The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday responded to allegations made by former South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs that it was trying to prevent him from playing the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) 2021, saying that the Indian board was “well within its rights” to do anything in the best interest of its cricketing ecosystem. Earlier …

ISLAMABAD: Revenue collection in July rose to Rs413 billion, which was an increase of over 36 per cent from last year’s figure, provisional data released by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) showed on Saturday. The collection rise amounted to Rs71bn and was 21pc more than the target set for the month, the data said. This achievement prom­pted Prime Minister …

Zero! That’s the number of medals Pakistan has won at the Olympics in the last three decades. A generation was born, raised and possibly now has its own offspring, but the medal draught still haunts this country. At the time of the filing of this story, Pakistan came very close to winning a solitary medal when weightlifter Talha Talib made …

TOKYO: The world’s top-ranked male archer Brady Ellison of the United States was knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Olympic individual event on Saturday, ending his quest for a first gold at his fourth Games. Ellison lost 7-3 to Turkey’s Mete Gazoz who went on to win the event and claim his country’s first gold medal at the Tokyo …

KARACHI: It was a dreadful week for the stock market as the index threatened to break the 47,000 barrier but managed to close at 47,055 points, representing a steep drop of 738 points or 1.54pc. The market witnessed massive selling in four of the five trading sessions. The tone of performance all through the outgoing week was set entirely by …

PROVIDENCE: Pakistan’s versatile bowling attack did just enough to restrain a rampant Nicholas Pooran and come away with a seven-run victory over the West Indies in the second Twenty20 International of the four-match series at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Saturday. Following a rain-ruined opening encounter in Barbados three days earlier, Babar Azam’s team will go into the third …

TOKYO: Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah blazed to 100 metres gold on Saturday, becoming the fastest woman alive as she denied compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce a third Olympic title. In retaining her title Thompson-Herah added a sparkling flourish to a day which had seen US gymnast Simone Biles withdraw from two more finals in Tokyo, and a listless Novak Djokovic fail to …

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Khan Afridi on Saturday criticised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for reportedly trying to stop international cricketers from taking part in the Kashmir Premier League (KPL). Speaking at a press conference, Mr Afridi urged the International Cricket Council to take notice of the tactics employed by the …

TOKYO: Great Britain and India on Saturday joined Spain and New Zealand in reaching the quarter-finals of the women’s hockey tournament at the Tokyo Olympics, while Ireland and China crashed out. India made it through with a 4-3 triumph over South Africa in Group A, as Olympic champions Britain secured the third spot in the group thanks to a 2-0 …

lar KARACHI: The first month of the 2021-22 financial year passed without any foreign inflow in the Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) which attracted $256 million during the outgoing fiscal year. The data released by the State Bank of Pakistan on Friday showed a sudden stop to foreign inflows for PIBs in July against a net inflow of $22m in June. …