Qatar confirms COVID test requirements for World Cup fans
Fans attending the World Cup in Qatar must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test, regardless of their vaccination status, organisers said in a statement on Thursday, Reuters reports. All…
Top US ski mountaineer missing on world’s 8th-highest peak
Kathmandu, Sept 27 (AFP/APP): Renowned US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson has gone missing on Nepal’s Manaslu mountain, on the same day that an avalanche killed a Nepali climber on the…
Egypt plans to bid for hosting the 2036 Olympics
Egypt has announced plans to host the 2036 Summer Olympics, said Sports Minister Ashraf Soby yesterday during a reception in Cairo for International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach. “President…
Saudi women’s football team draws in first international at home
Saudi Arabia’s women’s national football team made history yesterday after playing their first-ever international fixture on home soil. The team known as the Green Falcons, led by German coach Monika…
ICC introduces certain changes in saliva, pitches rules
ISLAMABAD, Sep 20 (APP): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced certain changes in its playing conditions, especially relating to the hybrid pitches and saliva being used to shine…
Melbourne: Pak-India ICC T20 WC 2022 match tickets sold out
ISLAMABAD, Sep 15 (APP): The Pakistan-India fixture of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 23 was sold out, with additional standing room…
Zimbabwe stuns Australia in historic third ODI win
Townsville, Australia, Sept 3 (AFP/APP): Zimbabwe stunned a nearly full-strength Australia by three wickets on Saturday to claim a historic victory in the third one-day international in Townsville.After leg-spinner Ryan…
New launch attempt Saturday for NASA’s Moon rocket: official
Kennedy Space Center, United States, Aug 30 (AFP/APP): NASA will make a second attempt to launch its powerful new Moon rocket on Saturday, after scrubbing a test flight earlier in…
CWG 2022 Hockey: New Zealand stun Pakistan 4-1
BIRMINGHAM, Jul 31 (APP): Pakistan’s semifinal hopes went down to the wire as they were stunned by New Zealand 4-1 in their second match of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham…