Microsoft will begin rolling out Windows 11 on October 5.  However, the company has finalised the new version and released it to its Release Preview channel. You can switch to the Release Preview in Windows 10 and get the free Windows 11 upgrade early. Here’s how you can get the free Windows 11 upgrade: First you need to see if …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed anger at the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) decision to cancel the tour to Pakistan scheduled for November, according to a report published in The Times. The ECB’s decision had come three days after New Zealand abandoned their tour of Pakistan, citing a “security threat” minutes before the first ODI match was scheduled to start at the …

KARACHI: It was at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France when Michael Owen announced himself to the world. Then just an 18-year-old, on as a substitute in England’s second World Cup group game against Romania — in a game his side would eventually go on to lose — he became his country’s youngest goal-scorer at a World Cup; a …

LAHORE: Thousands of players in about 30 different sporting disciplines are set to be rendered jobless after the federal government issued a notification asking all public departments, corporations and autonomous bodies to stop their funding to sports teams and instead begin diverting them to regional teams. “In a meeting on revamping of sports governance structure in Pakistan held under the …

KARACHI: Khurram Manzoor may no longer be in the Pakistan frame but the seasoned batter proved his true worth when it mattered on Friday playing a pivotal role in helping Sindh upstage Southern Punjab by five wickets in the early National T20 Cup action in Rawalpindi on Friday. The 35-year-old’s outstanding 49-ball 84 was 25 runs more than the Twenty20 …

LAHORE: No deliberations were held over the longstanding demand of Pakistan Super League (PSL)’s franchises to review the financial model of the franchise-based T20 competition when PCB chief Ramiz Raja had a brief preliminary meeting with the owners. Although detailed discussions have been scheduled for Monday, Friday’s meeting was physically attended by representatives from Multan Sultans and Lahore Qalandars, while …

LIVERPOOL: A perplexed Mohammad Abbas said on Thursday that Pakistan felt ‘hurt’ by the ‘strange’ decision of English cricket chiefs to cancel tours for their men’s and women’s teams next month. Paceman Abbas added it was a poor reward for Pakistan’s decision to tour England last year at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in Britain. “Obviously when you give …

England cricketers had no role in the team’s decision to abandon their tour of Pakistan next month, the players’ union has said. New Zealand returned home from Pakistan after abruptly abandoning their tour minutes before the opening fixture in Rawalpindi, citing a security alert from their government. England followed suit this week, calling off their men’s and women’s teams tour of Pakistan, citing …

ISLAMABAD: Finance Min­is­ter Shaukat Tarin on Friday said the Pakistan Single Window (PSW) will not only reduce time, cost and complications while contributing significantly towards ease of doing business, it will also enable the country to unlock its potential in becoming a hub for regional as well as international trade and transit. Chairing the first meeting of the PSW’s Governing …

PARIS: The Paris Club of creditor countries said on Friday it was giving Pakistan another extension to service its debt so that it can dedicate its resources to combating the Covid-19 pandemic. The country has until December to make the payment, the club said in a statement, without releasing a figure. Islamabad “is committed to devote the resources freed by …