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World champion Verstappen confirms staying at Red Bull

Sydney: Max Verstappen confirmed he will stay with Red Bull next year, dealing significant blow to Mercedes’ hopes of recruiting him to replace Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton. The three-time world champion told reporters at a news conference ahea...

SAfrica demolishes Afghanistan’s dreams

Trinidad: South Africa’s captain Aiden Markram plays a shot during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 semi-final cricket match between South Africa and Afghanistan at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago, on June...

India defeats England

GUYANA: Rohit Sharma’s blistering half-century, followed by a dominant bowling display led India to thump England here at Providence Stadium and qualify for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 final. Chasing a daunting 172-run target, Engla...

Cricket’s Duckworth-Lewis co-creator dies aged 84

NC Sports Desk LONDON: Frank Duckworth, one half of team who pioneered Duckworth-Lewis method for calculating target scores in limited-overs cricket hit by bad weather, has died at age of 84. Along with his fellow statistician Tony Lewis, Duckworth d...

Denmark through to Euros last 16 with Serbia stalemate

MUNICH: Denmark progressed to knockout stages of Euro 2024 after goalless draw with Serbia which allowed them to seal second spot in Group C, ahead of third-place Slovenia on disciplinary record. The 0-0 stalemate finished with the same scoreline as...

South Africa to lock horns with Afghanistan in T20 World Cup semi-final

Trinidad: South Africa will take on Afghanistan in first semi-final match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago. The match will start at 8:30pm local time. South Africa finished the Super E...

Belgium into last 16 as draw sends Ukraine out of Euro 2024

Belgium qualified for Last 16 of Euro 2024 after 0-0 draw with Ukraine, who exited tournament despite all four teams in Group E finishing level on four points. Romania took top spot ahead of Belgium after scoring more goals in group following their 1...

David Warner bows out of int’l cricket after Australia’s world cup exit

Australian batter David Warner retired from all formats of international cricket after his side suffered elimination in T20 World Cup 2024. Afghanistan cruised to semi-final after defeating Bangladesh in Super Eight clash at expense of Australia. In...

Malaysia to host 3-day Pakistan Tape Ball Cricket contest

Karachi: For first time in Malaysia’s history, city of Kuala Lumpur will host three-day Pakistani tape ball cricket tournament titled ‘Meri Cricket Meri Jeet,’ starting on June 28. This highly anticipated event is organised in coll...

Olympics 2024: US swimming stars testify on anti-doping measures

WASHINGTON: US swimming greats Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt will testify to US House of Representatives subcommittee probing doping case involving Chinese swimmers ahead of this summer’s Paris Olympics. Olympic gold medallists Phelps and...

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Iran has 'legitimate' right to self-defence: Erdogan

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday Iran had the "legitimate" right to defend itself in the face of Israel's ongoing bombing campaign, now in its sixth day. "It is a very natural, legitimate and legal right for Iran to def...

Iran-Israel conflict threat to regional, global peace: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif termed the escalating armed conflict between Iran and Israel as “very alarming,” warning that the situation poses a grave threat to both regional and global peace. Speaking during a cabinet meeting...

Field Marshal Munir creates history, White House engagement marks ‘national triumph’

WASHINGTON: A defining moment for Pakistan, in an unprecedented diplomatic move, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir became the first Chief of Army Staff in Pakistan’s history to hold a high-level meeting with a sitting US President at the White Hous...

PM forms committee to promote cashless economy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif yesterday established a high-level committee to promote cashless economy and speed up the digitization. The committee, chaired by the prime minister himself, will review the progress and initiatives r...
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