Nasir fights back to win squash title

Veteran recovers from one game down to beat Abdullah at Sindh Challenger Squash Championship Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal fought back from a game down to beat Abdullah Nawaz and win the PSA Sindh Challenger Squash Championship at Karachi on Sunday. Abdullah made the better start in the 48-minute final at the Jahangir Khan Sports Club, taking…

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Elversberg stun Leverkusen on Bundesliga debut

Elversberg’s Cole Campbell celebrates after scoring during a Bundesliga soccer match. Photo: AFP BERLIN: Bundesliga newcomers Elversberg kick-started their first top-flight campaign in style, stunning 2023-24 champions Bayer Leverkusen in a dominant 3-2 home victory, while Borussia Dortmund beat Hamburg in Saturday’s late game. Lukas Petkov and American striker Cole Campbell scored within 60 seconds…

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Russia accuses US of viewing Europe as potential nuclear battlefield

Reducing non-strategic nuclear arsenal could increase risk of nuclear-use scenario involving Washington, Moscow says Russian Ambassador-at-large Andrey Belousov on Sunday accused the United States of viewing Europe as a potential nuclear battlefield. Speaking in an interview with the Russian RT TV channel, Belousov said the persistence with which Washington is trying to initiate discussions on…

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New policies to promote local manufacturing

PM aide says stability essential for development; super tax removed from export businesses LAHORE: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan has said that the government has completely removed the super tax on export businesses, while the super tax rate for non-export businesses earning profits of more than Rs500…

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Djokovic ‘prepared’ for US Open bid for history

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic practices before the US Open, where he’s chasing a record-setting 25th Grand Slam title. Photo: AFP NEW YORK: Since Novak Djokovic last lifted the US Open trophy in 2023 to tie Margaret Court with a 24th Grand Slam title, the Serbian superstar has relentlessly pursued record-breaking number 25. That so-far futile quest…

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Meeting reviews Asaan Tax Scheme application

FBR officials will visit Karachi every month to address grievances, facilitate businesses Bilal Azhar Kayani, Coordinator to the Prime Minister for Economy and Energy addressing a press conference. APP ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance and Railways Bilal Azhar Kayani on Saturday visited the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) for an extensive meeting…

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Federer inducted into tennis Hall of Fame

Roger Federer accepts his induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Newport. Photo: AFP NEWPORT: A tearful Roger Federer was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday, describing his formal entrance into the sport’s pantheon as one of the “greatest honors of my life.” The 45-year-old 20-time…

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