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Fahad, Haiqa reign supreme at National Table Tennis championships


December 31, 2021

LAHORE: Fahad Khawaja and Haiqa Hassan emerged as the new national champions after winning their respective finals of the 57th National Table Tennis Champ­ionships here at the Nishter Sports Complex on Thursday. Though 144 men featured in the tournament, the men’s singles final was all about brothers Fahad and Umam Khawaja, both from Wapda. Elder brother Fahad faced some resistance …

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Biennial World Cup would ‘cannibalise’ women’s game: UEFA chief


December 31, 2021

DUBAI: UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has reiterated his opposition to FIFA’s plans to stage a biennial World Cup, saying the women’s tournament or the Olympics would be affected if they were held in the same year as the finals. The European football governing body and its South American counterpart CONMEBOL have strongly opposed the idea which FIFA president Gianni Infantino …

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India make ‘perfect start’ to series with victory over South Africa


December 31, 2021

India completed a convincing 113-run win on the fifth day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday to make a “perfect start” to the series. Resuming on 94 for four in a chase of 305 to win, South Africa were bowled out for 191, losing their last three wickets in the first two …

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Chris Silverwood to miss Sidney Cricket Ground Test after virus case in family


December 31, 2021

SYDNEY: England’s beleaguered Ashes tour went from bad to worse on Thursday with under-pressure coach Chris Silverwood to miss the fourth Test in Sydney after a family member tested positive for the coronavirus. Silverwood and his family have to isolate in Melbourne for 10 days while the rest of the team head to Sydney for the clash starting on Jan …

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Pakistan crash against Sri Lanka in U-19 Asia Cup semi-final


December 31, 2021

LAHORE: A dismal chase means Pakistan is no longer in the race for the Junior Asia Cup title. Having bowled out the Sri Lankans for 147, Pakistan could only manage 125 before being all out in the final over of a low-scoring semi-final in Dubai on Thursday. Sri Lanka will now face India for the title after the latter romped …

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Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi among nominees for ICC Men’s Player of the Year award


December 31, 2021

Ace batsman-wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan and star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi have been included among four nominees for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s Player of the Year, the world cricket body announced on Friday. The other two nominees are England captain Joe Root and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, the ICC said in a statement. Shaheen …

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17pc tax on number of items proposed; Shaukat Tarin dismisses inflation fears


December 31, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin presented in the National Assembly on Thursday the Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2021 envisaging withdrawal of sales tax exemptions worth Rs343 billion on machinery, pharma and imported food items. The bill also proposes an increase in rates of federal excise duty, income tax and sales tax on services in the federal capital territory. Mr Tarin explained …

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Auto sector stakeholders fear slump in sales


December 31, 2021

KARACHI: With no clarity whether decisions taken while making the mini-budget would end after the announcement of Federal Budget 2022-23 or stay in place till December 2022, auto sector stakeholders said an increase in taxes and duties on locally-assembled and imported vehicles will definitely bring booming auto sales under pressure. The government has increased the federal excise duty (FED) on …

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Petrol demand hits record 8.35m tonnes in FY21


December 31, 2021

KARACHI: Despite massive price hikes, petrol has emerged as one of the most consumed fuel in Pakistan as its demand hit an all-time high of 8.35 million tonnes in FY21 as compared to an unstable pattern of usage witnessed in other fuels in the last five years. According to province-wise consumption of energy products from FY17 to FY21, prepared by …

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