NAGOYA: The 20th Asian Games 2026 concluded with a colorful closing ceremony in Nagoya, Japan. China emerged as the top-performing nation, winning a total of 169 gold, 89 silver and 83 bronze medals. With 341 medals overall, China finished first in both the gold and overall medal standings, setting a new record for its best-ever…
Tokyo (PNP) India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games cricket final at Korogi Athletic Park in Nisshin, Japan, on Saturday, October 3, 2026, to secure the men’s T20 gold medal. Pakistan, chasing a target of 212, finished at 192-6 in 20 overs despite a powerful 96-run innings from Hasan Nawaz. India’s total…
Dubai :(PNP) The DP World ILT20 Season 5 Player Auction will be held in Dubai on Thursday, 1 October 2026, at the ICC Academy indoors facility. The auction will bring together all six franchises as they look to complete their squads for the upcoming season, following their Pre-Auction Signings that were announced in August. The…
Mohamed Salah has unexpectedly helped turn an ordinary rock in Türkiye’s Trabzon province into a popular photo spot after an image of the Egyptian football star sitting on it spread widely on social media. Fans and visitors have since travelled to the mountainous Kurtdere area to recreate the pose and photograph themselves at the same…
Dubai, : DP World International League Season 5 was officially launched at a dazzling event held in Dubai last evening. Cricketing icons Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar were among the star attractions at the event. During the event, Chairman ILT20 Khalid Al Zarooni and ILT20 League Commissioner/ICC Director Associates/General Secretary ECB Mubashshir Usmani spoke in…
Dubai(PNP) TPT 360, a subsidiary of Transgroup FZE UAE, will deliver the official broadcast production for the DP World Women’s Asia Cup 2026, conducted by the Asian Cricket Council. The premier T20I tournament, featuring 15 matches, will be held at the Dubai Cricket Stadium, UAE, from August 28 through the grand finale on September 13,…
Dubai,:(PNP) International T20 cricket superstars Finn Allen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen and Marcus Stoinis will headline the pre-auction signings for Season 5 of the DP World International League T20 (ILT20), adding further star power to the six-team tournament. New Zealand opener Finn Allen has joined Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, while South Africa’s David Miller…
In the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, Argentina captain Lionel Messi and Spain’s young star Lamine Yamal will be the center of attention. However, just hours before this historic clash, a rare photograph of the two from nearly 19 years ago has resurfaced and gone viral on social media. The image shows a 20-year-old Lionel…
Atlanta:(PNP)Argentina produced a sensational late comeback to defeat England 2-1 in the second semifinal of the FIFA World Cup 2026, securing a place in the final for the second consecutive time and ending England’s hopes of reaching their first men’s World Cup final since 1966. In the thrilling encounter in Atlanta, Thomas Tuchel’s England appeared…
After returning home from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Norway’s star footballer Erling Haaland once again grabbed everyone’s attention. According to international media reports, Haaland was spotted arriving at Oslo Airport carrying a taxidermy raccoon—a preserved wild animal—reportedly worth US$750. Sharing photos of the unusual item on social media, Haaland wrote a brief caption: “It…
