Team for ITF Asian 12&U Championship announced

Team for ITF Asian 12U Championship announced

KARACHI: Haider Ali Rizwan, Ahtesham Humayun, and Hasnain Ali Rizwan will represent Pakistan at South Asia Regional Qualifying Event of ITF Asian 12 Under Team Championship to be held in Bangladesh from May 12-17.

Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) on Wednesday announced the squad after conducting trials from April 1-3. ITF Certified Level 1 Coach Azim Khan, who is also an assistant coach at the National Training Centre, will accompany the players as non-playing captain/coach during the event. PTF had called 10 players for the trials.

Lengthy bans after ‘record’ Chinese red-card count

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SHANGHAI: Chinese football dished out two lengthy bans on Wednesday after what has been called the dirtiest start to a Chinese Super League season.

There have been 10 red cards in 24 matches so far this campaign, a record for the CSL, according to Chinese media.

There were two dismissals in Chongqing Lifan’s bad-tempered 1-0 home win over newly-promoted Shenzhen FC on Sunday.

One of those who got his marching orders, Shenzhen captain Ge Zhen, “caused adverse social impact” after planting a boot into the groin of an opponent 10 minutes from time, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) said.

The CFA handed Ge a five-game ban and fined him 50,000 yuan ($7,500). Also hit with a five-game ban and 50,000 fine was the Brazilian Rafael Silva after his dismissal in Wuhan Zall’s 2-1 loss at Jiangsu Suning, also on Sunday.

The forward had an eventful afternoon, scoring a consolation goal but being sent off three minutes later for kicking the ball into the face of a prone Jiangsu player. His behaviour “caused a bad social impact”, the CFA said.

Silva and Ge will each miss six games in total because the five are added to one for the red card itself, according to local media.

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