KARACHI: Furqan Patel and Hareem Anwar lifted their respective crowns of the men’s and women’s singles of the 6th Dr Essa Mohammad Ranking Table Tennis tournament which concluded here at the Islamia Club on Saturday.
In the men’s singles final, Furqan stunned top seed Atta Abbas 4-3 with the game score being 7-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 12-14, 11-8. Hareem, who will represent Pakistan in the Commonwealth Games in Australia, prevailed over Atiqa Khan 3-1 to grab the women’s singles crown. The set score was 11-8, 11-5, 8-11, 18-16.
Earlier in the men’s singles semi-finals, Atta defeated Arsalaan Alvi 11-9, 11-3, 11-9, 11-4 and Furqan whacked Kaif Raiz 4-2 with the set score being 7-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-13, 11-3, 11-8.
Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes . — AFP/FileSYDNEY: Family and team-mates paid tribute to “infectious”...
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia took part in protests against the Wrestling Federation of India last year. —...
An undated picture of Zimbabwe's all-rounder Sean Williams. — ICC/FileISLAMABAD: Zimbabwe all-rounder Sean Williams...
Pakistan's Shahnawaz Dahani and Ahmed Daniyal. — Instagram@idaniyal.latif/FileISLAMABAD: All-rounder Ahmed Daniyal...
Arsenal's Spanish coach Mikel Arteta hugs Arsenal's French defender William Saliba at the end of the UEFA Champions...
New Zealand's Tom Latham and England's Ben Stokes pose with the series trophy. — AFP/FileCHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand...
