Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition swept to a historicelection win on Sunday, paving the way for promised tax cuts that have spooked financial markets and military spending aimed at countering China. The conservative Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader who says she is inspired by Britain’s “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher, was projected to deliver as […]
A strike call by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday failed to gain traction in Islamabad, as daily life remained largely unaffected across the federal capital. Business activities and public services continued as usual, with the Capital Development Authority (CDA) proceeding with its weekly Sunday bazaars as scheduled. Although public life remained operational, the Islamabad district […]
Nearly two decades after guiding a youthful India to the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup title, coach Lalchand Rajput finds himself back on the global stage, although the landscape and the stakes have shifted. Now at the helm of the United Arab Emirates national team, the former India player is navigating the unique hurdles of associate-level […]
Lindsey Vonn’s Winter Olympic dream ended in screams of pain on Sunday after she crashed out of the women’s downhill won by her American teammate Breezy Johnson. The American star had been trying to claim the fourth Olympic medal of her career despite suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee just over […]
An explosion at a small biotech company in northern China early Saturday killed eight people, China’s state media reported on Sunday. The explosion occurred in Shuoyang in the Shanxi province in the early morning of Saturday, state media reported. The legal representative of Jiapeng Biotechnology has been detained and the city has set up an […]
South Africa skipper Aiden Markram on Sunday said his team enters the T20 World Cup with confidence and self-belief boosted by their World Test Championship triumph last year. Runners-up in 2024, South Africa begin their campaign in the 20-team tournament against Canada at the world’s biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday. The Proteas in […]
Significant developments are expected in the coming hours regarding the ICC T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and India. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) posted on X that Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chairperson Aminul Islam has arrived in Pakistan to attend an emergency International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting. At the airport, PCB Chief Executive Officer […]
“Pakistan does not have the courage to boycott the World Cup or refuse to play against India.” That’s what Indian media pundits and former cricketers were claiming when talk began about the PCB’s strong reaction to Bangladesh being excluded from the tournament. They thought it was just an empty threat — that Pakistan would never […]
Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal scored as Barcelona eased to a comfortable 3-0 win over Mallorca on Saturday to move four points clear at the top of La Liga. The champions extended the gap to Real Madrid in second before Alvaro Arbeloa’s side visit Valencia on Sunday, with Marc Bernal also on target late on […]