Mansoor and Shahid make steady progress

Published July 29, 2002

MANCHESTER, July 28: Pakistani young guns Mansoor Zaman and Shahid Zaman cruised ahead after straight games second round victories at Commonwealth Games squash competitions Sunday.

Mansoor got the better of Scott Fitzgerald of Wales 9-3, 9-3, 9-1, while Shahid Zaman overcame Zimbabwe’s Patrick Chifunda 10-9, 9-6, 9-7.

Results:

MEN’S SINGLES:

SECOND ROUND: Jonathon Power (Can) bt Michael Hopkins (Jer) 9-0, 9-3, 9-5; Mansoor Zaman (Pak) bt Scott Fitzgerald of (Wal) 9-3, 9-3, 9-1; Mark Chaloner (Eng) bt Steve Richardson (NIr) 9-2, 9-2, 9-3; Shahid Zaman Khan (Pak) bt Patrick Chifunda (Zam) 10-9, 9-6, 9-7

WOMEN’S SINGLES:

SECOND ROUND: Melanie Jans (Can) bt Marlene West (Jam) 6-9, 9-3, 9-4, 9-6; Shelley Kitchen (Nzl) bt Margo Green (Can) 9-2, 9-4, 9-0.—AFP