Schools in India’s capital were shut on Thursday after a thick gray haze of noxious air enveloped the city for the third consecutive day, and angry residents blamed authorities for allowing an annual children’s run. Buildings and monuments were largely obscured by smog and an official health advisory asked people to avoid all physical activity outdoors. The air quality index exceeded 460, …

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pushed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to walk away from the purchase of a Russian missile defense system, calling it a “very serious challenge” to bilateral ties, even though he described a meeting between the two leaders as “wonderful”. After the much anticipated meeting at the White House to address a crisis in relations, Trump said he …

India’s Supreme Court said on Thursday it will set law on women’s entry into temples and mosques after being asked to review its decision lifting a ban on some women entering the Sabarimala temple in Kerala state. The court deferred a decision on petitions seeking a review of its 2018 ruling to lift a ban on women of menstruating age entering the …

NEW DELHI: The Indian capital’s notorious air pollution hit “emergency” levels again on Wednesday, coinciding with a visit by Britain’s Prince Charles. New Delhi has been choked on and off for weeks, as industrial and traffic pollution — combined with smoke from crop stubble burning — cast a toxic pall over the metropolis. For the second time in 10 days, …

Budding batsman Omair Bin Yousuf, a member of Pakistan ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup squad, shares his name with the great Mohammad Yousuf but he says he also wants to achieve for Pakistan what his bearded “role model” did. “Mohammad Yousuf is my role model and I am a huge fan of his batting technique and ability to score big …

SYDNEY: Young batting prodigy Will Pucovski pulled out of contention for a place in Australia’s Test team to play Pakistan on Thursday, as he continues to battle mental health issues. The 21-year-old informed management of his decision during Australia A’s three-day clash against Pakistan in Perth, which ended in a draw Wednesday and was seen as a ‘bat-off’ with at …

England’s Dawid Malan leads a strong field of 59 foreign international cricketers who have registered to date in Diamond Category for Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020, according to a press release issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Malan, the third-ranked T20I batsman in the world, was in punishing form in the recently concluded five-match series against New Zealand, amassing …

Two-time World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe has been at the forefront of the U.S. national women’s team’s fight for gender pay equity but the fiery forward has told Reuters she also hopes for more investment in the domestic league and better pay for club players. Earlier this month, the U.S. National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) announced new compensation guidelines for …

KARACHI: Cricketer Fawad Alam has 11,830 runs to his name in 162 first class matches, boasts an eye-watering average of over 56, and is literally a walking talking run machine in domestic circuit — a demonstration of which he gave once again on Wednesday with a 107, the 32nd century of his career, in the Round 7 fixture of the …

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not return to the LA Galaxy for the 2020 MLS season, the team said in a statement on Wednesday. The 38-year-old Swedish striker tallied 52 goals and 17 assists in 53 starts for the Galaxy, the team he joined in March 2018 from Manchester United. The charismatic Ibrahimovic, who has also played for some of Europe’s biggest …