“No official talks between Rizwan and PCB regarding captaincy”, claims sources
LAHORE: Reports have emerged suggesting that the wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan may be in line to become the next captain of the Pakistan white-ball cricket team following Babar Azam's recent…
ICC bans Jayawickrama under council’s anti-corruption code
COLOMBO: The International Cricket Council has imposed a ban on Sri Lanka’s left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama from all formats of cricket for a year under its Anti-Corruption code. Additionally, Praveen…
Usman Qadir announces retirement from cricket
LAHORE: Leg spinner Usman Qadir announced retirement from Pakistan cricket on Thursday, saying each moment with the national side shaped his career and enriched his life. The 31-year-old thanked coaches…
Morocco mobile desalination units quench remote areas’ thirst
BEDDOUZA: In the small fishing village of Beddouza in western Morocco, locals have turned to the Atlantic to quench their thirst, using mobile desalination stations to combat the kingdom's ongoing…
Singapore ex-minister sentenced to 12 months in prison in rare graft trial
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean former minister was sentenced Thursday to 12 months in prison for obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gifts in the city-state's first political graft trial for nearly…
Carpe diem: the Costa Rican women turning fish into fashion
COSTA DE PÁJAROS: On a beach in Costa Rica, as fishermen land the day's catch, two women are hard at work on a slimy sea bass skin, rubbing, scraping, washing…
Mexico’s new president offers apology for 1968 student massacre
MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum offered an official apology Wednesday for the massacre of students by the army in 1968, in one of her first acts after taking office.…
Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ to overturn 2020 election: special counsel
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump launched a "private criminal effort" to subvert the 2020 US election and should not be shielded by presidential immunity, Special Counsel Jack Smith said in a court…
Tunisia readies for vote as incumbent Saied eyes victory
TUNIS: Tunisians head to the polls Sunday for a presidential election in which analysts say incumbent Kais Saied is poised for victory with his most prominent critics behind bars. The…
Huge protests in Argentina over public university cuts
BUENOS AIRES: Several thousand Argentines joined major student-led protests in Buenos Aires on Wednesday over President Javier Milei's cuts to free university education. The second large-scale demonstration in six months…
