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BULAWAYO: New Zealand completed their biggest win in Test cricket with a crushing innings and 359-run victory over Zimbabwe to clinch the series 2-0 at Queens Sports Club on Saturday. Zimbabwe, who suffered their heaviest Test defeat, were bowled out for 117 after New Zealand declared overnight on 601-3 following centuries by Devon Conway (153), Rachin Ravindra (165 not out) and Henry Nicholls (150 not out). Seamer Zakary Foulkes completed figures of 5-37 to go with 4-38 in their first innings, the best by a New Zealander on debut. Nick Welch put up lone resistance for the home side with…

Listen to article Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir is on an official visit to the United States, where he has held high-level meetings with senior political and military leaders and engaged with members of the Pakistani diaspora. Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), is undertaking an official visit to the United States. During the visit, he has engaged in high-level interactions with senior political and military leadership, as well as members of the Pakistani diaspora.In… pic.twitter.com/kXW4vhMMTr — PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) August 10, 2025 According to a press release by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the…

LAHORE: The national sports federations have unanimously authorised president of the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) Arif Saeed to meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for improving relationship between the federations and the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) under the IOC Charter in order to promote sports in the country, Dawn has learnt. The POA general council, which was held in Lahore on Saturday, discussed the prevailing situation that arose after the PSB recently introduced several new rules to deal with the national federations, which are not acceptable to them. Well-informed sources told Dawn the final resolution of the general council was that…

CHENGDU: Noor Zaman’s hopes of a World Games squash medal were quashed after he was on the losing end of a thrilling five-game battle on Saturday, while Nasir Iqbal kept his hopes alive in the plate event. Pitted against Colombian world number 21 Miguel Rodriguez in the last-16 stage, Noor managed to come from 2-1 down to force a deciding game but was ultimately overpowered. “Noor played with heart, but Rodriguez’s experience made the difference in crucial moments,” said Pakistan coach Fahim Gul, with the team making its debut at the Games. “This is a learning curve for him and…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON: Pakistan on Saturday welcomed a US-brokered peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan aimed at ending decades of conflict in the South Caucasus. US President Donald Trump announced the deal at the White House on Friday, saying the two countries had committed to “stop all fighting forever, open up commerce, travel and diplomatic relations and respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” Pakistan’s Foreign Office said in a statement that the “historic moment” reflected the “wisdom and sagacity” of Azerbaijan’s leadership in resolving the long-running dispute. Islamabad also praised Trump’s role in “fostering conflict resolution and promoting peace across…

Listen to article LONDON\GAZA STRIP: Police in London arrested at least 365 people Saturday for supporting Palestine Action, at the latest and largest protest backing the group since the government banned it last month under anti-terror laws. Gaza’s civil defence agency said at least 34 people were killed by Israeli fire on Saturday, including more than a dozen civilians who were waiting to collect aid. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP nine people were killed and 181 wounded when Israeli forces opened fire on them as they gathered near a border crossing in northern Gaza that has been used for aid…

From Hasan Ali to newcomer Fawad Ali, PSL continues to provide a much-needed springboard and safety net for young cricketers. On a breezy Dubai February evening in 2016, in the sixth over of the first innings of a match between the Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi, a young kid from Gujranwala ran in, gave it all and got his first-ever wicket in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Over that inaugural PSL season, Hasan Ali — now a household name — was the new kid on the block that barely anyone knew. However, that all changed once millions of eyeballs watched…

Listen to article RAWALPINDI: Security forces have killed another 14 terrorists in a “sanitisation operation” in the Zhob district of volatile Balochistan province, the military said on Saturday — a day after 33 terrorists were neutralised while attempting to infiltrate into Pakistan from neighbouring Afghanistan. The military’s media wing said a “deliberate sanitisation operation” was conducted in the surrounding areas of Sambaza along the Pak-Afghan border on the night between August 8 and 9. “During the conduct of the operation, 14 Indian-sponsored Khwarij were hunted down and successfully neutralised,” the ISPR said in a statement. “Weapons, ammunition, and explosives were also recovered from…

An emergency worker removes the mud on a road in Bamensi Village of Yuzhong County, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Aug. 9, 2025. Mountain torrents in Yuzhong County, northwest China’s Gansu Province, had left 13 dead and 30 missing as of noon on Saturday, provincial emergency authorities said.Search and rescue efforts and infrastructure repairs are underway. As of 6 p.m. Saturday, all roads leading to the affected villages in Yuzhong had been cleared, said the provincial transport department. Power supply has been restored in 80 percent of the affected areas. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)Rescuers search for survivors in Maliantan Village of Yuzhong County,…

Listen to article LOWER DIR: Tribesmen from a border village in Lower Dir district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa have announced that they will take up arms against foreign terrorists operating in the volatile region along the Afghan border, vowing to expel them along with their local facilitators. The development comes amid a sharp uptick in terrorist violence in the border districts, with reports that terrorists from the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and their Afghan cohorts are using sanctuaries across the border to launch attacks inside Pakistan. According to local sources, a grand jirga held on Saturday resolved that no terrorist would be allowed to…