Ferran Torres delivered the goal that Spain’s patience deserved, sweeping home an extra-time winner to beat Argentina 1-0 and claim the World Cup at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, in a final that will be remembered less for its football than for the manner in which Lionel Messi’s international story reached its close.
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Saka hat-trick caps England thriller as France fightback falls short in 10-goal epic
ISLAMABAD: For a fixture that nobody particularly wants to play and even fewer particularly want to watch, England and France contrived something that will be remembered long after the World Cup final has faded from view. The third-place play-off, that unloved coda to the tournament, produced 10 goals, two contrasting halves and a finish so breathless that both benches seemed almost relieved when the referee finally blew for time.
Sir Garry Sobers, the greatest all-rounder cricket has known, dies aged 89
Sir Garfield Sobers, the West Indies cricketer acclaimed across the sport as the finest all-rounder the game has produced, has died at his home in Barbados. He was 89, his death coming just 11 days before what would have been his 90th birthday.
Power firms seek Rs1.20 per unit fuel charge on costly LNG
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s power distribution companies are seeking regulatory approval to pass on Rs1.20 per unit in additional fuel charges to consumers next month, as the cost of imported liquefied natural gas nearly doubled and pushed generation expenses above budgeted levels.
Forecasters warn of flooding, windstorms as monsoon deepens across Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s national weather agency warned on Friday that a powerful monsoon system barreling in from the Arabian Sea would bring more than a week of heavy rain, high winds and thunderstorms to much of the country, with forecasters cautioning that flash floods and urban flooding could threaten low-lying cities from the capital to Lahore.
Pakistan becomes founding member of China-led AI cooperation body in Shanghai
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan formally joined a new China-backed international body aimed at shaping global cooperation on artificial intelligence on Thursday, one of 29 founding member nations to sign on as Beijing moved to position itself at the centre of AI governance worldwide.
Pakistan joins China-led AI alliance as FM Dar departs for Shanghai summit
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar left Islamabad on Thursday for a two-day visit to Shanghai, where he is expected to sign Pakistan into a newly formed international body aimed at coordinating global cooperation on artificial intelligence, according to a statement from the Foreign Office.
Pakistan appoints ADB to advise on Islamabad airport privatisation under IMF reforms
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan formally appointed the Asian Development Bank as transaction adviser for the outsourcing of Islamabad International Airport on Wednesday, deploying a multilateral institution for the first time in the country’s privatisation program as it works to meet commitments tied to its International Monetary Fund loan.
ICC clears path for extra India-Pakistan clash in shake-up of 2027 World Cup
LAHORE: The International Cricket Council has torn up the format for next year’s men’s 50-over World Cup, introducing a change that could hand cricket’s most commercially valuable fixture — India against Pakistan — an additional airing.
Pakistan’s farms are shrinking, and its aquifers are paying the price
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s farmland is fracturing into smaller and smaller pieces, and the water that irrigates it is slipping out of state hands entirely, according to the country’s newly released Agricultural Census, a survey that offers the most complete statistical picture yet of a rural economy in the middle of an unplanned transformation.