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Ighalo double dents Ronaldo’s title dreams as Al-Hilal defeat Al-Nasser in Riyadh derby

Riyadh: The cheers rang around King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on Tuesday night and surely there must have been similar celebrations over in Jeddah. Al-Hilal had just defeated Al-Nassr 2-0 in a contentious Riyadh Derby, thanks to two penalt...

Corruption in Indian cricket? Mohammed Siraj reports corrupt approach to BCCI

New Delhi: Indian bowler Mohammed Siraj has reportedly informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about a "corrupt approach" during the ODI series between India and Australia in March this year.   Siraj is currently playing i...

Alcaraz cruises to opening victory at Barcelona Open

BARCELONA: Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz opened his title defense at the Barcelona Open with a comfortable 6-3, 6-1 win over Nuno Borges yesterday. Earlier, Casper Ruud reached the quarterfinals for a second straight year by beating Ben Shelton 6...

Leaving captaincy will help Babar Azam make more batting records: Malik

Lahore: Pakistan all-rounder, Shoaib Malik, has said that if he were in Babar Azam's position, he would have left Pakistan captaincy and focused more on his batting. He then recommended that those who are close to Babar should advise him to consider...

Arthur to sign ‘online’ coaching contract today in meeting with Najam Sethi

ISLAMABAD: Following his arrival a day earlier, the Pakistan cricket team’s high-profile ‘Online’ Director Coaching Mickey Arthur will hold a formal meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee head Najam Sethi her...

Sri Lanka thrashes Ireland by an innings, 280 runs in first test

GALLE: Sri Lanka thrashed Ireland by an innings and 280 runs on Tuesday, in one of the biggest winning margins in Test history and the largest by the South Asian nation. In what was also Ireland’s biggest defeat to date, the visitors were all o...

'I know all their shocking secrets', Umar Akmal warns colleagues

Lahore: Pakistan's Test cricketer Umar Akmal has recently slammed fellow cricketers for spreading rumours about him, saying “I too know secrets of these cricketers, if I started talking, the nice people of Pakistan will stop watching cricket&rd...

Pakistan street cricket comes to life after dark during Ramadhan

KARACHI: After midnight during Ramadan, makeshift floodlights transform a central Karachi basketball court into an urban cricket arena, where dozens of young Pakistani men chase taped-up tennis balls zipping through the night air. Donkeys watch on fr...

Amath strike gives Mallorca first win in seven LaLiga games

VIGO: Amath Ndiaye scored a first-half winner to give Mallorca a thrilling 1-0 win at Celta Vigo and ended his side’s winless streak in six straight LaLiga matches yesterday.  The win lifted Mallorca to 11th place in the standings with 37...

New Zealand buoyant after clinching Lahore thriller, says Daryl Mitchell

ISLAMABAD: New Zealand are without regular skipper Kane Williamson, who is set to miss the 50-overs World Cup in India later this year with a knee injury, while several others are playing in the Indian Premier League. New Zealand eked out a thrilling...

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'Pakistan Armed Forces giving befitting response to India’s shameful attack'

3 PAKISTANIS MARTYRED, 12 INJURED: ISPR MUZAFFARABAD: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry today said three Pakistanis were martyred and 12 were injured in “cowardly” missile strikes by Indi...

Wahaj Ali, Ahmed Jehanzeb & 'Kabli Pulao' Shine at 23rd LUX Style Awards

Karachi, (May 5) The 23rd LUX Style Awards celebrated Pakistan’s top talent across fashion, film, music, and television. Ahmed Jehanzeb’s Tera Mera Hai Pyar emerged as the most streamed song and earned him Singer of the Year, while Wahaj...

UAE to work closely with Pakistan for maintaining regional peace

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of UAE Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al-Zaabi, called on the Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister House yesterday. During the meeting, the Prime Minister conveyed his warm wishes to His Highness Sheikh Moham...

Army top brass warns of ‘sure, decisive’ response, if India attempts to impose war

RAWALPINDI: The army’s top brass yesterday warned India of a “sure and decisive” response should it attempt to impose war, as relations deteriorated between Islamabad and New Delhi amid rising tensions after last week’s attack...
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