BARBICAN : World No 1 snooker player Roonie O’ Sullivan reaches in final of UK Snooker championship 2023 after defeating Hossein Vafei by 6-2 on Saturday at Barbican.
Ronnie O’Sullivan is just one step away from winning the UK Championship for a record-extending eighth time after he reached the final with victory over Hossein Vafaei.The world No. 1 had to battle hard once again to overcome Vafaei 6-2 in the semi-finals at the Barbican he will faceJudd Trump or Ding Junhui in the final.
Abu Dhabi : Delhi Bulls produced yet another superlative allround show to down Bangla Tigers by seven wickets in the 13th match of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium. They strangled Bangla Tigers’ run flow through a fine spell of three wickets for four runs by Richard Gleeson backed by Fazalhaq Farooq’s (2 for 15). In the ten overs, Bangla Tigers could muster only 81 for 7.
Match details :
Delhi Bulls bt Bangla Tigers by 7 wkts. Bangla Tigers 81 for 7 in 10 overs (Daniel Sams 20n.o, Carlos Brathwaite 21, Fazalhaq Farooqi 2 for 15, Richard Gleeson 3 for 4)
Delhi Bulls 83 for 3 in 6 overs. (Rilee Rossouw 21n.o, Rovman Powell 37n.o, Josh Little 2 for 19)
Player of the Match: Richard Gleeson
ISLAMABAD : Chief selector wahab Riaz during a press conference decided to remove Salman Butt from the post of consultant with immediate effect, during a press briefing he said
” i am very much hopeless on the name of Salman Butt as a consultant dur to continues criticisms on the past spot fixing involvement, now i am declare that Salam Butt will not be the part of my team as consultant, he already completed his ban of 10 years but now he will not be the part of our team”
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan No 1 squash player Nasir iqbal along with Noor Zaman and Mohamamd Asim reached in the semifinals of CAS international Squash Championship 2023 at Islamabad on Saturday. In Womens category 4 Egyptian women squash players reached in the Semifinals.
Detailed results of quarterfinals of men and women are appended below:
Men Event
Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY) bt Ong Sai Hung (MAS) 11-5,11-7,11-5 (27 min), Noor Zaman (PAK) bt Mohamed Nasser (EGY) 11-9, 1-11,11-5, 11-2 (38 min), Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt Amaad Fareed (PAK) 7-11, 11-1, 11-5, 11-4 (38 min), Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK) bt Khaled Labib (EGY) 11-9, 11-8, 12-10 (44 min)
Women Event
Nadien Elhammamy (EGY) bt Chan Yiwen (MAS) 12-10, 3-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-1 (50 min), Nour Ramy (EGY) bt Sana Bahadar (PAK) 11-4, 11-5, 11-4 (15 min), Amina el rihany (EGY) bt Malak Samir (EGY) 11-4, 11-4, 13-11 (26 min), Nour Khafagy (EGY) bt Wong Po Yui Kirstie (HKG) 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 11-5 (25 min)
KHURRAM SHEHZAD AWAN :
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed famous match fixer Salman Butt once again in the new cricket setup with the role of Consultant of Chief Selector Wahab Riaz.
Salman butt was the ringleader of the three Pakistani match fixer who were banned for spot-fixing during the 2010 Lords Test on England Tour. Salman butt was confessed to his crime during the investigation and was banned for 10 years by International Cricket Council (ICC).
CONVICTED GAMBLER NOW AID IN TEAM SELECTION:
Salman butt is among the consultants appointed by the Pakistan cricket board to support Chief selector Wahab Riaz. Adding a convicted criminal as a consultant to the Chief Selector is a big joke with Pakistan Cricket and this action has created new suspicions, which has left cricket fans in a tizzy that another match fixing incident should not take place.
QUESTION TO THE CHAIRMAN PCB:
1, Pakisan Cricket Board Chairman Zaka Ashraf is asked by cricket fans if there is no other qualified player in Pakistan who would have been made a consultant while a convicted criminal has been appointed to an important position.
2. Can Pakistan cricket suffer from another incident like the Lord’s Test, which will bring Pakistan into disrepute?
3. Is the chairman Cricket board not wronging the country by appointing Salman butt, who defamed Pakistan in the world by match fixing, to an important position in the cricket board?
PCB SHOULD REVIEW HIS DECISION
After the appointment of spot fixing convicted Salman butt as a consultant to Chief Selector,now a news discussion around the cricketing world started about the involvement of match fixers in the new role of CONSULTANT.
In order to save Pakistan cricket from a new disgrace in the world, The Pakistan cricket board should review its decision and immediately remove salman butt from the post.
KHURRAM SHEHZAD AWAN :
Pakistan No 1 squash player Nasir Iqbal , Muhammad Asim Khan and Noor Zaman reached in the quarterfinals of Chief of the Air Staff-Serena Hotels International Squash Championship for Men & Women at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad on Friday. Detailed results of 2nd round matches of Men & Women are appended below.
Men Event
Ong Sai Hung (MAS) bt Duncan Lee (MAS) 12-10, 11-5, 11-9 (37 min), Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY) bt Ziad Ibrahim (EGY) 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6 (125 min), Mohamed Nasser (EGY) bt Muhammad Abdul Qadir (PAK) 11-5, 2-11, 11-6, 11-5 (31 min), Noor Zaman (PAK) bt Farhan Mehboob (PAK) 4-11, 11-2, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9 (48 min), Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt Seif El-Shenawy (EGY) 11-3, 11-3, 11-1 (16 min), Amaad Fareed (PAK) bt Wee Ming Hock (MAS) 11-8, 119-, 11-4 (32 min), Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK) bt Yassin Shohdy (EGY) 11-2, 11-3, 11-6 (24 min), Khaled Labib (EGY) bt Abdullah Nawaz (PAK) 11-8, 8-11, 7-11, 11-9 , 11-9 (66 min)
Women Event
Chan Yiwen (MAS) bt Rushna Mehboob (PAK) 11-7, 11-3, 11-5 (12 min), Nadien Elhammamy (EGY) bt Mehwish Ali (PAK) 11-2, 11-3, 11-8 (19 min), Sana Bahadar (PAK) bt Anam Mustafa Aziz (PAK) 9-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-8 (25 min), Nour Ramy (EGY) bt Sadia Gul (PAK) 11-3, 11-5, 11-3 (18 min), Amina el rihany (EGY) bt Saima Shoukat (PAK) 11-1, 11-1, 11-1 (11 min), Malak Samir (EGY) bt Thanusaa Uthrian (MAS) 9-11, 12-10, 13-11, 12-10 (37 min), Wong Po Yui Kirstie (HKG) bt Komal Khan (PAK) 11-4, 11-6, 11-2 (12 min), Nour Khafagy (EGY) bt Sarah Soudan (EGY) 11-7, 11-6, 11-2 (24 min)
Quarter final of Men & Women events would be played on 02 Dec, 2023.
Abu Dhabi, 30th November 2023: Northern Warriors opener Kennar Lewis and Hazratullah Zazai thrashed Team Abu Dhabi’s bowling attack to breeze to a ten-wicket win with one over to spare in the sixth match of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium.
Northern Warriors, after winning toss and electing to bowl, restricted Abu Dhabi to 103 for 7 in 10 overs with Tabraiz Shamsi leading the tight bowling attack with two wickets for 17 runs. Lewis and Zazai batted smoothly, hitting sixes and boundaries with ease. Lewis remained unbeaten on 46 off 27 balls with five boundaries and two sixes, while Zazai, who started slowly, went on to crack an unbeaten 52 off 27 balls with five boundaries and three sixes.
Brief scores:
Northern Warriors bt Team Abu Dhabi by 10 wkts. Team Abu Dhabi 103 for 7 in 10 overs (Tom Banton 33, Alex Hales 20, Tabraiz Shamsi 2 for 17) Northern Warriors (Kennar Lewis 46n.o. Hazratullah Zazai 52n.o).
Player of the Match: Tabraiz Shamsi
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan Squash Federation in collaboration with PAF & Serena Hotels is organizing Chief of the Air Staff-Serena Hotels International Squash Championship for Men & Women at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad from 30 Nov – 04 Dec, 2023. Besides Pakistan, a group of 23 world ranking Men & Women players from Malaysia, Hong Kong, Egypt & Spain are participating. The tournament started today (30 Nov, 23) with its first round. Detailed results 1st round matches of Men & Women are appended below.
Men Event
Top 08 players Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY), Ong Sai Hung (MAS), Mohamed Nasser (EGY), Noor Zaman (PAK), Seif El-Shenawy (EGY), Wee Ming Hock (MAS), Khaled Labib (EGY), Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK) got bye. Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt Pablo Quintana Estevez (ESP) 11-4, 11-9, 11-8 (36m), Ziad Ibrahim (EGY) bt Arón Astray (ESP) 11-1, 13-11, 11-6 (23m), Muhammad Abdul Qadir (PAK) bt Youssef Matta (EGY) 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 (31m) Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt Hafiz zhafri (MAS) 5-11, 11-3, 3-11, 11-8, 11-8 (51m), Abdullah Nawaz (PAK) bt Yusuf Elsherif (EGY) 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 12-10 (49m), Duncan Lee (MAS) bt Farhan Zaman (PAK) 11-7, 9-11, 3-11, 12-10, 11-7 (50m), Amaad Fareed (PAK) bt Israr Ahmed (PAK) 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 7-11, 11-3 (45m), Yassin Shohdy (EGY) Usman Nadeem (PAK) 14-12, 11-4, 11-9 (33m)
Women Event
Top 08 players got bye Chan Yiwen (MAS), Nadien Elhammamy (EGY), Anam Mustafa Aziz (PAK), Nour Ramy (EGY), Amina el rihany (EGY), Malak Samir (EGY), Wong Po Yui Kirstie (HKG), Nour Khafagy (EGY). Mehwish Ali (PAK) bt Mariam Malik (PAK) 11-5, 9-11, 12-10, 11-5 (38 m), Rushna Mehboob (PAK) bt Sehrish Ali (PAK) 11-4, 11-4, 11-4 (12 m), Sana Bahadar (PAK) bt Umme e Kulsoom (PAK) 11-5, 11-4, 11-9 (13 m), Sadia Gul (PAK) bt Luiza Aftab Qureshi (PAK) 11-9, 11-7, 11-7 (22 m), Sarah Soudan (EGY) bt Mahnoor Ali (PAK) 11-4, 11-4, 11-4 (16m), Komal Khan (PAK) bt Sameera Shahid (PAK) 11/-4, 11-5, 11-3 (10m), Thanusaa Uthrian (MAS) bt Amna Malik (PAK) 11-3, 11-2, 11-3 (13m), Saima Shoukat (PAK) bt Kainat Amir (PAK) 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-3 (24 min).
The 2nd round matches of Men & Women events would be played on 01 Dec, 2023.
ISLAMABAD : The HBL Pakistan Super League Player Draft 2024 will take place at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore on Wednesday, 13 December 2023. The flagship event is tentatively scheduled from 8 February to 24 March 2024.
The pick order for the Player Draft was finalised earlier this month with Quetta Gladiators set to make the first pick of the draft. The selection order for the first round for the Platinum category was determined by the inverse order of the previous season’s standings.
The process of local player category renewals for the upcoming ninth edition of the tournament was completed on 10 November with categories upgraded for nine players. The registration window for foreign players was opened on 25 October with several top players across the globe showing interest.
The trade and retention window is currently open. Earlier today, Karachi Kings traded Imad Wasim to Islamabad United for Hasan Ali and received Islamabad United’s first round silver pick in exchange for their second silver pick.
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Football Federation’s (PFF) Normalization Committee is delighted to reveal that the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) is set to host the prestigious ‘SAFF Club Championship, 2024.
After a meticulous review of the last 10 years’ data, it has been identified that the PPL has been held twice. The deserving clubs that have consistently showcased their prowess in both instances are:
i. Afghan Football Club
ii. Muslim Football Club
iii. Baloch Noshki Football Club
these clubs will be invited to partake in a competition utilizing a league format. The club leading in points will earn the esteemed opportunity to represent Pakistan in the SAFF Club Championship 2024.