Morocco carry a huge weight of expectation into their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday as the hosts, with star man Achraf Hakimi returning from injury, aim to see off stiff competition to claim continental glory. Senegal, reigning champions Ivory Coast, Mohamed Salah’s Egypt and a Nigeria side led by Victor […]
Food inflation continued to batter household budgets as sharp increases in poultry prices offset limited relief in a handful of vegetables, underscoring persistent gaps between official price controls and market realities. Market surveys across the city showed that government-notified rates once again failed to materialise at the retail level. Despite marginal reductions in staples such […]
Juventus are creeping back into the Serie A title discussion after deservedly beating Roma 2-1 on Saturday and moving four points behind league leaders Inter Milan. Francisco Conceicao and Lois Openda scored the goals which decided an engaging encounter in Turin as Juve claimed a second big win in as many matches after beating Bologna […]
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz senior leader Khawaja Saad Rafique has urged his party’s chief and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to play a decisive role to ease political tensions in the country, saying no one is currently willing to give any guarantee for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Addressing a gathering held at Aiwan-e-Iqbal on the […]
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said professional beggars and people travelling with incomplete documents will not be allowed to go abroad, Radio Pakistan reported. He was speaking to passengers during a visit to Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore on Sunday, accompanied by Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry. “Those who bring a bad name […]
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta enjoyed watching his side banish their recent struggles on the road with a 1-0 win at Everton on Saturday that puts them top of the table over the Christmas period thanks to a Viktor Gyokeres penalty gifted to them by Toffees defender Jake O’Brien. Recent draws away to Sunderland and Chelsea […]
Pakistan Under-19 produced a dominant all-round performance to crush arch-rivals India by 191 runs and lift their maiden ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025 title at the ICC Academy on Sunday. A monumental century from Sameer Minhas followed by a ruthless display from the pace attack ensured a one-sided final in front of a packed […]
Kylian Mbappe matched Cristiano Ronaldo’s club record for goals in a calendar year and Jude Bellingham also scored as Real Madrid beat Sevilla 2-0 on Saturday in La Liga. French superstar Mbappe levelled Ronaldo’s tally of 59 goals in 2013 by stroking home a late penalty, after Bellingham sent Madrid ahead with a first half […]
Alexander Isak endured a bittersweet evening as the Liverpool striker scored before limping off injured in a chaotic 2-1 win over nine-man Tottenham on Saturday. Isak put Liverpool ahead in the second half in north London after Tottenham’s Xavi Simons was sent off before the interval for a nasty lunge on Virgil van Dijk. It […]
Pakistan is currently searching for new options in the wicketkeeping department. Among the players under the selectors’ consideration are Rohail Nazir, Karachi’s Saad Baig, and Ghazi Ghori. At present, Usman Khan has been keeping wickets in T20 matches. While his performance has been deemed satisfactory, the search for additional options continues. Rohail Nazir, who has […]