Fast bowler Ben Dwarshuis says the competition will be fierce to fill the void left by Mitchell Starc’s retirement from Twenty20 internationals, as a clutch of Australian pacers jostle for a rare opening in the national team’s attack. Starc, Australia’s third-highest wicket-taker with 759 wickets across all formats, behind only Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath, […]
The head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) resigned on Thursday, falling on his sword after the men’s national team failed to qualify for the World Cup for a third consecutive time. Gabriele Gravina revealed he would step down as the country’s top football official following a meeting held at the FIGC’s headquarters in Rome on […]
Renault-owned Alpine condemned on Thursday online abuse of their Argentine Formula One driver Franco Colapinto for an incident in Japan as well as death threats directed at the team’s former racer Esteban Ocon in China. They also dismissed suspicions from some fans of ‘sabotage’ and that Colapinto was not being given equal equipment to teammate […]
Oil Tanker Contractors Association (OTCA) on Friday threatened to halt operations and launch protests after a sharp increase in petroleum prices, warning of potential supply disruptions across parts of the country, according to a statement issued by OTCA. OTCA President Abdullah Afridi said in the statement that diesel prices rose by Rs 184–185. “No oil […]
Bangladesh has launched fresh measures to curb energy consumption, cutting office hours and trimming public spending as conflict in the Middle East disrupts global fuel markets and strains power supply in the South Asian nation. Officials said the steps approved by the cabinet on Thursday aim to stabilise the energy situation in Bangladesh, heavily dependent […]
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) technical committee has dismissed an appeal by Fakhar Zaman, upholding the two-match ban imposed on the Lahore Qalandars batter for ball tampering, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Thursday. The 35-year-old had earlier been suspended for two PSL matches after being found guilty of breaching the league’s code of […]
The UN Security Council is to vote on a Bahraini resolution to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, diplomats said on Friday, but veto-wielding China made clear its opposition to authorising any use of force. Two diplomats said the meeting of the Council’s 15 members and the vote were set for […]
Shares remained under pressure at the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Friday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index falling 1,015.54 points, or 0.67%, to 150,995.72 by 12:20pm, according to the exchange’s market summary. Overall market sentiment remained weak, as decliners outnumbered gainers by a wide margin. Traded volume stood at 146.15 million shares, while value clocked in […]
The government on Thursday further increased petrol price by Rs137 per litre, or by 43%, to history’s highest ever level of Rs458.4 after Prime Minister decided to impose more taxes on consumers. The Rs458.4 per litre new price of petrol is also far higher than the increase in the international market, as the prime minister […]
Security forces killed eight terrorists in North Waziristan on Wednesday along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the military’s media wing said on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the operation targeted a group of khawarij affiliated with the Indian-backed Fitna al Khawarij network, a state-designated term for the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan […]