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Venus Williams battled bravely before bowing out of the US Open on her return to Grand Slam tennis on Monday as Spanish ace Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the second round with a dominant opening win. The second full day of action in New York saw all eyes turn to the Arthur Ashe Stadium’s night session, where the 45-year-old Williams lost in three sets to 11th seed Karolina Muchova. Williams only returned to competitive tennis in July following a 16-month absence from the sport and had been granted a wild card into the main draw at Flushing Meadows. But hopes of…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will take part in the upcoming season of the FIH Pro League with a parliamentary panel informed on Monday that the federal government has agreed to release Rs250 million for the event. Issues related to the Pakistan Hockey Federation came under discussion during a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter Provincial Coordination here at the Parliament House with MNA Mohammad Sanaullah Khan Mastikhel in the chair. During the course of the meeting, IPC secretary Mohyuddin Wani informed that the Ministry of Finance had confirmed that it will provide Rs250m to ensure Pakistan’s first-ever participation in…

The US Open’s first round continues on Tuesday, with men’s top seed Jannik Sinner beginning his title defence, while Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff launch their bids to dethrone women’s defending champion Aryna Sabalenka. It has been over 13 months since a men’s Grand Slam final took place without Jannik Sinner. The Italian has since won three out of four majors, and is favourite to defend his title at Flushing Meadows. The 24-year-old’s rivalry with world number two Carlos Alcaraz, whom he faced in the last two slam finals, is now a major storyline in the game. In last week’s…

Laylabird | E+ | Getty ImagesRoth 401(k) or Roth individual retirement account contributions can be a powerful way to build wealth for your golden years.There’s no upfront deduction for deposits with either, but the investment grows tax-free, which means you won’t owe taxes on withdrawals in retirement. Plus, there are no required withdrawals for the original account owner.But when comparing Roth 401(k) versus Roth IRA contributions, there are pros and cons to consider, experts say.”It’s power versus freedom,” said certified financial planner Jordan Whitledge, lead advisor at Donaldson Capital Management in Evansville, Indiana. More from Personal Finance:Trump immigration policy may be…

Maskot | Maskot | Getty ImagesBefore employees engage in “quiet quitting,” first come signs of “quiet cracking.””Quiet quitting” refers to the idea of an employee doing the bare minimum at work, according to ResumeBuilder.Meanwhile, “quiet cracking” is a “persistent feeling of workplace unhappiness that leads to disengagement, poor performance, and an increased desire to quit,” according to a new report from cloud learning platform TalentLMS, which coined the term. While they are both different responses to burnout and stress, quiet cracking could lead to quiet quitting in some cases, experts say.”Unlike burnout, it doesn’t always manifest in exhaustion. Unlike quiet…

Damircudic | E+ | Getty ImagesDelayed loan relief may trigger a new ‘penalty’The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 made student loan forgiveness tax-free at the federal level through the end of 2025. Trump’s “big beautiful bill” did not extend or make permanent that broader provision.Without action from Congress, student loan borrowers who get their debt forgiven under the U.S. Department of Education’s income-driven repayment plans, or IDRs, would face a federal tax bill again starting in 2026. IDR plans cap people’s monthly payments at a share of their discretionary income and cancel any remaining debt after a certain period, typically 20 years or 25…

In 2000, internet darling Cisco was the world’s most valuable company. Today it’s worth half as much. AI juggernauts like Nvidia and Palantir are driving the tech-bloated S&P 500 today. Buyer beware. Atthe end of the 1990s, there was one narrative on every stock broker’s lips. The so-called world wide web would change everything about our way of life: the way we buy and sell goods, interact with friends, conduct research and advance our careers. It would be impossible to imagine life without it. That narrative has come true on a scale beyond what many imagined, but it might not…

If the magnificent stocks at the top of the S&P 500 make you nervous, rearrange your portfolio. Indexitis: The nagging fear that too much of your net worth is invested in the S&P 500, and too much of that is invested in five exuberantly priced stocks. The affliction is becoming more common. The popular index has 28% of its value in Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Meta Platforms (i.e., Facebook). This is twice the top-five concentration level the index has had historically. Herewith are five cures for indexitis, ranging from a modest tweak to your choice of stock index fund…

Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic overcame early tests to reach the US Open second round before the Grand Slam descended into chaos late on Sunday when Daniil Medvedev launched a tirade at the match umpire and fans disrupted his opponent’s service game. New York’s famously rowdy fans caused a six-minute delay by refusing to stop jeering and booing midway through Medvedev’s 6-3 7-5 6-7(5) 0-6 6-4 defeat by Benjamin Bonzi on Louis Armstrong Stadium. The controversy began when a photographer entered the court prematurely after Bonzi missed his first serve on match point at 5-4 in the third set, prompting…

ISLAMABAD: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), on a request of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), has blocked the bank account of the suspended Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWLF). “The action is in line with the agenda of PSB director general Yasir Pirzada [which is] to ensure transparency, accountability and good governance in all sports organisations across Pakistan,” a PSB spokesman said in a press statement issued on Sunday. The PSB emphasised that no body which fails to meet constitutional and legal requirements will be allowed to operate under the country’s banner. “The step was taken after the PSB informed NBP…