KARACHI: Half-a-dozen local teams have entered the Sindh Sports Board (SSB) Ramazan Cup basketball tournament which gets into action at the Arambagh floodlit court on Wednesday.

The teams have been drawn into two groups.

Group A comprises Neighbourhood Club, Arambagh Club and Karachi Colts while group B includes Askari Alphas, One Unit Club and Bounce Club.

Top two teams of the groups will qualify for the semi-finals that will be played on June 16. The event concludes with the final on June 18. The organisers have set aside cash prizes amounting to Rs30,000.

Published in Dawn, June 7th, 2017

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