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Ledecka’s ‘great Olympic story’ stumbles on downhill DNS

PRAGUE: Like in Beijing in 2022, three-time Olympic champion Ester Ledecka calls next year’s Olympic Games “a friendly” to ease the pressure, despite a rather unfriendly schedule thwarting her medal hopes. The 30-year-old Czech stunned the world by winning both the skiing super-G and the snowboarding parallel giant slalom at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang. … Read more

Bellingham strike helps Real Madrid edge Juventus

The win marked Thibaut Courtois’ 300th appearance and set the tone for Sunday’s El Clásico LONDON: Jude Bellingham’s goal helped record 15-time winners Real Madrid maintain their 100 percent start to the Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Juventus on Wednesday. Xabi Alonso’s Spanish giants mostly outplayed their visitors but could not extend their … Read more

ECP grants Punjab a month

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday officially granted the Punjab government a four-week deadline to finalise new delimitations for the upcoming local government elections. In an official letter addressed to the Punjab chief secretary, the ECP secretary confirmed that the extension was approved following a request from the provincial government. The letter … Read more

Pakistan Navy seizes drugs worth $972m

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Navy ship seized narcotics worth more than $972 million from sailboats in the Arabian Sea, according to a statement from the naval network overseeing the operation on Wednesday. PNS Yarmook, while operating under the Saudi-led Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), successfully executed a major counter-narcotics operation … Read more

Seven terrorists killed in Bajaur, Dalbandin

MIRANSHAH/ RAWALPINDI: Security forces carried out successful operations in Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), killing six terrorists in Dalbandin and destroying multiple militant hideouts in Bajaur, according to security sources on Wednesday. In Balochistan’s Dalbandin area, security forces launched a precise operation against the network Fitna al-Hindustan and successfully dismantled its formation. Sources said that all … Read more