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The Pakistan hockey team will face off against New Zealand today in the final of the FIH Nations Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The match will begin at 6pm. New Zealand had reached the final after edging Korea in a shootout in the other semi-final. In a pulsating semi-final clash at the National Hockey Stad­ium, Pakistan had staged a stunning comeback a day ago and overcame France 3-2 on penalties to book their place in the final. The victory not only marked Pakistan’s entry into their second consecutive Nations Cup final but also kept alive their hopes of qualifying for…

GALLE: Bangladesh edged ahead of Sri Lanka on day four of the first Test in Galle on Friday, extending their lead to 187 runs with seven wickets in hand. The visitors finished at 177-3 after a strong partnership of 68 between opener Shadman Islam and skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto. All-rounder Milan Rathnayake dismissed Shadman for 76 but veteran campaigner Mushfiqur Rahim, fresh off a first-innings century, joined his captain to steady the innings. The duo built an unbroken 49-run partnership for the fourth wicket to put their side in the driver’s seat heading into the final day. Bangladesh off-spinner Nayeem…

INDIAN captain Shubman Gill plays a shot during the first Test against England at Headingley on Friday.—AFP LEEDS: Shubman Gill marked his first innings as India captain with a sparkling hundred after fellow young gun Yashasvi Jaiswal also scored a fine century against England at Headingley on Friday. India — sent into bat by England captain Ben Stokes — were in the commanding position of 359-3 at stumps on the first day of the five-Test series. Gill was 127 not out after sharing a stand of 129 for the third wicket with opener Jaiswal, dismissed for 101 shortly after tea.…

Kilito Chan | Moment | Getty ImagesElectricity prices are rising quickly for U.S. households, even as overall inflation has cooled.Electricity prices rose 4.5% in the past year, according to the consumer price index for May 2025 — nearly double the inflation rate for all goods and services.The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimated in May that retail electricity prices would outpace inflation through 2026. Prices have already risen faster than the broad inflation rate since 2022, it said.”It’s a pretty simple story: It’s a story of supply and demand,” said David Hill, executive vice president of energy at the Bipartisan Policy…

LAHORE: Pakistan Sports Board has taken up a new role as election commissioner for national federations, with its Director General stating it will be on a case-to-case basis. The country’s sports regulatory body marked a first when it conducted elections of the national tenpin bowling, alpine club and bodybuilding federations here at the National Sports and Coaching Centre on Friday. Candidates for the Pakistan Tenpin Bowling Federation and the Alpine Club of Pakistan had already been elected unoppposed while Tariq Hassan was elected president of the Pakistan Bodybuilding Federation. The elections came after the PSB had recently amended its constitution,…

Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty ImagesLegislation that Republicans are trying to pass by the Fourth of July would end a slew of popular consumer tax breaks tied to clean energy, leading some experts to call on households to act now to collect the savings.Many tax breaks on the chopping block were created, extended or enhanced by the Inflation Reduction Act, a 2022 law signed by former President Joe Biden that provided a historic U.S. investment to fight climate change.More from Personal Finance:3 student loan changes in GOP megabillNot all vehicles may qualify for tax break on car loan interestSenate…

CNN  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday called for fewer federal holidays, saying the days off cost America billions of dollars in losses. “Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed,” Trump said in a Truth Social post on Juneteenth, a newly designated federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt acknowledged during a Thursday briefing with reporters that it was a federal holiday and thanked reporters for showing up, but declined to answer whether Trump was doing…

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Republican from Louisiana, speaks during a news conference after a House Republican conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on June 4, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty ImagesRepublicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act could result in higher monthly payments for many federal student loan borrowers, a new analysis finds.If the legislation is enacted as drafted, a student loan borrower earning roughly $80,000 a year (the median for a bachelors’ degree holder in 2024) would have a monthly payment of $467 under the GOP-proposed “Repayment Assistance Plan,” or RAP, according to recent findings by…

CNN  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday called for fewer federal holidays, saying the days off cost America billions of dollars in losses. “Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed,” Trump said in a Truth Social post on Juneteenth, a newly designated federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt acknowledged during a Thursday briefing with reporters that it was a federal holiday and thanked reporters for showing up, but declined to answer whether Trump was doing…

Pakistan qualified for the finals of the FIH Hockey Nations Cup after defeating France on Friday in the first semi-final match in Kuala Lumpur. “Excellent goals in the second half, followed by amazing goalkeeping in the shootout,” said the International Hockey Federation while praising the team. The national hockey team defeated France 3-2 in a penalty shootout after the match tied at 3-3 till regulation time. Rana Waheed Ashraf was declared the man of the match. Afraz Hakeem, Sufyan Khan and Muhammad Hammaduddin also scored goals for the national team. The final match will be played tomorrow (Saturday). Pakistan Hockey…