KARACHI: They idolise NBA players, well and truly knowing that reaching that level would be beyond them. Even beyond the future generations of basketball players raised in Karachi. But they continue to play and during the 16th edition of the weeklong Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup here at the Aram Bagh Court, there was a flurry of action with as many as …

KARACHI: Still 190 runs behind their opponents. But, still, well-placed to get a first-innings lead. Thanks largely to their openers Haider Ali and Mohammad Huraira, Northern reached 184-3 against defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at stumps on the second day of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final on Sunday. Having bowled out Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for 374, both Haider and Huraira hit half-centuries as …

LONDON: Manchester City opened up a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a first half demolition of Leicester City in a thrilling 6-3 win as Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur were also comfortable winners on Sunday. Three of the scheduled nine Boxing Day matches were postponed due to coronavirus outbreaks as Britain battles record numbers of cases …

MELBOURNE: England’s earnest dressing-room discussions about improving shot selection failed to bear fruit on Sunday’s opening day of the third Ashes Test, as shambolic batting delivered a Boxing Day feast of wickets for Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground. England face more honest discussions after they were bowled out for 185 on Sunday. Australia reached 61-1 at stumps. Leading 2-0 after …

CENTURION: Opener K.L. Rahul showed superb application to score a seventh Test century and gave India an ideal start in their quest to win a Test series in South Africa with a solid century on the first day of the first Test at SuperSport Park on Sunday. Rahul made 122 not out as India reached 272-3 at the close after …

A dazed England lost four wickets in a hostile late spell to leave them still trailing by 51 runs and fighting to stave off defeat Monday at stumps on day two of a gripping third Ashes Test against Australia. It came after the visitors — who must win in Melbourne — were rocked by four positive Covid cases in their …

It has been a good couple of years for domestic mobile manufacturing. Based on import figures, the size of the pie is around $2.5-2.7 billion. Stakeholders agree that good sound policies have been introduced to encourage domestic production while introducing tariffs that make imports non-viable. But, there is always a ‘but’. “There are rumours that a new GST on mobile phones …

The prices of sugar have been making rolling records over the last three years. In a highly toxic political economy, the entire supply chain thus remained under debate and perpetual scrutiny without any productive outcome. Even after a series of inquiries, investigations, committees and commissions to reform the sugar sector, the government has not been able to introduce systematic changes …

TAFTAN: The Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) freight train left Taftan for Iran on Sunday. It had arrived at the border town the previous day. According to Pakistan Railways, eight carriages of the train were loaded with pink salt. Representatives of the Iranian government, Pakistan’s consulate in Zahedan and Pakistan Railways saw off the train when it left for the Iranian city. The …