By Usman Khan LAHORE: The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Normalisation Committee has made significant progress towards its objective of forming an elected body, with the provincial elections now entering their final stages. The second phase of the elections successfully concluded on Friday, marking an important milestone in the election process, said a press release issued […]
MOSCOW: Russian forces are advancing faster in eastern Ukraine than they have done for a long time, taking several square kilometres per day, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday as Moscow’s forces tried to smash through a Ukrainian defensive line. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged the difficulties in the east, particularly near the city of […]
WORLDWIDE: Pakistan’s Ahsan Ayaz has advanced to the final of the Colleyville Open Squash tournament after a dramatic semi-final win. In a gripping match, Ayaz overcame Malaysia’s Yi Zhiayi Siu with a 2-3 victory. Despite trailing 0-2, Ayaz mounted a stunning comeback, securing the win with scores of 11-8, 11-2, 10-12, 6-11, and 9-11. Earlier, […]
Listen to article In a thrilling semi-final at the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Asian Championship, Pakistan’s Bano Butt defeated India’s Khushboo Nishad to secure her place in the final. Competing in the women’s 47.6 kg category, Bano’s victory marks a significant achievement for Pakistan in the tournament. Following her win, Bano Butt expressed her satisfaction with the […]
MOSCOW: Russia said on Tuesday its forces had taken control of what it described as the strategically important logistics hub of Niu-York in eastern Ukraine, part of Moscow’s grinding drive to capture the entire Donetsk region. Even as Ukrainian troops seek to advance in Russia’s Kursk region after a surprise cross-border attack that began on […]
Russia on Monday ruled out any peace talks with Ukraine despite Kyiv raising pressure on the Kremlin by claiming fresh advances in its offensive into Russian territory. Ukraine sent troops and tanks over the border on August 6 in a surprise incursion two-and-half years after Russia launched its invasion and it says it makes new gains […]
KYIV: Ukraine’s forces advanced further into Russia’s Kursk region on Wednesday as Kyiv said the territory would serve as a buffer zone to protect its border areas from Russian attacks. Kyiv’s surge into Russian territory last week caught Moscow by surprise and has, for now at least, changed the mood of a war in which […]
BEIJING (AFP) – China on Monday urged all sides in the Ukraine war to de-escalate as Kyiv’s forces pierced deep into Beijing ally Russia’s Kursk border region. Kyiv has deployed thousands of troops to the surprise operation, a Ukrainian security official told AFP, seizing the battlefield initiative after months of slow Russian advances across the […]
China on Monday urged all sides in the Ukraine war to de-escalate as Kyiv’s forces pierced deep into Beijing ally Russia’s Kursk border region. Kyiv has deployed thousands of troops to the surprise operation, a Ukrainian security official told AFP, seizing the battlefield initiative after months of slow Russian advances across the east. The assault […]
Kennedy Blades, the 20-year-old American wrestler, has made it to the final gold-medal match at the Paris Olympics, overcoming tough competition with a series of victories. Her latest triumph in the women’s freestyle semifinal at 76kg saw her defeat Kyrgyzstan’s Aiperi Medet Kyzy in an 8-6 decision on Saturday night at Champ-de-Mars Arena. Blades, clearly […]