Osaka romps as Halep and Raonic battle through Open epics
MELBOURNE: Top seed Simona Halep was forced to dig deep to stay in the Australian Open on a day of epic battles Thursday that saw Japanese pair Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori…
Govt opens President’s House for public
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Saturday opened the doors of the President’s House for the general public on Saturday. The house remained open from 9am to 4pm. In its election campaign, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)…
Punjab Governor House opens for public
LAHORE: Punjab Governor House opened for public on Sunday as MPAs and provincial ministers welcomed the public on their first visit to the house. A large crowd gathered outside the building before the…
Schools for Palestinian refugees to open on time despite US cut: UN
GAZA: Schools teaching half a million Palestinian refugees will reopen across the Middle East as planned later this month, a UN agency said on Thursday, despite funding cuts by its biggest donor…
Kerber, Halep dominant as Chung dreams on
MELBOURNE: Angelique Kerber and Simona Halep were in dominant moods on Wednesday to race into an Australian Open semi-final showdown, as the dream Grand Slam run of giant-killer Chung Hyeon continued. Germany’s…
Elis routs Elina to reach Open semis
MELBOURNE: Unseeded Australian Open debutant Elise Mertens blew away world number four Elina Svitolina in straight sets Tuesday to reach a first Grand Slam semi-final. The Belgian world number 37, on a…
Federer, Djokovic hold court on Australian Open day 6
MELBOURNE: World number one Simona Halep saved three match points to survive a titanic struggle and make the last 16 at the Australian Open on Saturday where she joined Karolina Pliskova and…
Australian Open: Kostyuk hails as “future of tennis”
MELBOURNE: Teenage Marta Kostyuk was hailed as the “future of tennis” Wednesday after she became the youngest Australian Open second-round winner since “Swiss Miss” Martina Hingis in 1996. The 15-year-old was rewarded…
Child died after falling into manhole in Gujranwala
GUJRANWALA: A minor child died after he fell into an open manhole outside his residence on Sunday. According to details, a three-year-old child was playing outside his residence located in Muhafi Wala…
South Africa ‘open for investment’, says Ramaphosa
EAST LONDON: South Africa is open for investment and wants to offer policy certainty as it seeks to increase economic growth and eradicate poverty, the new leader of the ruling African National…
Private schools say won’t open institutions unless govt assures security
The Private Schools Owners’ Federation has announced to keep private schools closed for an indefinite period in Lahore, and asked the Punjab government to assure foolproof security for the institutions. In a…
Educational institutions will open Monday
Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) Barrister Usman Ibrahim told the National Assembly during the question hour Thursday that educational institutions in the federal capital are being opened…
Clarke pulls out of Ryder Cup captaincy race
Former British Open golf champion Darren Clarke has pulled out of the race to succeed Spaniard Jose Maria Olazabal as Europe’s Ryder Cup captain. “I have been to see (Players Committee chairman)…
CNG stations in twin cities to open today
The CNG-deprived people of the twin cities would get some respite as CNG stations open today (Sunday) following a stay order from the Islamabad High Court. The CNG station owners filed a…
Wozniacki easy winner to open Sydney International
Caroline Wozniacki beat Poland’s Urszula Radwanska 6-1, 6-2 in hot conditions Sunday in the first round of the Sydney International. After starting the season with an upset first-round loss to qualifier Ksenia…
Sixth Road flyover opened for vehicular traffic
The newly-constructed Sixth Road flyover has been opened for vehicular traffic, while its formal inauguration will be held on January 9. The completion date for the project had been fixed for Jan…
6th flyover to open today
The 6th flyover of Rawalpindi will be opened to vehicular traffic today, Punjab Highway XEN Jamshed Ahmad said on Saturday. Ahmad said Rs 1042 million were spent on this flyover. “The bridge…