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Lahore Blues beats FATA to register first victory in QeAT 2023/24

Lahore Blues registered their first win of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy QEAT 2023/24 season with a nine-wicket victory over FATA Region while the rest of the second-round matches failed to produce a result. FATA started the day at 127-4. They got to 214,...

Britain book Davis Cup finals berth with tie-break win over France

PARIS: British doubles pair Dan Evans and Neal Skupski edged a white-knuckle duel with France to clinch one of the eight Davis Cup finals berths yesterday. The British duo came back from a set down to beat French pair Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-...

Pakistan down Indonesia 5-0 to qualify for Davis Cup playoffs

ISLAMABAD: Veterans Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan teamed up to ensure a dominant victory for Pakistan as they brushed aside Indonesia 5-0 in the Davis Cup World Group-II tie on Sunday. With the victory, Pakistan have now qualified for the World...

Ahmad Shahzad presents Rs1mn to Arshad Nadeem

Lahore: Test cricketer Ahmad Shahzad has presented a cheque of one million rupees to star athlete Arshad Nadeem for winning the silver medal at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary. Ahmad Shahzad congratulated Arshad Nadeem on winnin...

India crush Sri Lanka to win Asia Cup 2023

COLOMBO: Mohammed Siraj’s six-wicket demolition job underlined his utter dominance of an inept Sri Lanka as India raced up to win the Asia Cup 2023. Set to chase a meagre 51, India comfortably completed the pursuit in 6.1 overs without losing a...

England's Nat Sciver-Brunt scores historic century during her 100th ODI

London: Nat Sciver-Brunt smashed a record-breaking century in her 100th one-day international (ODI) appearance, scoring England's fastest women's ODI century, in just 66 balls, while stepping in place of ill captain Heather Knight. The No 1 ranked ba...

Bangladeshdesh down India to end their Asia Cup Campaign on a high

COLOMBO: A combined bowling effort, followed by Shakib Al Hasan and Towhid Hridoy’s half-centuries powered Bangladesh to a stunning six-run victory over India ahead of the Asia Cup 2023 final on Sunday. Put into bat first, Bangladesh put on a d...

International Hockey Federation strips Pakistan of Olympic qualifier hosting rights over govt interference

LAHORE: In a major setback for Pakistan’s national game, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) withdrew the hosting rights of the Olympic qualifying round from the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Tuesday. The qualifying event was to be...

Ahmed, Matloob lead in CNS Open Golf

KARACHI: The Karachi Golf Club (KGC) came alive on Wednesday as the 27th Chief of Naval Staff Open Golf Championship teed off in spectacular fashion. Hailing from Lahore, the talented golfer Ahmed Baig, and the seasoned Matloob Ahmed, both showcased...

Argentina beats altitude, Bolivia 3-0 in World Cup qualifier

LA PAZ, Bolivia: Argentina expected a struggle in the altitude of La Paz. The World Cup champions’ climb appeared even steeper with Lionel Messi out of the lineup. Argentina still beat Bolivia 3-0 on Tuesday in their second match of the qualify...

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Police registers case against TLP leadership, workers under terrorism charges

LAHORE: At least five people, including a police officer, three Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) workers, and a passerby, were killed as law enforcement agencies carried out a major pre-dawn operation in Muridke on Monday to disperse what officials d...

PM Shehbaz lauds Trump as 'man of peace'

EGYPT: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday described US President Donald Trump as a "genuine man of peace", who had worked relentlessly and untiringly to end global conflicts, including the war in Gaza. Standing with the US president and other gl...

SSP Central and Community Police meet to discuss new security measures

KARACHI: SSP District Central Zeeshan Shafiq Siddiqui met with officials of Community Police Karachi (CPK) Nazimabad at his office yesterday. The meeting was attended by CPK Chief Aqeeq Iqbal, Deputy Chief Hammad, and other representatives. During th...

Pakistani youth to get training in IT skills

ISLAMABAD: If you’re an engineer completing your four-year bachelor's programme and enter the industry, companies are frustrated you have no experience. But now, Huawei and the Pakistan government are trying to fill this gap by training 300,000...
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