TOKYO: China claimed three gold medals on the first day of competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday and cyclist Richard Carapaz became just the second competitor in Ecuador’s history to top the podium, with victory in the road race. As the troubled build-up to the pandemic-postponed Games gave way to the first full day of competition, China secured victories …

KARACHI: Farhan Altaf of Karachi Club emerged victorious in Men’s Singles final of the Gatorade Trophy ranking tennis which concluded at the Union Club recently. Farhan beat talented Muhammad Ali of Malir Garrison in a well fought match by 6-3, 7-5. In the wheelchair tennis final, Muhammad Irfan beat Muhammad Ayub by 6-3. Shakir Ali of Pepsi Pakistan, Altaf Hussain …

LAHORE: Pakistan’s campaign at the Tokyo Olympics was off to an ordinary start on Saturday as shooter Gulfam Joseph failed to qualify in the 10M Air Pistol competition while invitational place entrant Mahoor Shahzad was beaten by world number four Yamaguchi Akane of Japan in her opening match of the badminton event. Gulfam finished ninth in 10M Air Pistol Olympic …

ISLAMABAD: The government has asked its economic team to step up efforts to manage economy in next three months for retaining the International Monetary Fund programme as the IMF board has scheduled its meeting in September. The board meeting will take place weeks before the expiry of the constitutional tenure of Shaukat Tarin as federal finance minister as he had …

LAHORE: Former chief executive officer (CEO) of Pakistan Railways Ijaz Ahmad Buriro has shared his recommendations with the top authorities to overcome major issues hampering the freight business, saying revenue may jump to Rs35 billion from the existing Rs18bn per annum if some remedial measures are taken. Mr Buriro has sent a report to Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati, …

s KARACHI: The maiden Deliverable Futures Contracts (DFCs) of 90-day maturity will be opened on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on July 26 — a move aimed at curbing the market volatility witnessed in the last week of every month when traders roll over their contracts to the next month to avoid settlement. DFCs are forward contracts to buy or …

KARACHI: The short two-day working week (Monday and Friday) due to Eidul Azha was eventless at the stock market. Participation remained low and ended in muted gains of 39 points on Monday and an equally tiny loss of 80 points on Friday. With net 41 points decline, the KSE-100 Index closed at 47,793. Calculations by brokerage Arif Habib Limited showed …

KARACHI: A number of Pakistani companies have been facing a temporary ban on exports of fish and fish preparations to China since January after detection of coronavirus in their shipments. Qadri Noori Enterprise chief executive officer Manzar Alam told that around 50 companies have been exporting fish to China. Out of top 15 exporters, some nine firms are now temporarily …

Many have been confused about what is pushing Prince Harry towards dropping bombshells against the British royal family. However, royal expert and journalist Richard Eden seems to have the answer as he gave his take regarding the Duke of Sussex’s hostile behaviour towards the Firm, saying the scathing attacks are a way for him to avenge his late mother, Princess …

American actress Scarlett Johansson opened up that some other actress was cast to play Natasha Romanoff however, she did not accept the role owing to some schedule conflict. The Black Widow actress said Marvel Studio gave her the offer for the second time and she grabbed it at once as a lifetime opportunity. The 36-year-old actress played the role of …