Coronavirus panic sent world share markets skidding again on Friday, compounding their worst crash since the 2008 global financial crisis and pushing the week’s wipeout in value terms to $5 trillion. The rout showed no signs of slowing as Europe’s main markets slumped 3-5 per cent and the ongoing dive for safety sent yields on […]
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RAWALPINDI: Friday’s fixture between Peshawar Zalmi and the winless Lahore Qalandars is threatened by inclement weather as rain showers are expected in Rawalpindi and Islamabad in the early morning hours, according to the local weather bureau. Both Peshawar and Lahore are coming off defeats in their previous matches against Multan Sultans and Islamabad United, respectively […]
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MULTAN: Buoyed after their victory against Peshawar Zalmi on Wednesday night, Multan Sultans will look to make the most of their home advantage when they take on Karachi Kings in the HBL-Pakistan Super League on Friday. The six-wicket win over Zalmi in the first match of the PSL played at the Multan Stadium propelled the […]
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Lahore Qalandars, the last-placed team in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), are set to be without fast bowler Haris Rauf for the next two or three matches because of a right foot injury. Rauf experienced pain on the inner side of his right heel during Lahore’s loss to Islamabad United on Sunday, the Pakistan Cricket […]
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England defeated Pakistan by a comfortable 42 runs in their Women’s T20 World Cup fixture on Friday. The match was played at the Manuka Oval Stadium in Canberra, Australia. Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first. England captain Heather Knight led from the front, scoring eight fours and a six before she was […]
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The Multan Sultans on Friday defeated Karachi Kings by a cool 52 runs in their Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 clash at Multan Cricket Stadium. Earlier, the Kings had won the toss and opted to field first. Sultans’ Zeeshan Ashraf was the first player to be sent back to the pavilion during the first innings […]
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The International Olympic Committee is “fully committed” to holding the 2020 Games in Tokyo as planned despite the widening new coronavirus outbreak, the body’s president has pledged. The IOC “is fully committed to a successful Olympic Games in Tokyo starting July 24”, Thomas Bach told Japanese media in a conference call late on Thursday, according […]
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Indian police have arrested 514 people for deadly Hindu-Muslim violence that broke out in the capital, the government said, as it faced mounting international criticism for failing to protect minority Muslims. Police said the toll from days of blood-letting stood at 35, but local media, citing unnamed sources, said it was likely to be more […]
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Ambassadors from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) military alliance were to hold emergency talks Friday at the request of Turkey following the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in northeast Syria. Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement that Friday mornings talks would be held under Article 4 of Natos founding treaty, which allows […]
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Nigeria reported the first new coronavirus case in sub-Saharan Africa on Friday and a major global auto show was cancelled in a bid to stop contagion, as the deadly epidemic sent global stock markets and oil prices plunging. The virus has proliferated around the globe over the past week, emerging in every continent except Antarctica, […]
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