Sainz to move from Ferrari to Williams in 2025
LONDON: Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will race for Williams next season after signing a multi-year deal, the Formula One team said on Monday in a major coup for a team currently ninth in the championship. The Spaniard, who will be teammate to Alex Albon in place of U.S. racer Logan Sargeant, is leaving Ferrari at the […]
No Olympics is no problem for ATP, WTA players in Washington
WASHINGTON: Concerns over surface switching and injuries prompted several top ATP and WTA players to skip the Paris Olympics and prepare for the US Open at this week’s Washington Open. Those competing for gold in France must switch from Wimbledon’s grass courts to the clay of Roland Garros for the Olympics, then jump onto hardcourts […]
Djokovic withdraws from ATP Montreal event
MONTREAL: World number two Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week’s ATP Canadian Open tournament in Montreal, Tennis Canada said on Monday. The 24-time Grand Slam champion from Serbia has reached the third round of the Paris Olympics with a victory over Spain’s Rafael Nadal. Djokovic, 37, has won 98 career ATP titles but will […]
Torrential rain in Kohat leads to 11 deaths in flooded basement
Eleven people died in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohat after torrential rains caused flooding in a basement where they were sleeping, rescue officials reported. The incident occurred in the Pirano Bazikhel area of Dara Adam Khel. The heavy rainwater entered the house, inundating the basement and leading to the deaths of 11 family members. Rescue teams have recovered […]
Bugs for breakfast? Singapore approves 16 edible insect species
SINGAPORE: At Singapore’s House of Seafood restaurant, the fish-head curry comes with a side of crunchy crickets, the tofu has bugs crawling out of it and the patrons can’t get enough. The seaside restaurant is the first eatery to put insects on the menu after the city state’s stringent food authority this month approved for […]
US accuses Venezuela of election fraud, hints at possible sanctions
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration said on Monday that electoral manipulation had stripped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s claim of reelection victory of “any credibility,” and Washington left the door open to fresh sanctions on the OPEC nation. Senior US officials, briefing reporters on Sunday’s election, sharpened Washington’s response to the disputed vote, in which Venezuela’s electoral authority declared […]
Venezuelan opposition claims irreversible victory with 73% votes
CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, VENEZUELA: Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Monday the country’s opposition has 73.2% of the voting tallies from Sunday’s election, allowing it to prove election results it says give it a victory. The national electoral authority has proclaimed incumbent President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the vote, giving him a third […]
Govt cracks the whip on TLP after life threats to CJ
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The government on Monday strongly condemned the life threats made against Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and announced legal proceedings against those responsible so that no one could dare challenge the writ of the state. Just as Defence Minister Khawaja Asif held a press conference on the subject, the Qila Gujjar […]
JI threatens nationwide power bills boycott
RAWALPINDI: Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman delivered on Monday an ultimatum to the government, declaring that he might call on citizens nationwide to stop paying their electricity bills if their demands are not met. He warned that delay in addressing the party’s demands – including the elimination of contracts with independent power producers (IPPs) – […]