Tag: Polo

Pakistan rout Nigeria in FIP Polo World Cup

Pakistan polo team has made a lasting impression on the participants of the World Cup Zone D Playoffs 2011 being played in Malaysia by...

Hissam to lead Pakistan in Polo World Cup Zone-D playoffs

The Pakistan Polo Association has picked the best available for in the World Cup Zone D playoffs to be held in Malaysia from June...

Guard Group notch Summer Polo title

LAHORE - Guard Group clinched the Summer Polo Cup after beating PESSI in the final here at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Sunday. Guard's won by 7

Seniors prevail in polo match

LAHORE - Lahore Polo Club's seniors gave polo lesson to juniors in an exhibition match at the LPC ground on Saturday.
Seniors came up with eight goals against two by juniors. Bilal Hayat Noon and Mustafa Monnoo were the only scorers of the losing youngsters while the Seniors showed their power through the Ishaq Khan Khakwani, Asif Tiwana, Javed Mawaz Khan and Abdul Haye Mehta.
Former President Lahore Polo Club Malik Hamid Ali Noon watched this tussle of experience and

PESSI prevail in LCCI’s polo festival

LAHORE - PESSI secured the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry Polo title and Guard Group got third place in the tournament organised by the LCCI to celebrate the spring festival at the Lahore Polo Club here on Sunday.
PESSI beat Newage Cables 9-6 for the title while Guard Group defeated Colony Sugar/Diamond Paints 9-4 in the subsidiary final. Mian Hamza Shahbaz, MNA, was the chief guest and distributed the prizes to the winners. It was a team effort from PESSI. The winners

Guard face Newage in Spring Polo final

LAHORE - Guard Group has qualified for the main final of the Spring Polo Cup 2011. They will take on Newage Cables on Sunday, while Pony Express will face PESSI in the subsidiary final. On Friday, Newage Cables defeated PESSI 9-6, while Guard Group crushed Pony Express 9-1.
Shah Shamyl Alam produced a brilliant performance, while Taimur Mawaz Khan and Adnan Jalil Azam supported him with two and one goals, respectively. The losing side got their goals through Sufi Muhammad Aamir,

Guard Group notch Pepsi Cup Polo title

LAHORE - Guard Group strolled to title victory against Monnoo Foods in the final of the Pepsi Challenge Cup Polo here on Sunday. Guard Group converted eight goals and allowed Monnoo Foods just two goals to win the first title of the season. Monnoo Foods enjoyed two-and-a-half goals handicap.
Taimur Ali Malik with four goals was the leading scorer for the winners while Shah Shamyl Alam and Zain Khan Khakwani shared two goals each to live upto their reputation. Monnoo Foods

Monnoo Foods qualify for polo final

LAHORE - Monnoo Foods won the last league match of the Pepsi Challenge Cup Polo 2011 to qualify for the main final against Guard Group, which will be played on Sunday, March 20. National champions Master Paints thrashed SKM and qualified for the subsidiary match before the final against PESSI.
On Friday, Monnoo Foods beat Al Khan/Ciro's Pomodoro 6-5, with Ahmed Ali Tiwana scoring five of the six goals. Babar Monnoo converted the sixth goal for the winners. From the losing side,

Polo Championship – Hissam masterminds Master Paints victory

LAHORE - Master Paints dethroned defending champions Colony Sugar 8-7 in the final of the Bank Alfalah National Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup here at the Lahor Polo Club's Aibak Ground on Sunday.
Masters Paints not only regained the title after nearly a decade, but also notched their third title of the season. They won two titles earlier this season. The winner's trophy was handed over to them by Governor Punjab Sardar Latif Khan Khosa who graced the occasion as

Master drub Hattaf in National Polo

LAHORE - Army/Askari Bank, Master Paints and Colony Sugar returned to the polo field after a gap of more than a week to stage wins in the Bank Alfalah National Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup 2011 at the Lahore Polo Club ground. Last week, Warid had registered successive wins. The event, which was badly hit by rains in the city, resumed on Sunday. Master Paints staged the biggest win of the event when they scored a dozen goals against rivals PAF Hattaf, who managed

Rain-hit National Polo resumes today

LAHORE - The Bank Alfalah National Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup 2011 will resume on Sunday (today). The championship was disrupted after two days of matches by rains in the city. With the efforts of the Lahore Polo Club staff and management, the championship will resume on Sunday, provided there are no more rains to hamper the championship.
The championship will resume with four matches. Army will play Askari Bank, Guard Group will take on Diamond Paints,

Warid forms polo team

LAHORE - Warid Telecom has formed its team for participation in the Aibak Cup, that rolled into action here at the LPC ground on Tuesday. The team is led by a seven goal player from Argentina, Manuel Alberto Crespo, while Maj Rabnawaz Tiwana, Haseeb Minhas and Ahmed Zubair complete the quartet.
Crespo was part of the team that won Camara de Diputados Cup, the most prestigious tournament of Argentina. Ahmed Zubair is rated as a two goals player and had the opportunity to play polo

Nurpur Polo final today

LAHORE - The final of the Nurpur Cup Polo 2011 will be played between Bank Alfalah and Guard Rice-Diamond Paints here at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Sunday (today).
A thrilling encounter is expected.
Hissam Ali Hyder and Raja Samiullah boost Guard Rice's strength while Raul LaPlacetie is expected to star for Bank Alfalah, with possible back up from Saqib Khan Khakwani. Teams: Guard Rice-Diamond Paints: Mir Shoaib Ahmed, Taimur Ali Malik, Raja Samiullah, Hissam Ali Hyder.

Guard Rice-Diamond Paints in polo final

LAHORE - The combined team of Guard Rice and Diamond Paints defeated Master Paints and qualified for the final of the Nurpur Polo Cup be played on Sunday. In another match of the day, PIA/SHV Energy defeated Hataff and qualified for the subsidiary final against Frontier Works Organization.
PIA/SHV Energy beat Hataff 9-5 and Guard Rice/Diamond Paints defeated Master Paints 10- 8

Guard Filters/Suzuki Swift win in polo

LAHORE - Suzuki Swift/Guard Filters and Master Paints registered wins in the Suzuki Swift Polo Cup here on Wednesday. The combined team of Suzuki Swift/Guard Filters thrashed Remounts 10-5

Busters bash Hattaf to enter polo final

LAHORE - JS Bank/ Waste Busters won their last league match to qualify for the main final of the Caanchi & Lugari Pakistan Polo Cup 2011, to be played on Sunday against Ciro's Pomodoro.
On the other hand PSS International won its match and qualified for the subsidiary final against Master Paints (Black). The combined team of JS Bank and Waste Busters defeated Hattaf 6-4. The win materialised due to the efforts of Ahmed Ali Tiwana, who scored five of the six goals. Zain Khan

PAF thrash Frontier Scouts in Caanchi & Lugari Polo Cup

LAHORE - Pakistan Air Force and Hattaf enjoyed the chilly Thursday with wins in the Caanchi & Lugari Pakistan Polo Cup here at the Lahore Polo Club. If Pakistan Air Force had an easy sailing against Frontier Scouts 8-2, Hattaf had to fight hard to beat PSS International and after going on an equal terms 6-6, they eased to win with the advantage of one-and-a-half goal handicap.
Haseeb Minhas hit four of the eight PAF scored while Tauheed Ahmad contributed two. One each came from