90-8(82), 83-7(82),)
Asjad Iqbal (NBP) beat Tanzeel Hussain (Bal) 4-1 (57-34, 54-25, 134-05(61,73), 47-73, 81-21)
Aamir Shahzad (KP) beat Mohammad Naseem Akhtar (NBP) 4-3 (61-48, 57-37, 71-18, 50-54, 25-63, 01-61, 65-55)
Mohammad Saleem (KP) beat Ibrahim Khan (Bal) 4-0 (87-29, 52-49, 66-19, 74-38)
Faizan Ahmed (Sindh) beat Mohammad Sattar Khan (Isb) 4-3 (63-22, 34-63, 59-15(51), 65-12, 0-95(53), 48-79(79), 70-34)
Saif Ullah (Punjab) beat Mohammad Sajjad (NBP) 4-2 (71-62, 89-34, 49-76(61), 75-49, 27-65, 54-35)
Hamza Akbar (Punjab) beat Zubair Tahir (Punjab) 4-3 (40-84, 45-71, 29-80, 62-24, 84-21, 62-47, 62-41)
Sharjeel Mehmood (KP) beat Mohammad Iftekhar (Sindh) 4-0 (89-8(74), 65-37, 76-0(76), 58-48)
Mohammad Asif (NBP) beat Rambel Gull (KP) 4-0 (101-04, 69-02, 57-08, 76-50)
Abdul Sattar (Sindh) beat Mohammad Shahzad (Punjab) 4-2 (18-64, 84-16, 24-51, 90-42(58), 69-45, 101-9)
Awais Ullah (Punjab) beat Abdul Qadir Ashir (Bal) 4-0 (118-9(103), 63-15, 60-46, 97-16(97),)
Mohammad Bilal (Punjab) beat Nadeem Gull (Punjab) 4-2 (67-17, 1-88(77), 63-35, 52-65, 90-9(90), 70-41)
Ahmad Shah (Bal) beat Sheikh Mohammad Mudassir (Punjab) 4-2 (24-62, 62-25, 59-20, 53-76, 73-15, 64-17)
Mohammad Imran (KP) beat Ali Hamza (Sindh) 4-0 (Walk over)
Shahid Aftab (Punjab) beat Mohammad Aftab Baig (Bal) 4-0 (71-24, 121-0(81), 81-10, 74-02)
Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) beat Hammad Hassan Shaikh (Punjab) 4-0 (95-1(53), 74-46, 66-46, 59-12)
Waqar Ahmed (Isb) beat Farukh Usman (Sindh) 4-2 (98-0(90), 35-71, 78-22, 73-32, 54-59, 53-50)
Bahadur Khan (Bal) beat Mubashir Raza (Punjab) 4-1 (73-72, 84-0, 61-35, 36-62, 58-40)
Zulfiqar Abdul Qadir (Sindh) beat Mohammad Taufiq Johri (Sindh) 4-1 (62-32, 58-48, 69-15, 17-90, 60-09)
Umair Haider (Punjab) beat Hamza Ilyas (Punjab) 4-0 (89-21, 73-25(56), 83-21(56), 74-38(59),)
Umer Naeem (Sindh) beat Mohammad Ahsan Javaid (Punjab) 4-3 (26-66, 64-27, 65-18, 55-43, 22-61, 16-97, 60-24)
Mohammad Ijaz (Punjab) beat Shah Khan (KP) 4-2 (70-0(65), 51-64, 70-25, 21-79, 86-0(76), 79-13(79),)
Mohammad Imran Qamar (Punjab) beat Sheikh Mohammad Muzammil (Punjab) 4-1 (49-65, 61-20, 118-0(81), 54-14, 60-29)
National T20: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Balochistan by 55 runs
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Rawalpindi (October 2, 2021):-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa registered their fifth win of the National T20 as they outclassed Balochistan by 55 runs in the 15th match of the tournament played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Saturday evening.
Set a 203 run target (most for the ongoing tournament), Balochistan limped to 147 for nine in their allotted 20 overs. Sohail Akhtar was the only one to give a decent fight to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bowlers as the right-hander hit five sixes and two fours in his 61 off 43 balls.
Opener Abdullah Shafique with 24, Haris Sohail and Umaid Asif with 17 runs each were the only other batters to reach double figures.
Balochistan had crashed to 83 for seven in their chase before Sohail brought some late-order fight to narrow the defeat margin for his side.
All-rounder Asif Afridi (player of the match) took three wickets for only eight runs from his wily left-arm-spin. Fast bowler Arshad Iqbal took three wickets for 16 runs. Shaheen Shah Afridi took two wickets for 30 runs.
Earlier, Balochistan’s makeshift captain Bismillah Khan won the toss and opted to field. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa openers Israrullah and Mohammad Rizwan cut loose after a cautious start. Israrullah was dismissed by Amad Butt for 19 with the wicket falling at 43.
Rizwan added 37 with Sahibzada Farhan before falling to Kashif Bhatti for 40 (34 balls, five fours, one six). Asif who was promoted as a pinch-hitter scored 16 off four balls (two sixes, one four).
Iftikhar Ahmed carried the momentum with a blazing 36 off 18 balls (four fours, two sixes). Farhan top-scored for the side with 43 off 31 balls (five fours, one six).
Musadiq Ahmed and Adil Amin added 42 for the unbroken sixth-wicket partnership to propel KP past the 200-run mark. Musadiq remained unbeaten on 17 while Adil scored 26 off 13 (three fours, one six).
Kashif Bhatti took two wickets for Balochistan.
Scores in Brief:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Balochistan by 55 runs.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 202 for 5, 20 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 43, Mohammad Rizwan 40, Iftikhar Ahmed 36; Kashif Bhatti 2-34)
Balochistan 147 for 9, 20 overs (Sohail Akhtar 61 not out, Abdullah Shafique 24; Asif Afridi 3-8, Arshad Iqbal 3-16)
Player of the match: Asif Afridi
Sunday’s matches:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Northern -3pm
ATF Southern Punjab vs Home City Central Punjab -7:30pm
PCB names Pakistan A squad for Sri Lanka tour
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Lahore (October 2, 2021):-Left-handed top-order batter Saud Shakeel will captain future Pakistan hopefuls on the tour of Sri Lanka, which will consist of two four-day fixtures and three 50-over matches in Kandy and Colombo from 28 October to 14 November.
Saud played in three One-Day Internationals against England earlier this summer, while other internationals named in the 19-player squad include Abdullah Shafique (T20I), Arshad Iqbal (T20I), Haider Ali (ODI, T20I), Naseem Shah (Test), Usman Salahuddin (Test and ODI) and Zahid Mahmood (T20I).
To maintain consistency in selection, the selectors have also retained players who have recently been part of the national side but have been unable to break into the playing line-up. These include Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Haris.
With an eye on next year’s ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 in the West Indies, the selectors have included in the squad Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s teenage wicketkeeper Salman Khan and top-order batter Qasim Akram of Central Punjab.
Opportunities have also been awarded to exciting talents, such as Sindh’s 22-year-old mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Safi Abdullah (34 wickets and 245 runs in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2020-21), Irfanullah Shah (23 wickets in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2020-21) and left-arm fast bowler Akif Javed, who is returning to competitive cricket this season after missing the last season due to an injury.
Chief selector Mohammad Wasim: “The objective and purpose of such tours is to reward, encourage, motivate and prepare high-performing cricketers for future challenges, while also developing and strengthening our bench-strength.
“The average age of this squad is under 22 and includes players who have either been part of the national squads or are knocking at the doors of international cricket. The Sri Lanka tour will help these talented cricketers to further hone and polish their skills so that they are ready to perform at the international level.”
Pakistan Shaheens squad (in alphabetical order):
Saud Shakeel (captain) (Sindh) (both formats)
Haider Ali (vice-captain) (Northern) (both formats)
Abbas Afridi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (50-over)
Abdullah Shafique (Central Punjab) (both formats)
Abrar Ahmed (Sindh) (both formats)
Ahmed Safi Abdullah (Central Punjab) (four-day)
Akif Javed (Balochistan) (50-over)
Arshad Iqbal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Irfanullah Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Kamran Ghulam (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Khurram Shahzad (Balochistan) (both formats)
Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Naseem Shah (Southern Punjab) (both formats)
Omair Bin Yousuf (Sindh) (four-day)
Qasim Akram (Central Punjab) (both formats)
Salman Ali Agha (Southern Punjab) (both formats)
Salman Khan (wicketkeeper) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) (both formats)
Usman Salahuddin (Southern Punjab) (four-day)
Zahid Mahmood (Sindh) (both formats)
Player Support Personnel: Ijaz Ahmed (head coach and team manager), Rao Iftikhar (Assistant coach), Mohtashim Rashid (fielding coach), Mohammad Javed (trainer), Faisal Rai (analyst) and Hafiz Naeem (physiotherapist).
Tour schedule:
21 Oct – departure for Kandy
28-31 Oct – 1st four-day match, Kandy
4-7 Nov – 2nd four-day match, Kandy
10 Nov – 1st 50-over match, Colombo
12 Nov – 2nd 50-over match, Colombo
14 Nov – 3rd 50-over match, Colombo
Sri Lankan team to spend only one day in quarantine in Oman
BIPIN DANI
The Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lankan team leaving for Oman on Sunday will need to spend only one day in strict quarantine, it is learnt.
"The team is already in bio-bubble in Sri Lanka and is not required to be spending more days in the hotel rooms but can begin practice sessions immediately thereafter if the PCR tests are negative", one of the SLC sources said.
The 23-member team with the support staff had a final practice match on Friday. Saturday has been reserved for the photo sessions and the players are given an off-day and no outside training is scheduled.
The last PCR tests prior to their 72-hour departure were conducted on Friday.
The men's T20 World Cup 2021 will kick off on October 17, with the first round (qualifying) matches featuring, among others, two-time beaten finalists Sri Lanka. Tour teams from that group of eight will move into the main competition, where they will join the top-eight teams, which have qualified for the event directly.
It is not known whether the team leaving for the World Cup will have a thread ceremony by the monk. "It has been a regular practice but because of the current pandemic situation it may not be there this time around", the source added.
Federal Golf Association elects news office bearers for next four years
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL Islamabad (October 2, 2021):-Federal Golf Association (FGA)has elected its new office bearers for the next four years terms in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) that was held at Islamabad Club.
It is pertinent to mention here that four golf clubs including Federal Golf Association namely Islamabad Club Golf Course (ICGC), Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Margalla Green's Golf Course (MGGC) and Gardens City Golf Club were the part of the AGM. All the people were elected unopposed unanimously and would work till 2025 for the promotion of the game in the capital city Islamabad.
Zahid Arbab got the responsibilities of president while I N Khokhar will perform the duties of secretary. A lady member is also part of the elected body. Names of the elected office bearers: Zahid Arbab (President), Amir Mir (Senior Vice President), Group Captain Imran Khan (Vice President), I N Khokhar (Secretary),Javad Iqbal (Joint Secretary), Mohammad Khan Durrani (Treasurer), Aisha Fouzan (Lady Member) and Mohammad Akhtar (Professional).
MARTIAL ARTS - Taekwondo 02 Oct, 2021
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Libson, Portugal (October 2, 2021):-The Veteran and Kata World Championships will be held in Lisbon in Portugal from October 21 to 26, 2021 for the veterans while October 26 and 27 for the kata.
Denis Weisser Is Optimistic About the Veterans World Championships
The Veterans World Judo Championships will take place in Lisbon from 21st to 26th of October. More than 400 participants are registered. As expected, the largest participation comes from the European countries, with 217 athletes, including the host country Portugal that has registered 14 judoka so far.
Veterans and Kata Worlds FAQ (COVID)
The Veteran and Kata World Championships are fast approaching. They will be held in Lisbon in Portugal from 21st-26th October for the veterans and 26th-27th for the kata.
WJD 2021: Solidarity
The great annual educational gathering of the judo family, based on judo values, is approaching. On 28th October 2021, millions of judoka across the planet will meet physically and or digitally, to celebrate World Judo Day 2021. This year it is the theme of 'SOLIDARITY' which has been chosen and which will guide all the actions that will be carried out.
Erasmus SchoolJudo.EU to Create a Better Society
Giving judo lessons in schools and passing your experiences to a future generation tells us that judo means more than just a sport. Children need to be supported pedagogically so they can grow into well balanced individuals.
Complaining on the captain is a childish act
BIPIN DANI
Sunil Subramanium, who was an Indian team manager and has been knowing captain Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin well, has defended the recent controversies involving both players.
Speaking exclusively over the telephone, he says, "I can't believe that Ashwin had complained to the BCCI about Virat Kohli. It is a very stupid and childish calcuation for Ashwin to have approached the Indian cricket board and complain about his team captain".
This media speculation about Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara and Rahane complaining about Kohli's captaincy have also been refuted by the BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal, though it could have either been from the BCCI secretary or the media unit. But that has not been the practice in Indian cricket.
"Forget about the Kohli, I have been the team manager for this team for about two years and the atmosphere in the dressing room has always been vibrant and positive. This current lot of players are hardworking and the toughest. There is a lot of mutual professional respect for each other".
"I don't know how such rubbish and childish talks are coming out in the media. I don't think there exists any such enmity. I don't know whose agenda it is to demoralise the team atmosphere".
The ex-manager was also in pain to hear that the KKR captain Eoin Morgan called Ashwin a disgrace for taking an overthrow when the ball was deflected off Rishabh Pant's body.
The incident that happened in the 19th over of Delhi Capitals' match against Knight Riders caused an on-field confrontation between Ashwin and Knight Riders' Tim Southee and Eoin Morgan.
"I find it peculiar if such words are being used. Look at the laws of the game. If the ball is in play even if it has been deflected from the fielders (or umpire) the batsman is entitled to run. Where is the question of losing the spirit of the game ?"
There isn't a clause in the playing conditions that stops a team from running overthrows off of deflections off the stumps, the batters, or their equipment.
"If you are not satisfied with the laws, change the laws or the playing conditions and nullify the runs. The matter ends there", he signed off.
Raja shares his vision with First Board officials
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Lahore (October 2, 2021):-Chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja on Friday met the Chairpersons and Chief Executives of the First Boards at the National High Performance Centre in which he shared his vision that revolved around grassroots cricket.
Ramiz Raja emphasised on the quick resumption of schools and club activities as well as infrastructure upgradation so that the youngsters received the best playing facilities and environment to display and demonstrate their talent.
PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja said: “The grassroots cricket level tier deserves attention as it has been a neglected field for years, resulting in marginalising our growth canvas. Under my watch, cricket nurseries will have a permanent importance.
“I acknowledge and appreciate the good work done at the provincial level by the First Boards and look forward to continuing to work collectively to bring a change to the Pakistan cricket landscape.”
All Pakistan Blind Archery Championship 2021 starts in Rawalpindi
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Rawalpindi (October 1, 2021):-All Pakistan Blind’s Archery Championship 2021 started on Friday at Liaquat Bagh Sports Complex Rawalpindi. The championship was inaugurated by Pioneer of Blind’s Archery in Asia Mohammad Ijaz.
The Championship is being organized by Rawalpindi District Blind Archery Association in collaboration with District Sports Department of Rawalpindi. Around 25 male and female archers from Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Gilgit, Kashmir, Peshawar, Mardan, Lahore, Gujranwala, Jhelum, Quetta and Karachi are participating in the championship.
Three of the short listed blind archers included Tanveer Ahmed, Waleed Aziz and Mohammad Usman for World Archery Para Ranking Championship 2022 are also participating in this event.
National T20: Sindh defeat Northern on DLS method
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Rawalpindi (October 1, 2021):-GFS Sindh retained their top position on the points table in the National T20 2021-22 with a three-run win via the DLS method against Northern in the 14th match of the tournament played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Friday night.
Heavy rain brought a halt with Northern 62 for three (7.3 overs) in their 177-run chase. After the rain ended, a wet outfield forced the match to be abandoned.
The ball before the rain interruption earned Sindh Nasir Nawaz’s wicket that turned the DLS equation in their favour. Northern needed to be 66 for three to earn victory on the DLS method at that stage of the match. Nasir was caught attempting a big shot off Danish Aziz.
Nasir top-scored for Northern with 27 off 19 balls (three fours, one six). Haider Ali scored 11 while Imad Wasim was batting on 13 when the rain arrived.
Sindh now have eight points from five games while Northern have accumulated six from five matches.
Earlier, Northern won the toss and opted to bowl. Sindh lost Shan Masood for one in the second over of the innings. Sharjeel Khan took the attack to the Northern bowlers in a 52-run stand for the second-wicket with Khurram Manzoor (15).
After Khurram’s departure, Sharjeel continued his onslaught, the left-hander played a series of attacking shots and only a superb diving catch at the mid-wicket fence by Haris ended his 64-run innings. Sharjeel faced 43 balls and hit 10 fours and two sixes.
Saud Shakeel made another useful contribution before being dismissed by Salman Irshad for 28. Salman then got rid of Anwar Ali (13) with another slower ball. Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed chipped in with a useful 26 off 18 balls (two fours).
Rumman Raees ended the Sindh innings on a high with two big sixes (one each in the penultimate and the final over). For Northern Salman, Shadab Khan and Musa Khan took two wickets apiece. Haris who bowled a fiery opening spell gave away only 22 runs in his four overs.
Scores in Brief:
GFS Sindh beat Northern by three runs on DLS method
GFS Sindh 176-7, 20 overs (Sharjeel Khan 64, Saud Shakeel 28, Sarfaraz Ahmed 26; Shadab Khan 2-33, Salman Irshad 2-36, Musa Khan 2-48)
Northern 62-3, 7.3 overs (Nasir Nawaz 27; Danish Aziz 1-1, Shahnawaz Dahani 1-9)
Player of the match: Sharjeel Khan
Saturday’s matches:
Balochistan vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa -3pm
GFS Sindh vs Home City Central Punjab -7:30pm
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