Lahore, Jan 5 (UNI) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has decided to send Saim Ayub to London for immediate treatment. The PCB chairman personally contacted Saim Ayub to inquire about his well-being and assured him of full support during his treatment, according to The Express Tribune report. Mohsin Naqvi stated that sports orthopedic…
Brisbane, Jan 5 (UNI) Aryna Sabalenka and Jiri Lehecka got their 2025 seasons off to the perfect start by winning the singles titles at the Brisbane International tennis tournament on Sunday night. Sabalenka, the world number one, dropped her first set at the key Australian Open warm-up tournament against 107th-ranked Polina Kudermetova, but recovered to…
Jerusalem, Jan 5 (UNI) Israeli warplanes and drones bombed more than 100 sites across the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the Israeli military said in a statement on Sunday, with Palestinian health officials reporting nearly 200 fatalities. In the statement, the military said the airstrikes were directed at militant targets, including launch sites allegedly used…
Athens, Jan 5 (UNI) Greece’s former prime minister and one of the founders of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) party, Costas Simitis, died in Greece on Sunday at the age of 88, Greek media reported. Simitis headed the Greek government from 1996 to 2004. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has sent condolences on the death…
Baghdad, Jan 5 (UNI) Six people, including students, were injured on Sunday in a shooting incident inside a private university in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, a source from the Iraqi Interior Ministry said. The incident occurred around noon when a student of al-Esraa University in Karrada neighborhood entered the campus and opened fire with a pistol,…
London, Jan 5 (UNI) Arsenal missed the chance to narrow Liverpool’s lead at the top of the Premier League to three points when it was held to a 1-1 draw away to Brighton. Although 17-year-old winger Ethan Nwaneri put it ahead after 16 minutes after Mikel Merino’s neat flick on Saturday, Arsenal failed to turn…
Sydney, Jan 5 (UNI) The United States and Poland will battle for the United Cup title after the top two seeds of the mixed teams event won their semifinals on Saturday. The final in Sydney on Sunday will be highlighted by a blockbuster women’s singles match between world number two Iga Swiatek and former US…
Singapore, Jan 5 (UNI) About 35 residents were evacuated early Sunday morning after a fire broke out in a vacant three-story semi-detached house in eastern Singapore, authorities said. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) reported that it was alerted to the fire at about 12:45 a.m.. Firefighters from the Kallang Fire Station and the Paya…
Moscow, Jan 5 (UNI) Russian air defence systems destroyed 61 Ukrainian drones overnight over the Rostov, Bryansk, Voronezh, Belgorod and Oryol regions, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday. “Over the past night, air defence systems on duty destroyed 61 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles: 37 UAVs were destroyed over the Rostov region, 20 over the…
Gaza, Jan 5 (UNI) The Hamas-run Gaza media office said on Saturday evening that the Israeli army carried out 94 airstrikes and shelling on the Gaza Strip over the past 72 hours, killing 184 people. In its statement, the office described the escalation as “dangerous and brutal,” targeting unarmed civilians and residential areas, particularly in…
