Barcelona are on the brink of the title and can claim it with a point in the Clasico on Sunday at Camp Nou. Photo: AFP/File BARCELONA: With the sting of Champions League disappointment fading but not forgotten, Barcelona are aiming to clinch back-to-back La Liga titles on Sunday when they host bitter rivals Real Madrid….
Rohit Sharma is all set to make his television debut, adding another exciting chapter to his already celebrated career on and off the cricket field.A special teaser featuring the former India captain was unveiled on Friday, creating massive buzz among fans. The short promo showcased Rohit in a completely new avatar as he prepares to…
PARIS: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) said Friday that the IOC’s move to lift restrictions on Belarusian athletes does not affect Belarus’s continued ban from the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup. In a statement sent to AFP, world tennis’s governing body said its stance remained unchanged despite the International Olympic Committee’s decision to…
Govt says no country- or sect-specific deportations are being carried out from the UAE under routine laws Pakistan-UAE flags. Photo: File The Ministry of Interior on Friday dismissed reports regarding alleged targeted deportations of Pakistani nationals from the United Arab Emirates, describing such claims as “malafide” and part of a “vicious propaganda” campaign. The issue first…
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday maintained its bullish momentum as investor sentiment strengthened amid easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, pushing the benchmark KSE-100 index higher by 1,190 points to close just below the 173,000 level. Strong buying in banking, cement, oil and fertiliser stocks kept the market firmly in positive…
Al Ahly’s Mohamed Ben Romdhane in action with Zamalek’s Mohamed El Sayed in an Egyptian Premier League match at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: REUTERS JOHANNESBURG: Financially-embattled Egyptian club Zamalek will pocket a record four-million-dollar CAF Confederation Cup prize if they beat Algerian outfit USM Alger in the two-leg final. USM host…
KL Rahul added another major milestone to his IPL career during Delhi Capitals’ clash against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday.Although Rahul’s innings ended on 23, the Delhi Capitals batter entered the record books by becoming the first player in IPL history to score more than 1000 runs for three different…
It will be the first time that a N Korean sports team has played in the South since 2018 SEOUL: Hundreds of South Koreans will cheer for a North Korean women’s football team when it makes a rare trip across the border for a continental semi-final this month, civic groups told AFP on Friday. North…
Minister said different tax rates had been fixed for different mobile phone models ISLAMABAD: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Thursday apprised the Senate that the government was seriously considering proposals to provide relief in PTA mobile phone taxes for overseas Pakistanis to facilitate expatriates visiting the country. Responding to a supplementary…
ISLAMABAD: Illicit cigarette trade in Pakistan causes an estimated annual revenue loss of about Rs350 billion, with nearly 45 to 47 billion cigarettes sold without tax, Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan was told during a meeting with a delegation led by Philip Morris International’s Marco Mariotti, according to a statement issued on Thursday….