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Kamran Ghulam, Sahibzada Farhan and Saud Shakeel score centuries on first day of President's Trophy Final

RAWALPINDI: Kamran Ghulam, Sahibzada Farhan and Saud Shakeel struck centuries for SNGPL against WAPDA on day one of the final of the President’s Trophy Grade-I here at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi. After being put into bat, SNGPL sco...

Nissanka creates history with landmark ODI double-century

Pallekele:  Pathum Nissanka became the first Sri Lanka batter to score a men's ODI double hundred. Pathum Nissanka's 210* was the first-ever double-century for a Sri Lanka batter, and was also the highest-ever individual score for Sri Lanka in O...

Southampton book Liverpool tie in FA Cup

LONDON: Southampton booked an FA Cup fifth round tie against Liverpool with a 3-0 win over Watford on Tuesday, while Coventry's 4-1 victory against Sheffield Wednesday secured a date with history makers Maidstone. Saints forward Sekou Mara struck twi...

New Zealand hammer inexperienced South Africa by 281 runs in first test

MOUNT MAUNGANUI: Black Caps seamer Kyle Jamieson claimed four wickets on Wednesday to drive New Zealand to a 281-run win over South Africa with a day to spare in the first Test at Bay Oval on Wednesday. Dogged resistance from the tourists ended with...

Iran survive Syria penalty drama to reach Asian Cup last eight

Dubai: Iran will meet pre-tournament favourites Japan in the Asian Cup quarter-finals after surviving extra time with 10 men before defeating Syria 5-3 on penalties yesterday. Skipper Ehsan Hajsafi scored the winning penalty for Iran, who are ranked...

ICC revokes ban on Sri Lanka Cricket

DUBAI: In a major development, the International Cricket Council (ICC) Sunday lifted its ban on Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) with immediate effect. ICC suspended Sri Lanka’s membership during the ICC World Cup 2023 in November due to their governmen...

Palestine and Syria seal historic Asian Cup last-16 spots

DOHA: Palestine and Syria qualified for the knockout stages of the Asian Cup for the first time on Tuesday with victories in their last group matches. Palestine wrapped up their Group ‘C’ campaign in style with a 3-0 win over Hong Kong af...

Pakistan beats New Zealand in fifth T20 but lose series 4-1

Pakistan’s spinners ran through New Zealand to pick up a consolation 42-run win in the fifth and final Twenty20 international yesterday and avoid a series clean sweep. The tourists lost the five-match series 4-1 but it ended on a positive note...

Balochistan soars to sporting heights in 2023: Unprecedented growth, achievements

Balochistan: Pakistan Army and the govt of Pakistan have played a crucial role in uplifting the people of Balochistan through developmental projects, spanning areas such as sports, education, health, and employment. In the year 2023, Balochistan witn...

Australia outmuscle India at Asian Cup

DOHA: Graham Arnold warned his Australia team that they must be better despite launching their Asian Cup title charge with an ultimately comfortable 2-0 win over India on Saturday. In front of a vocal pro-Indian crowd of 36,253 at the Ahmad bin Ali S...

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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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