Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the 16th time, but it proved a hard day’s work at his Centre Court office as he ground past Australian Alex de Minaur on Monday. The 38-year-old started abysmally and lost the opening set in 31 minutes but eventually assumed control of a cagey battle to win 1-6…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20 International series against Bangladesh, scheduled to commence from July 20 in Dhaka. All-rounder Salman Ali Agha will lead the side in the absence of regular T20I skipper Babar Azam, while Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf have been sidelined due…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Her Highness Sheikha Asma Al Thani of Qatar as Pakistan’s Brand Ambassador for Mountains and Tourism, following her successful summit of the formidable Nanga Parbat. Congratulating her via social media platform X on Tuesday, the prime minister expressed pride in her achievement, calling it both inspirational and a symbol…
South Africa completed an innings and 236-run victory over hosts Zimbabwe on the third day of the second test on Tuesday to convincingly sweep the two-match series at Queens Sports Club. South Africa, who were put into bat and declared their first innings on 626-5, bowled Zimbabwe out for 220, having enforced the follow-on after…
India expect England to roll out a challenging track for the third test at Lord’s but are confident their in-form batters can master it, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said on Tuesday. India levelled the five-test series 1-1 with a thumping 336-run victory at Edgbaston where they racked up 587 in the first innings and declared…
Jofra Archer is fit and ready to go if called upon for England’s third test against India, coach Brendon McCullum said, as the injury-plagued fast bowler edges closer to a return in the longest format. Archer has taken 42 wickets in 13 tests but has not played in the format since February 2021 after a…
Fifth seed Taylor Fritz reached the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time on Tuesday after coming through a topsy-turvy four-setter against Karen Khachanov where the American seemed to be cruising, but then had to show all his fighting spirit. Fritz eventually triumphed 6-3 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) but must have thought he was in for an…
England’s Harry Brook has ascended to the top of the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, displacing teammate Joe Root following a commanding performance in the second Test against India at Edgbaston. Brook’s brilliant knock of 158 in the first innings helped him leapfrog Root, who now trails by 18 rating points. The 25-year-old’s return to…
Cybercrime agency says 554 people arrested for spreading defamatory content online Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Hafeezur Rehman informed the National Assembly Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs that while the authority can block entire social media platforms, it lacks the technical capacity to remove specific content. He said only the United States and Israel were…
Global study unveiled at ‘AI for Good’ summit in Geneva urges environmental responsibility in AI use A new study by UNESCO released at the opening of the AI for Good global summit in Geneva has found that artificial intelligence’s surging electricity demand could be significantly curbed — by simply asking shorter questions and using smaller models. The…
