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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…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday cancelled the pre-match press conference of the Pakistan-United Arab Emirates (UAE) men’s Asia Cup match as the crisis from the fallout of the Pakistan-India match worsens. The PCB had lodged a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) against match referee Andy Pycroft over his alleged violations of rules pertaining to the “Spirit of Cricket“, with the board claiming that the referee had asked the Pakistan and India captains “not to shake hands at the time of the toss” for last Sunday’s match. “Pakistan will not be holding their pre-match press conference today,”…

Posts from multiple Indian users on social media platform X on Monday were sharing the post of an account allegedly belonging to Zimbabwean cricket referee and former player Andy Pycroft, saying he stood by his decision that raised controversy in the Asia Cup 2025 match between India and Pakistan and criticised the latter’s players. However, the account is fake. Pakistan lodged a complaint a day ago with the International Cricket Council (ICC) over Pycroft’s conduct during the Asia Cup clash with India, as political tensions between the neighbours spilt onto the field. India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in Dubai…

Veteran batter Sidra Amin smashed a century as Pakistan set South Africa a target of 256 to win in the first one-day international of their series in Lahore on Tuesday in the lead-up to the Women’s World Cup. Earlier in the day, Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana won the toss and elected to bat first at the Gaddafi Stadium. Sidra was ably supported by Muneeba Ali as the duo put Pakistan in a strong position to win the first encounter of the three-match series. The World Cup, to be hosted later this month under a hybrid model across India and Sri…

The national average credit score — which had been steadily increasing for over a decade — fell for the second year in a row, according to a new report from FICO, developer of one of the scores most widely used by lenders.The average score is now 715, down from 717 in 2024 and 718 in 2023. FICO scores range between 300 and 850.High interest rates and higher prices have been a drag on many Americans’ financial standing. Consumers, overall, are falling deeper into debt, causing an increase in credit card balances and an increase in missed payments, FICO found. That contributed to the average…

Worried woman looking at her mobile phone.Srdjanpav | E+ | Getty ImagesStudent loan borrowers who are entitled to debt forgiveness but haven’t been able to get it under the Trump administration may face an “enormous tax liability,” the American Federation of Teacher said in a new court document.The teacher’s union, which represents some 1.8 million members, launched its legal challenge against the U.S. Department of Education in March, and is now seeking class action status.The AFT has said Trump officials are denying borrowers access to student loan forgiveness programs, including income-driven repayment plans, or IDRs. Those plans tie a borrower’s…

TOKYO: The world athletics championships were, not for the first time, the Armand Duplantis show on Monday although New Zealand’s Geordie Beamish did his best to share the spotlight after a shock win in the 3,000 metres steeplechase. Duplantis kept the drama going to the end in Tokyo — after the Swede retained his crown he went on to break the world record for the 14th time, on his third and final attempt at 6.30 metres. The 53,000-strong crowd had stayed rooted to their seats even though the action on the track had ended long before. They witnessed Duplantis jumping…

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has dismissed the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) complaint seeking the removal of match referee Andy Pycroft from the ongoing Asia Cup over a dispute during the recent Pakistan-India match, Indian media outlets claimed on Tuesday. The PCB had yesterday lodged a complaint with the ICC against Pycroft over his alleged violations of rules pertaining to the “Spirit of Cricket“, with the board claiming that the referee had asked the Pakistan and India captains “not to shake hands at the time of the toss” for Sunday’s match. “Late last night, ICC had sent a reply to…

Tom Werner | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesWorkers are “hugging” — or, clinging to — their jobs right now.But there’s a right and wrong way to “hug” your work — and doing it poorly could be costly, according to career experts and labor economists.”I don’t think job hugging is the move,” said Mandi Woodruff-Santos, a career coach.Why people are job huggingThe “quits” rate — which measures the pace of voluntary separations from employment — has sat at 2% in recent months, its lowest sustained level since 2016.About 52% of new hires had changed jobs just once in the past two years,…