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Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana won the toss and elected to bat first in their first one-day international against South Africa 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. Pakistan open their immediate run-in with a three-match ODI series against South Africa in Lahore from today, following the conclusion of a training camp at the National Cricket Academy and the…

TURIN: Manuel Locatelli (front) of Juventus takes part in physical drills along with team-mates at the club’s training centre on Monday.—AFP MADRID: Real Madrid begin their bid for a record-extending 16th European Cup on Tuesday at home to Olympique de Marseille with coach Xabi Alonso insisting Kylian Mbappe is not impatient to win the trophy and is valued as one of the leaders in the team. The 26-year-old striker, who helped France lift the 2018 World Cup and reach the 2022 final, has won seven Ligue 1 titles and multiple individual accolades but is still chasing an elusive Champions League…

DUBAI: Sri Lanka were made to sweat before edging Hong Kong by four wickets in the Asia Cup on Monday, as Wanindu Hasaranga’s late cameo spared the former champions an embarrassing stumble. Chasing 150 on a sluggish surface, Sri Lanka looked comfortable at 119 for two with 31 needed off 30 deliveries, but a flurry of wickets, four for eight runs, set nerves jangling. Hasaranga steadied the innings with an unbeaten 20 off nine balls, striking two fours and a six to seal victory with seven balls left. Pathum Nissanka was again the batting linchpin, cracking 68 off 44 balls…

DUBAI: Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson has urged his side to show greater discipline with bat and ball after their defeat to India in the Asia Cup on Sunday, warning that imp­rovement is essential ahead of their must-win fixture against the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday. Hesson conceded that Pakistan had been “soundly beaten” on a spin-friendly track where Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav dictated terms. “We were a little frenzied at the start,” he said, noting his side’s inability to adapt to conditions. “We got to the end of the powerplay and were in the game, but we were…

Site of an Eastman Chemical plant in Kingsport, Tennessee. Eastman is one of a few companies whose insiders have recently purchased their own stock. (Photo by Earl Neikirk/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)The Washington Post via Getty ImagesLately, insider buys by companies’ chief executives have been scarce. Executives normally sell more shares than they buy because their cup is periodically refilled with stock-option grants. Over the past 21 years, dollar volume for buys has usually run about 34% of the volume for sales, according to Gurufocus.com.Buying has been below normal in 13 of the past 15 months. In August,…

Poor shot selection and a dangerous Indian squad contributed to the Green Shirt’s loss. Another Pakistan-India match, the gulf of quality between the two sides glaring yet again, and brighter than ever. Fair to say Pakistan are a young side undergoing transition under a new captain and a newer team management, but there were enough instances throughout the fixture that highlighted a bigger problem: big-match nerves. One of those few instances was Shaheen Shah Afridi’s late onslaught of 33 off 16, which included four clean hits for sixes. He and Sufiyan Muqeem added 43 off 22 balls — a strike-rate…

Millions of Americans live abroad and still have to pay taxes in the U.S.Kseniya Ovchinnikova | Moment | Getty ImagesMore from Financial Advisor Playbook:Here’s a look at other stories affecting the financial advisor business.Some payments could be harder to calculateTrump’s “big beautiful bill” enacted several tax breaks that apply to 2025, and without changes to paycheck withholdings, some taxpayers could overpay through the end of the year, experts say.  For some filers, that could make quarterly estimated taxes for the third and fourth quarter of 2025 more difficult, experts say.”I don’t want them paying more taxes for Q3 and Q4 than…

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 25: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs during a hearing to “examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress” on Captiol Hill on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Powell says that the central bank will wait for clearer economic signals on the effects of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the economy before cutting interest rates, despite pressure from the President and divisions among Fed officials. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)Getty ImagesFixed income markets expect the Federal Open Market Committee to cut interest rates on…

Skipper Muhammad Waseem and Alishan Sharafu struck attacking half-centuries to lead the United Arab Emirates to a thumping 42-run win over Oman in the men’s Asia Cup on Monday. Waseem, who hit 69, and Sharafu, who made 51, put on 88 runs for the opening wicket to guide hosts UAE to a challenging 172-5 in Abu Dhabi. The home bowlers then combined to dismiss Oman for 130 in 18.4 overs for their first win in this edition of the regional tournament played in the T20 format. Medium-pace bowler Junaid Siddique stood out with figures of 4-23. Haider Ali and Muhammad…

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lower its benchmark rate when it meets this week, despite the latest hotter-than-expected inflation data.The market is now pricing in a 96% chance of a 25 basis-point rate cut this month, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.”The betting is currently that the Fed will embark on rate cutting, concerned about burgeoning downside risks in the economy, and the job market, in particular,” Mark Hamrick, Bankrate’s senior economic analyst, said in an email.More from Personal Finance:More consumers use rent payments to boost their credit scoreSome jobs may not qualify for the ‘no tax on tips’ policyTrump…