HANOI: Washington’s top diplomat urged Southeast Asian countries on Thursday to stand up to “maritime bullying” by China and to reassess business deals with its state firms, adding to heated exchanges between two powers jostling for influence. Speaking remotely to foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean), Secretary of State […]
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San Francisco: Dozens of extreme wind-driven wildfires burned through forests and towns in US west coast states on Thursday, destroying hundreds of homes and killing seven people. In the past 48 hours, three people died from a lightning-sparked fire in northern California, while three were reported dead in Oregon and a one-year-old boy died in […]
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England’s Dawid Malan has replaced Pakistan’s Babar Azam as the world’s top-ranked Twenty20 batsman after a fine series against Australia, the International Cricket Council announced on Wednesday. The 33-year-old left-hander is not a high-profile figure in the world game but has burnished his record after scores of 66, 42 and 21 against Australia saw him […]
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LAHORE: The second successive year of the current Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) regime under Chairman Ehsan Mani, which was completed on Sept 4, has failed to bring any significant improvement in country’s cricket, both on and off the field. While the PCB officials have been blowing their own trumpet on the cricket board’s few achievements […]
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LONDON: A dominant Italy performance propelled them past the Netherlands 1-0 and to the top of their Nations League group on Monday. Nicolo Barella headed in the only goal shortly before halftime in Amsterdam as Italy wasted chances. But the display will go a long way to helping the Azzurri put the disappointment of drawing […]
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LAHORE: While a number of deserving players are out, many undeserving ones have been included in the list of probables called for the Central Punjab’s Under-19 trials at the LCCA Ground here on Sept 14 and 15. A total of 51 players are invited to select the Central Punjab squad for the National Junior Cricket […]
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NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli says he has ‘never felt so calm’ going into an Indian Premier League season as the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper chases an elusive title in the Twenty20 tournament. The Kohli-led Bangalore finished runners-up in the 2016 edition but have since disappointed and were bottom of the eight-team table last year. […]
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ATHENS: The Olympic Games’ cost overruns in recent decades are a result of the International Olympic Committee’s delay in undertaking deep reforms, and it is now paying the price, said the lead author of new Oxford University research. The study, ’Regression to the Tail: Why the Olympics Blow Up’, claimed all Olympics since 1960 had […]
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said the country’s Information Technology (IT) sector held tremendous potential for investment, revenue generation and economic development. He emphasised that IT-solutions in government operations ensured transparency, speed of delivery and good-governance. The prime minister expressed these views during a meeting with a delegation of technology giant Huawei led […]
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ISLAMABAD: Warning of an impending serious gas shortage, the federal government on Tuesday said the Article 158 of the Constitution that promised priority rights to gas producing provinces was becoming irrelevant and all stakeholders would have to reach a consensus on a workable way forward. “We will be going towards massive (gas) load shedding in […]
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