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Simone Biles fails in gold bid as Naomi Osaka crashes out


July 28, 2021

TOKYO: Simone Biles’ bid to launch a history-making goldrush at the Tokyo Olympics fell apart after a single vault on Tuesday when the gymnast superstar pulled out of the team event, and her American team mates were beaten to the title by the Russians. The late-night drama was a fitting end to a day which had begun under the threat …

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Mahoor exits after second defeat, Haseeb finishes 62nd out of 70


July 28, 2021

TOKYO: Pakistan’s Mahoor Shahzad exited the women’s singles badminton tournament at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday while her countryman Haseeb Tariq finished 62nd out of 70 competitors in the heats for the men’s 100m freestyle swimming competition. Having lost her Group ‘L’ opener to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi on Saturday, Mahoor needed a win to stay in contention but came up …

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Pollard blasts pitch after Australia cruise to ODI series win


July 28, 2021

BRIDGETOWN: Australia handed the West Indies a six-wicket defeat on Monday to clinch a 2-1 One-day International series victory and leave home captain Kieron Pollard criticising the quality of the Kensington Oval pitch in Bridgetown. The Australians cruised past their modest target of 153 with just over 19 overs remaining as Matthew Wade top scored for the tourists with an …

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IPC, PSB responsible for decline of sports in Pakistan: POA


July 28, 2021

LAHORE: The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has alleged that the Inter-provincial Ministry (IPC), headed by Fehmida Mirza, and the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) are mainly responsible for the decline of sports in the country while the POA is not responsible for sports development in the country. In a strong statement issued here on Tuesday, the POA also pointed out that …

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West Indies ready for Pakistan T20 test in Barbados


July 28, 2021

BRIDGETOWN: West Indies and Pakistan, the two supremely-talented Twenty20 teams, collide in a four-match series starting on Wednesday at Kensington Oval in Barbados before the contest shifts to Providence Stadium in Guyana for the remaining three matches. This was originally scheduled as a five-match series but last week’s Covid 19 scare during the ODI series between the West Indies and …

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Pakistan set to export mobiles in January 2022, says Razak


July 28, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will start exporting mobile phones in January 2022, Commerce Adviser Razak Dawood said on Tuesday. In a testimony before the Senate Standing Committee on Commerce chaired by Senator Zeeshan Khanzada, the adviser said a Chinese company was setting up a mobile phone manufacturing factory in Karachi. Talking to following the committee meeting, Mr Dawood said the production of …

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PSDP spending exceeds FY21 target: Asad


July 28, 2021

KARACHI: Federal development spending in 2020-21 nominally exceeded its target of Rs650 billion, marking the highest development fund utilisation since 2011-12. Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar tweeted on Tuesday that spending under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) in the last financial year remained Rs659bn or 101.4 per cent of the annual target. “In a year of Covid …

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NTDC mulls proposals to recover Rs714m from Iranian firm


July 28, 2021

LAHORE: In a bid to recover Rs714 million from a Tehran-based firm, the Nati­onal Transmission and Disp­a­tch Company (NTDC) is considering various proposals including one about taking up the issue with the Iranian government and requesting it to adjust the amount in the payments made by Pakistan for the procurement of electricity from the neighbouring country. Talking to , NTDC …

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