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Top players including Sarfaraz, Hasan demoted for PSL 2023

Karachi: Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, pacer Hasan Ali and others renowned names were demoted in the renewed categories for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight. The player lists have been shared with the six franchises for the tournament to...

Ireland stuns England for famous win at T20 world Cup

MALBOURNE : Minnows Ireland pulled off a huge upset on Wednesday, stunning world number two England by five runs with a fine bowling display in a rain-affected match to throw the Twenty20 World Cup wide open. After being sent in to bat, Ireland capt...

Abrar stars as Sindh trounces Balochistan in Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match

KARACHI: Spinner Abrar Ahmed continued his blistering run of form to help Sindh record their second consecutive win in the ongoing Quaid-i-Azam Trophy while Central Punjab drew against Southern Punjab as the tournament’s fifth round ended on Mo...

CEO KW&SB says ‘settlement of grounds, evacuation of hospitals our key mission’

Karachi: Pakistan national hockey team met VC KW&SB Syed Najmi Alam, CEO KW&SB Engineer Syed Salahuddin Ahmed & COO KW&SB Engineer Asadullah Khan at MD Secretariat & discussed for the improvement of hockey. On this occasion, the...

National Stadium Karachi turns ‘National Bank Cricket Arena’

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday changed the name of the historic National Stadium Karachi. The venue will now be known as the National Bank Cricket Arena as both the PCB and the National Bank of Pakistan signed a five-year Memorandum of...

Stoinis goes berserk as Australia breezes past Sri Lanka

PERTH: Marcus Stoinis hit the fastest T20I fifty for Australia in just 17 balls as the defending champions crushed Sri Lanka by 7 wickets with 21 balls to spare yesterday to keep their T20 World Cup hopes alive after the opening defeat.   A comb...

Did ICC fix the result of Sunday’s match against India

KARACHI: Indian Cricket Team, a pampered child of ICC has become a dictator by not only refusing to play in Asia Cup being held in Pakistan but also winning Sunday’s lost match of the T20 World Cup against Pakistan on MCG Australia riding the s...

Egyptian players win CAS-Serena Hotels Int’l Men, Combaxx Sports Int’l Women C’ship

ISLAMABAD: The prestigious Chief of Air Staff (CAS)-Serena Hotels International Men & Serena Hotels- Combaxx Sports International Women Squash Championship organized by Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) in collaboration with Pakistan Air Force, Se...

Rain forces washout of South Africa-Zimbabwe clash at T20 WC

Hobart: Rain had the final say in a Twenty20 World Cup match between South Africa and Zimbabwe after the Proteas looked on course for a likely win. Chasing a rain-revised target of 64 in seven overs, Quinton de Kock smashed an unbeaten 47 to steer th...

Bangladesh wins first-ever Super 12 match

Australia: Bangladesh won their first-ever game in a Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 match yesterday, with Taskin Ahmed taking 4-25 as the Netherlands imploded early and never recovered, losing by nine runs. The Dutch, who battled through the preliminar...

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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...

“Dr. Asim Hussain leads the charge: District Central says no to illegal constructions”

KARACHI: Dr. Asim Hussain, a senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party, has spearheaded a robust drive in District Central to eliminate illegal constructions. His initiative has brought together stakeholders from various political parties, l...

Zero Hunger in Pakistan: A Chemistry Student’s Vision for Sustainable Solutions

Growing up in the UAE with Canadian-Pakistani roots, my connection to Pakistan was always heartfelt yet somewhat distant. It wasn’t until I had the chance to intern there that I truly grasped the country’s struggles. The stark realities o...

India involved in state-sponsored cross-border terrorism: DG ISPR

ISLAMABAD: Director-General (DG) of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry presented yesterday "irrefutable" evidence of Indian-sponsored terrorism in Pakistan, days after New Delhi accused Islamabad of the Pa...
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