LONDON: Holder Carlos Alcaraz blew hot and cold on a blazing Monday at Wimbledon but the Spaniard survived a massive scare to beat dangerous Italian Fabio Fognini 7-5, 6-7(5/7), 7-5, 2-6 6-1 and reach the second round. Alcaraz, bidding to become only the fifth man since tennis turned professional in 1968 to win three consecutive Wimbledon titles,…
MIAMI GARDENS: Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich overcame determined resistance from Flamengo to book their place in the Club World Cup quarter-finals with an entertaining 4-2 victory on Sunday. Vincent Kompany’s side will now play European champions Paris St-Germain in Atlanta on Saturday for a place in the last four. Flamengo, backed by a huge…
LAHORE: The inaugural SNGPL All Pakistan Ranking Badminton tournament culminated at the POF Wah Complex on Sunday night, with athletes from Wapda and Army securing top honours across all categories. Irfan Saeed of Wapda delivered a commanding performance to claim the men’s crown, overpowering department-mate Mohammad Ali Larosh 21-9, 21-12. The women’s title was secured by Army’s…
WASHINGTON: The United States has decided to lift all sanctions against Syria to allow an end to the country’s isolation from the international financial system and President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order as soon as Tuesday terminating the sanctions regime in line with his pledge to help Syria rebuild after a…
ISLAMABAD: The upcoming UK-Pakistan Trade Dialogue will prioritise reducing non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to enhance bilateral trade, British trade envoy to Pakistan Mohammad Yasin said. “We’re launching the UK-Pakistan Trade Dialogue — a structured ministerial platform focused on reducing non-tariff barriers through practical cooperation, technical support, and regulatory alignment,” he said in a written interview with Dawn….
WASHINGTON: A Pakistani delegation arrived in Washington on Monday to finalise a trade agreement as the country looks to recalibrate economic ties with the US and ease tensions stemming from high import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. The delegation, led by Commerce Secretary Jawad Paal, is scheduled to hold talks with US Trade Representative…
Israeli officials to hold ceasefire talks in Washington amid military escalation in Gaza Israeli planes and tanks struck heavily in north and south Gaza, destroying clusters of homes, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s confidant was in Washington, expected to discuss a possible ceasefire. Ismail, a resident of the Sheikh Radwan suburb of Gaza City,…
US President Donald Trump has once again shaken the global order — this time through a direct military strike on some targets in Iran: nuclear facilities that “produce enriched uranium”. The bunker-buster assault, launched under Trump’s direction, marked a rare instance of a direct US attack on Iranian soil. Although the immediate result was a ceasefire between Israel and…
At least 39 people died in a factory fire in India’s southern state of Telangana, a senior fire department official said on Tuesday, after an explosion at Sigachi Industries, a day earlier. The explosion also injured 34, according to officials. The government of Telangana, where the facility is located, has formed a five-member committee to probe the…
President Donald Trump signed on Monday an executive order terminating a US sanctions programme on Syria, allowing an end to the country’s isolation from the international financial system and building on Washington’s pledge to help it rebuild after a devastating civil war. The move will allow the US to maintain sanctions on Syria’s ousted former president Bashar…
