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Athapaththu’s unbeaten 83 powers Sri Lanka to eight-wicket semi-final win over Pakistan Chamari Athapaththu’s 83 powers Sri Lanka to Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket final with 8-wicket win over Pakistan. Photo: AFP Sri Lanka advanced to the final of the Asian Games women’s cricket competition after captain Chamari Athapaththu smashed an unbeaten 83 to lead … Read more
Amendments made to the law in 2025 introduced stricter conditions for keeping lions, tigers, pumas and jaguars A lion kept in a cage at private facility in Lahore before Punjab’s ban on big cats in urban areas. Photo: Express LAHORE: Despite stricter restrictions on keeping lions, tigers and other dangerous wild animals in urban areas … Read more
The Iran-backed Houthi militia was engaged in fierce battles with the Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen on Sunday, as it seeks to maintain momentum in the war.
‘Best of the Best’ star reflects on authentic storytelling, cultural diversity and the pioneers who helped open doors Maitreyi Ramakrishnan has spoken about the changing landscape of South Asian representation in Hollywood, saying that while the industry still has work to do, the growing presence of varied and authentic stories has helped move the conversation … Read more
Pakistan opened their Pool B campaign with a commanding 9-0 victory over Thailand at Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium on Sunday, scoring in every quarter to underline their dominance. Pakistan led 2-0 after the first quarter before adding three goals in the second to take a 5-0 advantage into halftime. They continued to control the contest … Read more
Iran has conveyed its conditions to the opposing side through intermediaries, parliament speaker says Iran’s parliament speaker said on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the US fulfilled commitments made under a June agreement and met Tehran’s conditions. Addressing the parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iran had “explicitly conveyed its conditions to … Read more
The Israeli officials said an arrest had been made. The attack was on the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Violence in the territory has grown recently.
They hold off China 79-70 to claim the men’s bronze after a hard-fought campaign NAGOYA: Iran withstood a late fightback to beat China 79-70 and win Asian Games men’s basketball bronze on Sunday, an achievement that left their players “speechless” after months of war back home. China led 31-29 at half-time in Nagoya, but Iran … Read more
NAGOYA: Myanmar’s Wai Khin Hnin on Sunday became the first Asian Games gold medallist in teqball, an acrobatic football-table tennis hybrid making its debut at this year’s event in Japan. Watched by Barcelona and Spain football legend Carles Puyol, Wai Khin Hnin beat Indonesia’s Sumaya, who goes by one name, 2-1 in the final to … Read more
[“Roll the Calls,” the new book by the Hollywood mogul, is an entertaining and expletive-filled read that surprisingly pulls some punches.