Sindh down Balochistan in hockey clash

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KARACHI, Jan 29: Hosts Sindh made amends when they swept past Balochistan 4-2 to clinch last encounter of the three-match series between the two provinces at the Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium on Thursday.

Yasir Ghafoor struck twice while Wasim and Bilal netted once for the local team. M. Kashif slammed both goals for the losers.

However, despite defeat, the visitors have won the series 2-1 by virtue of winning the first two games.

Balochistan girls, meanwhile, swept the three match series beating Sindh 3-1 in the last game. Tahira (2) and Nadia (1) scored for winners while Asma scored the consolation goal for local outfit.

The prize distribution ceremony will be held at the Sindh Sports Board Complex on Friday at 6.00pm.

Results:

Hockey boys:

Sindh bt Balochistan 4-2.

Hockey girls:

Balochistan bt Sindh 3-1.

Table tennis boys:

Sindh bt Balochistan 3-0 (Usman Ahmed bt Kamran 11-9, 11-1, 11-3; Raheel Saleem bt Mehdi 11-7, 11-6, 11-8; Usman Ahmed bt Ramzan Ali 11-8, 11-6, 11-5).

Table tennis girls:

Sindh bt Balochistan 3-0 (Iqra bt Erum 11-2, 11-6, 11-4; Palwasha bt Ayesha 11-5, 11-6, 11-6; Sana and Farah bt Erum and Ayesha 11-3, 11-5, 11-9).

Boxing:

48kg: M. Farooq (Sindh) walkover Muqeem (Balochistan).

54 kg: S. M. Hussain (Sindh) bt Saadullah (Balochistan).

57 kg: Qadir Khan (Sindh) bt Sardar Mohammad (Balochistan).

60kg: Abideen Ibrahim (Balochistan) bt Haji Qasim (Sindh).

69kg: M. Hadi (Balochistan) bt Shahbaz Rajput.

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