Tag: Commonwealth Games 2022

BIRMINGHAM: National boxer Zohaib Rasheed has been unluckily ruled out of the ongoing Commonwealth Games following an error by the management in the draw of the competition.

According to the details, the matter first came under notice when Zohaib’s name was missing from the draws of the competition.

The organization committee then admitted their mistake when Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) raised their concerns about the error, the latter claimed.

Despite the fact that the matter was dragged out for three days, the mistake was not rectified, and on competition day, the organising committee informed PBF that the boxer could not be accommodated in the competition.

“This is extremely frustrating and disappointing; it is mental torture for the player who has been in doubt for three days as a result of someone else’s error,” PBF secretary Nasir Tung stated.

“They’ve done injustice to our player and we are not going to stay silent on this issue. Pakistan will not only write to the International Boxing Association (IBA) and the CWG Federation but will also seek compensation from the organizers through the International Court of Arbitration for Sport,” he concluded.

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BIRMINGHAM: Amna Fayyaz reached the Women’s Singles Plate Squash semi-final as she outclassed Trinidad and Tobago’s Charlotte Knaggs 3-0 to keep Pakistan’s medal hopes alive in the Commonwealth Games 2022. 

Amna eased past her opponent in the quarter-final round with the scores of 11-7, 11-4, and 11-5 after her compatriot Faiza Zafar achieved a sensational win earlier in the same round.

Amna will now face Mary Fung-a-Fat of Guyana in today’s women’s singles semifinal. Meanwhile, Pakistani duo, Amna and Faiza, will compete in the Women’s Doubles Round-of-16 against Malaysia’s Arnold Rachel and Azman Aifa on August 4 in the Commonwealth Games.

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BIRMINGHAM: Pakistani Boxer Ilyas Hussain qualified for the quarter-final round of the boxing event in the Commonwealth Games as he defeated Trinidad and Tobago’s Anthony Shawn Joseph in the Featherweight 57kg category, here on Monday.

Ilyas edged his opponent in the Round-of-16 bout after a 3-2 split decision. The bout involved intense offensive and defensive moves by both the competitors with the winner being decided on a point basis after three rounds of the grappling fight.

With the win, Ilyas keeps Pakistan’s medal hopes alive in the Commonwealth Games 2022 as he will now face England’s Jude Gallagher in the third quarter-final of the boxing event on August 3.

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BIRMINGHAM: National player Faiza Zafar shone in the Women’s Single Squash competition as she secured a convincing victory over her Guyanese opponent Ashley Khalil 3-2 in the Commonwealth Games 2022.

Amid Pakistan’s dismal show in the ongoing Commonwealth Games, Faiza provided the nation a moment to cherish as she outclassed her opponent 3-2 in the plate quarter-final.

In a competitive quarter-final, Faiza held her nerves calm to edge past Ashley 3-2 with the scores of 11-7, 11-6, and 11-2.

On the other hand, another national player Amna Fayyaz will be competing with Trinidad and Tobago’s Charlotte Knags in the plate quarter-final tonight.

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BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan’s hockey team head coach Siegfried Aikman put the blame for the team’s defeat against New Zealand in the  Commonwealth Games on the lack of time to fully recover from the previous game. 

Aikman claimed that the team’s attacking strategy against New Zealand backfired as the players did not get ample time to recover from the match against South Africa just a day earlier.

“Our aim was to play very attacking. We saw opportunities after analyzing New Zealand and our match. In our wish to attack we neglected that we played the day before and that we might not have fully recovered.” wrote Aikman in a thread posted on his Twitter account.

Our aim was to play very attacking. We saw opportunities after analyzing New Zealand and our match.
In our wish to attack we neglected that we played the day before and that we might not have fully recovered.

— siegfried Aikman (@SiggyAikman) August 1, 2022

The national hockey team has so far remained unimpressive in their Commonwealth campaign as they lost 1-4 against New Zealand following a 2-2 draw against South Africa in their first encounter.

Head coach Aikman further stated that the team lagged in their attack and made too many unforced errors in passing while claiming that it was necessary for the team to be physically stronger in order to play an attacking game against physical fit teams.

“We were unable to score and just before the end they scored the last goal. Conclusion we played an attacking match when possible but to do so against physical fit teams we need to be physically stronger,” he said.

“Players were not fully recovered from the SA match and made to many unforced errors in passing and receiving we also had problems with tactical decision making. We have 2 days to recover and to prepare for the Scotland match.” he added.

Aikman expressed hope that the team would perform well in their next game against Scotland on August 3 and demonstrate what they had learnt so far from the previous matches.

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BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan women’s team skipper Bismah Maroof lauded the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Commonwealth Games management’s role in taking good care of her infant daughter while disclosing that it was not easy to travel along with the baby. 

Speaking to this reporter, Bismah claimed that the face-off against the arch-rivals was always exciting and the team tried its best to win the tough matches.

“Matches against India were always exciting and entertaining,” she said. ” We lost the tough games yet we tried our best to win those matches”

Pakistan Women’s hopes of winning a medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 have been dashed after they were defeated by Barbados in their first match and then faced a crushing by India by 8 wickets the other day. The Green Shirts currently sit last in their group.

“We know that we fell short of people’s expectations but in the future, we’ll perform well” she added.

Talking about her work-life balance with regard to her daughter’s care while participating in the event, Bismah said that her mother helped a great deal in taking care of her baby.

“My mother has accompanied me at the event and she assists greatly in caring for the child,” she said.

“PCB and Commonwealth Games management have provided immense support in taking care of my daughter” she added.

“It is not easy to travel with the baby yet we try our best that we do not have to face any difficulty” she concluded.

It is pertinent to mention here that Bismah had already travelled with her daughter and mother to New Zealand for the ICC Women’s World Cup held earlier this year thanks to the PCB’s maternity policy.

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BIRMINGHAM: Opener Smriti Mandhana blasted an unbeaten knock of 63 off 42 as India outclassed Pakistan by eight wickets in a rain-hit Group A match of the Commonwealth Games, here on Sunday. 

Pakistan women’s team lost for the second time in a row, ending their hopes of winning a medal at the competition as they currently sit last in their group.

Set to chase a meagre target of 100 runs, left-handed batter Mandhana shone with a powerful knock laced with eight boundaries and three sixes to steer her side towards a comfortable win with more than six overs to spare.

Mandhana set the tone of India’s chase as the openers raised a magnificent 61-run stand in the powerplay before Tuba Hassan finally had the first breakthrough in the sixth over dismissing Shefali Verma on 16 off 9.

Pakistan, on the hand, remained unimpressive throughout the game as the bowlers leaked too many runs after the batters underwent an utter collapse in the first half.

Indian bowlers stormed through the national team’s batting order as the Green Shirts lost the last five wickets for the addition of mere three runs.

Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Pakistan had a dismal start to their batting as Opener Iram Javed went back to the pavilion without scoring a run in the second over.

Skipper Bismah Maroof and left-handed opener Muneeba Ali then put Pakistan’s team back on track as the pair combined excellently for the second-wicket partnership of 50 before off-spinner Sneha Rana dislodged the pair, dismissing both the batters in the same over.

Following the havoc in the 9th over, Pakistan’s batting lost track and started to lose wickets at regular intervals before tail-enders underwent a disastrous collapse.

Muneeba Ali remained the top-scorer for the side with her 32 off 30 laced with three boundaries and a six.

For India, Rana and Radha Yadav bagged two wickets each while Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh and Shafali Verma made a scalp apiece.

Pakistan Women will now face Australia on August 3 in their final match of the Commonwealth Games 2022

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BIRMINGHAM: National Hockey team faced a crushing in their second game of the Commonwealth campaign as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 4-1 in Pool A encounter of the Men’s Hockey event, here on Sunday.

After an intense first quarter, New Zealand’s Hugo Inglis steered his side towards a dominating position in the game as he scored two field goals in the second quarter before Pakistan’s Ghazanfar Ali netted the ball in the 27th minute to reduce the lead.

However, Dylan Thomas scored another field goal in the 44th minute to bolster the lead 3-1 in the third quarter.

Sam Lone then widen the lead for his side as he netted the ball in the final quarter with Pakistan failing to score even once in the last two quarters.

Earlier on Saturday, the national team ended on a 2-2 draw in their opening match of Commonwealth Games 2022.

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BIRMINGHAM: All-rounder Nida Dar has been ruled out of the high-voltage game against the arch-rivals India as Pakistan announced the playing lineup for their second encounter of the Commonwealth campaign, here on Sunday. 

According to the details, Dar was diagnosed with a concussion after she sustained a blow to the head in the first match against Barbados on Saturday.

Dar, who shone the other with an unbeaten 50 off 32, has been faring well with her injury yet her condition will be monitored for another five days.

Aimen Anwar, however, will be replacing Dar in Pakistan’s playing lineup against India today.

Bismah Maroof-led national side will be comprised of Aliya Riaz, Omaima Sohail, Iram Javed, Muneeba Siddiqui, Ayesha Naseem, Fatima Sana, Tuba Hassan, Diana Baig, Anam Amin, Kainat Imtiaz and Aimen Anwar.

It is worth mentioning here Pakistan Women lost their opening match of the Commonwealth Games against Barbados by 15 runs despite a brilliant half-century by Dar.

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BIRMINGHAM: The captain of Pakistan Men’s Hockey Team Umar Bhutta backed the Green Shirts’ performance in their opening match of the Commonwealth Games against South Africa.

Bhutta, while talking to this reporter here backed Pakistan’s 2-2 draw against South Africa and stated that the national team did well as they did not lose points, while also claiming that the team will go with full strength in their match against New Zealand.

“The national hockey team played well against South Africa. The match ended in a draw so we did not lose points,” Bhutta said.

“We will go all-out in the second match against New Zealand and win the match to make it to the semi-finals,” he maintained.

National Hockey team’s head coach Siegfried Aikman, on the other hand, remained hopeful to overcome the mistakes made in the first match and take on New Zealand with lifted spirits.

“We will work on the mistakes made in the first match and give our best in the next game. Our dribbling is good but we couldn’t get the penalty corner so we need to work on that,” Aikman stated.

“Pakistani players have the hunger to score goals and they are a really good side,” he concluded.

It is pertinent to mention here that Afraz Hakeem’s late strike in the closing moments of the game, allowed the Green Shirts to secure a 2-2 draw against South Africa. Rizwan Ali was the other scorer, who struck in the first quarter.

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