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October 28, 2021October 29, 2021

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh lauds preparation of Punjab players for Inter-Provincial Boys U-17 and Girls U-16 Hockey Tournament

Lahore, October 28, 2021 (PPI-OT):Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh visited training camps of Punjab’s U-17 Boys and U-16 Girls hockey players at National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. Deputy Director Chand Perveen and Administrator National Hockey Stadium Malik Nasir were also present on this occasion.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh was warmly received upon reaching the venue. He was introduced with the participants of U-17 Boys and U-16 Girls camps and also had group photographs with them. Sports Board Punjab’s coaches besides holding routine training also conducted practice hockey match between U-16 Girls camp probables. Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh also witnessed U-16 Girls practice hockey match.

After watching training of Punjab male and female players, Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh appreciated their preparation for Inter-Provincial Boys Under-17 and Girls Under-16 Hockey Tournament scheduled to be played at National Hockey Stadium from Nov 2 to 5, 2021.

Talking on this occasion, Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh said SBP coaches are imparting modern training to Punjab camp trainees so that they can offer satisfactory performance in the forthcoming grand hockey event.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh said the practice matches among camp probables is the best way to polish their games skills. He said as many as 50 boys and 30 girls are participating in the training camp after which Punjab’s boys and girls teams (16-member each) will be named to participate in the Inter-Provincial Boys Under-17 and Girls Under-16 Hockey Tournament.

Meanwhile, Punjab U-17 boys’ weightlifting camp is also under progress in Nishtar Park Sports Complex for the preparation of Inter-Provincial Under-17 Boys Weightlifting Tournament which is going to be organised from Nov 2 to 4, 2021.

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Government of the Punjab
National Hockey Stadium, Ferozepur Road, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99232501, +92-42-99232502
E-mail: info@punjabsportsboard.com
Website: http://sportsboard.punjab.gov.pk

October 28, 2021October 29, 2021

Punjab (C), WAPDA cruise into final of First Chief Minister Punjab 5-a-Side National Women Hockey Championship

Lahore, October 28, 2021 (PPI-OT):The women hockey teams of Punjab (C) and WAPDA stormed into the final of First Chief Minister Punjab 5-a-Side National Women Hockey Championship after winning their thrilling semi-finals at National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. WAPDA edged out Railways by 2-1 in the first semi-final while Punjab (C) thrashed strong Army team by 4-1 in the second semi-final clash.

The final match of First Chief Minister Punjab 5-a-Side National Women Hockey Championship will be played between Punjab (C) and WAPDA women hockey teams at 7.00pm on Wednesday at National Hockey Stadium whereas Railways and Army teams will clash in 3rd/4th position match at 6.00pm at the same venue.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh and his wife Zakia Adnan were the guests of honour at the semi-finals. Director Admin Javed Chohan, Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti, PHF Women Hockey Wing General Manager Ms Tanzeela Amir Cheema, head coach of national hockey team Olympian Kh Junaid, Deputy Director Rauf Bajwa, Deputy Director Chand Perveen and a large number of hockey fans were also present on this occasion.

Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti and Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh congratulated Punjab (C) and WAPDA women hockey teams on reaching in final of First Chief Minister Punjab 5-a-Side National Women Hockey Championship.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh announced a cash prize of Rs 50,000 for Punjab Colours team for winning semi-final against a strong team. PHF Women Hockey Wing General Manager Ms Tanzeela Amir Cheema also announced a cash prize of Rs 40,000 for Punjab Colours team and Rs 10,000 for captain of Punjab (C) team.

While talking to media Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh appreciated the fighting game of all semi-finalist teams. “It is a new and speedy format of hockey just like T20 format in cricket. Players need to show better stamina and playing techniques in this format”.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh said that Sports Board Punjab has organised the First Chief Minister Punjab 5-a-Side National Women Hockey Championship for the preparation of inaugural FIH Hockey 5s World Cup scheduled to be staged in Oman’s capital city, Muscat in 2024.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh said it’s Sports Board Punjab’s initiative to organise 5-a-Side hockey at such a big level with the collaboration of Pakistan Hockey Federation. “We are quite confident to formulate a strong women hockey team for the qualifiers of FIH Hockey 5s World Cup,” he added.

In the first semi-final, WAPDA women hockey team defeated Railways by a narrow margin of 2-1. Both the teams played aggressive hockey in the initial stages of the match. WAPDA scored first goal in 7th minute through Hamra Latif’s field effort. However, Railways bounced back in the very next minute when Sarika Sarwar converted a penalty stroke to level the score.

Wapda’s Nida Asghar scored the decisive goal through her beautiful field move in the 9th minute of the match. Both the teams tried their best to score more goals in the second half but in vain. The second semi-final was played between Punjab Colours and Army at the same venue. Punjab (C) dominated the proceedings right from the beginning against strong Army team and took 2-0 lead at the half time. Sidra Hakim struck two beautiful goals while Mahak Rasheed and Mariam Hussain contributed one goal each in their team’s 4-1 victory. Army’s Asma scored the only goal for her team through her field move in the 19th minute.

October 28, 2021October 29, 2021

Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Fahmida Mirza was the chief guest at grand closing ceremony

Lahore, October 28, 2021 (PPI-OT):WAPDA women hockey team outplayed Punjab Colours by 4-0 to clinch inaugural First Chief Minister Punjab 5-a-Side National Women Hockey Championship at the National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. In the 3rd/4th position match, Railways women hockey team trounced Army by 2-1.

Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Fahmida Mirza and her husband Zulfiqar Mirza were the guests of honour at the grand concluding ceremony. They were also introduced with the finalist teams prior to the title clash. Federal Minister for IPC Fahmida Mirza awarded the winners’ trophy and a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh to the WAPDA team. Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fuad Hashim Rabbani distributed medals among runners up and 3rd position holder teams of the event.

DG Pakistan Sports Board Asif Zaman, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fuad Hashim Rabbani, Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, PHF Women Hockey Wing General Manager Ms Tanzeela Amir Cheema, Director Admin Javed Chohan, Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti, head coach of national hockey team Olympian Khawaja Junaid, Col (retd) Asif Naz Khokhar, Olympian M Usman and a large number of hockey players and enthusiasts were also present on this occasion.

A total cash prize of Rs 10 lakh was distributed among the top teams. The title winning team WAPDA got first prize of Rs five lakh, runners up Punjab Colours received Rs three lakh followed by Rs two lakh by 3rd position holder team Railways. The best player (Sidra Hakim of Punjab) and best goalkeeper (Tahira Aslam of WAPDA) of the event were also awarded Rs 10,000 each.

Both the teams began the title clash aggressively and attacked each other’s goal posts repeatedly. The WAPDA team got a 2-0 lead at half time. Hamra Latif of the WAPDA team scored two goals while Nida Asghar and Afsheen contributed one goal each in the final match.

Earlier, in the 3rd/4th position match, Railways women hockey team trounced Army by 2-1 at the same venue. Railways Arzoo Mansoor and Sarika Sarwar netted one goal each in 3rd and 9th minute respectively through field efforts while Army’s solitary field goal was struck by Sidra Bibi in 14th minute.

After the final match, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fuad Hashim Rabbani, Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, PHF Women Hockey Wing General Manager Ms Tanzeela Amir Cheema, Director Admin Javed Chohan, Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti, Chand Perveen, Ms Rahat Khan, Dr Amir Sohail, Tournament Director Ms Abida Tanveer, Ms Razia Rizvi, Punjab, WAPDA, Railway Team Managers, DSO Rana Nadeem Anjum, Abdul Rauf Roofi, Nasir Malik, Bilal Akram, Raeesur Rehman and Shahid Nizami were awarded souvenirs.

October 28, 2021October 29, 2021

Warner powers Australia to convincing win over Sri Lanka

Dubai, October 28, 2021 (PPI-OT):Australia laid down a marker with a convincing seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Dubai to make it two wins from two in the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021.

David Warner and Aaron Finch set the tone with a 70-run opening stand as the Aussies chased down a target of 155 with relative ease, with the former making 65 in a return to form.

That sets them up perfectly for the next game in Group 1 against England, who are also two from two, with the winner taking a giant step towards the semi-finals.

Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have been beaten for the first time in the tournament and face a crucial clash with South Africa next up.

After being put into bat, Sri Lanka lost Pathum Nissanka to an early top edge off Pat Cummins, but Charith Asalanka signalled his intent immediately with back-to-back boundaries. In the next over from Glenn Maxwell, he lifted the spinner out of the ground from the very first ball.

A 63-run partnership with Kusal Perera set the platform, but the introduction of Adam Zampa changed things. He had a big shout for LBW in his first over and in his second he had Asalanka caught sweeping by Steve Smith for 35.

Perera carried the fight with a big six off Mitchell Starc but a ball later he was heading back for the same score as Asalanka, unable to keep out a vicious yorker.

At 86 for three and with two new batters, Sri Lanka needed to rebuild but Zampa got another, Avishka Fernando, while Starc had Wanindu Hasaranga caught behind.

From the chance of making 170 or more, Sri Lanka were in trouble, not helped by Zampa finishing off his spell for a miserly two for 12.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa set about consolidating with his skipper Dasun Shanaka as the pair added 40, largely thanks to 17 off the 17th over from Marcus Stoinis.

Cummins broke that partnership as Shanaka top-edged to Matthew Wade, but Rajapaksa ended up unbeaten on 33 to take Sri Lanka to 154 for six.

Very quickly, it became clear that they did not have nearly enough. Finch and Warner tucked into the bowling, readily accepting a regular supply of bad balls to dispatch to the boundaries.

Finch powered two fours in the very first over and he and Warner combined to take Lahiru Kumara for 20 runs off his first over.

Warner should have been on his way for 18, gloving one through to Perera off Dushmantha Chameera, but the wicket-keeper put it down as his bowler started to celebrate and umpire Richard Illingworth was twitching his finger.

That was costly and by the end of the powerplay, Australia were 63 for none, the best performance of the tournament so far.

Finch fell for 37 in Hasaranga’s first over, chopping on and in his next, Maxwell picked out Fernando on the boundary after dragging the ball over midwicket from outside off.

Warner kept going though, moving to a half-century in the 12th over as he and Smith saw off the threat of Hasaranga and then went after the fast bowlers.

As Australia looked to finish it off quickly, Warner found Rajapaksa on the boundary for 65 off just 42 deliveries, but Smith and Stoinis got them home with three overs to spare, to boost the net run-rate as well.

Scores in brief

Australia beat Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai by seven wickets

Sri Lanka 154/6 in 20 overs (Charith Asalanka 35, Kusal Perera 35; Adam Zampa 2/12, Mitchell Starc 2/27)

Australia 155/3 in 17 overs (David Warner 65, Aaron Finch 37; Wanindu Hasaranga 2/22, Dasun Shanaka 1/6)

Player of the Match: Adam Zampa (Australia)

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October 28, 2021October 29, 2021

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh inaugurates 66th National Track Cycling Championship

Lahore, October 28, 2021 (PPI-OT):Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh said that Sports Board Punjab, in the shape of different sports events, is providing appropriate playing opportunities to all talented players of the province to display their talent; he said this while talking to media at the opening ceremony of 66th National Track Cycling Championship at cycling velodrome on Monday.

Pakistan Cycling Federation (PCF) President Syed Azhar Ali Shah, Secretary Nisar Ahmed, Vice President Moazzam Khan, Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti and other officials were also present on this occasion. Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, who was the chief guest on this occasion, inaugurated the 66th National Track Cycling Championship. He was also introduced to all the players and officials prior to the competitions.

In his media talk, Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh Sports Board Punjab is taking extraordinary measures for the promotion of all games across the province. “We are organizing the First Chief Minister Punjab 5-a-Side National Women Hockey Championship at the National Hockey Stadium quite successfully these days. In the recent past, Sports Board Punjab also organized several other sports events of different games to provide sufficient playing opportunities to our male and female players”.

October 28, 2021October 29, 2021

We are giving equal importance to all games to promote true sports culture among youth: Director General Sports Punjab

Lahore, October 28, 2021 (PPI-OT):Sports Board Punjab (SBP), on the directions of Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, conducted hockey and weightlifting trials for the selection of Punjab’s hockey and weightlifting teams at National Hockey Stadium and outside Nishtar Park Sports Complex (NPSC) Gymnasium Hall respectively on Thursday.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh while talking to media at Punjab’s weightlifting trials said that Sports Board Punjab is giving equal importance to all games to promote true sports culture among our youth. “We are holding back-to-back sports championships in a bid to trace fresh talent in all games from across the province”.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, who also witnessed hockey and weightlifting trials at their respective venues, said Sports Board Punjab is going to organize more sports events in near future to provide maximum playing opportunities to our youth. “The merit policy is being followed strictly during the trials. We have directed our selection committees that there will be no compromise on merit. Punjab is hosting and participating in more sports events than all other provinces”.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh said the players from all nine divisions of the province took part in hockey and weightlifting trials. “After the trials, Punjab’s male and female hockey teams will participate in the Inter-Provincial Boys Under-17 and Girls Under-16 Hockey Tournament to be staged in Lahore from Nov 2 to 5, 2021. Similarly, Punjab’s U-17 Boys weightlifting team will feature in the Inter-Provincial Under-17 Boys Weightlifting Tournament to be staged also in Lahore on the same dates”.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh said 200 boys and 100 girls from all nine divisions participated in hockey trials. “As many as 50 boys and 30 girls will be picked up for hockey camp training which is going to begin on Oct 23, 2021. After the training camp, 16-member boys and girls teams will be named to participate in Inter-Provincial Boys Under-17 and Girls Under-16 Hockey Tournament”.

He further informed that Punjab’s 5-member selection committee including Olympian Kh Junaid, Deputy Director Chand Perveen, Rana Nadeem Anjum, Rana Khalid and Shahid Nizami supervised the hockey trials activity. “In weightlifting trials, 65 U-17 boys from all nine divisions participated out of which 16 will be shortlisted for training and then 8 players will be chosen to feature in the Inter-Provincial Under-17 Boys Weightlifting Tournament”.