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)

Lahore (Sports Reporter): Pakistan pulled off a sensational one-wicket win over England banking on Shadab Khan’s record-breaking century as the hosts overhauled the 241-run target in 47.1 overs after slipping to 154-9 in 33.5 overs here at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Sunday night. Shadab and Haris put on a match-winning and record-breaking 10th wicket stand of 89 runs taking 80 balls as Pakistan won their third consecutive game in the ODI tri-series. England have now lost all of their three matches and sit on the bottom of the table. Pakistan bagged just their ninth one-wicket win in ODIs as player of the match Shadab Khan scored 113 off 96 balls with the help of 13 fours and five sixes after walking out to bat at 103-6 in 23.1 overs. It was Shadab’s maiden international century and just second in competitive cricket. Shadab, on 97, also encountered a heart in the mouth moment after he was adjudged leg-before in the 45th over off Gus Atkinson with Pakistan needing 21 runs to win. With England players shaking hands and the Pakistan last duo walking off, the review confirmed an inside edge on Shadab’s bat bringing life back in the chase. Haris Rauf contributed seven not out off 19 balls and hit the winning boundary to seal the chase. Shadab was on 32 off 35 balls when Haris joined him on the crease and by then had shared a 19-run stand with Salman Ali Agha, a nine-run stand with Shaheen Shah Afridi and a run-a-ball 23-run partnership with Razaullah. All of Shadab’s five sixes and nine of his 13 fours came when Pakistan was on the edge with nine wickets down. Earlier, Pakistan were rocked by Atkinson who dismissed Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam, while debutant Henry Crocombe accounted for Saim Ayub. Saad Baig (32, 22b, 7x4s), Salman Ali Agha (26, 49b, 2x4s) and Hasan Nawaz (15, 33b) got in but departed after getting starts, while Arafat Minhas could only add one run to the total. From 74 for 3, Pakistan lost six for 80 in 22 overs between 11th and 34th overs. Jamie Overton picked up three for 43, while Liam Dawson returned figures of 10-1-30-2. Atkinson also had two scalps to his name. Crocombe and Will Jacks dismissed one batter each. England’s innings got the lease from Ben Duckett’s 111-ball 105 with no other batter scoring fifty but they still managed 241 all out in 46.4 overs after losing first three wickets for 19 and were later reeling at 187-8 in 37.3 overs.Shaheen drew the first blood in the opening over by dismissing Tom Banton to reach the milestone of being the quickest Pakistan pacer to 150 ODI wickets. He also claimed Joe Root’s wicket, while Harry Brook’s outing was restricted to just a seven-ball one courtesy a brilliant throw from debutant Razaullah. Jordan Cox also departed in the 10th over with 52 runs on the board. Sam Curran (42, 52b, 5x4s) and Duckett then put on 93 runs to take England out of trouble. Arafat Minhas and Razaullah then took two wickets each as England slumped to 201-9 in 40.4 overs. From this juncture, Atkinson (36 not out, 28b, 3x6s) and Crocombe (8, 14b, 1x4) put on 40 runs for the 10th wicket to give England a fighting total.  Scores in brief England 241 all out, 46.4 overs (Ben Duckett 105, Sam Curran 42, Gus Atkinson 36 not out; Shaheen Shah Afridi 4-46, Arafat Minhas 2-26, Razaullah 2-38) Pakistan 243-9, 47.1 overs (Shadab Khan 113 not out, Saad Baig 32, Salman Ali Agha 26; Jamie Overton 3-43, Liam Dawson 2-19, Gus Atkinson 2-40) Player of the match – Shadab Khan (Pakistan)

Karachi (PR): The five-day international squash festival, organized by the Sindh Squash Association, concluded with victories for Karim El Hammamy and Rowan Elaraby. Egyptian players dominated the 'Venus ABC Open International Squash'—an event featuring a prize purse of $82,000—held at the Asif Nawaz Squash Complex within the Defence Authority Creek Club. In the men’s final, Egypt’s Karim El Hammamy defeated the top seed, England’s Curtis Malik, in straight games (3–0). The match lasted 48 minutes, with Karim securing the win by scores of 6–11, 10–12, and 3–11.In the women’s final, Egypt’s Rowan Elaraby defeated her compatriot Amina El Rihany in straight games to claim the title. Rawan Elaraby outclassed Amina in 33 minutes, winning with scores of 11-6, 11-8, and 11-5. The chief guest, Provincial Minister Saeed Ghani, and the guest of honor, DHA Administrator Brigadier Ameer Nawaz Khan, distributed prizes among the players. The winner received a prize of $5,415 along with a trophy. Former world champion Jahangir Khan, Sindh Squash Association President Adnan Asad, and a large number of spectators were also present on the occasion.

Islamabad (Sports Reporter): Ahmad Sultan Kiyani won the title of 19th Chief of the Naval Staff Amateurs Golf Cup 2026. Ahmed Zafar Hayat, Ami Qin, Dua Fareed Rao and Mustafa Zubair won the titles in the Senior, Ladies (WAGR), Ladies and Junior categories, respectively. Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Naveed Ashraf, graced the closing ceremony as Chief Guest.While addressing the ceremony, Chief of the Naval Staff congratulated the winners and commended the high standard of golf, skill and sportsmanship displayed by participants throughout the tournament. He also acknowledged the unwavering support of sponsors, media representatives and management of Margalla Greens Golf Club (MGGC) towards the successful conduct of the event.The four-day tournament was held from 22 to 25 October 2026 at Margalla Greens Golf Club, Islamabad, attracting golfers from across the country. Competitions were held in various categories, including Amateurs, Seniors, Ladies and Juniors.Since its inception in 2007, the Chief of the Naval Staff Amateurs Golf Cup has remained a prestigious event on the national golf circuit, reflecting Pakistan Navy’s commitment to fostering sportsmanship, physical excellence and national sports culture.The closing ceremony was attended by various dignitaries including officers, organizers, sponsors, golfers and members of the media fraternity.