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Sports Bulletin Report PESHAWAR:-Mutahir Ali Shah (KP) and Mohammadd Ammad set to meet in the Under-19 final of the KP-All Pakistan National Juniors’ Squash Championship after winning their respective semifinals at Qamar Zaman Squash Complex Peshawar on Friday. In the first semifinal Mutahir Ali Shah (KP) outclassed Mohammad Azaan Khalil (KP) in straight games 3-0 in just 28 minutes. The final score-line was 11-5, 11-5 and 11-8). Later in the second semifinal Mohammad Ammad (KP) outplayed Varun Asif (PB) in similar style in straight games in only 28 minutes. The final score-line was 11-6, 11-5 and 11-6. Earlier, in the first semifinal of the Under-17, Hikmatyar (PB) thrashed Moeen ud din (PB) 3-0 and comfortable reached in the final in just 20 minutes with the score-line of 11-6, 11-2 and 11-8. In the second semifinal Huraira Khan (KP) defeated Zain Ramzan (PB) 3-1 after 40 minutes a long and well contested match of the day. The last two games were beautiful blend of powerful drives and classic drop shorts. The final score-line was 11-5, 11-6, 11-13 and 15-13. Results Under-19 (semifinals): Mutahir Ali Shah (KP) beat Mohammad Azaan Khalil (KP) 3-0 (11-5 11-5 11-8) (28 mints) Mohammad Ammad (KP) beat Varun Asif (PB) 3-0 (11-6 11-5 11-6) (28 mints) Results Under-17 (semifinals): Hikmatyar (PB) beat Moeen ud din (PB) 3-0 (11-6 11-2 11-8) (20 mints) Huraira Khan (KP) beat Zain Ramzan (PB) 3-1 (11-5 11-6 11-13 15-13) (40 mints)

Sports Bulletin Report PESHAWAR:-Top seed Mohammad Azaan Khalil, Mohd Ammad, Mutahir Ali Shah and Varun Asif jumped into the top-four stage of the Under-19 fixture of the KP-All Pakistan Juniors’ Squash Championship after defeating their opponents at Qamar Zaman Squash Complex Peshawar on Thursday. The semifinals will be played on Friday (June 24) at the same venue. On Thursday, first three quarterfinals of Under-19 category finished in straight games, as the winners stormed into the semifinals. However, the last quarterfinal was a well contested five games match in which both players from Punjab Varun Asif and Mohammad Azlan Khawar exhibited top quality squash and amused sizeable spectators. Varun got rid of his challenger Mohammad Azlan 3-2 with the final score-line of 4-11, 16-14, 11-5, 6-11 and 11-7. Results: Under-17 (Quarterfinals): Huraira Khan (KP) beat Shayyan Ali (KP) 3-1 (11-6, 11-3, 11-4, 11-6) Moeen ud Din (PB) beat Noor Khan (PAF) 3-1 (8-11, 11-8, 15-13, 16-14) Hikmatyar (PB) beat Yashwa Yousaf (PB) 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-2) Zain Anwar (PB) beat Zuraiz Naeem (PB) 3-0 (11-2, 11-5, 11-9) Results: Under-19 (Quarterfinals): Mohammad Azaan Khalil (KP) beat Mehmood Mehboob (PB) 3-0 (12-10, 11-4, 11-6) Mohd Ammad (KP) beat Junaid Khan (PB) 3-0 (11-5, 11-1, 11-6) Mutahir Ali Shah (KP) beat Khakan Malik (PB) 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 13-11) Varun Asif (PB) beat Mohammad Azlan Khawar (PB) 3-2 (4-11, 16-14, 11-5, 6-11, 11-7).

Sports Bulletin Report PESHAWAR:-Khakhan Malik, Mohammad Azaan, Mutahir Ali, Varun Asif, Mohammad Ammad, Junaid Khan, Mehmood Mehboob and Mohammad Azlan moved into the quarterfinals of KP-All Pakistan Juniors’ Squash Championship’s Under-19 event after winning their respective matches at Qamar Zaman Squash Complex Peshawar on Wednesday. Results (Under-19): Khakhan Malik (PB) beat Mohammad Hanif (KP) 3-1 (11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9) Mohammad Azaan Khalil (KP) beat Sheraz Akbar (KP) 3-2 (13-11, 11-6, 11-13, 8-11, 11-8) Mutahir Ali Shah (KP) beat Asher Butt (PB) 3-0 (11-7 11-5 11-8) Varun Asif (PB) beat Nouman Khan (KP) 3-2 (11-8 5-11 9-11 11-8 11-5) Mohd Ammad (KP) beat Fahad Sharif (KP) 3-1 (6-11 11-6 11-8 11-7) Junaid Khan (PB) beat Ahad Shoukat (PB) 3-2 (10-12 11-5 11-6 8-11 11-9) Mehmood Mehboob (PB) beat Hamza Zahid (KP) 3-1 (10-12 11-6 11-7 13-11) Mohammad Azlan Khawar (PB) beat Fawad Hussain (KP) 3-2 (11-9 8-11 11-9 11-13 11-6) Results (Under-17): Zain Anwar (PB) beat Mohammad Babar (PB) 3-0 (13-11 11-5 11-9) Yashwa Yousaf (PB) beat Umer Sarfarz (Sindh) 3-0 (11-2 11-7 11-7) Huraira Khan (KP) beat Talha Khan (PAF) 3-0 (11-3 11-5 11-2) Hikmatyar (PB) beat Ibrahim Mohib (KP) 3-0 (11-5 11-8 11-6) Shayyan Ali (KP) beat Kumail Tariq (PB) 3-0 (11-3 11-3 11-1) Zuraiz Naeem (PB) beat Labeeb Butt (PB) 3-2 (6-11 11-9 11-8 8-11 12-10) Noor Khan (PAF) beat Waqif (KP) 3-0 (11-4 11-4 11-5) Moeen ud din (PB) (3-0) Rana Zohaib (PB) (11-5 12-10 13-11).

Shakil-ur-Rehman PESHAWAR:-Boys Under-17 and Under-19 KPL Pakistan Junior Squash Championship started at Qamar Zaman Squash Complex Peshawar under the banner of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Squash Association. Provincial Secretary Sports Tahir Orakzai was the special guest on the occasion along with squash legends Qamar Zaman and Mohibullah Khan. Chief Organizer and Chief Referee Munawar Zaman, Deputy Director Azizullah Jan, Associate Secretary Squash Association Sajjad Khalil, Finance Secretary Wazir Mohammad and other personalities were present on this occasion. More than 70 players from all provinces are participating in the All Pakistan competitions. 64 players are in the qualifying round while 32 players will participate in the main draw and the prize money for the winners of these competitions has been fixed at Rs 200,000. He said that other junior players including Noor Zaman are also working hard and hopefully our junior players would become future champions. "We keep trying in our meager annual budget. The grant is very low and our number of annual tournaments has reached 30." He said that the minimum prize money for each tournament should be Rs 500,000 for which the government should take steps and the sponsors should also come forward as a single racket, ball, shows, stings and diet is everything that is expensive for the player.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-Promising Pakistan squash player, Noor Zaman has won the title of Under-19 Asian Junior Individual Squash Championship 2022 and claimed gold medal after beating Joachim Chuah from Malaysia 3-1 in the final at Pattaya, Thailand on Sunday. According to available information from abroad, Noor Zaman won the championship match with the score-line of 11-9, 10-12, 11-5 and 11-9, as the match lasted for 52 minutes. Pakistani teenagers squash players took part in Under-13, Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 categories competitions. Noor Zaman was only player, who grabbed the title.

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-Noor Zaman has booked his berth in the semifinal of the Under-19 discipline of the 29th Asian Junior Individual Squash Championship after beating Edward Thng from Singapore in straight games 3-0 at Pattaya, Thailand. The final score-line was 11-8, 11-4 and 11-6, as the match lasted 25 minutes.  According to Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF), Noor Zaman will meet Andrik Lim from Malaysia in the semifinal on Saturday at the same venue. Rest of Pakistani players lost their matches and started their packing to fly back to home. Nouman and Ahmed Khalil failed to show impressive performance in the Under-13 quarterfinals. Results: Boys’ Under-13 (Quarterfinal): Sim Yeak Wei from (Malaysia) beat Nouman Khan (Pakistan) 11-7, 11-6, 7-11, 11-3 (24 minutes) Mohammad Raziq Putra (Malaysia) beat Ahmed Khalil (Pakistan) 7-11, 11-5, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9 (38 minutes) Boys’ Under-15 (Quarterfinal): Aqil Mirza (Malaysia) beat Mubeen Khan (Pakistan) 5-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-4 (29 minutes) Boys’ Under-19 (Quarterfinal): Noor Zaman (Pakistan) beat Edward Thng (Singapore) 11-8, 11-4, 11-6 (25 minutes)

Sports Bulletin Report ISLAMABAD:-Pakistani lad Noor Zaman moved into the quarterfinals of Boys’ Under-19 fixture of the ongoing 29th Asian Junior Individual Squash Championship at Pattaya, Thailand. According to Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF), around 200 players from 14 Asian countries, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand are playing in various age categories. Results: Boys’ Under-13:  In 2nd round of the championship, Nouman Khan (PAK) bt Toma Ikeda (JPN) 11-6, 12-10, 5-11, 12-10 (29 Min).  He would play against Sim Yeak Wei from Malaysia in the Quarter Finals on 17 Jun, 22.  Mr Ahmed Khalil (PAK) bt Agastya Bansal (IND) 11-7, 12-10, 11-2 (24 Min). He would play against Mohammad Raziq Putra from Malaysia in Quarter Finals on 17 Jun, 22. Boys’ Under-15: In the 3rd round of the championship, Mubeen Khan (PAK) bt Matheesha Wijesekara (SRI) 14-12, 11-5, 11-6 (23 Min). He would play against Aqil Mirza from Malaysia in the Quarter Finals on 17 Jun, 22. Boys’ Under-17:  In the 3rd round of championship, No 2 Seed, Harith Danial (MAS) bt Usman Nadeem (PAK) 11-5, 11-8, 13-11 (30 Min). Boys’ Under-19: In the 2nd round of championship, Noor Zaman (PAK) bt Samuel Lau (SIN) 11-4, 11-7, 11-3 (13 Min).  He would play against Edward Thng from Singapore in the Quarter Finals on 17 Jun, 22. GU-15. In the 2nd round of championship, Whitney Wilson (MAS) bt Luiza Aftab (PAK) 11-3,  11-0, 11-2 (10 Min) whereas, No 2 Seed Zhe Sim Ong (SIN) bt Amna Malik (PAK) 11-1, 11-1, 11-4 (12 Min).

Sports Bulletin Report Pattaya (Thailand):-The 29th Asian Junior Individual Squash Championship is being played at Pattaya, Thailand. Over 200 players from 14 Asian countries including Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand are playing in various age categories. 15 members contingent Pakistani contingent including 8 male players, 5 female players and 2 officials are participating in the regional squash championship. Luiza Aftab of Pakistan overcame Sri Lankan opponent Kumudi Ekanayake 3-2 with the score-line of 9-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5 and 11-5. Results: Boys’ Under-13: Nouman Khan (PAK) got Walk Over against Wanchana Ruengrach (THA) Ahmed Khalil (PAK) beat Lokkesh Wigneswaran (MAS) 11-7, 11-7, 11-4 (16 Min) Boys’ Under-15: Azan Ali (PAK) and Mubeen Khan (PAK) got Bye Mubeen Khan beat Kul Oon Jayden (MAS) 9-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-3, 11-8 (41 Min) Aryaveer Dewan (IND) beat Azan Ali (PAK) 11-8, 18-16, 7-11, 4-11, 11-1 (37 Min) Boys’ Under-17: Abdullah Nawaz (PAK) and Usman Nadeem Butt (PAK) got Bye Usman Nadeem beat Abdullah Khalifa (QAT) 11-7, 11-3, 11-5 (13 Min) Jooyoung Na (KOR) beat Abdullah Nawaz 11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9 (39 Min) Boys’ Under-19: Noor Zaman (PAK) got Bye  Jujin Ikeda (JPN) beat Anas Ali Shah (PAK) 9-11, 11-7, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5 (54 Min). Gorls’ Under-15: Luiza Aftab (PAK) beat Kumudi Ekanayake (SRI) 9-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5 (23 Min) Amna Malik (PAK) beat Warisara Chujit (THA) 11-2, 11-6, 11-7 (20 Min) Girls’ Under-17: Vicky Lai Yue Ying (SIN) beat Mehwish Ali (PAK) 11-7, 11-8, 11-8 (20 Min) Goh Zhi Xuan (MAS) beat Sana Bahadar (PAK) 11-3, 11-4, 11-0 (12 Min) Girls’ Under-19: Pooja Arthi Raghu (IND) beat Mariam Malik (PAK) 11-8, 11-6, 11-4 (20 Min).

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI:-The 2nd Combaxx Sports Karachi Open Squash Championship 2022 for Boys and Girls being organized by Pakistan Navy and sponsored by Combaxx sports got underway on June 2 at Jahangir Khan Roshan Khan Squash Complex. Zubair Macha, General Manager Combaxx Sports graced the opening ceremony as special guest. Speaking on the occasion, Zubair Macha said: “The event is aimed to promote squash and unearthing new talent in squash so that our country is able to produce world class players once and we are able to regain lost glory in squash at international level.” Results: Boys’ Under-13 (Rpund-I): Huzaifa Shahid beat Faizan 11-5, 11-3, (13mins) Tahoor Tahir beat Shujjat Rehmat 11-5, 11-4 (10mins) Ayan Ali beat Ammar Khan 11-3 11-4 (14mins)  Syed Savi beat Usman Ilyaz 11-3 11-4 (15Mins) Haris Khalil beat Syed Yoza 11-4, 11-6 (10mins)  Abdul Haseeb beat Abdul Rafay 11-6 11-4 (12mins)  Omar Ahmad Usmani beat Raheel 11-3 11-4 (16mins) Abdul Ahad beat Nadem Ch 11-6, 11-7 (13mins); Boys’ Under-15 (Round-I):  Abdul Basit beat Hurr 11-0, 11-2 (7 min) Mohammad Danial beat Wajahat Rehmat Khan 11-3, 11-5 (6 min) Ali Ahmad Osmani beat Kashif Khan 11-2, 11-5 (8 min) Haris Shiraz beat Abdullah Irfan 11-4, 11-3 (6 min); Abdullah Shahid beat Umer Qamar 11-3, 11-5 (8 min); Zahid beat Abdul Ahad Imran 11-3, 11-4 (7 min); Reyyan Bin Kaleem beat Usman Zubair 11-6, 11-6 (9 min) Zohaib Khan beat Javaid  11-9, 11-2 (9 min) Boys’ Under-19 (Round-I):  Anas Dilshad Khan beat Omar Sarfraz 11-5 11-7 (12mins) Ayyan bin Kaleem beat Sheban Samin 11-4 11-5 (21mins) Mohammad Zaman beat Talha Imran  11-5 11-9 (17mins) Sufhan shamin Ammar Ali 11-3 11-5(19mins) Adnan Zaman beat Ammar Sheikh 11-9 13-11 (21mins) Shayyan Adnan beat Abdul Had Imran 11-8 2-11 11-9 (23mins) Abdullah Waheed beat Mehrab Khan 11-9 9-11 11-9 (20 mins)  Talha Saeed beat Abdullah Younis 11-8 11-9 (19mins) Girls’ Under-19 (Round-I):  Aina Sheikh beat Wania Tahir 11-5, 11-2 (7 min) Soha Ali beat Laiba Khan 11-3, 11-6 (6 min): Zehra omer beat Zunaira Khan 11-4,11-2 (8 min): Saliya Rashid beat Suhaima Fatima 11-0, 11-1 (4 min) Syeda Sara beat Aeyman Naseem 11-2, 11-4 (8 min) Aina Aziz beat Rumaan Fatima 11-2, 11-3 (7 min) Alina Zehra beat Damia 11-1, 11-1 (5 min); Nimra Batool beat Sameera Shahid 11-7, 9-11, 11-9 (15 min).

More than 15 years after retiring from the professional game, Jonathon Power is still one of the best known names in the squash public consciousness. The former World No.1, who last year had a dazzling new court named after him, captured the public imagination with his spectacular shotmaking and personality on and off the court. The Canadian, who currently coaches Peru’s World No.5 Diego Elias, sat down with us for a Commonwealth Games Q&A session, looking back on his silver singles medal in the 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur, the gold singles medal in the 2002 Games in Manchester, and looking forward to the upcoming Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. What do you mean by misunderstood? “So, I’d never been in a real multi-sport games and I think, leading into that tournament, I’d beaten Peter Nicol six or seven times on the trot. And we weren’t playing for any prize money, so my care factor was really low. “I went to Bali with a bunch of guys and had a good time for 10 days before the event and played no squash and just did it because it was part of the Squash Canada mandate. I didn’t have any sort of understanding. “But then I got there and was around all the other athletes and got a sense of the village and the environment and what it all meant.” What changed the way you understood the Games? “I was pretty young at the time, so I didn’t really have any understanding. But [it all changed] once I got the response from back home, and realised how much people cared. “I played the final with Peter, and he won, and he played a great match. It was really well received and it was a close match. I realised that it was more important than typical tour events. So I really prioritised that, for Manchester. “The difference between the Commonwealth Games back then and now, is all the best players in the world were from the Commonwealth. I think there were nine out of the top 10 in Manchester. “Manchester [where Power beat Nicol, who was by this point representing England, in the final] was so special. I got to have a rematch with Peter in the final and played a great, great match and got some revenge there. So we both got to share in what it was like to win the gold and in different sort of time periods. And that was a great memory and different to any other event I played. Is revenge something you were focusing on before that 2002 final? “Oh yeah, the two of us were just ferociously competitive at that point. It was at the peak of our rivalry. Every tournament was me and him at that point. So yeah, definitely it was about avenging that. Plus it was in England and he was playing for England so it was meaningful for sure, in our rivalry.” After you beat Peter Nicol in Manchester, the BBC did a roundup of the Commonwealth Games, going through all the sports, and listed you as the ‘Best Entertainer of the Games.’ Can you talk to that a little? “That’s news to me – I just found out right now! Maybe on the dance floor after I won the goal that was the Entertainer of the Games’ moment. I’d say I’d give it that, as I definitely had a good time with the victory! “But I think my style was very much that you never knew what you were going to get. You’d come in and it could be it could be anything. I think the the anticipation [for the crowd] of not knowing what was going to happen was fun. It’s fun in any sport to go to something and not know if it’s all going to kick off, or what can happen. “I think I woke up every morning – and I still do in my life – and I don’t know what’s gonna happen! It could all blow up or it could all be great. I lived every match like that and I lived every day like that.”