PARIS: US figure skater Ilia Malinin and Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto headline the Olympic season opener at the elite ISU Grand Prix de France in Angers starting Friday, looking to lay the groundwork for gold at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games. The first of the six-stop ISU Grand Prix series heads for western France from October 17-19…
Goals from Baltimore, Kaneryd, Thompson, and Cuthbert sends them fourth in the league table LONDON: English champions Chelsea thrashed Paris FC 4-0 in the second match day of the women’s Champions League on Wednesday. Sandy Baltimore, from the penalty spot, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Alyssa Thompson and Erin Cuthbert were all on target for the London…
Former Belgian international named new head coach after Adi Huetter’s dismissal following a poor run of results PARIS: Monaco’s new coach Sebastien Pocognoli is looking to take inspiration from his old boss Louis van Gaal as he tries to kickstart the Ligue 1 club’s season after a sluggish start to the campaign that cost his…
SYDNEY: Four-time Olympic gold medallist Ariarne Titmus announced her immediate retirement from swimming on Thursday, calling it a “really tough” decision as she was lauded as “a living legend”. The 25-year-old Australian had been on an extended break since the Paris Olympics but had previously said she planned to return for the 2028 Los Angeles…
Gold soars to new peak at Rs440,900 as it breaks $4,200 barrier globally; rupee edges up The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to raise the policy rate. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: KARACHI The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raised a total of Rs775.9 billion through the sale of Market Treasury Bills (MTBs) and an…
Says economy has been plagued by centralised decision-making, stifled local innovation, hindered entrepreneurship. LAHORE: FPCCI leader SM Tanveer has urged policymakers and stakeholders to adopt the District Economy concept of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and work towards creating a more decentralised and inclusive economic framework. “By doing so, we…
A stock broker reacts while monitoring the market on the electronic board displaying share prices during trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, in Karachi on July 3, 2023. Photo: Reuters/ File KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed consolidation of positions on Wednesday as it closed modestly higher by 210 points due to profit-taking…
Committee members were of the view that the hiring of a financial adviser for sale of Roosevelt Hotel at this stage may result in an additional cost. photo: file ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has expressed serious concern over the delay in the repayment of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) loan relating to…
Pakistan would defend its national sovereignty, territorial integrity at all costs ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr and briefed him on the evolving security situation, including Pakistan’s “measured and befitting response” to the Taliban’s aggression. The president expressed full confidence in…
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi administers the oath to PTI’s Sohail Afridi as chief minister at the Governor House in Peshawar on Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025. Photo via X PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s new Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi finally took the reins on Wednesday, stepping into office amid a storm of celebration and emotion at the…
