Haider Ali showed his talent against one of the world’s best sides: Wasim Akram

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former captain and legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram praising teenage debutant Haider Ali said that he showed his talent against one of the best sides in world cricket. Wasim believes  that the 19-year-old Attock-born cricketer has given the Pakistan team the X-factor, which was missing.  Haider became the first Pakistan batsman to hit […]

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Serena, Murray progress to second round of US Open

NEW YORK:  Serena Williams search for her record-equalling 24th Grand Slam started off with a win  as Scotsman Andy Murray rolled back the years with five set thriller at the US Open Tuesday. Six-time winner Williams powered past 96th-ranked Kristie Ahn after Murray came from two sets down to win a five-set thriller in his […]

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Pakistan set England 191-run target as Haider Ali hits 50 on debut

MANCHESTER: Young Haider Ali became the first Pakistan batsman to score a half-century on debut in Twenty20 International cricket as Pakistan piled up a big total of 190 runs for the loss of four wickets at Old Trafford on Tuesday. Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez smashed an unbeaten 86 from 52 balls with four boundaries and […]

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Didn’t miss cricket much during Covid-19 break: Kohli

NEW DELHI: India skipper Virat Kohli has said he did not miss cricket as much as he expected during the months-long break caused by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.  Kohli, who also captains Indian Premier League side Royal Challengers Bangalore, recently started training in the United Arab Emirates for the virus-delayed start of the glitzy […]

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Babar must stamp his authority as captain, says Younis

MANCHESTER: Pak­istan batting coach Younis Khan has said that Babar Azam needs to stamp his authority on the white-ball teams.  The former Pakistan captain — who retired as the country’s leading run-getter in Test cricket with 10,099 runs from 118 matches — says that the young captain needs to block out the noise of those […]

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Waiting for Messi, Barca to start season against Villarreal

MADRID: With or without Lionel Messi, Barcelona already know they will start their season at home against Villarreal at the end of September.  La Liga announced its calendar on Monday, and the first round is scheduled for the second weekend of September. But Barca, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla who played later into this past season […]

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Agreement with IPPs in choppy waters

ISLAMABAD: Serious differences have cropped up among the independent power producers (IPPs) after signing of their memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with a negotiation committee of the government for tariff reduction. Two large groups of IPPs have fallen out with each other amid mutual mistrust, and the head of the IPP Advisory Committee (IPPAC) — Khalid […]

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Nepra reserves decision on tariff hike

ISLAMABAD: After questioning the justification for furnace oil-based expensive power generation, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday reserved judgement on 86 paisa per unit increase in electricity rates demanded by ex-Wapda distribution companies (Discos). “The decision will be issued after carrying out analysis with regards to the statements made by National Power […]

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Traders urged to help meet Pak-Iran trade target

QUETTA: Iranian Consul General in Quetta Hassan Darwesh has said that without help and cooperation of the industrialists and business people of both countries, the target of trade between Pakistan and Iran cannot be achieved. During a meeting with a delegation of local businessmen, headed by vice president of the Quetta Chamber of Commerce and […]

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