Fans were left surprised after an item from Rockstar Games’ highly-anticipated Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 6 was teased in GTA Online. A new update in GTA Online has added a jewellery item worn by a character shown in GTA 6 first trailer that was released seven months ago, a gaming website reported. The item was spotted by Reddit user DogWifDreads, …

LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz raced into the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday to set up a mouth-watering duel with fellow crowd-pleaser Frances Tiafoe as Naomi Osaka was sent crashing out in the second round by Emma Navarro of the US, who allowed the Japanese superstar just five games in a one-sided contest. Alcaraz defeated Australia’s world number 69 Aleksandar Vukic 7-6 …

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has slotted its team’s marquee Champions Trophy match against arch-foes India in Lahore on March 1 next year but the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to give its consent to the tentative schedule, a senior ICC Board member told the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency on Wednesday. The tournament is …

NEW DELHI: India’s T20 Cricket World Cup winners were finally heading home Wednesday, officials said, after a hurricane in the West Indies delayed their departure. Favourites India won the title on Saturday after defeating South Africa in a thrilling final, but their travel plans were disrupted by Hurricane Beryl. “The team has left from Barbados on a special Air India flight,” Board of Control …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board might not be able to bring about major changes in the national team in the wake of the side’s dismal performance in the T20 World Cup as that could lead to a confrontation with senior players, the Press Trust of India news agency reported on Wednesday. PCB’s governing board, scheduled to meet on Saturday, will take cognizance of white-ball head coach …

India’s T20 World Cup winners returned home to a heroes’ welcome on Thursday with skipper Rohit Sharma and his players hailed by euphoric fans jostling to glimpse their stars. Frenzied crowds shouted “India, India” after they landed in New Delhi from the Caribbean, having been delayed for days by Hurricane Beryl. Whistles and wild cheers greeted the players as they walked out from …

ISLAMABAD: In a significant move, the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Wednesday unanimously approved amendments to the State-Owned Enterprises (Governance and Operations) Ordinance 2024, empowering the government to sack existing directors of the boards of public sector entities without completion of their tenures, starting with power companies. In the proposed changes, future board directors, including government and independent members, …

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce was informed on Wednesday that protocols to export donkey skins and meat to China had been finalised. The commerce ministry officials disclosed this while briefing the committee meeting chaired by Senator Anusha Rahman. It was also briefed on the attached departments of the commerce division to review its performance. The additional secretary in charge of …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan received only about $11.7 billion in foreign loans and grants in the first 11 months (July-May) of outgoing FY24, far behind the annual target of $17.4bn. This is amid major slippages in raising international financial support, although it has met the revised target. According to official data released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA), the country received about $403 million in foreign assistance …