|
RAHIM YAR KHAN: Pakistan
Punjab Kabaddi team defeated Indian Punjab Kabaddi team by 6
points here at Mehmood Stadium RY Khan on Saturday.
Pakistan team got 40 points
while India scored 34 points.
District Nazim RY Khan
Makhdoom Syed Ahmed Mehmood was the chief guest on the
occasion while DCO Javed Akhtar, Tehsil Nazim, Makhdoom
Alamdar Hussain Hashmi, EDO (Revenue) and other officers also
witnessed the match.
Decent 5-under-par put
Kumra jumps on top in Pakistan Amateur Golf
Meanwhile in Karachi, the Sri Lankan Lalith Kumra jumped to
the top of the leader board with a decent five-under-par 67 on
the penultimate round of Mobilink 43rd Amateur Golf
Championship of Pakistan at Arabian Sea Country Club Saturday.
Kumra ended the third
round with an aggregate of 210, enjoying one stroke lead over
Vikrant Chopra of India. Lalith Kumra played inward half of
the in 32 and outward in 35 with just one bogey and six
birdies. His card for the day was the best which gave him top
position after 54 holes.
Diminutive but handsome
Vikrant Chopra of India was emerging as the other title
contender, who owes runner-up spot to two under-par round of
70. This included birdies on 2nd, 4th, 7th, 9th and 10th and
lost stroke on 6th, 13th and 14th hole.
Two stroke behind Chopra
was second day's leader Vaqas Ahmed of Pakistan, slipped to
third spot after a disappointing three-over-par 75. He ended
the day with total of 213. The championship have sofar seen
new leader every day and leader board has swayed like a
pendulum. K.Prabagran from the Pearl Island took the honors on
the first day with the best round todate - a six-under-par 66.
The Lankan faltered on
the second day and Pakistan Vaqas Ahmed grabbed the top slot
with two-under-par 70. He was failed to live to his reputation
in third round and relegated to third spot. Vaqas abandoned
his position at the top after at the back nine when he triple
bogged the 14th and double bogged the 15th Vaqas handed out
his top position to Lalith Kumra, who brilliant performance
left the title race wide open on Sunday.
Sri Lankan had a treble
to celebrate-Lalith Kumra got on the top in individual contest
and his team won the 16th Jaywerdene Trophy played over
18-holes. The Sri Lankan won beating Pakistan by just
one-stroke to win the event for the third time. Pakistan had
won this event 13-times. Sri Lankan teenager Amrith De Soysa
won the junior championship after playing round of 73, 75 and
75 to end 54 holes event with an aggregate with 223.
Another junior from Sri
Lanka, Mithun Perera, son of former professional golfer, Vanda
Perera played one-under-par round of 71. This teenager made a
real impact. Jamila Jabbar is maintaining her lead in the
ladies event followed by Tahira Nazir and Saba Iqbal. Among
the seniors Sohail Rana leading is leading with 74 followed by
Javed A.Khan and Haroon Kahloon at 76 and PGF President Gen (Retd)
Muhammad Tariq at 77 and Murtuza Qasim at 79.
Leaders after 3rd
Round
Lalith Kumra (Sri Lanka)
73+70+67=210
Vikrant Chopra (India) 71+70+70=211
Vaqas Ahmed (Pakistan) 68+70+75=213
Harinder Gupta (India) 72+69+72=213
Shahid Javed Khan (Pakistan) 72+70+73=215
Tariq Mehmood (Pakistan) 73+70+75=218
Manav Dad (India) 73+74+71=218
Saddiq ur Rehman (Bangladesh) 75+72+71=218
Waseem Rana (DHA) 72+71+75=218
M.Milon Ahmed (Bangladesh) 73+73+74=220
| 
![PakistanTimes [PakistanTimes.net]](times2_files/sidelogo.JPG)
