BENGALURU: Fast bowler Ben Dwarshuis says the competition will be fierce to fill the void left by Mitchell Starc’s retirement from Twenty20 internationals, as a clutch of Australian pacers jostle for a rare opening in the national team’s attack. Starc, Australia’s third-highest wicket-taker with 759 wickets across all ‌formats, behind only Shane Warne and Glenn … Read more

Jessica Pegula celebrates victory against Madison Keys. Photo: AFP INDIAN WELLS: Defending champion and top seed Jessica Pegula fought back to reach the WTA Charleston Open quarter-finals on Thursday, requiring a final-set tiebreak to see off Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7/1). A resilient Pegula, the world number five from the United States, eventually … Read more

LONDON: Renault-owned Alpine condemned on Thursday online abuse of their Argentine Formula One driver Franco Colapinto for an incident in Japan as well as death threats directed ‌at the team’s former racer Esteban Ocon in China. They also dismissed suspicions from some fans of ‘sabotage’ and that Colapinto was not being given equal equipment to … Read more

Shuttle-era Orbital Manoeuvring System engine burns for 6 minutes as craft passes through lowest point of orbit A view of the Artemis II rocket as it blasts off into space, leaving behind a trail of white smoke. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY The Artemis II Orion capsule, carrying a crew of three men and one woman, successfully … Read more

OTCA says it is not possible to operate at current freight rates, there is a serious risk of financial losses Oil tankers are seen parked, following the protest by the All Pakistan Oil Tankers Owners Association, demanding the hike in fares, expansion of quota in onshore white pipeline transportation and permit to use old vehicles, … Read more

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) technical committee has dismissed an appeal by Fakhar Zaman. Photo: REUTERS The Pakistan Super League (PSL) technical committee has dismissed an appeal by Fakhar Zaman, upholding the two-match ban imposed on the Lahore Qalandars batter for ball tampering, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Thursday.The 35-year-old had earlier been … Read more

Many officials, diplomats consider a ‘NATO without America’ to be the default expectation US President Donald Trump speaks during the Future Investment Initiative Summit in Miami on Friday March 28, 2026. PHOTO: AFP-JIJI The NATO alliance has in recent years survived existential challenges – ranging from the war in Ukraine to multiple bouts of pressure … Read more

Advisory body to meet on April 7 as rains boost water levels across major reservoirs View of the Sukkur Barrage formerly known as the Lloyd Barrage, as flood water passes through, following monsoon rains and rising levels of Indus River in Sukkur, Sindh province. Photo: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Advisory Committee of Indus River System Authority … Read more

Child among six dead in Karachi, seven killed in Balochistan; four lives lost in K-P A pool of rainwater creates problems in free flow of traffic in Quetta. Photo: PPI ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/QUETTA/PESHAWAR: Torrential rain and severe weather swept across Pakistan on Thursday, leaving devastation in Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), killing more than a dozen people … Read more

. ISLAMABAD: Terrorist incidents in Pakistan have witnessed a considerable decline as a result of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq. As a result of the operation, terrorist incidents in March this year decreased by 59 percent compared to last month (February). According to a fact-based report by the renowned research organization, the “Center for Research and Security … Read more