LAHORE: To expand the pool of women players, the Pakistan Cricket Board will hold trials in all the six provincial cricket associations from May 6 to 28. The trials will be conducted by highly qualified coaches, including former Test and first-class cricketers, for three age brackets: U19, in which players who are born on or after 1 September 2003 are …

NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis is confident Virat Kohli will overcome his IPL batting slump. Kohli took his Indian Premier League tally this season to just 128 runs from nine matches after scoring a scratchy nine in the defeat to Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday following two golden ducks. Moved up to open the batting, Kohli was …

LAHORE: Pakistan failed to maintain the winning start as they went down 1-4 in the second hockey Test against the Netherlands at Breda on Wednesday. The green-shirts on Tues­day launched their Europe tour on a winning note recording an upset 5-3 win over World No.4 Netherlands in the first Test. According to the information received here, the new-look national side …

LAHORE: The Pakistan hockey team’s tour to Europe will help the players prepare for the Asia Cup, the sport’s national governing body’s secretary Asif Bajwa said Wednesday. Pakistan drew their two-match series against Netherlands after winning the first match 5-3, a day before the hosts bounced back 4-1 to level the series played in the southern city of Breda. Pakistan …

KARACHI: Pakistan will host the Inaugural Seniors Over 40 Cricket World Cup from Sept 23 to Oct 8 next year at prominent six venues of Karachi, it has been announced officially. According to Pakistan Veterans Cricket Assoc­iation (PVCA) chairman Fawad Ijaz Khan, the World Cup Over 40s/50s Steering Committee had announced this decision on Tuesday to accord the hosting rights …

KARACHI: Trading on the Pakistan Stock Exchange remained range-bound on Wednesday with the KSE-100 index staying volatile throughout the session amid expectations about an interest rate hike in the upcoming monetary policy announcement. According to Arif Habib Ltd, a rally in the refinery sector was also witnessed following the rumours about the approval of the refinery policy. The last trading …

WASHINGTON: Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha said on Wednesday that Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have started their technical level talks for an enhanced financial package from the fund. In Dubai, a senior IMF officials told journalists that the fund has urged Pakistan to bring its current account deficit under control as the country’s new government seeks …

KARACHI: A massive increase in car imports has opened a debate in the auto market whether the arrival of used cars is again on the rise or it is due to the import of 12,000 units of a Chinese SUV by a new entrant. As per the figures of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the import of cars in …

ISLAMABAD: While criticising the power companies for rampant power cuts, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday finalised Rs2.86 per unit additional fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for ex-Wapda distribution companies (Discos) and Rs4.83 per unit for K-Electric with a cumulative financial impact of about Rs44 billion for electricity sold in March. The additional FCAs for both Discos and …

PARIS: Measles cases have surged by nearly 80 percent worldwide this year, the UN said on Wednesday, warning that the rise of the “canary in a coal mine” illness indicates that outbreaks of other diseases are likely on the way. The coronavirus pandemic has interrupted vaccination campaigns for non-Covid diseases around the world, creating a “perfect storm” that could put …