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By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The  sixth edition of Hub Rally Cross 2019 saw two new champions  Asif Imam and Salma Khan emerging on the horizon after sensational and intriguing competition  at the Max Dirt Arena in Hub on the border of Sindh.  Asif from Karachi, who had been managing and developing the Max Dirt track won the "A"  Prepared Class event. He  clocked 8 min 33 sec to grab the major title while veteran racer  Nadeem Khan finished second with Irfan Mian clinching third position in the field of seven racers.      "It was bit surprise for me that I drove well despite little practice on the track and for this my  thanks to Almighty that I achieved this," Asif told reporters after the presentation ceremony.       " May be absence of few top racers like Nadir Magsi,  Sahibzada Sultan Muhammad Ali and  Asad Khoro helped me to take away the title wh...

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Pakistan’s forgotten national sports heroes in boxing, cycling and football who brought glories to the country in Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and other international competitions were honoured at a grand function organised by Sherwani Sports Trust on May 25. Those who to be honoured on the occasion included Olympic boxer and Asian and CW Games medal winner Meherullah Lassi, South Asian Boxing Games Champion Rasheed Qambrani.  Financial assistance was also extended to to distressed sportsmen of yesteryears and the beneficiaries included boxer Azeem Jan, cyclist Sher Haider, footballers Jan Mohammad Baloch, Mohammad Sharif and Jafar Alam and former Olympic referee/judge Ali Akbar Shah.  They were also awarded shields and mementos as a token of acknowledgement of their heroic feats Sherwani Motors set a noble example by distributing cash awards worth Rs 200, 000 among the needy sportsmen....

By Ehsan Qureshi  (Pakistan News & Features Services) Prominent members of cricketing community have come out to make Karachi green and joined hands with Toyota Highway Motors in planting trees in a bid to check growing environmental pollution to some extent. Noted cricketers like Pakistan's most successful outgoing captain Misbah-ul-Haq, spin magician of his time, Iqbal Qasim, former Test opener, Sadiq Mohammed, former Test all-rounder Ejaz Faqih, hockey Olympian and 1984 Los Angeles gold medalist, Hasan Sardar, and ex-Junior and a member of 1979 Junior World Cup winning team in France Jan Mohammed, are among the figures who have planted trees to go all out with the slogan one tree each to make Karachi green.  The latest in series of the prominent sportsmen was Jalaluddin, the man who who had the distinction of accomplishing the first hat-trick in One-Day International against Australia at Niaz Stadiim Hyderabad 32 years ago.  The former Test fa...

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Pakistan’s ace Test batsman and ex-captain Younis Khan has complimented the organizers for conducting the exciting Hub Rally Cross at the newly developed Max Dirt Arena 40-KM outside Karachi.  “It’s an exciting and thrilling motorsport and organizer deserved praise and credit for their effort,” he told media corps upon arrival after having fishing overnight round in Gadani Balochistan. The chief organizer of the Rally, Shujaat Sherwani, was also present on the occasion.  Younis Khan, who took a round of the newly inaugurated track, said he had more shocks in cricket than during his short drive with Shujaat Sherwani. “I enjoyed the ride and it was good experience and it was a fun. I wish I could drive fast like Mr. Sherwani did,” he added after the round.  However, he said, it was a giant effort of the organizers to bring many skilled drivers for the competition and he was also pleasantly s...