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Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem threw a massive 86.40m to win gold in the men’s javelin final at the Asian Athletics Championship in Gumi, South Korea, on Saturday. India’s Sachin Yadav took silver with an 85.16m and Japan’s Yuta Sakiyama took home bronze with an 83.75m throw. Both athletes threw a personal best. After leading the field in the first few throws, Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage was bumped off the podium to finish fourth with an 83.27m throw. India’s Yash Vir Singh finished fifth with an 82.57m personal best throw. China’s Hu Haoran threw a season best 80.93m to finish…

Klaus Vedfelt | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesEarlier this spring, consumers were feeling good about their summer vacation prospects. More people were planning to take a trip compared to last year, and summer travel budgets were up, too, according to a new report from Deloitte.But just a few weeks later — after President Donald Trump announced widescale tariffs and the stock market dropped precipitously, bubbling up recession fears — some would-be vacationers abruptly scaled back their spending plans, a second round of the survey found.About 53% of respondents plan to take leisure vacations this summer, up from 48% in 2024, according…

Getty Images Some short-term Treasury ETFs beat money-market funds. Here’s a sortable list. Brokerage firms are short-changing customers with their money-market funds, says one angry commentator. Gosh. These brokers deliver a lot of terrific service for free (custody, trading, research). How are they supposed to pay for it all? Instead of grousing, do this: Accept the fact that the brokerage has to cover its costs, but arrange your affairs so that some other customer picks them up. This survey shows you how to side-step expensive money funds. The path to low-cost portfolio management has two elements. First is to set…

Paris St-Germain’s Achraf Hakimi (L) and Joao Neves warm up during a training session on Friday.—AFP MUNICH: Paris St Germain are on the brink of a maiden Champions League title, chasing European glory in their first campaign since the departure of France striker Kylian Mbappe, but street-wise and battle-hardened Inter Milan stand bet­ween them and history in Saturday’s final. The climax to the European season has thrown up a mouthwatering clash of opposing styles and ideas of how to build a team. It is a contest between one of the continent’s old guard and one of the state-owned modern superclubs.…

Aleksandarnakic | E+ | Getty ImagesDenmark has moved to increase its retirement age to 70 — making it the highest retirement age in Europe.Yet it may be difficult for the U.S. to follow its lead.The new change in Denmark will apply to public pension retirements starting in 2040. Since 2006, the country has been adjusting its retirement age to reflect changes in life expectancy.The U.S. does not technically have an official retirement age. At age 65, individuals become eligible for Medicare coverage. At age 66 to 67, depending on date of birth, an individual becomes eligible for full Social Security…

BIRMINGHAM: Harry Brook predicted Jacob Bethell “will be some player” after the 21-year-old rising star impressed in England’s thumping victory over the West Indies in the first One-day International at Edgbaston on Thursday. There has long been talk over whether Bethell, rece­ntly returned from IPL duty, will go straight back into the Test side for the upcoming five-match series with India. And that speculation will only intensify following Bethell’s expertly-paced innings of 82 from 53 balls that propelled England to a huge total of 400-8 on his Warwickshire home ground. Faced with trying to become only the second team in…

CNN  —  President Donald Trump’s swipes at Apple aren’t just bruising the company’s bottom line — they may also be taking a bite out of your 401(k). The president’s chaotic trade war continues to threaten Apple’s business model, which relies extensively on international supply chains. Apple’s stock has tumbled 20% this year after hitting a record high in December. The company’s stock dropped 3% in one day earlier this month after Trump demanded Apple move all of its production to the United States. As the tech giant grapples with the president’s tariff threats, Americans’ retirement savings have taken a hit,…

LAHORE: Sahibzada Farhan looked keen on making up for lost time. Almost six months since he last represented Pakistan, the flamboyant opener sparkled with a career-best 74 as hosts trounced a hapless Bangladesh by 57 runs in the second Twenty20 International at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday to seal the three-match series with a game to spare. With Sahibzada in full flow — having returned to the national team fold after an impressive show in the Pakistan Super League — and Hasan Nawaz making a quickfire 51 not out, Pakistan amassed 201-6 after electing to bat. The bowlers then came…

World Boxing will introduce mandatory sex testing for all boxers in its competitions, the body said on Friday, adding that Paris Olympics women’s welterweight champion Imane Khelif will not be allowed to compete until she undergoes such a test. The governing body, which will run the boxing competitions in the 2028 Olympics after being granted provisional recognition by the IOC, said it aims to deliver a competitive level playing field for men and women. “Imane Khelif may not participate in the female category at the Eindhoven Box Cup, 5-10 June 2025 and any World Boxing event until Imane Khelif undergoes…

In minutes released this week from the Federal Reserve’s May meeting, central bank policymakers indicated that an interest rate cut isn’t coming anytime soon.Largely because of mixed economic signals and the United States’ changing tariff agenda, officials said they will wait until there’s more clarity about fiscal and trade policy before they will consider lowering rates again.In prepared remarks earlier this month, Fed Chair Jerome Powell also said that the federal funds rate is likely to stay higher as the economy changes and policy is in flux. The Fed’s benchmark sets what banks charge each other for overnight lending, but also has a domino effect on…