Serena Williams blasts drug test rules

Serena Williams reacts to drug testing rules ahead of her Wimbledon return. Photo: AFP/FILE LONDON: Serena Williams has slammed the drug test rules that force tennis stars to declare their location to doping officials, claiming the “unprofessional” system stopped her coming out of retirement sooner. Williams will play her first singles match since 2022 when…

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Stokes to retire from international cricket

Ben Stokes announces retirement from international cricket after the third Test against New Zealand. Photo: REUTERS/FILE LONDON: England test captain Ben Stokes will retire from international cricket after the third test against New Zealand, bringing the curtain down on a career that included the 2019 World Cup triumph and one of the most famous Ashes…

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Arif Habib Consortium takes over PIA management as govt formally completes privatisation process

PIA says the transition marks ‘bold new chapter of modernisation and global excellence’ for the national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) said on Monday that it officially transitioned to new management under PIA Equity Ltd, a special purpose vehicle of the Arif Habib Consortium. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ishaq…

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KMC clears Rs60b budget amid political firestorm

Opposition brands the plan ‘Karachi’s worst budget’ and vows fresh no-confidence move KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on Sunday approved its Rs60 billion budget for the 2026-27 financial year after a stormy City Council session, with Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab describing it as a roadmap for continued development while the opposition dismissed it as…

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Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi move SC for sentence suspension in £190m Case

Separately, IHC removes objections to Imran, Bushra solitary confinement petitions ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking suspension of their sentences in the £190 million case, arguing that the Islamabad High Court wrongly rejected their pleas without properly examining the evidence and despite…

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