Pakistan pugilist Waseem sets sights on his biggest fight
KARACHI: Twenty-eight-year-old Muhammad Waseem is awaiting the biggest challenge of his life — the World Boxing Organisation Junior Bantamweight title fight against Japan’s Naoya Inoue, nicknamed ‘the...
View ArticleRemaining undaunted : Walcott confident of Arsenal win against Bayern
LONDON: Theo Walcott insists Arsenal will salvage their Champions League campaign against Bayern Munich on Tuesday by emulating their ruthless demolition of Manchester United. Arsene Wenger’s side are...
View ArticleWest Indies Women level series 1-1
KARACHI: In spite of Anam Amin’s four-wicket haul for Pakistan Women, all-round performances from skipper Stefanie Taylor and Aneesa Mohammad saw West Indies Women win by three wickets and level the...
View ArticleKE to face Dhaka Abahani FC in first match
KARACHI: Reigning Pakistan Premier Football League champions K-Electric (KE) will take on Bangladesh’s most successful club, Dhaka Abahani FC, in their opening match of the Sheikh Kamal International...
View ArticleWorld Junior Championships: Pakistan to send two judokas to Abu Dhabi
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Judo Federation (PJF) will be sending two judokas belonging to separate weight categories to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for the World Junior Championships, scheduled to take place from...
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Sultan of Johor Cup: Junior team’s poor performance draws ire
KARACHI: The Pakistan junior hockey team’s poor results at the recently concluded Sultan of Johor Cup has prompted harsh criticism from the game’s former players, with the Olympians lambasting the new...
View ArticleKabaddi World Cup called off in India amid protests
KARACHI: Former Pakistan kabaddi skipper Musharraf Janjua rued the cancellation of the Kabaddi World Cup scheduled to be held in India next month, stating that it was a big blow to the organisers and...
View ArticleKE lose 3-2 to Dhaka Abahani in opener
KARACHI: Pakistan domestic champions K-Electric (KE) lost their opening match 3-2 to Dhaka Abahani FC at the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in Chittagong on Tuesday. The four-time Bangladesh...
View ArticleIn light of events: Chances of Pakistan-India series slim, says Shaharyar
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s cricket chief Shaharyar Khan said on Tuesday he was not optimistic about resuming ties with India after hard-line Hindu activists sabotaged talks between the two sides. Pakistan...
View ArticleSultan of Johor Cup: Criticism increases as selection policy comes under...
KARACHI: The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) took some players to the Sultan of Johor Cup who will not be able to participate in the World Cup next year as they will be over the age limit by then....
View ArticleBackup wicketkeeper: Rizwan in contention for Test squad
KARACHI: Wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan is in line to join the Pakistan Test squad in Dubai in the coming days after the team management on Tuesday requested for a backup gloveman for the ongoing series...
View ArticleThe current dynamic of US-Pakistan relations
The US, by deciding to retain its forces in Afghanistan until 2018, is giving a signal that its relationship with Afghanistan and interest in the region is not transactional, but of a more abiding...
View ArticleSisyphean strivings
We have a strange national approach to our national problems. At least 35-50 per cent of irrigation water gets lost, leaked and pilfered from our excellent man-made irrigation canal system. But instead...
View ArticleIn defence of the celebrating nurses
On October 15, 2015, a group of nurses in Lahore held a festive graduation ceremony. As a part of the evening, many of the nurses got together to celebrate and danced, a way of expressing their delight...
View ArticleOctober rage in India: surprising?
A string of events in recent weeks — mostly involving Shiv Sena and RSS activists — shook not only outsiders but also a large number of Indians. Invariably, many have begun questioning whether this...
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An essential partnership
Pakistan has entered into an alliance and strategic partnership with the US three times in the past six decades. The tendency to embrace and re-embrace each other has always been a two-way street....
View Article2016 season opener: Serena, Murray confirmed for Hopman Cup
PERTH: World number one Serena Williams and British star Andy Murray will start their 2016 seasons at the Hopman Cup in Perth, said organisers on Wednesday. An exhausted Serena cut her 2015 season...
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Win will strengthen our belief: Wenger
LONDON: Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal’s memorable 2-0 win against Bayern Munich will give his players the belief to complete their Champions League escape act. Wenger’s side had put themselves in a...
View ArticlePCB announces Quaid Trophy schedule
KARACHI: As many as 12 venues across Pakistan will play host to the main round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy set to commence from October 26 with 16 teams in attendance at the first-class cricket event,...
View ArticlePakistan U19 sailors to train in Malaysia
KARACHI: Teenagers Muhammad Azeem and Muhammad Uzair will be participating in the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Asia Performance clinic scheduled to begin on October 24 in Malaysia ahead of...
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