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Mohammad Zakaria from Egypt overcomes local player Nasir Iqbal 3-1 in the finalSports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: Mohammad Zakaria from Egypt overcame local squash player Nasir Iqbal 3-1 in the final of the 16th Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) International Squash Championship 2024 that concluded at the Pakistan Navy (PN) Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan Squash Complex, Karachi on Sunday. The final score-line was 11-13, 11-4, 11-5, and 11-7, as the match lasted 51 minutes.In the final, which was played between Mohamad Zakaria from Egypt and Nasir Iqbal from Pakistan. After a tough and thrilling contest, Mohamad Zakaria won the match 3-1 and became the title holder of the 16th edition of the CNS International Squash Championship 2024.Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf graced the occasion as chief guest to disburse the awards among the players. Mohammad Zakaria recived US$ 3068.5 along with a gillitering trophy while Nasir Iqbal pocketes US$ 1938. He also got runner-up trophy.While addressing the ceremony, CNS Admiral Naveed Ashraf said: “Pakistan Navy is organizing CNS Open Squash since year 2000 on regular basis. This is indicative of Pakistan Navy's commitment to promote the game of squash in the country. Pakistan Navy has been providing the necessary facilities and organizing sports events of National and International standing to bring our talented youth forward and inculcate the spirit of sportsmanship in them.”Results (Finals):Women’s: Mehwish Ali beat Rushna Mehboob 13-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-8 (35 min)Boys’ U15: Abdul Ahad (Navy) beat Kamran Khan (PB) 11-5 11-7, 11-9 (27 min)Boys’ U13: Huzaifa Shahid (N) beat Fawad Khan (BOK) 11-2, 11-1, 11-4 (17 min)Girls’ U15: Mahnoor Ali (KP) beat Damia Khan (Sindh) 11-7, 11-2, 11-3 (19 min). 

Mehwish Ali, Abdul Ahad, Huzaifa Shahid, and Mahnoor Ali win juniors’ titlesSports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: Pakistan’s top national squash player, Nasir Iqbal, and Egyptian lad Mohamad Zakaria have qualified for the final of the 16th CNS International Squash Championship 2024 after beating duo of local guys Tayyab Aslam, and Mohammad Asim Khan respectively in straight games 3-0 in the semifinals here at Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan Squash Complex, Fleet Club Saddar on Saturday. The final will be played on Sunday at the same venue.Wild Card entry holder, Nasir Iqbal trounced high-ranked Mohammad Asiam Khan comfortably to reach the final. The score-line was 11-6, 11-8, and 11-9, as the match lasted 44 minutes. Nasir, who was recovering from his injury in the recent past, exhibited top-class squash in the vital contest of the tournament. He hit powerful forehands and backhand strokes during the second semifinal of the CNS International Squash Championship. He also played some classic drop shorts and nicks.Results (Semifinals):Mohamad Zakaria (EGY) beat Tayyab Aslam (PAK) 14-12, 13-11, 11-5 (35m) Nasir Iqbal (PAK) beat Mohammad Asim Khan (PAK)11-6, 11-8, 11-9 (44 min)Results (Finals):Women’s: Mehwish Ali beat Rushna Mehboob 13-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-8 (35 min)Boys’ U15: Abdul Ahad (Navy) beat Kamran Khan (PB) 11-5 11-7, 11-9 (27 min)Boys’ U13: Huzaifa Shahid (N) beat Fawad Khan (BOK) 11-2, 11-1, 11-4 (17 min)Girls’ U15: Mahnoor Ali (KP) beat Damia Khan (Sindh) 11-7, 11-2, 11-3 (19 min). 

Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: Tayyab Aslam (PAK), Mohammad Zakaria (EGY), Nasir Iqbal (PAK), and Mohammad Asim Khan (PAK) have moved into the semifinals of the ongoing 16th NBP-CNS International Squash Championship 2024 after winning their respective quarterfinals here at Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan Squash Complex, Fleet Club Saddar on Friday.Result:Men’s (Quarterfinals):[2] Tayyab Aslam (PAK) beat [8] Methew Lai (HKG) 12-10, 12-10, 11-9 (39 min)[4] Mohammad Zakaria (EGY) beat [7] Noor Zaman (PAK)11-9, 14-12, 6-11, 8-11, 11-5 (56 min)[ WC] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) beat [9/16] Mohammad Syafiq Kamal (MAS) 11-8, 11-8, 11-4 (27 min) [1] Mohammad Asim Khan (PAK) beat [6] Tang Ming Hong (HKG) 6-11, 11-7, 11-9 11-8 (51 min)Women’s (Semifinals):5/8 Rushna Mehboob beat Anam Mustafa Aziz 1139, 13-11, 11-3 (23 min)Mehwish Ali beat Sameera Shahid 11-3, 11-0, 11-4 (17 min)Boys’ U15 (Semifinals):Kamran Khan (PB) beat Arman Ali (KP) 1-911 11-6, 11-9, 11-8 (36 min)Abdul Ahad (Navy) beat Umer Farooq But 11-3, 11-7, 11-8 (29 min)Boys’ U13 (Semifinals):Huzaifa Shahid (N) beat Mohammad Mamoon Khan (PAF) 11-4, 11-2, 11-4 (17 min) Fawad Khan (BOK) beat Mohammad Faizan Ali (Army) 11-7, 12-10, 4-11, 4-11, 11-7 (34 min)Girls’ U15 (Semifinals):Damia Khan (Sindh) beat Aiman Fatima (Sindh) 11-2, 11-1, 11-6 (16 min)Mahnoor Ali (KP) beat Nimra Batool (PN) 11-2, 11-3, 11-2 (17 min),

Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: Four Pakistani players including Tayyab Aslam, Noor Zaman, Nasir Iqbal, and Mohammad Asim Khan have won the 2nd round matches of the 16th CNS International Squash Championship 2024 after thrashing their respective foreign challengers at the Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan Squash Complex, Fleet Club Saddar Karachi on Thursday.Result (Men’s Round-II):[2] Tayyab Aslam (PAK) Beat [9/16] Wong Chi Him (HKG) 11-9, 5-11, 11-8, 11-5 (45 min)[8] Methew Lai (HKG) Beat [9/16] Bryan Tze Kang Lim (MAS) 11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 11-4 (34 min)[7] Noor Zaman (PAK) Beat Tomo Endo (JPN) 12-10, 11-6, 10-12, 12-10 (40 min)[4] Mohamad Zakaria (EGY) Beat [9/16] Leo Chung (HKG) 7-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-9 (38 min)[9/16] Mohammad Syafiq Kamal (MAS) Beat [3] Yassi Elshafei (EGY) 11-7, 11-13, 11-8, 11-8 (46 min)[WC] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) Beat [5] Perry Malik (ENG) 11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 13-11 (47 min)[6] Tang Ming Hong (HKG) Beat Will Salter (ENG) 15-13, 11-8, 11-8 (39 min)[1] Mohammad Asim Khan (PAK) vs [9/16] Ong Sai Hung (MAS) 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 (33 min)Women’s (Quarterfinals):Anam Mustafa Aziz Beat Saima Shoukat 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (22 min)Rushna Mehboob beat Komal Khan11-6, 11-7, 11-6 (20 min)Sameera Shahid Beat Musfira Waqaz 11-3, 11-7, 11-5 (15 min)Mehwish Ali Beat Sana Bahdour 11-7, 1311, 7-11, 11-8 (38 min)Boys’ U15 (Quarterfinals):Arman Ali (KP) Beat Umer Ahmed Usmani (Sindh) 12-10, 6-11, 2-11, 11-6, 11-6 (39 min)Kamran Khan (PB) Beat Umer Afzal Khan (PB) 11-9, 11-6, 3-11, 13-11 (32 min)Umer Farooq But Beat Javed Khan (Sindh) 13-11, 11-2, 14-12 (27 min)Abdul Ahad (Navy) Beat Saif ullah Bahadur (Army) 11-8, 11-5, 11-9 (26 min)Boys’ U13 (Quarterfinals):Huzaifa Shahid (N) Beat Sohail Adnan (PB) 13-11, 11-6, 11-4 (33 min)Mohammad Mamoon Khan (PAF) Beat Mohammad Bin Atif (PB) 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 10-12 11-8 (42 min)Fawad Khan (BOK) Beat Raheel (Sindh) 11-1, 11-2, 11-5 (12 min)Mohammad Faizan Ali (Army) Beat Syed M Hussain (PB) 11-8, 11-3, 11-4 (10 min)Girls’ U15 (Quarterfinals):Damia Khan (Sindh) Beat Zayna Zubair (Punjab) 11-3, 11-0, 11-1 (13 min)Aiman Fatima (Sindh) Beat Dua Nazakat (Sindh) 11-9, 11-7, 11-4 (25 min)Mahnoor Ali (KP) Beat Soha Ali (Sindh) 11-1, 11-2, 11-1 (13 min)Nimra Batool (PN) Beat Syeda Sara Ali (PN)11-3, 11-5, 9-11,11-6 (26 min).

Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: The 16th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) International Squash Championship 2024 rolled into action on Wednesday here at Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan Squash Complex, as the Commander Karachi, Rear Admiral Mohammad Saleem graced the occasion as chief guest and declared the championship open in a colourful ceremony.During the international squash competitions, 24 players will prove their game skills, including 19 international players from Austria, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Egypt, United Kingdom (UK), Hong Kong, and Malaysia. A total of 23 matches will be played during the championship, including four quarterfinals, two semifinals, and a final.This year, CNS International Squash Championship will see four new events which include categories for Women, U13, and U15, U15 Boys, and Girls.Prize money:Women Satellite Series: US$ 2,000Junior Boys Under-13: PKR 100,000Junior Boys Under-15: PKR 100,000Junior Girls Under-15: PKR 100,000Results (Men’s Round-1): [9/16] Wong Chi Him (HKG) Beat Sebastiaan Hofman (NED) 11-4, 11-2, 11-5 (26 min)[9/16] Bryan Tze Kang Lim (MAS) Beat [WC] Abdul Basit Khan (PAK) 11-3, 11-4, 11-3, (22 min)Tomo Endo (JPN) Beat [9/16] Ka Hei Ho (HKG) 12-10, 11-8, 5-11, 10-12, 11-3 (58 min)[9/16] Leo Chung (HKG) Beat Jan Wipperfürth (GER) 8-11, 13-11, 11-4, 11-8 (37 min)Hazem Hossam (EGY) Vs [9/16] Mohammad Syafiq Kamal (MAS)[WC] Nasir Iqbal (PAK) Beat [9/16] Darren Pragasam (MAS) 11-9, 11-5, 12-10 (26 min)Will Salter (ENG) Beat [9/16] Ondrej Vorlícek (CZE) 11-9, 9-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7 (71 min) [9/16] Ong Sai Hung (MAS) Beat Hafiz Zhafri (MAS) 8-11, 11-6, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9 (60)Result (Women’s Round-1):      Anam Mustafa Aziz Beat Nimra Batool 11-2, 11-4, 11-2 (21 min)5/8 Saima Shoukat Beat Syeda Sarah Ali 11-4, 11-2, 11-0 (24 min)5/8 Rushna Mehboob beat Wannia Tahir 11-1, 11-3, 11-1 (19 min)¾ Komal Khan Beat Zunaira Imran 11-1, 11-2, 11-5 (21 min)Mehwish Ali Beat 5/8 Aina Shaikh 11-4, 11-6, 11-4 (27 min)Sana Bahdour Beat Javeeria Javeed 11-0, 11-4, 11-0 (19 min)Boys U – 15 (Round-1):Arman Ali (KP) Beat Ahmed Ali (PB) 11-7, 9-11,12-10, 11-5 (30 min)Umer Ahmed Usmani (Sindh) Beat Zahid (Sindh) 12-10, 11-7, 11-7 (23 min)Umer Afzal Khan (PB) Beat Sahir Kishor (Sindh) 11-5, 11-9, 11-2 (21 min)Kamran Khan (PB) Beat Abdullah Shahid (Sindh) 11-3, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8 (32 min)Umer Farooq But Beat Meer (Sindh) 11-3, 11-0, 11-2 (10 min)Javed Khan (Sindh) Beat Sufyan Shahid (PB) 11-6, 11-5, 11-3 (19 min)Saif ullah Bahadur (Army)Beats Amir Adnan (PB) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 (19 min)Abdul Ahad (Navy) Beat Ali Shaikh (Sindh) 11-2, 11-5, 11-1 (17 min)Bys U13 (Round-1):Sohail Adnan (PB) Beat Abdul Rehman shuraim (PB) 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 (14 min)Huzaifa Shahid (N) Beat Sudais Pracha (Sindh) 11-7, 11-5, 11-4 (18 min)M Mamoon Khan (PAF) Beat Tahoor Tahir (Sindh) 11-4, 11-3, 11-6 (12 min)M Bin Atif (PB) Beat Shaban (Sindh) 11-1, 11-3, 11-0 (9 min)Fawad Khan (BOK) Vs Ali Jahangir (Sindh)Raheel (Sindh) Beat Luqman Ahmed (Sindh) 11-1, 11-2, 11-5 (12 min)Syed Mohammad Hussain (PB) W/O M Sahil (Sindh)Mohammad Faizan Ali (Army) Beat M Bin Jahangir (Sindh) 11-2, 11-3, 11-2 (10 min)Girls U15 (Round-1):Damia Khan (Sindh) Beat Farha Aziz (Sindh)11-2, 11-0, 11-2 (13 min)Zayna Zubair (Punjab) Beat Sundas Jahangir (Sindh)Aiman Fatima (Sindh) Beat Tasmia Liaquat (Sindh) 11-5, 11-2, 11-1 (15 min)Dua Nazakat (Sindh) Beat Hamna Moazzam (Sindh) 11-1, 11-5, 11-0 (13 min)Mahnoor Ali (KP) Beat Vesnavi (Sindh) 11-2, 11-4, 11-2 (14 min)Soha Ali (Sindh) Beat Minal Ali (PN) 11-3, 11-3, 11-2 (13 min)Nimra Batool (PN) Beat Simridhi (Sindh) 11-2, 11-1, 11-2 (11 min)Syeda Sara Ali (PN) Beat Hamda Moazzam (Sindh) 11-1, 11-1, 11-0 (11 min)

Sports DeskISLAMABAD: Defending champions Ali Farag and Nour ElSherbini have been named as the top seeds for the British Open 2024, taking place from 2-9 June. An all-glass show court will again be erected in Birmingham’s Rep Theatre, with play also coming from the Edgbaston Priory Club for the first two rounds.Women’s top seed ElSherbini captured last years title in great style, beating Nouran Gohar in straight games to claim a third British Open trophy. The 28-year-old has been in great form this season and will be aiming to claim a seventh win of the 2023/24 campaign. The World No.1 also has a chance to claim revenge over Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam early in the competition as that match up takes place in round two after the pair receive opening round byes.Now World No.3 Hania El Hammamy is the No.2 seed for the event, looking to claim a first British Open title of her career. The Egyptian was forced to withdraw from the recent El Gouna International but will be determined to return in strong style and claim a first title of 2024. El Hammamy will need to be at her best from the start as she takes on compatriot and World No.10 Rowan Elaraby in her opening match in round two.After picking up back-to-back World Tour titles in El Gouna, No.3 seed Nouran Gohar is the in-from player heading into this years British Open. ‘The Terminator’ defeated Nour ElSherbini in a best of five match for the first time since October 2022 in the final, which will give the former World No.1 bags of confidence as she looks to claim a second British Open title. Gohar will open her campaign in round two against either Katie Malliff or Emily Whitlock.Belgium’s Nele Gilis completes the top four seeds as she enters this year’s event at her highest seeding position of No.4. The 27-year-old’s best finish in a British Open came back in 2019, where she defeated sister Tinne to reach the quarter finals, ranked 29 in the world at the time. Now situated in the World’s top four, Gilis will be looking to achieve her seeding and give herself a shot at reaching a second Platinum event final.Men’s top seed Ali Farag produced an unbelievable performance in last year’s championships, where not only did he win his first British Open title, but did so whilst fasting. Since last year’s victory, Farag has reached the final in all but one of the fifteen events that he has played in, winning in ten of those finals. The World No.1 recently claimed his 40th PSA win in El Gouna but will be thirsty for more as he heads to Birmingham looking to defend his title. He’ll take on the winner of Leandro Romiglio and Omar Mosaad in round two.Two-time British Open champion Paul Coll is the No.2 seed for the event this year, looking to claim a sixth title of the season and cement his position as World No.2. Coll is one of only two players to beat Farag this season and looks to have taken his game up a level in an attacking sense. Coll recently lost out to former World Champion Karim Abdel Gawad in the El Gouna International but may have the chance to claim revenge as the pair are set to meet again in the quarter finals if the seedings go to plan. The New Zealander will face the winner of Nicolas Mueller and George Parker in his first match in round two.It was during last years British Open that Peruvian Diego Elias achieved his childhood dream to become World No.1. The 27-year-old was guaranteed to rise to the summit after Gawad downed Mohamed Elshorbagy in round three. Despite the obvious distraction, Elias managed to reach the final but couldn’t top off the momentous week as he lost to Farag in four games. Elias now finds himself at World No.4 and hasn’t claimed a title over Silver level yet this season. He’ll be hoping to regain his form from last year to put a strong week together in Birmingham and silence the critics.The man who has most recently overtaken Elias is No.4 seed Mostafa Asal. Also a former World No.1, Asal has returned to form in recent months, showing the quality that everyone knows he is capable of. The 22-year-old won the Florida Open in January and followed that up with a win at the Black Ball Squash Open as well as runner-up finishes at the London Classic and El Gouna International. The Egyptian has been changing the way he plays under the guidance of former Commonwealth Gold Medalist James Willstrop, a partnership that looks to be exactly what Asal needed. The World No.4 finds himself in the same half of the draw as No.2 seed Coll and will still have the London Classic final in is mind as he seeks revenge.Torrie Malik and Asia Harris are the women’s wildcards this year whilst Simon Herbert and Jonah Bryant claim the spots in the men’s draw. Bryant is one of England’s top prospects, currently ranked No.72 in the world and has already claimed six titles on the Challenger Tour this season, most recently the Irish Open in Dublin. The quartet will all be hoping to score round one upsets to gain valuable ranking points. (Thanks to Sean Reuthe). 

Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Rising Pakistani squash lad, Mohammad Ashab Irfan got rid of Jorge Luis Gomez Dominguez from Mexico 3-1 in the PSA Squash Tournament final after a well contested four games contest at Rochester City, United States of America (USA). The final score-line was 12-10, 11-4, 9-11, and 11-9, as the championship match lasted 60 minutes. The tournament was pursuing prize money of $9000. According to available information from abroad, Mohammad Ashab Irfan exhibited an excellent game. He toiled hard on the court to overcome his opponent and won the first game on a tiebreak. Results:Final: Mohammad Ashab Irfan beat Jorge Luis Gomez Dominguez (Mexico) 12-10, 11-4, 9-11, 11-9 (60m)Semifinal: Mohammad Ashab Irfan beat Ronald Palomino (Colombia) 9-11, 11-9, 11-2, 4-11, 11-4 (75m)Quarterfinal: Mohammad Ashab Irfan beat Adegoke Onaopemipo (Nigeria) 11-9, 11-8, 11-9 (36m)Round II: Mohammad Ashab Irfan beat Matias Lacroix (Chile) 11-5, 11-8, 14-12 (43m)Round I: Mohammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) got a bye.

Pakistani player outclasses Mohammad Changanin from Iran in straight sets 3-0 in finalSports DeskISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Qadir Rehman Gul won the gold medal by defeating Iranian player Mohammad Changanin in straight sets 3-0 in the Under-19 final of the Qatar Classical Junior Squash Championship. The final score-line was 12-10, 11-6, 11-8.In the Under-11 category, Fahad Faheem of Pakistan claimed the third position. In the match played for the third position, Fahid Faheem won by 3-1 with the score-line of 11-3, 12-10, 7-11, 11-4. 

Sports DeskISLAMABAD: Thomas Bedore and Patrick Bedore became the first father and son champions after winning the titles of the US Masters together in the 112-year history of the National Singles of Unites States of America (USA).The Bedore family’s historic performance follows an already impressive 2023 tournament where Thomas–a five-time champion–reached the 65+ semifinals and Patrick reached the 35+ final. Newly aged into the 70+ division as the two seed and coached by his son, Thomas came back from 2-0 down against top seed Richard von Hirschberg to clinch the title 10-12, 9-11, 11-7, 11-1, 11-6. In the last final of the day, Patrick avenged his 2023 35+ final loss against Ashraf Yassin in a close final 16-14, 13-11, 11-9 to capture his first national title.

Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: There are just three months to go until this year’s WSF World Junior Squash Championships, which are taking place in Houston Squash Club, Houston Texas United States of America (USA) from July 12 to 23, 2024. This year’s championships, which will comprise of an individual and team competition, will feature concurrent men’s and women’s team events for the first time in event history.Last year’s championships, which took place in Melbourne, Australia, Egypt’s Amina Orfi won her second individual title and led Egypt to victory in the team event, while Hamza Khan ended Pakistan’s 37-year wait for a title in the men’s individual event. The last edition of the men’s team event took place in Nancy, France in 2022, where England defeated Egypt 2-1.