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Younis Khan urges national team to play for country’s sake

Karachi: Former Pakistani legendary batter Younis Khan urged national cricket team to play for sake of country. According to details, Khan highlighted the pressure to play cricket in home conditions, saying, “There is always a pressure to play...

ICC announces schedule for Women's T20 World Cup

DUBAI: International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the schedule for the Women's T20 World Cup. According to the ICC, the tournament would feature ten teams divided into two groups.Group A consists of Pakistan, India, Australia, New Zealand, and...

Imran Khan questions Mohsin's credentials after embarrassing loss to B'desh

Rawalpindi: PTI founder Imran Khan has criticised Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Mohsin Naqvi following national team's crushing 10-wicket loss to Bangladesh in first test of their two-match series at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Khan expressed hi...

Champions Cup: Sarfaraz confirmed as mentor in tournament

Lahore: Sarfaraz Ahmed former Pakistan captain, has been confirmed as mentor of one of teams in upcoming Champions Cup. Other than the former skipper, veteran cricketers such as Saqlain Mushtaq, Misbah-ul-Haq, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Malik have also...

Szczesny retires from football at 34 following Juventus departure

Warsaw: Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has retired from professional football, the 34-year-old said, weeks after leaving Serie A club Juventus by mutual agreement. Szczesny spent seven seasons at Juve and had one year left on his contract. He ha...

Bittner edges Van Aert to win Vuelta fifth stage

SEVILLE: Czech rider Pavel Bittner beats Wout van Aert in photo finish at the end of stage five of the Vuelta a Espana. Van Aert looked set to claim his second stage of this year’s race in a fast finish in Seville but the 21-year-old Bittner (...

Bittner edges Van Aert to win Vuelta fifth stage

SEVILLE: Czech rider Pavel Bittner beats Wout van Aert in photo finish at the end of stage five of the Vuelta a Espana. Van Aert looked set to claim his second stage of this year’s race in a fast finish in Seville but the 21-year-old Bittner (...

Ronaldo’s YouTube channel hits million subscribers in 90 minutes

Riyadh: Cristiano Ronaldo, the 39-year-old soccer legend, has launched his YouTube channel, and it has already attracted over a million subscribers within the first 90 minutes. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who currently plays for Saudi Ar...

Jaker, Saif hit centuries against Pakistan Shaheens

 ISLAMABAD: Jaker Ali and Saif Hasan attracted Bangladesh cricket selectors with impressive centuries on the penultimate day of the second four-day match against Pakistan Shaheens at the Islamabad Club. The first two day’s play was lost du...

Bangladesh openers cautious after Pakistan declares at 448/6

RAWALPINDI: Bangladesh openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam remained unbeaten at conclusion of Day 2 of first Test after Pakistan declared their first innings at 448/6. The touring party got to 27/0 in 12 overs with Shadman and Zakir contributing 1...

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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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