Stars set for Champions Cup battle

Four-team event begins in Multan as Pakistan starts its World Cup 2027 preparations Pakistan’s leading white-ball cricketers will return to domestic action on Tuesday as the Al Batal Presents University of Lahore National Champions Cup 2026-27 gets underway at the Multan Cricket Stadium, providing the national selectors and coaching staff with an early opportunity to…

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Brook, Greaves shortlisted for ICC awards

England captain Harry Brook and West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves headline the nominees for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for July while England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt leads the women’s shortlist. Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hasan completes the men’s nominations, with Sri Lanka batsman Harshitha Samarawickrama and West Indies captain Hayley Matthews joining Sciver-Brunt…

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Achakzai writes to PM Shehbaz, urges to begin process for appointment of new CEC, ECP members

Says he would appreciate meeting with the prime minister at the earliest convenience to finalise the nominations PM Shehbaz Sharif (L) and Opposition Leader Achakzai (R). Photos: File Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Monday formally wrote a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urging him to initiate the constitutional…

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FinMin notes ‘considerable progress’ on Pak–US trade framework in meeting with Cd’A Baker

Stresses Pakistan’s interest in taking framework forward on mutually beneficial basis Finance Minister Aurangzeb in meeting with US Chargé d’Affaires to Pakistan Natalie Baker at the Finance Division on August 10, 2026. Photo: X Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday said Pakistan had made considerable progress in discussions with the Office of the United States…

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Infantino targeted by three confederations

UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC in the joint letter declared football “belongs to no individual” FIFA president Gianni Infantino remains under fire over his aborted plan to allow private investment in the World Cup. Photo: AFP LAUSANNE: FIFA president Gianni Infantino came under renewed fire on Monday as a joint letter from three confederations — UEFA,…

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