Maldini gets key role with Italian FA
LONDON: Italian football icon Paolo Maldini has been appointed technical director of the national football federation (FIGC)…
Maldini gets key role with Italian FA
LONDON: Italian football icon Paolo Maldini has been appointed technical director of the national football federation (FIGC) looking to rebuild after Italy’s failure to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup. “Maldini has always been my target,” said newly-appointed FIGC president Giovanni Malago. “I felt he was the right person to oversee the FIGC’s technical sector — a role…
Noskova clinches Wimbledon crown
Czech Republic’s Linda Noskova poses with the Wimbledon trophy. Photo: AFP LONDON: Linda Noskova revealed a glimpse of the Wimbledon trophy during a bathroom break inspired her fightback to beat Karolina Muchova in an extraordinary final on Saturday. Noskova was in danger of blowing her bid for a maiden Grand Slam title after squandering five match points to blow a…
Knight to retire from England women’s duty after Lord’s Test
Former England captain Heather Knight. Photo: AFP LONDON: Heather Knight, England’s 2017 World Cup-winning captain and the most capped women’s player in England history, announced Saturday she will retire from international cricket following the end of the ongoing Test match against India at Lord’s. Knight, who made her England debut in 2010 and has featured in 320…
France powers down nuclear reactors over heatwave
EDF shut reactors at three French nuclear plants as heat curbed cooling water use to protect rivers Cooling towers of the Bugey nuclear power plant in Saint-Vulbas, central eastern France on January 25, 2022. PHOTO: AFP France’s main energy provider on Sunday said three nuclear reactors had been temporarily shut down and eight others were…
Buttler takes England to T20I sweep of India
LONDON: Jos Buttler’s first international century in three years powered England to an emphatic 56-run victory over India at Southampton on Saturday as they took over at the top of the T20 world rankings after completing a 4-0 series clean sweep. The 35-year-old Buttler, one of England’s all-time outstanding white-ball batsmen, was in superb form as he struck…
Motorcycle theft wave grips cities across Punjab
Despite the CCD claiming a drop in crime rate, countless citizens continue to have their bikes stolen Over the past 10 years, motorcycle theft incidents have risen by an estimated 30 to 40 per cent. PHOTO: EXPRESS PAKISTAN: While the Punjab government maintains that crime has declined by 65 per cent following the establishment of…
Former JAAC member urges leadership to withdraw Rawalakot long march, sit-in
Raja Amjad Khan says Rawalakot protest caused hardship and claimed several lives during prolonged unrest Former JAAC core member Raja Amjad Ali Khan urged the group’s leaders to immediately call off the month-long Rawalakot long march and sit-in. PHOTO: EXPRESS MUZZAFARABAD: Former core member of the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) Raja Amjad Ali…
Germany funds 50,000 strike drones for Ukraine, source says
Ukraine produces millions of drones yearly, carrying out thousands of drone strikes against Russia each day A Ukrainian serviceman launches a mid-range reconnaissance drone type Vector for flying over positions of Russian troops, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near the town of Bakhmut in Donetsk region, Ukraine March 12, 2024. REUTERS Germany is funding 50,000…
Israeli attacks in Gaza kill five people, including a girl, say medics
Israeli fire killed 9-year-old Tala Abu Matar in central Gaza, medics said; military gave no immediate comment A Palestinian girl wounded in an Israeli strike on a tent, according to medics, receives medical treatment at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 8, 2026. REUTERS Israeli attacks killed at least five…
Pakistan expresses ‘deep concern’ over escalating ME tensions, urges parties to exercise restraint
Stresses all sides to take immediate steps towards de-escalation, uphold respective commitments under Islamabad MoU Pakistan on Sunday expressed deep concern over the recent escalation in regional tensions, urging all sides to exercise restraint, take immediate steps towards de-escalation and honour their commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The interim ceasefire agreement signed…
