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Dhananjaya De Silva will lead a 16-player unit for the opening Test in Galle. Sri Lanka have announced a 16-member squad for the first Test of their ICC World Test Championship series against India, with Dhananjaya de Silva leading the side and Kamindu Mendis appointed his deputy. The opening Test will be played in Galle … Read more

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has no shortage of hockey talent, but a lack of infrastructure, sports quotas and institutional support is preventing young players from reaching their full potential. Speaking to The Express Tribune, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hockey Association president Syed Zahir Shah said the province continued to produce players capable of representing Pakistan despite inadequate facilities and … Read more

A trio of Pakistan stars have been rewarded for their recent triumph in the West Indies by making big gains on the latest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings. Pakistan broke a drought of more than three years without a Test victory away from home when they defeated the West indies by eight wickets in the … Read more

BIRMINGHAM: Britain’s Romell Glave upstaged two-time defending champion Marcell Jacobs to win European men’s 100m gold in Birmingham on Tuesday. Jacobs, the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist, had been favourite going into the race, but had a terrible start, handing Glave an advantage he never ceded. The Italian suddenly slowed to a jog at around the … Read more

Individual performances in Dambulla bring notable ranking gains for players from both sides Pakistan’s consolation victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final T20I has helped several of their players move up the latest ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings. Spinner Nashra Sundhu was the biggest mover for Pakistan, climbing one place to eighth in … Read more

Residents in mountainous villages, low-lying areas and other flood- and landslide-prone locations evacuated Heavy rain continued to lash the Chinese capital Beijing on Wednesday, forcing authorities to shut tourist attractions, suspend bus services and construction work and evacuate residents from high-risk areas, state media reported. The city closed over 300 tourist and camping sites and … Read more

Attacks come as ‌war shows no signs of ending despite assertions from US President of a deal being imminent An Iranian drone and an Iranian missile system are displayed in Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran, July 30, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The US and Yemen’s Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping on Tuesday as prospects for ending the Iran war appeared … Read more

. SANAA: Yemeni authorities said six people were killed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, while US forces fired on a ship they said was trying to break a blockade of Iran’s ports. Yemen’s coast guard said the dead included four crew members and two members of the government-allied … Read more

US president secretly switched planes in Turkey amid security concerns, official says WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump secretly slipped out of Turkey last month on an alternate military plane, which he boarded while hidden inside a catering truck, as part of an elaborate ruse prompted by an Iranian threat, according to a US official. The clandestine … Read more

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti announced on Tuesday criticised a small extremist element attempting to push the Baloch people into a futile conflict through violence. He stressed that destroying infrastructure, bridges, and commercial transport directly harms the livelihood and progress of the local Baloch community. He said that the Balochistan government will … Read more