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LONDON: South African captain Temba Bavuma poses with the World Test Championship Mace at Lord’s in a portrait released by the International Cricket Council on Sunday.—courtesy ICC LONDON: A riveting World Test Championship final between Australia and South Africa went a long way to boost the sagging credentials of the five-day game, but the format of the competition is in need of a revamp, according to many of the games top observers. South Africa beat Austr­alia by five wickets at lunch on the fourth day of a fluctuating contest at Lord’s in which the bowlers dominated the opening two days.…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detain a man after conducting a raid at the Cedar Run apartment complex in Denver, Colorado, U.S., Feb. 5, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | ReutersA spate of federal immigration enforcement raids from Los Angeles to New York has sparked demonstrations and rallies around the country, leading to mass arrests and National Guard deployment.The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown has heightened concerns of foreign-born residents, especially undocumented immigrants and their families, about how they should prepare for worst-case scenarios of being detained or deported. Planning ahead for such emergency scenarios must include a strategy for who will handle…

LONDON: Tatjana Maria completed her fairytale run at Queen’s Club as the German qualifier beat American Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 6-4 in Sunday’s final to become the oldest winner of a WTA 500 event. The 37-year-old’s victory secu­red the fourth singles title of her career, and her first since 2023 on the clay in Bogota. World number 86 Maria is the first German to win a WTA 500 title since Angelique Kerber in 2018 in Sydney. In the first women’s tournament at Queen’s since 1973, Maria is the event’s first female champion since Russia’s Olga Morozova 52 years ago. When Morozova…

PAKISTAN’S Hannan Shahid (L) vies with Malaysia’s Shello Silverius during their FIH Nation’s Cup match at the National Stadium on Sunday.—courtesy FIH KUALA LUMPUR: Pakistan and Malaysia played out a pulsating 3-3 draw in their opening fixture of the FIH Hockey Nations Cup at the National Stadium on Sunday, with the Green Shirts relinquishing a lead late in the match. Pakistan began the contest on a strong note, taking a 2-0 lead in the first quarter courtesy of goals from Nadeem Ahmad and Rehman Abdul. The visitors dominated the proceedings for much of the first three quarters, effectively denying the…

South Africa won the World Test Championship on Saturday, completing a remarkable turnaround to beat Australia by five wickets as they successfully chased down an imposing 282-run target. But it was an edgy finish as they took 27.4 overs to slowly score the 69 runs needed to secure success on the fourth day at Lord’s after resuming at 213-2 overnight. In so doing, South Africa completed a successful pursuit of the joint second-highest winning fourth-innings total in test history at the London venue. It was a first major cricket triumph for South Africa, who had earned an unwanted reputation for…

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., leaves the senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesSenate Republicans’ proposal to overhaul student loan repayment could trigger a surge in defaults, one expert said.The Senate GOP reconciliation bill’s higher education provisions “would cause widespread harm to American families,” Sameer Gadkaree, the president of The Institute for College Access & Success, said in a statement. The proposals do so by “making student debt much harder to repay” and “unleashing an avalanche of student loan defaults,” he wrote.The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor…

LAHORE: The second day of competitions in the inter-division phase of the Chief Minister Punjab Summer Games was held at various venues of the Nishtar Park Sports Complex on Saturday. Events in hockey, volleyball, kabaddi, and badminton continued as part of the six-day sports gala. In boys’ hockey, Gujranwala dominated Dera Ghazi Khan with a thumping 10-0 victory at the National Hockey Stadium. Rana Ahmed scored a hat trick, Ehtasham netted two goals, while Adil, Asim, Iftikhar, M. Ali, and Abdullah contributed one goal each. The match between Faisalabad and Rawalpindi ended in a 3-3 draw. In the girls’ hockey…

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), under its Skills Development Programme, on Saturday called 15 players, out of a total of 47, for the first phase of the programme starting on Monday here at the National Cricket Academy under the newly-appointed director high performance Aaqib Javed. “The National Cricket Academy will host a 20-day Skills Development camp from Monday, June 16,” the PCB annou­nced in its media release on Saturday. “A total of 47 men’s cricketers will undergo training and fitness sessions during the camp, with the first batch of 15 players participating until June 21,” the release added. “After…

Pra-chid | Istock | Getty ImagesThe second-quarter estimated tax deadline is June 16 — and on-time payments can help you avoid “falling behind” on your balance, according to the IRS.Typically, quarterly payments apply to income without tax withholdings, such as earnings from self-employment, freelancing or gig economy work. You may also owe payments for interest, dividends, capital gains or rental income. The U.S. tax system is “pay-as-you-go,” meaning the IRS expects you to pay taxes as you earn income. If your taxes are not withheld from earnings, you must pay the IRS directly.  More from FA Playbook:Here’s a look at other stories…

LONDON: Aiden Markram’s magnificent century was the cornerstone of South Africa’s five-wicket victory over Australia in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s on Saturday as the Proteas ended decades of cricket heartbreak by at last winning a major global title. South Africa successfully chased down an imposing 282-run target before lunch on the fourth day, with opening batsman Markram falling for 136 after taking South Africa to within six runs of the title. It was an edgy finish, however, as they took 27.4 overs to slowly score the 69 runs needed to secure success on the fourth day with…