LONDON: India made the perfect start to their women’s T20 World Cup campaign with a 64-run win against arch rivals Pakistan on Sunday. Harmanpreet Kaur’s side dominated from start to finish in their opening group game of the tournament at Edgbaston. After India elected to bat first, opener Smriti Mandhana was the catalyst for the…
CM Maryam says ‘Liquid Tree’ project offers scientific solution to rising carbon dioxide levels and smog The Punjab government on Sunday decided to expand the ‘Liquid Tree’ project as part of its efforts to promote an eco-friendly province through modern scientific solutions. In a statement, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said Pakistan’s first EPA-certified liquid…
HOUSTON: Curacao coach Dick Advocaat believes the tiny Caribbean island can “steal some points” from four-time winners Germany on their tournament debut on Sunday. The 78-year-old Dutchman will also become the oldest coach in World Cup history and will take charge of a third different nation at a World Cup after the Netherlands and South Korea. Despite…
CCD officers involved in the incident have been remanded to jail on judicial orders Police vehicles are parked outside District Headquarters Hospital in Muzaffargarh, Punjab on July 29, 2015. Photo: Reuters A Pakistani-Australian family’s vacation following the completion of the holy Hajj pilgrimage ended in tragedy when a nine-year-old girl was shot dead in an…
Faizan Afridi, Shayan Afridi lead province’s medal charge as officials call for greater support PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa junior tennis team delivered a remarkable performance at the National Junior Tennis Championship held in Sahiwal from June 2 to 7, winning a total of seven medals and establishing itself among the tournament’s top-performing contingents. The K-P side…
Since Sunday morning, Israeli forces have carried out airstrikes and gunfire across Gaza, says medics A boy walks through the rubble of a building that was destroyed following Israeli bombardment at the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on 12 June 2026. PHOTO: AFP The Israeli army killed six Palestinians, including a child,…
VANCOUVER: Australia combined defensive discipline with clinical finishing to secure a 2-0 victory over Turkey at BC Place, upsetting their more fancied opponents as coach Tony Popovic praised his side’s grit and organisation. Pre-match attention had centred on Turkey’s Arda Guler, but it was Australia’s youthful attack that made the difference. Popovic’s side set up to absorb pressure…
Swiss vote, likened to Brexit, raised fears over ending free labour movement with the EU partner A sign stands in a field between Eichenwies and Eichberg, on the day of the vote on a plan backed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) to limit population growth to 10 million inhabitants, Switzerland, June 14, 2026….
LONDON: Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu on Saturday described WataruEndo as “hurt” and apologised after torpedoing the captain’s World Cup dreams on the eve of the tournament. The Liverpool midfielder abruptly announced on Thursday that his international career was over, having failed to recover from injury ahead of Japan’s opening match of the tournament against the Netherlands in Dallas on Sunday….
Despite hopes of a US-Iran deal, Tehran says any agreement must include a Lebanon ceasefire in deal The remains of buildings in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, June 10, 2026. REUTERS Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday for the second time in a week…