PAF, Army and Sindh off to strong start

Published December 21, 2014
KARACHI: A view of a match during the National Beach Netball Championship at the Sea View Beach on Saturday.
KARACHI: A view of a match during the National Beach Netball Championship at the Sea View Beach on Saturday.

KARACHI: Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Pakistan Army and Sindh recorded two wins each on the opening day of the National Men’s Beach Netball Championship which started at Sea View on Saturday.

PAF got off to a flying start with Mohammad Akhtar Jatt scoring 16 goals as they overwhelmed Punjab 19-6 before they recorded their second win when they overcame Fata 18-7.

Army beat Wapda 29-9 and then outplayed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 27-1. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa endured a miserable day when they lost 3-26 to Sindh who also beat Wapda 17-1.

Like Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Wapda, Pakistan Police also suffered two defeats on day one of the tournament, losing 9-11 to Fata and 13-18 to Punjab.

Earlier, chief guest Saifullah Khan and Mubeen Pirzada, also the guest-of-honour, declared the championship, organised by Sindh Netball Association and Pakistan Netball Federation, open.

Published in Dawn December 21th , 2014

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