There was jubilation galore and the cricketing world and social media heaped praise on the Men in Green after Pakistan beat South Africa by 28 runs on Wednesday to become the only Asian side to win an ODI series twice in that country. Pakistan clinched the series 2-1 in Centurion after opener Fakhar Zaman smashed his second century in as many matches, …

KARACHI: The International Day of Sports for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is marked by United Nations General Assembly to signify the importance of sports in bringing a positive change in the society and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other sports organizations celebrate this day on April 6 which links it with the origin of the first modern Olympic Games …

Fakhar Zaman hit his second successive century and captain Babar Azam made 94 to set up a 28-run win for Pakistan in the series-deciding third and final one-day international against South Africa in Centurion on Wednesday. South Africa’s chances of chasing down Pakistan’s total of 320 for seven were effectively snuffed out by left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz, who took three …

Pakistan cricket’s blue-eyed boy Babar Azam is expected to overtake Indian captain Virat Kohli to become the top rated ODI batsman in the world during the Pakistan versus South Africa match on Wednesday. While the ICC has yet to announce the rankings, the country has already started celebrations. He scored 94 runs off 82 balls and led his team to a …

COLOMBO: Bangladesh will start a two-Test tour of Sri Lanka this month despite renewed coronavirus restrictions at home, Sri Lankan cricket chief Arjuna de Silva said on Wednesday. Bangladesh ordered a one-week nationwide lockdown on Monday amid a record surge in infections but de Silva said the matches had been confirmed. “The Bangladesh Cricket Board has told us that they …

ISLAMABAD: Majority of the members of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance on Wednesday strongly criticised the government for implementing financial decisions through presidential ordinances, saying it was violation of the constitution and an insult to the parliament. The meeting of the committee presided over by PTI lawmaker Faiz Ullah dropped detailed discussions on State Bank of Pakistan Amendment …

KARACHI: Pakistan Football Federation’s inevitable suspension by FIFA was confirmed on Wednesday. Yet, Ashfaq Hussain Shah — whose move to take over the PFF headquarters led to the ban — is still seeking dialogue with the world’s football governing body to resolve the issue. “We are open to a dialogue with FIFA,” Ashfaq, who was elected president in a PFF …

Edkasa, a Lahore-based education technology startup has managed to raise pre-seed funding of $320,000 to help launch a new mobile application for exam preparation, the company said on Tuesday. The new app will leverage and make use of Edkasa’s existing userbase of 55,000 students and more than 40 schools throughout Pakistan which currently avail its services, according to a statement from the …

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday notified about 64 paisa per unit increase in electricity rates for ex-Wapda distribution companies (Discos) to generate about Rs4.4 billion additional revenue for the troubled power sector. The increase was allowed on account of monthly fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for electricity consumed in February. This would be charged to consumers …

Colpan Hatun’s character is introduced in the third season of “Dirilis:Ertugrul” which is currently being aired on PTV. Colpan, the wife of Ural Bey, is played by  Gülçin Santırcıoğlu, a veteran Turkish actor who is followed by thousands of people on social media. The actress was recently left devastated by the  death of a friend  Luran Ahmeti due to  coronavirus. …