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LAHORE: The Pakistan Hockey Fede­ration (PHF) has requested the Inter­national Hockey Federation (FIH) to grant a second extension for allowing Pakis­tan to confirm its participation in the Pro League as the matter of funds provision for the said league between the PHF and the government is yet to be decided. The PHF had sought a fund of Rs350 million from the government to meet the expenditure of the Pro League, which will provide Pakistan a nice opportunity to play against higher-ranked teams. First, the PHF received FIH’s deadline of Aug 12 when New Zealand, the winners of the FIH Nations…

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori retained their US Open mixed doubles title on Wednesday, beating Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud to claim the $1 million top prize in the new-look competition that kicked off action at the last Grand Slam of the year. The Italians capped two days of intense work in the 16-team event with a 6-3, 5-7, 10-6 victory over Swiatek and Ruud — who were among a slew of singles stars drawn not only by the big purse but also by the chance to contest mixed doubles before singles action begins on Sunday. Poland’s Swiatek, a six-time…

Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has denied claims made by her former manager that she has retired from the sport, saying she is still training regularly. Algerian Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting were in the spotlight at the Paris Games last year over their eligibility after they had been disqualified from the 2023 World Championships by the IBA, which said sex chromosome tests had ruled them ineligible. However, they competed in the women’s category in Paris after being cleared by the International Olympic Committee, with both winning gold medals in their weight classes. Khelif has not competed since her win…

The national men’s T20 squad arrived in Dubai for the upcoming Asia Cup and Tri-Nation series, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Wednesday. The tri-series against Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates, which starts on August 29, and the Asia Cup from September 9 will both take place in the UAE. In a post on X, the PCB said the team arrived in Dubai in four groups, adding that it would participate in a pre-series training camp from August 21-27 and take part in a training session at the ICC Cricket Academy tomorrow. The squad departed from Pakistan in…

Students study in the Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas at Austin on February 22, 2024 in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration paused student loan forgiveness on a popular plan earlier this summer. It has not yet resumed the debt cancellation, and this week, lawmakers urged it to do so.The U.S. Department of Education said earlier this summer that it was pausing the loan discharge component on the Income Based Repayment, or IBR, plan. That freeze remains in place.It’s a setback to families who have been expecting — and are legally entitled to — the aid,…

The national T20 squad arrived in Dubai for the upcoming Asia Cup and Tri-Nation series, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Wednesday. The tri-series against Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates, which starts on August 29, and the Asia Cup from September 9 will both take place in the UAE. In a post on X, the PCB said the team arrived in Dubai in four groups, adding that it would participate in a pre-series training camp from August 21-27 and take part in a training session at the ICC Cricket Academy tomorrow. The squad departed from Pakistan in four…

Lorene Cowan, 44, thought she would own a home by now. However, in New York City, where Cowan lives and works, home prices have soared beyond reach.”I would love to buy a home, that’s the next step,” said Cowan, a business and life coach. But “in New York, the entry in became so much more difficult,” she said.In fact, New York notched the highest annual gain of all the metropolises in the latest Case-Shiller 20-city composite, up 7.4% in May compared to the prior year. The median listing price of a home in New York City is now more than…

A student studies in the Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas at Austin, Feb. 22, 2024.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesAs back-to-school season gets underway, parents have many more ways they can spend funds in 529 college savings plans this year, due to President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill.”Yet a new survey shows only a fraction are utilizing these accounts.About 69% of parents stash money for their children’s education-related expenses in traditional checking or savings accounts, according to a Vanguard survey of 1,005 parents with children ages 17 and under living at home. Only 10% of parents leverage 529 savings plans…

BUENOS AIRES: Arge­n­tina’s national team unveiled a revamped 31-man squad on Monday, led by Lionel Messi, for the South American qualifiers against Venezuela and Ecuador for the 2026 World Cup. Alongside captain Messi, the squad features several young Argentine talents, including Man­chester City striker Claudio Echeverri, Porto midfielder Alan Varela and recent Real Madrid signing Franco Mastantuono. Coach Lionel Scaloni also called up striker Jose Manuel Lopez from Brazilian club Palmeiras for the first time. Argentina will play Venezuela at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires on Sept 4, before traveling to Guayaquil to play Ecuador five days later. Having…

MUMBAI: Test skipper Shubman Gill was on Tuesday named in India’s T20 squad for next month’s Asia Cup cricket tournament after being left out of three previous series in the shortest format. Gill, 25, returned to the 15-man squad as deputy to skipper Surya­kumar Yadav, thanks to the stellar role he played with the bat in the recent Test series against England. The top-order batsman scored 754 runs as India’s relatively young squad fought from behind to square the five-match series 2-2. The eight-nation Asia Cup will be the first major event in the build-up to next year’s T20 World…