Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant admitted that a lack of clarity around roles and constant chopping and changing within the batting order has hurt the team badly during their disappointing IPL 2026 campaign. Speaking at the toss before LSG’s crucial clash against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Lucknow on Thursday, Pant said the…
Rescuers work at the site of an Israeli strike that took place yesterday, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, May 7, 2026. REUTERS Lebanon and Israel will hold a new round of talks in Washington on May 14-15 aimed at seeking a peace deal, despite a new Israeli strike against Hezbollah, a United States…
$243.63 million project will generate about 861.91 gigawatt-hours of electricity annually ISLAMABAD: The government has planned a 500 megawatt floating solar power project at Keenjhar Lake in Sindh to generate clean, renewable energy and reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, according to official documents. The $243.63 million project will generate about 861.91 gigawatt-hours of electricity…
1991 Ranji Final (Image – X (Twitter) Mumbai: May 7, 2026, marked exactly 35 years since one of the greatest Ranji Trophy finals ever played. On this day in the 1990-91 Ranji Trophy season, Haryana, led by India’s 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev, stunned heavyweight Mumbai by just two runs at the Wankhede Stadium…
ISPR says combat teams from SSG of Pakistan Army and Sri Lankan Special Forces participated in exercise Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Thursday concluded a two-week-long joint counter-terrorism exercise at Tarbela, focused on enhancing counter-terrorism skills and strengthening their longstanding military-to-military relations. According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistan-Sri Lanka Joint…
Says there will be no additional cost for students while results release date of August 11 will remain unchanged Cambridge International Education (CIE) on Thursday announced the cancellation of the AS Level Mathematics (9709/12) exam for students in administrative zones 3 and 4, following the leak of the question paper. The leak, which breached examination…
Amid low availability of 5G handsets in Pakistan, telecom companies are set to commercially roll out 5G services across the country by mid-August this year, allowing people to enjoy high-speed internet. Mobile phone operators have proposed that the government could launch an installment scheme for mobile phones with a condition that a defaulter will be…
Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will continue his pursuit of 10,000 Test runs. Photo: AFP LONDON: Kane Williamson will continue his pursuit of 10,000 Test runs after being named Thursday in New Zealand’s squad to play Ireland and England in May and June. The squad features a shock omission from the England leg of…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar created history during the clash against Lucknow Super Giants by becoming the first fast bowler to complete 200 matches in IPL history. The landmark added another major achievement to Bhuvneshwar’s remarkable T20 career. Earlier this season, he had also become the…
France’s Christo Popov (L) and Toma Junior Popov at the European Championships in April. Photo: AFP HONG KONG: Synthetic shuttlecocks, shorter games and a new generation of stars are all part of the “evolution” of badminton, a top official told AFP, saying the sport can’t afford to sit still. Traditionalists hit out after the Badminton…