Frenchman Hadjar gets final F1 seat for 2025 By: Agencies on December 21, 2024Frenchman Isack Hadjar has been promoted to Red Bull’s second team to race alongside Japanese Yuki Tsunoda during the 2025 Formula 1 season. The announcement fills the final seat on the 20-car F1 grid. Hadjar is a replacement at the team that will now be known as Racing Bulls for Liam Lawson, who has been […]
Spurs survive Man Utd comeback to reach League Cup semi-finals By: APP on December 21, 2024Tottenham survived two calamitous errors from stand-in goalkeeper Fraser Forster on Thursday to beat Manchester United 4-3 and set up a League Cup semi-final against Liverpool, staying on track for their first trophy since 2008. The home side were cruising at 3-0 in the 54th minute of a captivating tie in London after two goals […]
Conquerors on top of points table of National Women’s One-Day Tournament By: APP on December 21, 2024The Conquerors emerged as the top contenders in the National Women’s One-Day Tournament 2024/25, finishing the league stage at the summit of the points table with 12 points from 8 matches. The team showcased dominance throughout the tournament, winning six matches and maintaining an impressive Net Run Rate (NRR) of 0.699. Trailing closely behind were […]
World silver medallist Katir handed four-year ban By: Agencies on December 21, 2024World 5,000m silver medallist Mohamed Katir has received a four-year ban for tampering after he was found to have falsified travel documents submitted during an investigation into missed doping tests. The 26-year-old Spaniard was suspended for two years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) in February for missing three doping tests in 12 months. But […]
Dias ruled out for up to four weeks as Man City suffer fresh blow By: APP on December 21, 2024Manchester City defender Ruben Dias has been ruled out for up to four weeks with a muscular issue, compounding Pep Guardiola’s problems as he seeks to save the club’s season. The Portugal international missed all five matches in November with a calf problem but returned at the start of December and has been an ever-present […]
Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium to be completed in February By: APP on December 21, 2024Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Syed Fakhar Jehan has said that the construction work on Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium, Peshawar will be completed by February 15 next year. He said that after completion, the stadium will be available for Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches and emphasized upon efforts to ensure PSL games […]
PSX posts strong recovery on positive indicators By: Agencies on December 21, 2024The stock market rebounded on Friday, recovering from the previous day’s historic losses as investors took advantage of attractive valuations and positive economic indicators. The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index surged by 3238.17 points, or 3.05% to close at 109,513.14. The recovery came from yesterday’s historic single-day fall of 4,795.32 points or -4.32%, […]
Commissioning of Central Control of New Gwadar Airport completed By: Agencies on December 21, 2024The final testing and commissioning of the Central Control & Command Room (CCCR) of the New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA), set to be operational for the public next month has successfully been completed. This marks the last compulsory piece of work accomplished by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA), with CCCR’s testing and commissioning meeting […]
Rupee sheds six paisa against dollar By: APP on December 21, 2024The Pakistani rupee on Friday depreciated by six paisa against the US dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs 278.41against the previous day’s closing of Rs 278.35. However, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of the dollar in the open market stood at Rs 277.95 and […]
Gold price plunges by Rs2,000 per tola By: APP on December 21, 2024The price of gold in the country on Friday has seen a decline. According to local Sarafa Association and All Pakistan Gems and Jewelers Association, the price of gold per tola in the country has decreased by Rs.2,000 to Rs.271,300, while the price of 10 grams of gold has decreased by Rs.1,715 to Rs.232,596. On […]