{"id":20896,"date":"2017-02-01T12:49:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T12:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/?p=20896"},"modified":"2017-02-01T12:49:53","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T12:49:53","slug":"davis-cup-gateway-to-international-sports-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/2017\/02\/davis-cup-gateway-to-international-sports-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Davis Cup \u2018gateway to international sports in Pakistan\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 696px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-20896-1\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/x-flv\" src=\"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Davis-Cup-press-conference.flv?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Davis-Cup-press-conference.flv\">http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Davis-Cup-press-conference.flv<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>ISLAMABAD, Feb 1 (APP): Pakistan top seed tennis players termed \u201cDavis Cup\u201d a gateway to international sports activity in the country.<br \/>\nPakistan will host \u201cDavis Cup\u201d tier after 12 years on February 3 at Sports Complex Islamabad, where country\u2019s top tennis players will compete with Iranian players.<br \/>\nAddressing the press conference regarding Davis Cup, Malik Rashid non-playing team captain along with Aisam Ul Haq, Aqeel Khan, Abid Ali Akbar and Abid Mustaq termed Pakistan a safe country for international sports.<br \/>\nPakistan top player Aisam Ul Haq said that the event will not only uplift tennis but also uplift all other sports in the country.<br \/>\n\u201cI am very much excited playing in front of home crowd in home court\u201d, Aisam Ul Haq expressed his feelings.<br \/>\nAisam ul Haq said he is fully prepared to defeat Iranian rivals, \u201cwe have never lost a single tier since 1998\u201d, he said.<br \/>\nAqeel Khan said that hard court will favour us, as Iranians are trained in clay and grass courts. He said we have defeated much better players then Iranian, we are fully prepared to beat them.<br \/>\nMalik Rashid non-playing team captain said that in past Pakistan was not given an opportunity to host international event which has affected the player\u2019s performance.<br \/>\nIranian contingent includes Seifollah Behzadpour coach, Mostafa Ataei trainer, Mehrshad Poursaeed Esfahani physician, Saeed Ahmadvand team captain, players including Anoosha Shahgholi, Shahin Khaledan, Alborz Akhavan, Amir Hossein Badi, Nadaf Sachani Hamidreza.<br \/>\nAPP\/Ahsan\/mka\/VNS Islamabad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Feb 1 (APP): Pakistan top seed tennis players termed \u201cDavis Cup\u201d a gateway to international sports activity in the country. Pakistan will host \u201cDavis Cup\u201d tier after 12 years on February 3 at Sports Complex Islamabad, where country\u2019s top tennis players will compete with Iranian players. 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