Fatima fined for Asia Cup conduct breach
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has been fined 10 percent of her match fee for breaching Level 1 of the International Cricket Council’s Code of Conduct during her team’s Women’s Asia Cup defeat by India. Fatima was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, relating […]
Inam opts against B-sample
Ace wrestler cites approved acetazolamide treatment after adverse doping finding; keeps CAS challenge option open Pakistan’s seasoned wrestler and Pakistan Wrestling Federation (PWF) secretary Mohammad Inam Butt finds himself in hot water over doping scandal. Photo: AFP LAHORE: Pakistan ace-wrestler Muhammad Inam Butt has decided not to have his B sample tested after returning a […]
PSG go for three in a row as UCL returns
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique celebrates with players and staff after their UEFA Champions League final victory over Arsenal in Budapest, Hungary. Photo: Reuters PARIS: Another UEFA Champions League season gets going this week with the beginning of the league phase as Paris Saint-Germain bid to join the tiny band of clubs to have won […]
PSX comes under selling pressure, sheds 1,003.40 points by midday
Oil surge amid Hormuz tensions weighs on OMCs, banks, autos, cement and refineries A stock broker reacts while monitoring the market on the electronic board displaying share prices during trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, in Karachi on July 3, 2023. Photo: Reuters/ File KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) came under renewed selling […]
Sri Lanka edge Bangladesh to reach Asia Cup semi-finals
Harshitha Samarawickrama held her nerve before launching a late attack as Sri Lanka overcame Bangladesh by four wickets on Sunday to book their place in the Asia Cup semi-finals. Chasing 115, Sri Lanka suffered an early setback when Marufa Akter dismissed captain Chamari Athapaththu for one before removing Imesha Dulani for 12. Sultana Khatun then […]
Palestinian football marks return
The tournament features over 200 teams from the West Bank, Gaza and refugee camps in Lebanon The Palestinian Football Association resumed activity after a nearly three-year pause due to the Gaza war. Photo: AFP PALESTINE: Palestinian sports commentator Khalil Jadallah has spent the past three years mourning the athletes killed in the Gaza war. As […]
Iran’s Rezaei says restricted zone to be announced around Strait of Hormuz
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, September 6, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsin Rezaei said on Sunday that a restricted zone will be announced around the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, Iranian state media reported. Rezaei added that the zone would would include […]
Kondal Lake alert system restored amid GLOF fears
Authorities step up monitoring as experts warn climate change is increasing the risk UPPER DIR: Authorities have reinstalled and activated an early warning system at Kondal Lake in Upper Dir’s scenic Kumrat Valley amid renewed concerns over the potential threat of a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), following expert assessments and fresh disaster preparedness measures. […]
Custody escapes to draw ATA cases
CPO warns of strict action, issues guidelines on prisoner security, court appearances RAWALPINDI: Punjab police authorities have expressed concern over incidents of suspects escaping from police custody, prompting Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Hassan Mushtaq Sukhera to issue detailed guidelines to the district police. The CPO warned that officers and personnel found responsible for future […]
Capital LG polls caught in limbo
ISLAMABAD: The local government elections in Islamabad appear to have been thrown into uncertainty once again as the ordinance governing the local government system in the federal capital expired on September 6. Meanwhile, a proposal to establish a separate Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Assembly has been submitted to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Under the proposed […]