Islamabad (Sports News): Shaheens sign off their debut FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival campaign with a comeback win, finishing 169th overall with four victories and two draws in 10 matches.Pakistan brought their debut campaign at the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026 in Azerbaijan to a memorable close with a 4-2 victory over Djibouti, producing a determined comeback after falling behind in the first half.Djibouti took the lead through a cross from the right, with the ball slipping into the bottom corner. Pakistan went into the half-time break trailing 1-0.The Shaheens came out strongly after the interval and drew level in the 23rd minute when captain and midfielder Mohammad Mustafa stepped up to a free-kick on the edge of the box and powered the ball into the net.With Djibouti reduced to seven players, Pakistan capitalised on their numerical advantage. Kaleemullah put the Shaheens ahead in the 32nd minute, collecting the ball at the edge of the box before calmly placing it into the bottom-right corner.Just a minute later, Pakistan extended their lead to 3-1 through an own goal. Djibouti responded almost immediately with a counterattacking goal, reducing the deficit to 3-2 and setting up a tense finish.Djibouti pushed forward in search of an equaliser, putting Pakistan under sustained pressure as they looked to force a penalty shootout. The Shaheens, however, held their nerve and sealed the victory in added time. A kick-in from Mohammad Mustafa found Danish Masih at the far post, and he finished confidently to secure the 4-2 win.PFF President Syed Mohsen Gilani, who was present at the match, congratulated the players and team management on a memorable campaign and praised the squad’s performances throughout the tournament. He expressed confidence that the experience gained from competing against teams from across the world would help the young players develop further and excel in their future careers representing Pakistan.Pakistan concluded their 10-match campaign in 169th place in the overall tournament standings, recording four victories and two draws in their historic debut at the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival.

Lahore (Sports Report): Shaheen Shah Afridi-led Pakistan will take on Kusal Mendis-led Sri Lanka in the final of the ODI tri-series at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday, 31 October.The toss will take place at 12.30pm PKT, while the first ball is scheduled to be bowled at 1pm.The ongoing ODI tri-series is the fourth such tournament to be held on Pakistan soil, following the editions featuring Australia and South Africa in 1994, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in 2004 and New Zealand and South Africa in 2025.Pakistan, who became the first side to qualify for the final of the ongoing tri-series after registering two wins against England and one against Sri Lanka, will be aiming to clinch their maiden ODI tri-series title on home soil.In the batting charts, Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha is the leading run-scorer for the hosts with 158 runs from four outings in the tournament, including a century against fellow finalists’ Sri Lanka in the opening match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.In the bowling department, young Arafat Minhas has bagged nine wickets in four matches, including a six-wicket haul in Pakistan’s 87-run win over England at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. He will be aiming to deliver another match-winning performance if given an opportunity in Saturday’s final.Captain Shaheen is joint second on the tournament’s leading wicket-takers list alongside Sri Lanka’s Dilshan Madushanka with eight scalps from four matches.Shaheen Shah Afridi, Pakistan captain talking to PCB Digital ahead of the final said:“We have performed well as a team, but there are still areas where we need to improve, particularly scoring runs at the top and building partnerships.“The crowd has always supported us and we hope fans will turn out in large numbers tomorrow to witness an exciting contest.“We are hopeful of maintaining our team combination and putting up a good performance in the final.”Pakistan squad for tri-series final:Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Abrar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Maaz Sadaqat, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Haris Rauf, Hasan Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Razaullah, Saad Baig (wk), Sahibzada Farhan and Shadab Khan Kusal Mendis, Sri Lanka captain in an exclusive talk to PCB Digital ahead of the final said:“The final is a big game for us. Pakistan have played good cricket in their recent matches. We are well prepared and looking forward to the final.“We played really well against Pakistan in our previous encounter. We have done several things right and are focused on following our processes and sticking to our basic plans.“Everyone in Sri Lanka is very happy with our performances. Pakistan fans have also shown great support for Sri Lankan players, which is encouraging for us.”Sri Lanka squad for tri-series final:Kusal Mendis (c), Sahan Arachchige, Dushmantha Chameera, Sachindu Colombage, Avishka Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Janith Liyanage, Dilshan Madushanka, Eshan Malinga, Kamindu Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Lahiru Udara, Pavan Rathnayake, Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage

Faisalabad (Sports Reporter): Muneeba Ali and Sadaf Shamas’ half-centuries followed by three wickets for left-arm pacer Shahar Bano led Warriors to a 35-run over Incredibles in the third match of the PCB Women’s Super-3 T20 Tournament here at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad on Friday. Chasing 195-run target, the Incredibles were restricted to 159 all out in 19.3 overs with Gull Feroza and Eman Naseer scoring 38 runs each. The teams will rest on Saturday, 31 October before Incredibles return on Sunday to take on Champions at the same venue with the first ball expected to be bowled at 10am PKT. On Friday, Warriors opted to bat first and got off the blocks with a 98-run second-wicket partnership between Muneeba and Sadaf Shamas (55, 40b, 7x4s, 2x6s) after Ravail Farhan fell early. Muneeba finished unbeaten on 87 off 55 balls striking 12 fours and two sixes. Eyman Fatima, Warriors’ best batter in the previous game, only scored nine and its was a 10-ball 26-run cameo by Gull Rukh, which took Warriors to 194-6 in the allotted 20 overs. Gull hit three fours and two sixes in her outing. Shahar Bano hit two fours in her five-ball eight.  For Incredibles, Omaima Sohail and Waheeda Akhtar picked up two wickets each. In reply, Incredibles got off to a decent start with contributions from Gull Feroza (38, 19b, 7x4s), Samiya Afsar (15, 5b, 2x4s, 1x6) and Eman Naseer (38, 29b, 5x4s) but their chase stuttered later. From 95-2, they lost eight for 64 despite some resistance from Umm-e-Hani (16, 16b, 1x4) and Mahnoor Zeb (14, 13b, 1x4). Bano removed three batters for 38 runs, while Hafsa Khalid and Rameen Shamim picked up two wickets each. Scores in brief Match 3 – Warriors beat Incredibles by 35 runs at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Warriors 194-6, 20 overs (Muneeba Ali 87 not out, Sadaf Shamas 35, Gull Rukh 26; Omaima Sohail 2-30, Waheeda Akhtar 2-36) Incredibles 159 all out, 19.3 overs (Gull Feroza 38, Eman Naseer 38; Shahar Bano 3-38, Hafsa Khalid 2-6, Rameen Shamim 2-26) Player of the match – Muneeba Ali (Warriors) 

LAHORE: Pakistan’s Abubakar Talha and Russia’s Varvara Rubtsova claimed the boys’ and girls’ U18 singles and doubles titles respectively as the ITF J-30 Lahore Ali Embroidery Mills International Junior Tennis Championship 2026 concluded at Aitchison College, marking the return of international junior tennis to the city after a gap of 25 years.In an all-Pakistan boys’ singles final, Abubakar overcame compatriot Hassan Usmani 7-6(7-5), 6-0, recovering from a closely contested opening set to dominate the second and secure the title. Hassan, meanwhile, reached his first international junior final, underlining the progress of Pakistan’s emerging tennis talent. Abubakar added the boys’ doubles trophy to his collection, partnering Hamza Roman to defeat Ahtesham Humayun and Amir Mazari 6-3, 6-2.Russia's Rubtsova secured the girls’ singles crown with a convincing 6-2, 6-2 victory over fellow Russian Stefaniila Vasilevskaia, completing an impressive campaign in Lahore. In the girls’ doubles final, Rubtsova completed the brace of titles as she, partnering with Evelina Dzepa, defeated Daixi Hu and Bismel Zia 6-0, 6-0.Ali Embroidery Mills Chief Executive Officer Tariq Zaman attended the concluding ceremony as chief guest. Among the distinguished guests were Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) President Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, former Punjab sports secretary Fazal-ur-Rehman, Col (R) Asif Dar, Aitchison College Director of Sports Sajjad Rasool, Haider Ismail from USA, Naseem Ahmed, and Said Hassan, along with players, officials and members of the tennis fraternity. (Sports Reporter)

LAHORE: Ahsan Ghias dominated the opening day of the 43rd Millat Tractors Governors Cup Golf Championship 2026 that got underway with accomplished golfers delivering composed performances in the veterans, senior amateurs and ladies’ categories on Thursday.The first day featured the completion of the final rounds in these categories, with experienced players demonstrating precision, consistency and control across their games. Ahsan Ghias emerged as the standout performer among the senior amateurs, carding an impressive gross score of 70. Major Fida of IBEX Golf Club also produced a solid round, finishing with a gross 71, while Khawaja Imran Zubair of Lahore Gymkhana returned a 72. (Sports Report)

Islamabad (Sports News): Pakistan’s FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026 campaign suffered a setback as the Shaheens lost to Nepal 4-3 in a penalty shootout after a closely contested match ended goalless in regulation time.Both sides enjoyed an evenly matched contest, but neither could find the breakthrough over the course of the game. With the score still 0-0 at full time, the tie went to penalties, where a missed spot-kick proved decisive as Nepal edged through 4-3.

Colombo (Sports Bulletin Report): Mustafa Irfan continued his exceptional performance at the Asian Junior Super Series in Colombo, securing an impressive Bronze Medal and finishing 3rd overall in the Under-19 category.In a fiercely contested semi-final, Mustafa went down 3–2 (14-12,11-5,5-11,7-11,11-8) to his Malaysian opponent, who subsequently went on to win the tournament. Nevertheless, Mustafa bounced back brilliantly in today’s bronze medal match, dominating his Sri Lankan opponent with a commanding 3–0 victory, winning the games 11–3, 11–2 and 11–1.His performance throughout the tournament reflects his exceptional talent, competitive spirit and growing stature in Asian Junior Squash.

Wicketkeeper-batter Muneeba Ali to lead Pakistan’s squad in the tournament Lahore (Sports Reporter):Muneeba Ali will lead Pakistan in the upcoming ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy 2026 as Pakistan Cricket Board announced a 14-member squad on Tuesday for the tournament which is set to be staged in Ajman, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 12 to 25 November.Batter Ayesha Zafar has been named vice-captain, while Eman Naseer, Eyman Fatima, Sadaf Shamas, Saira Jabeen and Shawaal Zulfiqar are the batters named in the squad. Gull Feroza, who was named best wicketkeeper-batter in the recently concluded National Women’s T20 Tournament, is also part of the team.Left-arm spinner Nashra Sundhu will lead the bowling attack with Momina Riasat, Tuba Hassan and Umm-e-Hani forming the spin bowling quartet. Tasmia Rubab and Waheeda Akhtar are the frontline pace options in the squad.Pakistan women’s team most recently won the Bronze Medal in the Asian Games in Japan. 12 players have retained their place in the squad from Pakistan’s last assignment, while Sadaf and Waheeda have been recalled. Pakistan will also be without regular captain Fatima Sana as she will be in Australia to feature in her maiden Women’s Big Bash League season.The 30-match tournament comprises of 10 teams divided into two groups. Pakistan are in Group B alongside Bangladesh, Thailand, Netherlands and Zimbabwe. Group A consists of Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland Papua New Guinea and hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE).Following single-league round-robin stage, three teams from each group will progress to the Super Six stage, where they will play three matches each. The top two teams of the Super Six stage will play the final on Wednesday, 25 November.Pakistan squad will assemble in Lahore on 6 November and will undergo a pre-tournament training camp on 7, 8 and 9 November before departing for UAE.14-member squadMuneeba Ali Siddiqui (captain, wk), Ayesha Zafar (vice-captain), Eman Naseer, Eyman Fatima, Gull Feroza (wk), Momina Riasat, Nashra Sundhu, Sadaf Shamas, Saira Jabeen, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani, Waheeda AkhtarPlayer support personnelWahab Riaz (mentor), Ayesha Ashar (team manager), Abdur Rehman (spin bowling coach), Umaid Asif (fast bowling coach), Abdul Majeed (fielding coach), Imran Farhat (batting coach), Waleed Ahmed (performance analyst), Moeen (strength & conditioning coach) and Dur Samand (physiotherapist)

Islamabad (Sports Report): An 18-player squad has been named for the England Young Lions’ tours of Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The Young Lions will play Pakistan U19s Men in three Youth ODIs and a Youth Test at Rawalpindi in December. The majority of the squad will begin the tour with a training camp in Colombo, Sri Lanka from November 19-30. Neil Killeen will step in as Head Coach for the Young Lions’ winter programme with the team also set to tour Australia in January.England U19s Men squad (18 players): Ralphie Albert (Surrey – Captain), Farhan Ahmed (Nottinghamshire), Subhaan Ali (Yorkshire), Robbie Bowman (Durham), Tom Bradley (Yorkshire), Thomas Edwards (Glamorgan), Luke Hands (Lancashire), Theo Lamey (Somerset), Manny Lumsden (Hampshire), Bertie Michael (Somerset), Isaac Mohammad (Worcestershire), Joe Moores (Lancashire), Jack Nelson (Middlesex), Leo Selvey-Clinton (Kent), Marley Simpson (Surrey), Luke Symington (Durham), Charlie Taylor (Warwickshire), Jeet Varaich (Worcestershire)England U19s Men's head coach, Neil Killeen, said: “I am really looking forward to leading an exciting group of young players and coaches across their winter programme. “This is an opportunity for these young players to experience new countries and conditions and for our coaching team to help develop their game in a world-class environment, which will only help in their journey towards international cricket. Sri Lanka is an excellent venue for our training camp, where we can build towards what we know will be a tough contest in Pakistan following our series in the summer."England U19s Men (Schedule):November 19-30: Training Camp in Colombo, Sri Lanka.December 5: 1st Youth ODI v Pakistan U19s Men, RawalpindiDecember 7: 2nd Youth ODI v Pakistan U19s Men, RawalpindiDecember 9: 3rd Youth ODI v Pakistan U19s Men, RawalpindiDecember 13-16: 1st Youth Test v Pakistan U19s Men, Rawalpindi

Toronto, Canada (Sports Reporter): Adam Hawal and Mohammad Ashab Irfan gatecrashed the opening day of the Smart Centres Canada Cup 2026, notching impressive victories over Nicolas Mueller and Juan Vargas, respectively, at the Silver-level event in Toronto. World No.61 Hawal recovered from 1-0 down to dispatch World No.33 Mueller 3-1, while World No.59 Irfan held off World No.28 Vargas by the same scoreline to secure their places in the next round. After losing the first game 12-10, Hawal saw five game balls saved by Mueller in the second before the Egyptian teenager managed to covert at the sixth attempt to level the match. After two closely-fought encounters, Hawal pulled clear in the third and fourth games with 11-5, 11-3 victories. Meanwhile Irfan charged into a 2-0 lead against Vargas before the Colombian halved the deficit with an 11-6 triumph in the third game. After trailing 7-2 in the fourth, Vargas recovered to level the score at 8-8 and saved a match ball to force a tiebreak. However Irfan converted at the second time of asking to seal the win.Bernat Jaume held off an excellent comeback from men's wildcard Karim Aguib Michael, with the Canadian fighting back from 2-0 down to force a fifth game against the Spaniard. However it was Jaume who came out on top in the decider, edging the tiebreak 12-10 to advance to round two.Elsewhere the Canadian Women's Open 2026, also a Silver-level event on the PSA Squash Tour, got underway today at Brookfield Place, with Hollie Naughton prevailing in the all-Canadian battle with Nicole Bunyan. Naughton, who faces Nada Abbas in the next round, claimed a 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 success in 27 minutes over her fellow countrywoman."It's always tough to play a fellow Canadian and especially playing in this kind of venue," she said post-match. "I always want to get off to a good start, so it's just usually a lot of nerves in the first match. I'm just really happy to get through. “Obviously Nicole is Canadian, but she's the other side of Canada so I definitely felt the support. I had my mum and dad in the crowd today, which was fantastic and a lot of friends that I've grown up with. I always feel like I've got the crowd support here."Canada's Zeina Zein came close to joining her compatriot in round two as the tournament wildcard surged back from 2-1 down against Zeina Mickawy to force a fifth, deciding game. However the Egyptian kept her nerve to win 3-2 in a highly entertaining clash.Fellow Egyptian Haya Ali staved off a fightback from Hannah Craig to claim a 3-2 success, while Saran Nghiem kicked the day's play off on the all-glass court with a 3-1 triumph against Nour Heikal.Results – First Round: Canadian Women's Open 2026Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) bt. Habiba Hani (EGY) 3-1: 11-5, 11-7, 2-11, 11-7 (40m)Saran Nghiem (ENG) bt. Nour Heikal (EGY) 3-1: 11-5, 11-6, 3-11, 12-10 (52m)Hollie Naughton (CAN) bt. Nicole Bunyan (CAN) 3-0: 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 (27m)Alina Bushma (UKR) bt. Niki Shemirani (CAN) 3-0: 11-2, 11-4, 11-8 (26m)Torrie Malik (ENG) bt. Joelle King (NZL) 3-1: 11-3, 12-10, 9-11, 11-7 (44m)Grace Gear (ENG) bt. Xin Ying Yee (MAS) 3 -1: 11-3, 6-11, 11-5, 12-10 (40m)Haya Ali (EGY) bt. Hannah Craig (IRL) 3-2: 5-11, 11-9, 11-4, 9-11, 11-5 (59m)Zeina Mickawy (EGY) bt. Zeina Zein (CAN) 3-2: 7-11, 11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7 (50m)Results – First Round: Smart Centres Canada Cup 2026Ivan Perez (ESP) bt. Shahjahan Khan (USA) 3-0: 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 (25m)Adam Hawal (EGY) bt. Nicolas Mueller (SUI) 3-1: 10-12, 15-13, 11-5, 11-3 (49m)Matias Knudsen (COL) bt. Youssef Taha (CAN) 3-0: 11-7, 11-3, 11-1 (28m)Veer Chotrani (IND) bt. Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) 3-0 11-6, 11-9, 13-11 (33m)Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) bt. Raphael Kandra (GER) 3-1: 11-7, 11-8, 10-12, 11-4 (42m)Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) bt. Daniel Poleshchuk (ISR) 3-0:13-11, 11-1, 11-6 (33m)Mohammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) bt. Juan Vargas (COL) 3-1: 11-8, 11-6, 6-11, 12-10 (54m)Bernat Jaume (ESP) bt. Karim Aguib Michael (CAN) 3–2: 11-6, 15-13, 4-11, 7-11, 12-10 (77m)