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Tayyab, Nasir qualify for CWG Men’s doubles Squash pre quarter-finals

BIRMINGHAM: National players Tayyab Aslam and Nasir Iqbal starred in the Men’s double clash against Ghana’s opponents to qualify for the pre-quarterfinal in the Commonwealth Games 2022.

The Pakistan pair displayed absolute dominance over Ghana’s Ayinh Evans and Anafo Clement in the Round of 32 face-off on Thursday to continue their march further in the competition.

In a one-sided clash, the duo left no room for their opponents to push them on the back foot and dominated both sets to run away with a resounding 2-0 victory with the scores of 11-1 and 11-1.

Tayyab and Nasir will now face Scotland’s Greg Lobban and Rory Stewart in the pre-quarterfinal on Friday and have become a potential hope for another medal for Pakistan in the Games.

Nasir will now team up with his fellow Faiza Zafar to take on New Zealand’s Joelle King and Paul Coll in the Round of 16 Mixed Doubles. Whereas, Amna Fayyaz and Faiza will lock horns with Malaysia’s Rachel Arnold and Aifa Azman in the Round of 16 Women’s doubles.

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Bowlers-led South Africa crush Sri Lanka by ten wickets in CWG 2022

BIRMINGHAM: South African bowlers wreaked havoc over the Sri Lankan batting line-up before the openers easily chased down the paltry target in the seventh over to complete a dominating 10-wicket victory for the Proteas.

Batting first, the Sri Lankan batters had a day to forget as the South African bowlers displayed combined effort to topple the Lioness’ batting line-up for a skimpy 46.

Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu remained the only batter to display grit for the side as she top-scored with 13, while the rest of the batters could not get into the double figures.

Right-arm pacer Nadine de Klerk led the way for South Africa with three wickets, while Masabata Klaas followed back with two. Shabnim Ismail, Nonkululeko Mlaba, and Chloe Tryon made one scalp each.

Set to chase a mere 47 in 20 overs, Proteas openers Anneke Bosch and Tazmin Brits easily steered their side to a crushing victory in the seventh over as none of the Sri Lankan bowlers managed to break their opening stand.

Brits top-scored with a run-a-ball 21, while Bosch followed back with a quick 20 off a mere 16 balls, laced with two boundaries.

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Shajar storms into the Men’s 200m semi-finals in CWG 2022

BIRMINGHAM: National sprinter Shajar Abbas finished first in Heat 2 of the Round 1 Men’s 200m and qualified for the semi-finals of the competition.

Shajar, who had an unwanted end to his 100m medal expedition, shone in the 200m category as the sprinter amassed the finishing line in 21.12 seconds and marched further in the competition.

The national sprinter, fuelled with momentum stunned his six opponents in the race including Maldive’s Hassan Saaid, who clocked a season-best time.

Following this achievement, Shajar has become the first Pakistan athlete to qualify for the Athletics semi-final after 30 years.

Shajar’s qualification to the semi-finals has glimmered a ray of hope for a third medal for Pakistan thus far.

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National Judo player Hussain wins first medal for Pakistan in CWG 2022

BIRMINGHAM: National Judo player Shah Hussain Shah secured the first medal for Pakistan in the ongoing Commonwealth Games as he outclassed South African opponent Thomas-Laszlo Breytenbach in the competition on Wednesday.

Amid Pakistan’s dismal show in the ongoing Commonwealth Games, Judo player Hussain emerged as the hope for the country and secured the maiden medal in the global event.

While the majority of the national athletes in various sports have crashed out of the medal race including the national women’s cricket team. Hussain shone at the glittering event and secured a Bronze medal.

Besides Hussain, national weightlifter Muhammad Nooh Dastagir Butt will be in action in the final of Men’s 109+kg today. Whereas, his fellow Hanzala Dastagir Butt remained unsuccessful in the Men’s 109 kg Final as he finished ninth.

READ: Pakistan’s Nasir, Faiza beat Sri Lanka in CWG Mixed Squash event

Pakistan’s Nasir, Faiza beat Sri Lanka in CWG Mixed Squash event

BIRMINGHAM: National players Nasir Iqbal and Faiza Zafar starred in the Mixed Double Squash event in the ongoing Commonwealth Games as the duo outclassed their Sri Lankan opponents to keep the medal hopes alive for Pakistan.

Pakistan’s pair of Nasir and Faiza started their mixed double campaign on a high as they outclassed Sri Lanka’s Sinaly Chanithma and Wakeel Shamil 2-0 to march into the next round.

In a one-sided clash, the duo of Nasir and Faiza dominated Sri Lankan opponents for the majority of the match before running with a consolidating victory with the scores of 11-10 and 11-5.

Another Pakistan pair of Tayyab Aslam and Amna Fayyaz, on the other hand, remained unable to follow the footsteps of their fellows as the pair suffered a crushing 2-0 defeat at the hands of Barbados’ mix Best Meagan and Cumberbatch Khamai.

Besides Squash, Pakistan lost to Australia in the Badminton Women’s doubles event as the top pair of Mahoor Shahzad and Ghazala Siddiqui remained clueless against Australian opponents; suffering a crushing 2-0 defeat.

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Australia remain unbeaten as Pakistan end CWG campaign victory-less

BIRMINGHAM: The Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team’s Commonwealth Games 2022 campaign came to a disappointing conclusion when Australia defeated the national team in the group stage to hand the latter their third consecutive defeat in the event.

After losing the opening two matches against Barbados and India respectively, the Green Shirts failed to shine in their third match against Australia as well.

Following three defeats in the Group stage, Pakistan’s chances of capturing the medal ended in the cricket event.

In the match, Pakistan bowlers started on a high as they removed two Australian batters Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning at a combined score of 19 before Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath scored half-centuries to bolster the side to a commendable 160/2 in the allotted 20 overs.

McGrath top-scored with a magnificent knock of 78 runs off 51 deliveries, laced with 10 boundaries and a six. Mooney, on the other hand, followed back with a brilliant 70 off 49 balls with the help of eight boundaries and a six and remained unbeaten in the process.

For Pakistan, only Fatima Sana and Sidra Iqbal managed to make one scalp each.

Set to chase 161, Pakistan’s batting line-up failed completely and could only manage to score 116/8 in 20 overs, falling 44 runs short of the target.

Captain Bismah Maroof was among the runs for her team but once again conceded too many deliveries as she scored 23 off 32 deliveries with the help of just one boundary. All-rounder Omaima Sohail, on the other hand, scored a run-a-ball 23.

Fatima bettered her 4/41 with the bat as she played an astounding and unbeaten knock of 35 runs off a mere 26 deliveries including two boundaries and as many sixes.

For Australia, McGrath also led the bowling chart with three wickets, while Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown, Jess Jonassen, and Alana King struck out a batter apiece.

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Faiza Zafar loses to Indian opponent in CWG Squash plate semi-finals

BIRMINGHAM: National player Faiza Zafar returned an unwanted outcome in the plate semi-final of the Women’s Single Squash competition as India’s Sunayna Sara Kuruvilla outclassed her 3-0.

Faiza, who marched further in the competition after defeating Guyana’s Ashley Khalil in the plate quarter-final on Monday, failed to continue the momentum in the last four.

In a one-sided clash, India’s Kuruvilla handed a crushing 3-0 defeat before dominating Faiza for the majority of the match.

Another squash player Amna Fayyaz, on the other hand, will compete in her respective plate semi-finals tonight.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan’s wait for the medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022 continues as several national athletes have already been ruled out of the medal race.

READ: Pakistan boxer ruled out of CWG following an error in draw

Pakistan boxer ruled out of CWG following an error in draw

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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Pakistan’s Amna qualifies for Singles Squash plate semi-finals in CWG

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.

READ: Pakistan’s Ilyas reaches quarter finals of Commonwealth Games Boxing

Pakistan’s Ilyas reaches quarter finals of Commonwealth Games Boxing

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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