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Australia’s Tony Hemming has resigned from his position as the chief curator, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Saturday. He was appointed as chief curator in July last year as no extension was given to previous chief curator Agha Zahid. “One of Hemming’s immediate tasks will be to prepare pitches for the upcoming five ICC World Test Championship matches against Bangladesh [two in August/September] and England [three in October]. Hemming will also oversee pitch preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which Pakistan will host from Feb 19 to March 9,” the PCB had said at the time. “Hemming is…

LONDON: Crystal Palace head into Sunday’s Community Shield versus Liverpool with a worry list ranging from injuries and lacklustre transfer business to their pending appeal against UEFA’s decision to demote them from the Europa League. Manager Oliver Glasner guided Palace to a new height in May as they won their first major trophy, beating Manchester City to clinch the FA Cup. But joy at the South London side’s first appearance in the Community Shield has been dampened by their off-field issues. Palace were dropped to UEFA’s third-tier Confe­rence League last month in an alleged multi-club ownership breach because John Textor,…

LAHORE: The Exec­utive Committee of the Pakistan Olympic Assoc­iation (POA) convened here on Friday, with preparations for the inaugural Youth Games —scheduled to be held in Islamabad from September 7 —taking centre stage. The committee was briefed that the government had extended its support for the Youth Games, which are being organised to identify emerging talent from across the country. Provincial contingents are expected to participate in the event, which aims to provide a platform for young athletes and promote grassroots development in various sports disciplines. In addition to discussions on the Youth Games, members of the Executive Committee also…

Fans enjoy Taylor Swift’s performance during The Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, Aug. 7, 2023.Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesMany Americans have become accustomed to breaking up big purchases with buy now, pay later loans — including tickets for concerts and other live events.Going to a live concert is not cheap: Tours of big-name artists including Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Coldplay have in part spurred a rise in ticket prices for live events in recent years, a trend economists call “funflation.”Admission fees to movies, theaters and concerts were up 3.9% in the 12…

BULAWAYO: Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls and Rachin Ravindra all scored 150 and over as New Zealand built up a commanding 476-run lead against hosts Zimbabwe at the end of the second day of the second Test at the Queens Sports Club on Friday. New Zealand were 601-3 at stumps following a dominant day at the crease after being 174-1 overnight, with Conway scoring 153 and Nicholls and Ravindra compiling an unbeaten 256-run partnership to ensure a mammoth total. Nicholls was 150 not out and Ravindra unbeaten 165 as the tourists resisted the temptation to declare late in the day and…

Heavy traders may assume they’ll owe no capital gains tax if their losses and gains even out. But then they stumble across the wash sale rule. At the height of the pandemic born meme stock boom in 2021, the 50-something investor tried his hand as a day-trader, rapidly buying and selling stocks such as AMC Entertainment. In the end, he racked up more than $7 million in gains and just a hair over that in losses, resulting in what he thought was, more or less, a wash, taxwise. But it wasn’t a wash, because of the too-often neglected “wash sale”…

CHENGDU: Pakistan’s squash players suffered contrasting fortunes on Friday as rising star Noor Zaman advanced while veteran Nasir Iqbal fell during the World Games in Chengdu, China. The 21-year-old Noor demolished China’s Chen Haisong in straight games 11-2, 11-2, 11-0 during their round-of 32-clash, announcing his title ambitions emphatically. Displaying ruthless precision and a devastating mix of attacking shots and flawless court coverage, Noor — who won the Under-23 World Squash Championship in April — overwhelmed his opponent, the home favorite, in just 18 minutes. A visibly pleased Coach Fahim Gul lauded Noor’s focus and execution. “Noor came in with…

Alina Rudya/bell Collective | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesI didn’t think much of my daily cell phone use during a vacation to Paris in May.But by the end of the five-day trip, I’d amassed almost $50 in extra charges — for fairly routine tasks like checking restaurant hours and menus, or researching neighborhood attractions after long, meandering walks.While not a bank-breaking sum of money, it was high enough to frustrate this personal finance reporter and make me rethink phone use (and the value of better pre-planning) for my next excursion.Luckily, there are many ways to potentially reduce or eliminate extra cell…

PARIS: International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry is in the spotlight on how she handles her “baptism of fire” over Russia, former IOC executives have told AFP. With just six months to go to the opening ceremony for the Milan-Cortina Winter Games the odds are that Russian athletes — normally a Winter Games superpower — will have to compete under a neutral banner, owing to the country breaching the Olympic Charter. The IOC excluded the Russian NOC after it had placed under its authority several sports organisations from Ukrainian regions that Russian forces now occupy. That move came after…

CHITRAL: A team of 16 women trekkers left Chitral city for the base camp of Terich Mir, the highest peak of Hindukush range, here on Friday morning in connection with the ‘Year of Terich Mir 2025’ celebrations. The weeklong trekking is part of the celebrations to mark the first successful ascent to the peak 75 years ago. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) is organising the events. Of the women trekkers, two belong to Chitral, while the rest was drawn from all the four provinces of Pakistan and Gilgit-Baltistan. Fauzia Bibi, the board member of KPCTA, and president of…