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Japan’s Shiho Kuwaki celebrates winning the women’s British Open. Photo: AFP LONDON: Japan’s Shiho Kuwaki won the women’s British Open in a dramatic play-off with Esther Henseleit on Sunday, securing her first major title in memorable style. Kuwaki held her nerve to sink the putt that clinched the trophy after two play-off holes of unrelenting tension at Royal Lytham& St Annes. The … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan’s disappointing performance at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has once again highlighted the country’s long-standing structural problems in sports administration, with governing bodies, particularly the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), facing renewed scrutiny. Pakistan returned from Glasgow with just one medal, a bronze won by female boxer Fatima Zehra in the women’s 60kg … Read more
Tehran says unless Washington accepts new Hormuz status quo, conflict could spread beyond the Gulf A man holds a flag with a picture of late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, late Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran, Iran, April … Read more
A tentative deal was reached early Monday morning after 4,400 flight attendants walked off the job a day earlier, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.
NEW DEHLI: A court in New Delhi acquitted the former head of the Indian wrestling federation on Monday of charges of sexual harassment and stalking brought by medal-winning athletes, his lawyer said. Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, 69, a former lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), had been accused by some women wrestlers of groping and … Read more
World number one Aryna Sabalenka is aiming to bounce back from Wimbledon disappointment as she launches her North American hard court season in Toronto. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: Aryna Sabalenka’s world number one ranking will be on the line at the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto, where the Belarusian star aims to extend her hard court dominance in … Read more
After thousands poured into the Spanish territory in North Africa, the pro-immigration policies of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez were blamed. The reality is more complex.
[Bullish investors are out in force on Monday despite more mixed messages about potential U.S.-Iran peace talks.
Temperatures exceed 40C as warming Mediterranean intensifies heat, wildfire risks Italy’s fourth heat wave of the summer reached its peak on Monday, with red alerts issued for a record 25 cities as temperatures exceeded 40C (104F) in parts of the country, local media reported. The Health Ministry raised the number of cities under its highest … Read more
Security sources say multiple hideouts were destroyed during intelligence-based operations under ‘Azm-e-Istehkam’ Security forces conducted effective intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) over the past two months under the Azm-e-Istehkam vision, security sources said on Monday. According to the sources, security forces destroyed multiple terrorist hideouts during the operations in North Waziristan. “Several terrorists were … Read more