Chew gum to clear your head
A new study conducted in England suggests chewing gum can rid you of earworms; also known as stuck song syndrome. If you wish to get rid of a song that’s been stuck in your head for days chewing gum...
View ArticleEyeing Arab ties, Israel to observe nuclear pact meeting
Israel will take part as an observer in a major nuclear non-proliferation conference that opens at the United Nations on Monday, ending a 20-year absence in hope of fostering dialogue with Arab states,...
View ArticleTorrential rains: 22 killed in rain related incidents in parts of K-P
PESHAWAR: As many as 22 people were killed and over 100 injured in rain related incidents in the provincial capital Peshawar and parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Sunday evening. According to...
View ArticleOutplayed: Pakistan A suffer big defeat in first unofficial ODI
KARACHI: Emulating the poor performance of the first team, the Fawad Alam-led Pakistan A crashed to a convincing eight-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka A in the opening match of the unofficial ODI...
View ArticleKerber stuns Wozniacki in Stuttgart final
STUTTGART: Germany’s Angelique Kerber extended her winning streak to 11 matches with a three-set win over Caroline Wozniacki to win the Stuttgart claycourt title on Sunday. Having knocked out...
View ArticleFinalists decided: Nasir, Amir to contest FMC International final
KARACHI: Defending champion Nasir Iqbal defeated third seed Farhan Zaman 3-0 in 50 minutes at the Men’s FMC International 2015 at the Punjab Squash Complex in Lahore. Last edition’s winner Nasir will...
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So close yet so far
KARACHI: One of the most recurrent questions to appear in high school yearbooks is, ‘Where do you see yourselves in 10 years?’ As straightforward and uncomplicated this query may seem to any student...
View ArticleThree-goal Everton dent United’s top-four hopes
LONDON/ MANCHESTER: Everton made a mockery of the Premier League table as they beat Manchester United 3-0 in fine style on Sunday to dent their visitors’ hopes of direct entry into the Champions...
View ArticleGreenshirts geared up for Australia tour
KARACHI: The Pakistan hockey team, along with seven officials, is ready to depart for Australia on Tuesday from Lahore via Karachi to participate in the Four-Nation Hockey Tournament scheduled to take...
View ArticleNasir wins second successive PSA event
KARACHI: Top seed Nasir Iqbal won his second successive PSA $15,000 event as he beat Aamir Atlas Khan 2-0 in the final of the FMC International tournament in Lahore on Monday. The match turned out to...
View ArticleAbid Ali Akbar — Pakistan’s next emerging tennis hope
KARACHI: Tennis may not be one of Pakistan’s historical or eagerly sought-after sports, but the country has fielded teams in the Davis Cup — the world’s premier international team event — since 1948....
View ArticleWhitewashed in greens, Pakistan turn to whites
KARACHI: Before the ongoing tour, Pakistan had lost just once in ODIs against Bangladesh. A 3-0 whitewash later, they have now lost four. Before the ongoing tour, Pakistan had never lost a T20 against...
View ArticleGoogle launches portal to buy patents
Google Inc said it would launch an experimental portal that allows interested patent holders to sell their patents to the company. Patent holders can tell Google about the patents they’re willing to...
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Stranded on the Everest: Rescue teams make frantic efforts to evacuate dozens...
Rescuers are desperately searching the Everest for climbers who have disappeared under huge avalanches which were triggered by Saturday’s massive earthquake and over two dozen aftershocks. They are,...
View ArticlePakistan’s first formal wheelchair cricket team formed
KARACHI: It took Pakistan 15 years, but finally the country has a formal wheelchair cricket team, which in all likelihood will tour India next month for a five-match ODI series. Javed Raees, a former...
View ArticleIndia not bidding for 2024 Games, says IOC chief
NEW DELHI: India is serious about hosting an Olympics but will not bid for the 2024 Summer Games, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Monday. The announcement came after...
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In fashion first, Google shows what’s hot and not
WASHINGTON: In its first fashion trends report, Google has analysed billions of searches dating back to 2009 to provide a detailed analysis of what’s hot and what’s not. For example, queries for tulle...
View ArticleCrime rate in Karachi has halved since start of operation, claim Rangers
ISLAMABAD: Sindh Rangers on Monday claimed that since the launch of an operation against criminals in Karachi, crime in the city has halved. During a meeting of heads of all civil armed forces in...
View ArticleJust a victory away: Mourinho downplays Premier League title talk
LEICESTER: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists the English Premier League title has not been secured just yet despite moving to within one victory of mathematically clinching it. The West Londoners...
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Only a Khulna miracle can save Bangladesh now
Muhammad Hafeez’s maiden double-century thoroughly tested Bangladesh’s skill and temperament in the longest format as Pakistan all but extinguished the home team’s hope of winning their first ever Test...
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