American football club Inter Miami and Argentina’s Lionel Messi have also been nominated. FIFA has announced the nominations for the Player of the Year Awards. Argentina’s Lionel Messi is also among the shortlisted players. The nominees announced by FIFA for the men’s player of the year award include Norway’s Erling Holland, who plays for English…
Former captain Santh Jayasuriya has been appointed as a consultant for the Sri Lankan cricket team. According to Sri Lanka Cricket, Santh Jayasuriya has been appointed as the team’s full-time ‘cricket consultant’ for one year with immediate effect. In a statement, Sri Lanka Cricket said that Santh Jayasuriya will be responsible for achieving all the…
Dubai: The action-packed sport of MuayThai is set for a major revamp as the promoters announced on Monday the Launch of World League of Fighters (WLF), a unique sportainment league that aims to position MuayThai on the global stage. The WLF partners with the prestigious World Boxing Council MuayThai to bring together an unpredictable and…
Karachi: The Sindh High Court declared the collection of property tax by Cantonment Boards as illegal. Petitions against the collection of property tax by Cantonment Boards were heard in the High Court. Counsel for the petitioner took the stand that after the 18th Amendment the Cantonment Boards have no power to levy property tax. After…
Toronto: A study found that consuming flax seeds can reduce the risk of breast cancer. In a study conducted by researchers from the US state of Nebraska and Canada, rats were given a solution of linseed oil. This oil contains compounds called lignins, which are found in fiber-rich foods such as grains, seeds, nuts, and…
Team Director Quetta Gladiators Moin Khan. Photo: File Team Director Quetta Gladiators Moin Khan says that Azam Khan is a good player he can play wherever he wants, I think he is reluctant to train me. We will try to get Azam to join us again in the next season. Moin Khan was talking to…
Briefing ambassadors at the UN Security Council, Nicholas Haysom outlined key conditions required by April 2024 for moving ahead, according to the agreed timeline. All in the details These include a new permanent constitutional framework; voter registration details; an election security plan; well trained, equipped, and unified security forces; and a mechanism for resolving disputes…
Speaking later in the day at UN Headquarters, the deputy head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), confirmed that following a food assessment, around half of all Gazans “are starving”, with no idea where their next meal is coming from. Briefing journalists in Geneva uon his return from Rafah governorate, Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of…
UN humanitarian affairs coordination office OCHA said that many areas in the enclave have been flooded, “worsening the struggle of displaced Palestinians”, while UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini was due to brief journalists in Geneva on the situation on Thursday, following his most recent visit to Gaza. Almost 1.9 million people in the enclave have been…
WHO said that 88 countries have no minimum age at which e-cigarettes can be bought and 74 countries have not implemented any e-cigarette regulations. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on countries to ramp up prevention measures, saying that “kids are being recruited and trapped at an early age to use e-cigarettes and may get…
