Shani Masih clinched Islamabad Billiards and Snooker Association title.

KARACHI -- Shani Masih clinched the seniors' category of the Islamabad Billiards and Snooker Association (IBSA) Cup 2019-20 played here at the Pakistan Sports Complex. Shani beat Raja Munawar by 4-2 in the final. In the under 21 category, Imran Khan outplayed Abdullah by 4-3 while in the U-18 category, Kamran Chaudhary downed Zohaib Mustafa by 4-2. In the Master (40 plus) category, Arshad Qureshi defeated Zafar Iqbal by 4-2. Japanese Ambassador Kuninori Matsuda, who was the chief guest on the occasion, distributed trophies among the winners. He recalled the 1964 Summer Olympics at Tokyo where Pakistan hockey team was in the final but was unfortunately outplayed by India by 0-1. 'Pakistan introduced field hockey in Japan and coaches were also called from Pakistan,' he said. The ambassador said cricket was also thriving in Japan.

'There are about 300 clubs registered with the Japanese Cricket Association and the game is flourishing in the country,' he said and added the Japanese cueists were also waiting to play against their Pakistani counterparts. He...