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The Pakistan-United Arab Emirates Asia Cup clash is set to go through on Wednesday after Zimbabwean referee Andy Pycroft apologised to the manager and captain of the Green Shirts. Uncertainty regarding the national team’s participation in the Asia Cup today emerged after the handshake controversy that unfolded in their match against archrivals India. “The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not yet made any final decision regarding the Asia Cup,” spokesperson Amir Mir had said in a statement that came late on Tuesday night, following what Dawn learnt was a meeting involving officials from the board and the government in Islamabad.…

The exterior of the Providence School Department headquarters in Providence, RI on April 25, 2019. Lane Turner | Boston Globe | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit alleging that Rhode Island’s student loan forgiveness program for teachers of color discriminates on the basis of race.Under the Providence Public School District initiative, “new teachers can receive student-loan repayments,” the complaint filed on Tuesday said. “The catch: white teachers are not eligible.”The move is the latest in the Trump administration’s efforts to get rid of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies across the country.More from Personal Finance:Inflation is…

The Pakistan cricket team will not play their men’s Asia Cup 2025 match against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday, according to media reports. Geo News reported that the team has been given official instructions to return to their rooms, with the team bus parking outside the entrance to unload the players’ equipment. Earlier, footage run by DawnNewsTV showed team staff loading kit bags into a bus outside the players’ hotel, adding that the bus was headed to the stadium. The PCB will take a final call regarding the national team’s participation in the Asia Cup today after the…

An employee holds a blank U.S. Treasury check before it’s run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia.Getty ImagesThe government is planning to phase out paper checks for most consumers receiving Social Security benefits and other federal payments this month.The transition is prompted by an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in March, which mandates the move to electronic payments for federal benefits by Sept. 30.The move is aimed at preventing fraud and reducing spending, according to the Trump administration.Treasury checks are more likely to be stolen, lost or returned compared to electronic funds transfers,…

ABU DHABI: Spinner Nasum Ahmed produced a miserly spell to help Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by eight runs on Tuesday and keep their Asia Cup hopes alive. Bangladesh posted 154-5 batting first as opener Tanzid Hasan starred with his 52 off 31 balls in Abu Dhabi. Nasum and fellow spinner Rishad Hossain then took two wickets each before pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman returned figures of 3-28 to help bowl out Afghanistan for 146. Taskin Ahmed also claimed two wickets as he wrapped up the innings with the final ball of the match. Bangladesh ended Group ‘B’ with two wins and one…

NEW DELHI: Indian sport is battling to shake off its reputation for being one of the world’s worst doping offenders as the country pushes an ambitious bid to host the 2036 Olympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has raised concerns about the number of Indian competitors taking performance-enhancing drugs and so too has the country’s best-known athlete. The 2021 Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra made a blunt admission earlier this year. “Doping is a big problem in India among our athletes,” he told local media, saying they instead should “eat well, rest well and work hard”. The Indian Olympic Associ­ation…

India’s ban on online gambling has shuttered a billion-dollar industry serving hundreds of millions of people and torpedoed the sponsorship of the national cricket team. But players say those determined to bet will find a way to access overseas and unregulated websites while fans of fantasy sport apps can still play, although for prizes and not cash. Adarsh Sharma, an advertising professional who regularly played fantasy sports games, said offshore sites will “see a sudden boom” as Indian gamblers look for a fix. “A habit once formed cannot be broken easily,” he said. “It is an addiction and people will…

DUBAI: The Pakistan Cricket Board will take a final call regarding the national team’s participation in the Asia Cup on Wednesday after the handshake controversy that unfolded in their match against archrivals India. “The Pakistan Cricket Board has not yet made any final decision regarding the Asia Cup,” PCB spokesperson Amir Mir said in a statement that came late on Tuesday night, following what Dawn learnt was a meeting involving officials from the board and the government in Islamabad. “Consultations are ongoing in this regard, and a final decision will be made by tomorrow,” the spokesperson added. “The decision will…

TOKYO: Arshad Nadeem’s formula for winning Olympic gold in Paris was simple. He set himself a goal, and God gave it. The response was typical for the 28-year-old Pakistani who made himself comfortable on a lobby couch at the athletes’ hotel for the World Athletics Championships, kicking off a slipper and tucking one foot under his thigh as he spoke about his win a year on. Faith in God and a supernatural sense of being seemed to be the only explanation for Arshad’s monstrous throws forged from ancient, decrepit facilities back home in Lahore where he trained in intense heat.…

South Africa sailed their way to an easy victory over Pakistan after chasing down a target of 256 to win by eight wickets in the first one-day international (ODI) of their series in Lahore on Tuesday, in the lead-up to the Women’s World Cup. The World Cup, to be hosted later this month under a hybrid model across India and Sri Lanka, will see all of Pakistan’s fixtures staged in Colombo, with political tensions ruling out travel between the two neighbours. Earlier in the day, veteran batter Sidra Amin smashed a century as The Women in Green set the Proteas…