Seamer Matthew Potts and spinner Shoaib Bashir were included in a 12-man England squad Friday for the fifth Ashes Test against Australia as the tourists look to finish the series on a high. Potts is the only unused fast bowler from their original 16-man squad and gets his chance after Gus Atkinson limped off with […]
The transfer window for Premier League clubs is open with sides ready to splash out to win the title, secure a place in next season’s Champions League or just survive in the lucrative English top flight. AFP Sport looks at five of the clubs likely to be busiest before the window closes on February 2: […]
President Donald Trump of the United States of America on Friday said that if Iran shoots and kills peaceful protesters, the US will come to their rescue. “We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” he said in a Truth Social post. Trump commenting on crisis in Iran on Truth Social Trump’s declaration follows […]
Manchester City suffered a major setback to their Premier League title challenge as they were held to a 0-0 draw against Sunderland on Thursday. Pep Guardiola’s side would have closed within two points of leaders Arsenal with a win at the Stadium of Light. But in their first game of 2026, they delivered a spluttering […]
Liverpool lacked the firepower to break down a much-changed Leeds in a 0-0 draw at Anfield that wasted a chance to solidify their place in the Premier League top four. Arne Slot’s men are now nine games unbeaten, but were made to pay for the latest in a series of lacklustre performances in that run […]
The polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan’s merged districts was affected by security concerns and population displacement, officials said. More than 935,000 children under five were targeted for vaccination in 2025, but authorities said full coverage could not be achieved. Officials said thousands of families from North and South Waziristan, Bajaur and other merged districts of […]
Triumphant Australia will bid farewell to Usman Khawaja as England look to recover another few scraps of pride when the Ashes series comes to a conclusion with the fifth test in Sydney from Sunday. Australia’s 3-1 series lead has already ensured that they will retain the urn until they next travel to England, but Khawaja’s […]
Usman Khawaja said he hoped his long test career, which will come to an end with his retirement after the fifth Ashes clash, inspires youngsters who are “different” that playing cricket for Australia is possible. The top order batsman, who turned 39 last month, announced on Friday that he would be retiring from international cricket […]
Investigators on Friday set about identifying the burned bodies of a blaze that engulfed a crowded bar, killing around 40 people and injuring 115 at a New Year’s Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. The severity of the burns suffered by the young crowd of revellers in the Le Constellation bar […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday congratulated the nation on the discovery of significant new oil and gas reserves in Kohat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, calling it a major milestone for Pakistan’s domestic energy sector. Chairing a high-level meeting on the petroleum and gas sector, the prime minister praised the dedicated work of the relevant departments […]