KARACHI, Dec 30 Three Davis Cuppers — Jalil Khan, Nomi Qamar and Yasir Khan — have confirmed their participation in the Sindh ranking tennis tournament which gets into action at the Defence Authority Club from Jan 7, the organisers announced on Wednesday.

Competitions will be held in men's singles, ladies' singles, juniors' U-17 singles, boys' U-15 singles, boys' and girls' U-13 singles, boys' U-11 singles, boys and girls' U-9 singles, men's doubles, seniors' 45-plus and 55-plus doubles.

The event, which carries a total prize money of Rs20,000, concludes on Jan 14. All outstation players are entitled to get daily allowance of Rs250 until elimination. Outstation players together with coaches and ball boys are also exempted from entry fee for one event. The entry fee is Rs200.

Last date for submission of entries is Jan 5.

Meanwhile, an Inter-school team championship will also run at the same venue from Jan 13 to 15. The last date of entries in the event is Jan 10.

The Sindh Tennis Association (STA) has asked all participants to carry their TPIN card.

Three local players namely Nasir Mushtaq, Abbas Raza and Zuhair Raza will not be seen in action. While the former has gone to US for studies, the Raza brothers have recently gone to Barcelona on a six-month training.

Opinion

Editorial

PTI in disarray
Updated 30 Nov, 2024

PTI in disarray

PTI’s protest plans came abruptly undone because key decisions were swayed by personal ambitions rather than political wisdom and restraint.
Tired tactics
30 Nov, 2024

Tired tactics

Matiullah's arrest appears to be a case of the state’s overzealous and misplaced application of the law.
Smog struggle
30 Nov, 2024

Smog struggle

AS smog continues to shroud parts of Pakistan, an Ipsos survey highlights the scope of this environmental hazard....
Solidarity with Palestine
Updated 29 Nov, 2024

Solidarity with Palestine

The wretched of the earth see in the Palestinian struggle against Israel a mirror of themselves.
Little relief for public
29 Nov, 2024

Little relief for public

INFLATION, the rate of increase in the prices of goods and services over a given period of time, has receded...
Right to education
29 Nov, 2024

Right to education

IT is troubling to learn that over 16,500 students of the University of Karachi (KU) have defaulted on fee payments...