[ad_1] KARACHI: Captain Babar Azam struck an unbeaten 161 as Pakistan overcame a wobbly start to score 317-5 against New Zealand on the first day of the opening Test at Karachi’s National Stadium on Monday.Babar rode his luck in a 277-ball innings which contained 15 fours and a big six …

[ad_1] Istanbul (CNN) — With sloping banks studded with elegant private mansions, palace parks and centuries-old groves, the Bosphorus is the embodiment of Istanbul. This 19-mile (30-kilometer) strait runs from the Black Sea in the north to the Sea of Marmara in the south. The urban sprawl covers Europe in …

[ad_1] New York CNN  —  Investors saw a lot of red in 2022. But a company known for its magenta logo was a stock market darling this year. Shares of T-Mobile (TMUS) rose about 20% in 2022, even as rivals AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) tumbled. Ma Bell was down …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam continued his excellent batting form in the last match of the year too, scoring a brilliant century to lead from the front in the first Test against New Zealand in Karachi on Monday.Azam struck spinner Michael Bracewell for a six towards mid-wicket to …

[ad_1] LONDON: England Test captain Ben Stokes has hit out at the International Cricket Council (ICC) for not paying enough attention to scheduling, adding that the rising popularity of domestic T20 leagues across the world is threatening the existence of the longest format of the game.Stokes, who led his side …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Three Russian servicemen were killed Monday after a Ukrainian drone was shot down by air defenses as it approached a military airfield in Saratov Oblast, deep inside Russian territory, according to Russian state news agencies, citing the defense ministry. The incident took place in the western port …

[ad_1] Beijing CNN  —  Beijing will begin distributing Pfizer’s Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to the city’s community health centers in the coming days, state media reported Monday. The report comes as the city grapples with an unprecedented wave of infections that has severely strained its hospitals and emptied pharmacy shelves. The …

[ad_1] BENGALURU: Indian men’s hockey team coach Graham Reid has warned his players against getting caught up in the moment and advised them to raise their game to the next level if they concede a goal in next month’s FIH World Cup.Reid believes a positive mind-set is necessary while playing …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Indian hockey teams continued their upward trend in 2022, with the women’s side slightly outperforming their male counterparts by clinching a Commonwealth Games medal — a bronze after 16 years.In Birmingham, both the Indian men and women teams picked up their third CWG medals.While the men’s …

[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN  —  China’s economy is under severe strain as a wave of Covid cases sweeps across the country. Since the world’s second largest economy drastically eased its Covid restrictions earlier this month, there has been no clear data on the extent of the virus’ spread on the …