Injury-plagued Pogba released by Monaco
MONACO: Former Manchester United and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba will be released by Monaco after a series of injuries, the French club said on Wednesday. Pogba, 33, won the World Cup with France in 2018 but since serving a ban for doping has struggled to return to the elite level. Monaco said in a statement […]
PCB sets dates for President’s Trophy
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced that its Grade-I and Grade-II departmental tournaments will begin on September 12. The first-class President’s Trophy Grade-I will be played from September 12 to October 21 in Islamabad, Abbottabad, Peshawar and Rawalpindi, with the full schedule to be announced later. The President’s Trophy Grade-II will run concurrently […]
US, South Korea to cut length, scope of military drills after Trump order
Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise to run through August 21 instead of original end date of August 27 US Army soldiers talk between Stryker armoured vehicles at a US army base near the demilitarised zone separating two Koreas, in Dongducheon, South Korea, August 18, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS South Korea and the United States will cut short annual joint military drills to five days […]
Vieira appointed Senegal head coach after World Cup disappointment
The 50-year-old succeeds Pape Thiaw and takes charge of the national side for the first time Senegal have appointed France’s 1998 World Cup winner Patrick Vieira as head coach. Photo: REUTERS DAKAR: Senegal have appointed France’s 1998 World Cup winner Patrick Vieira as head coach, the country’s football federation announced Tuesday, succeeding Pape Thiaw who […]
K-P seeks US investment in tourism
Assembly Speaker Swati leads parliamentary delegation in meeting with Envoy Baker US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie A. Baker. Photo: File PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the US on Tuesday discussed prospects for cooperation in various sectors, including sports, tourism, minerals, energy and power, education, parliamentary cooperation and capacity building. This was discussed during a meeting between US Chargé […]
IAEA finds tonnes of nuclear material in Syria
DAMASCUS: The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday its inspectors had found several tonnes of nuclear material in Syria, at a site Damascus reported to the agency last month. The inspectors visited two sites, one in Deir Ezzor and “a second location related to the nuclear material identified by Syria recently”, according […]
Google opens doors to Pakistan’s digital future
DIGITAL MILESTONE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Google Vice President Wilson White, US Charge d’Affaires Natalie Baker and others clap after inaugurating the Google office. PHOTO: PID ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday inaugurated Google’s first office in Pakistan, marking a significant expansion of the technology giant’s presence in the country as the government seeks […]