LAHORE: P&T Gymkhana patron Khalid Mahmood, world’s leading Test umpire Aleem Dar and president of gymkhana Azhar Zaidi on Saturday appealed to the government to confer civilian award ‘Sitara-e-Shujaat’ on famous Pakistan cricket umpire Ahsan Raza for bravely saving the life of ICC match referee Chris Broad during the deadly terrorist attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in March 2009 …

COOLIDGE (Antigua): West Indies Women won the second Twenty20 Inter­national against Pakistan Women by seven runs method under bizarre circumstances at the Coolidge Cricket Ground here on Friday. Play had to be stopped upon the completion of the 18th over with Pakistan Women on 103-6 in the pursuit of 126-run target after they had slumped to 25-3. The highlight of …

LONDON: Coco Gauff isn’t the only teenager making a splash at Wimbledon this time. Emma Raducanu is suddenly stealing some of the spotlight. The 18-year-old Raducanu and the 17-year-old Gauff both advanced to the fourth round of the grass-court Grand Slam within minutes of each other on Saturday. For Gauff, it’s the second time she’s reached the second week at …

LONDON: England on Saturday named an unchanged 16-player squad for the three-match One-day International series against Pakistan, which gets underway at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on July 8. England are already 2-0 up in their ODI series against Sri Lanka, with the final match taking place in Bristol on Sunday. Tom Banton was a late call-up for that series, after …

KARACHI: The country’s cotton imports hit $2.3 billion — an increase of 44 per cent — during July 2020-May 2021 (11MFY21) compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year. The country produced barely 5.6 million bales in FY21. Despite higher orders and a number of incentives provided by the government to boost exports, poor cotton production and imported …

TUNIS: At least 43 migrants drowned off the coast of Tunisia on Saturday and 84 others were rescued after their boat capsized overnight, the Tunisian Red Crescent said. Mongi Slim, head of the organisation, said that the boat, which was carrying 127 migrants, left Libya’s coastal city of Zuwara on Friday to cross the Mediterranean Sea toward Italy. He said …

ADDIS ABABA: The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on Saturday added to UN calls for “urgent measures” to protect and assist civilians in Tigray, where damage to key infrastructure is exacerbating the imminent threat of famine caused by the eight-month conflict. Millions are at risk of starvation as the brutal civil war reaches a turning point, with thousands of captured …

NEW YORK: A ransomware attack launched hours before the US Independence Day holiday weekend potentially affected 1,000 businesses, researchers said on Saturday. Information technology company Kaseya confirmed on Friday that its “VSA” software — used to manage and monitor computers remotely — had been targeted but said it had limited the attack to “a very small percentage of our customers” …

American singer Britney Spears’ mom Lynne Spears has spoken about her daughter conservatorship and the ‘mixed feelings’ she has about it. During an interview with journalists Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino for The New Yorker, Lynne said the Toxic singer had once called 911 to report that she was a victim of abuse through her conservatorship. This was confirmed through Ventura County law …

Rockers old and young cried, shared a drink and perhaps even a joint in a stylishly overgrown cemetery in Paris on Saturday, marking 50 years since the death of 1960s icon Jim Morrison. Dozens of fans of the frontman of psychedelic rock band The Doors, who decamped to the French capital in early 1971 and died shortly afterwards of a …