An all-Arab encounter brought day 13 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to a close, with Jordan and Algeria going head-to-head in a Group J clash at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. After taking the lead shortly before half time, Jordan were unable to hold on after the break, as Algeria capitalized on their opponents’ […]
Manchester United secure land for new 100,000-seater stadium
Manchester United have secured ?the majority of the land needed for their new 100,000-seater stadium, the Premier League club said on Monday. United had announced plans last year to build the 2 billion pound ($2.65 billion) stadium, which would be the largest in Britain, next to the existing Old Trafford. The club said it had […]
World Cup sees record goals and the ball’s to blame
It’s been goals galore so far at the World Cup. The tournament has been one of the highest-scoring in history so far and produced nearly 25% more scoring than the same span of games in the previous World Cup. One reason for the increase in scoring might be the ball that FIFA is using for […]
Haaland’s double sends Norway into World Cup last 32
Erling Haaland struck twice in Norway’s 3-2 win over Senegal on Monday, sending his team into the knockout rounds in their first World Cup appearance for 28 years and signalling his intention to make his mark on soccer’s biggest stage. On a damp evening in New Jersey, Senegal – widely seen as Africa’s best hope […]
Mbappe scores twice as France reach knockout rounds
Kylian Mbappe scored his second double of the tournament and Ousmane Dembele added a third as France eased into the last 32 with a ?3-0 victory over Iraq on Monday in the first match of this World Cup beset by a lengthy weather stoppage. Mbappe’s goals, on his 100th international appearance, came nearly three hours […]
Milestone Messi sends Argentina to World Cup knockout stage
Lionel Messi rewrote the World Cup record books on Monday, becoming the tournament’s all-time leading scorer with both goals in Argentina’s 2-0 victory over ?Austria that secured the holders’ passage to the last 32. Messi took his World Cup tally to 18 goals when he netted in ?the 38th and 95th minutes, despite an earlier […]
Senegal in trouble but World Cup dream not dead, coach says
Senegal are in a precarious position after two World Cup defeats, but coach Pape Bouna Thiaw said his side’s hopes of progress at the tournament are not dead. Senegal were expected to be strong contenders at the World Cup in North America but lost their opening Group I fixture 3-1 to France and went down […]
SIFC clears 435-km fuel pipeline linking Punjab to northwest
Pakistan’s top investment body said on Tuesday it had approved a 435-kilometer pipeline project designed to transport refined petroleum products from the country’s central Punjab province to the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, a move aimed to improve energy security, lower transportation costs and reduce reliance on road-based fuel deliveries. The Machike-Thallian-Tarru Jabba White Oil Pipeline […]
Rupee strengthens against dollar
The Rupee on Tuesday appreciated by 1 paisa against the US Dollar in interbank trading and closed at Rs 278.21 compared to the previous day’s closing of Rs 278.22. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of the dollar in the open market were recorded at Rs 279.05 and […]
OGDCL brings Sahito-1 gas discovery into production
Pakistan’s Oil & Gas Development Company Ltd. (OGDCL) has started gas production from a discovery well in southern Sindh province, the company said on Tuesday, as the state-run producer seeks to raise output and help reduce the country’s reliance on imported fuel. Pakistan faces declining gas production from several mature fields and has increasingly relied […]