Islamabad – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Peshawar Zalmi have entered a strategic partnership and have called for greater compassion towards Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan, urging that the situation of Afghan refugees be seen through a humanitarian lens. Peshawar Zalmi is the leading franchise of Pakistan Super League (PSL) cricket championship, which has…
Dew and fog could make toss more crucial than ever in Sunday’s Champions Trophy showdown Dubai: As the much-anticipated India-Pakistan match looms, it’s not just the strategies and playing XI that will determine the outcome. Weather conditions could play a decisive role, with dew and fog raising the stakes for both teams. In a contest…
His funeral will be held in Boston, the athlete’s mother, Iya Naumova, said. Rescuers have recovered the body of Russian figure skater Vadim Naumov who was killed in a passenger plane in the United States earlier this week, the athlete’s mother, Iya Naumova, told. Evgenia Shishkova, who was flying with Naumov, did not survive either….
FIFA on Wednesday officially confirmed Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 men’s World Cup. The FIFA Congress meeting also confirmed Morocco, Spain and Portugal as hosts of the 2030 World Cup with Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay hosting celebratory games. The congress made the vote in a virtual online meeting. Saudi Arabia announced its intention…
Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is retiring. “I’m done,” Miocic said after losing to Jon Jones at UFC 309 Saturday night in New York. “I’m hanging ‘em up. I’m retiring.” Miocic lost in a third-round stoppage after he took blows to the head and a spinning back kid to the ribs. He retires with…
Jake Paul won a unanimous decision over Mike Tyson as the hits didn’t match the hype in a fight between a young YouTuber-turned-boxer and the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Friday night. All the hate from the pre-fight buildup was gone, with Paul even stopping to pay homage with a bow to Tyson before the final…
One of the world’s fastest growing sports properties lit up Bahrain this weekend as the frenetic, all-action FIBA (International Basketball Federation) 3×3 World Tour returned to Manama. The 3×3 basketball format has enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent years, with its half-court set-up, 10-minute matches and festival-like atmosphere making it an engaging product for young…
The petitioner, a Pakistani citizen, argued that the national cricket team’s performance in the recent T20 World Cup was disappointing, noting that Pakistan even lost to the relatively new American team. A petition has been filed requesting a ban on Pakistani cricketers from taking their families on international tours and demanding transparency regarding the associated…
The Para-triathlon events at the Paris 2024 Paralympics have been postponed by 24 hours because of poor water quality in the River Seine. All 11 triathlon races had been due to take place on Sunday but heavy rain in Paris has caused water quality in the Seine to drop, World Triathlon said in a statement….
Jaco van Gass revealed he was hit by a car just days before winning Britain’s first cycling gold medal of the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Van Gass beat Paralympics GB team-mate Fin Graham in the men’s C3 3,000m individual pursuit final. But the 38-year-old said he is fortunate to be at the Games following an incident…
Lewis Hamilton set the pace for Mercedes in Friday practice at the Italian Grand Prix as his likely replacement Andrea Kimi Antonelli crashed on his debut for the team. Hamilton headed McLaren’s Lando Norris by 0.003 seconds, with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz third in the second session. They were followed by their team-mates Oscar Piastri and…
Iga Swiatek saw her hopes of a U.S. Open title defense dashed last year when she fell in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows but now says she feels free of the pressure that helped fuel that letdown. Swiatek, the tournament’s 2022 champion, was upset by Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko last year, and as a result…
