Pakistan opted to bat first against New Zealand in the Super Eight opener of the ICC T20 World Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium, with both teams looking to gain early momentum in this crucial stage of the tournament. Both teams progressed to the Super Eight after defeating lower-ranked opponents in the group stage, though … Read more

The Indian captain would not say whether his players would shake hands after snubbing the Pakistan team in three Asia Cup meetings in Dubai last year. PHOTO: AFP MUMBAI: India skipper Suryakumar Yadav on Saturday backed struggling opener Abhishek Sharma to play his attacking game with enough firepower in the rest of the line-up as … Read more

Jorgensen lit up the Sydney Football Stadium on Friday. Photo: AFP SYDNEY: NSW Waratahs coach Dan McKellar praised star Wallabies winger Max Jorgensen for rapidly “building a highlights reel” after his sensational try ensured the team continued their unbeaten start to the Super Rugby season. The 21-year-old lit up the Sydney Football Stadium on Friday … Read more

Former multi-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather retired from boxing in 2017, unbeaten in 50 bouts, though he has appeared in several exhibition fights since. Photo: AFP/File LOS ANGELES: Floyd Mayweather is coming out of retirement and will return to professional boxing after his exhibition fight with Mike Tyson this spring, the 48-year-old announced Friday. Former … Read more

France’s President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a G20 Leaders’ Summit plenary session at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on November 22, 2025. Photo: AFP French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that the US Supreme Court ruling on President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs shows that it is good to have counterweights to power and … Read more

Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Gilgit-Baltistan Caretaker Chief Minister Justice (retd) Yar Muhammad Khan Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Gilgit-Baltistan Caretaker Chief Minister Justice (retd) Yar Muhammad Khan to discuss security arrangements, law and order, and promotion of tourism ahead of elections in the region. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed measures … Read more

Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam speaks during the 14th National Party Congress in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 20, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS President Donald Trump met Vietnamese leader To Lam on Friday and said he would work to remove Hanoi from lists of countries restricted in accessing U.S. advanced technology, according to a summary of … Read more

France on Friday handed over a “talking drum” looted by colonial troops from Ivory Coast in 1916 in the latest repatriation of stolen artefacts. The Djidji Ayokwe drum, more than three metres (10 feet) long and weighing 430 kilos (950 pounds) was used by the Ebrie tribe to transmit messages. It is one of hundreds … Read more

Orders new probes to restore levies, says revenue will stay intact despite ruling US President Donald Trump speaks during a Working Breakfast with Governors at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 20, 2026. — AFP WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump moved swiftly on Friday to replace tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court … Read more

PM Shehbaz Sharif meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington. Photo: INP WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the inaugural meeting of Board of Peace in Washington, where both sides agreed to enhance bilateral trade and economic activities as well as mutual cooperation … Read more