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Pakistan rode on a brilliant 93 from Imam-ul-Haq to reach 313-5 after a brief fightback from South Africa on the opening day of the first Test in Lahore on Sunday. Shan Masood hit 76, but Haq missed out on his hundred as Pakistan slumped to 199-5 as four wickets fell quickly. Mohammad Rizwan, 62 not out, and Salman Agha, unbeaten 52 at the close, rebuilt the innings during an unbroken sixth-wicket stand of 114 in the final session on a spin-friendly Gaddafi Stadium pitch. Rizwan hit two fours and two sixes in his 12th Test half-century while Agha had two…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is setting off for Israel and Egypt on Sunday to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas and urge Middle East allies to seize the opportunity to build a durable peace in the volatile region.It’s a fragile moment with Israel and Hamas only in the early stages of implementing the first phase of the Trump agreement designed to bring a permanent end to the war sparked by the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas-led militants. Trump thinks there is a narrow window to reshape the Mideast and reset…
Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick to pass 50 international goals in record time as Norway cruised to a 5-0 thrashing of Israel on Saturday, edging closer to qualifying for a first World Cup finals since 1998. Before the match in Oslo, hundreds of people attended a pro-Palestinian demonstration, chanting “Free Palestine” to protest against Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza, AFP journalists reported. Norwegian police dispersed a gathering of pro-Palestinian activists with tear gas and made several arrests. Inside the Ullevaal Stadium, several dozen Israeli fans waved their country’s flag and a banner reading “Let the Ball Talk!”. Norway now lead Group…
WUHAN: World number six Jessica Pegula fought back from 2-5 down in the deciding set to upset top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) on Saturday and set up a Wuhan Open final against fellow American Coco Gauff. Pegula broke Sabalenka in the third set with the Belarusian serving for the match and again to move 6-5 ahead. The American squandered two match points in the next game as Sabalenka levelled, but Pegula dominated the tiebreak to seal victory after two hours and 20 minutes. “For what I did In the tiebreak, I’m just really proud of myself. I’ve played so…
Veteran trader Peter Brandt has labeled Ripple’s XRP token a top short candidate, sparking debates on which crypto to buy now amid shifting crypto prices. Brandt spots a descending triangle on the daily chart, where XRP hovers near $2.79 after a 3% drop in the last day. Whales dumped 440 million tokens last month, fueling bearish signals as support at $2.68 teeters. Consequently, traders eye a potential slide to $2.20 if that level breaks, contrasting with XRP’s modest 34% gain this year after 2023’s surge. Moreover, whispers of an XRP crypto ETF offer faint hope, yet market jitters persist. Thus,…
Veteran trader Peter Brandt has labeled Ripple’s XRP token a top short candidate, sparking debates on which crypto to buy now amid shifting crypto prices. Brandt spots a descending triangle on the daily chart, where XRP hovers near $2.79 after a 3% drop in the last day. Whales dumped 440 million tokens last month, fueling bearish signals as support at $2.68 teeters. Consequently, traders eye a potential slide to $2.20 if that level breaks, contrasting with XRP’s modest 34% gain this year after 2023’s surge. Moreover, whispers of an XRP crypto ETF offer faint hope, yet market jitters persist. Thus,…
Merge Madrid 2025, celebrated in Palacio de Cibeles in Madrid.Merge MadridEurope is building its own Bitcoin, crypto, and Web3 strategy. Among the different cities on the continent, there’s one where entrepreneurs, companies, public servants, and enthusiasts are starting to build a hub: Madrid. Spain’s capital is one of the under-the-radar crypto places, and last week it hosted an important event that showed how its potential could soon reach full capacity: Merge Madrid.Among the attendadts we saw key industry leaders, established companies, startups, central bankers, authorities, and representatives from both the local government of Madrid and the Comunidad de Madrid. Every…
Merge Madrid 2025, celebrated in Palacio de Cibeles in Madrid.Merge MadridEurope is building its own Bitcoin, crypto, and Web3 strategy. Among the different cities on the continent, there’s one where entrepreneurs, companies, public servants, and enthusiasts are starting to build a hub: Madrid. Spain’s capital is one of the under-the-radar crypto places, and last week it hosted an important event that showed how its potential could soon reach full capacity: Merge Madrid.Among the attendadts we saw key industry leaders, established companies, startups, central bankers, authorities, and representatives from both the local government of Madrid and the Comunidad de Madrid. Every…
LOWER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Work on the district sports stadium in Wana here has been stalled for several years, complain residents. They allege that millions of rupees allocated for the stadium’s construction were misappropriated by the contractor, leaving the project incomplete. The project, meant to promote sports among the youth, now stands as a symbol of neglect and administrative apathy. According to local sources, the sports stadium project was launched several years ago with the objective of promoting sports, peace and social cohesion in the tribal district. Today, the facility is in ruins, with broken pitches, dismantled boundary walls, and seating…
Sridhar Vembu, the founder of Zoho Corporation, has made it clear where he stands when it comes to storing long-term value and it’s not in cryptocurrency. In a recent post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Vembu shared that he trusts gold over crypto as a more reliable and time-tested asset. I have long been in the “gold as insurance against currency debasement” camp, for over 25 years now. Over the long term, gold has held its purchasing power in terms of commodities like petroleum, and gold has held its own against broad stock market indexes. No, I am…