KARACHI: Favourite bay horse Choice Of The Day lifted the July Cup as turf accountants dominated a five-race card during the Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.
Having placed second in last three outings, Choice Of The Day made amends by justifying his billing to give race-goers some respite on a day of upsets as he galloped home by three lengths over chestnut horse Albania to clinch the cup.
Owned by Mohammad Rehan and sent by trainer Mohammad Sharif, Choice Of The Day was ably ridden by rider Riaz Ahmed.
Mare Recovery, who won the last race, had to be content with third place after being edged by short head followed by Faster Than You among seven starters as New Class was scratched in the morning declaration.
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LAHORE: Workers of Tehrik Minhajul Quran and Pakistan Awami Tehrik took out protest rallies here on Thursday to mark 7th anniversary of the Model Town killings where 14 people were killed and 85.
Inam Butt eyes Tokyo berth
PWF Secretary Sattar hopes wrestler can qualify for Olympics through Almaty event
Inamis appearing in Almaty, Kazakhstan, fighting in the 97kg event as well as freestyle competition in the same weight category. PHOTO COURTESY: Dean Treml/United World Wrestling
KARACHI:
“Our hero Muhammad Inam Butt deserves so much better, so much more,” said Pakistan Wrestling Federation (PWF) Secretary Muhammad Arshad Sattaras he expresses his love for the athlete.
Inam along with Muhammad Bilal and Haroon Abid will begin their campaign at the final continental Olympic qualifier on Friday, April 6.
Sattar believes it is a matter of time and time has been running out since there hasn’t been much support from the government for Pakistan’s first-ever world champion in Beach Wrestling Inam.
ACE arrests assistant district public prosecutor for corruption
National
March 9, 2021
GUJRANWALA: An Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) team Monday arrested an assistant district public prosecutor over receiving bribe from a citizen.
Accused Imran Shahid received Rs 10,000 from a citizen for giving undue favour to him in a case. The ACE recovered tainted currency notes from the accused and registered a case against him.
Citizens deprived of cash, valuables: Citizens were deprived of cash and other valuables in several hits in different localities of Gujranwala on Monday. Two gunmen intercepted Haider Ali and his sister and snatched cash and a motorcycle from them. In Gakhar Mandi bandits snatched Rs 6,500 and motorcycles from Hamza and his friend Tauqeer.