FIFA Unveils Trionda, Official Ball for 2026 World Cup NEW YORK — FIFA has unveiled the official ball for the 2026 World Cup, named Trionda, at a special event in New York on Thursday. The ball, crafted by German sports giant Adidas, continues the company’s long-standing tradition of providing World Cup balls since 1970. FIFA […]
Women’s World Cup 2025: India and Sri Lanka to Co-Host Exciting 13th Edition The 13th edition of the Women’s Cricket World Cup is set to be a thrilling spectacle, jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka from September 30 to November 2, with matches scheduled across five cities. Eight teams will battle it out in […]
Arshad Set for Javelin Showdown at World Championships ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem is all set to compete in the qualification round of the javelin throw at the World Championships, where he has been placed in Group A. The finals are scheduled for September 18, with the event kicking off at 4:45 pm Pakistan […]
Jamaica Stay Perfect in World Cup Qualifiers, Haiti Held in Thriller KINGSTON – Jamaica continued its strong start to the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers with a 2-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday. Bailey Cadamarteri struck first in the 36th minute with a header set up by Greg Leigh, and Jon Russell sealed the […]
ICC Confirms Window for 2026 T20 World Cup The International Cricket Council (ICC) has set the window from February 7 to March 8, 2026, for the next edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, according to ESPNcricinfo. The month-long tournament will feature 55 matches across seven venues—five in India and two in Sri Lanka. […]
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli Set Sights on ODIs Despite T20I and Test Retirements Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, two of India’s most celebrated cricketers, called time on their T20I careers last year after helping India lift the T20 World Cup 2024. The duo also retired from Test cricket in May 2025, just ahead of […]
World Bank Grant to Boost Education Access in Punjab LAHORE — The World Bank has approved a major education initiative in Punjab aimed at expanding access to schools, improving learning outcomes, and strengthening the system’s ability to respond to future challenges. Funded through the Global Partnership for Education Fund, the “Getting Results: Access and Delivery […]
Trump Welcomes World Cup 2026 to the Nation’s Capital WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump called it a “tremendous honour” to bring the 2026 FIFA World Cup to Washington, D.C., during a ceremony at the Oval Office on Friday. Flanked by Vice President JD Vance, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristy Noem, […]
Frank Caprio, ‘The Nicest Judge in the World,’ Dies at 87 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Frank Caprio, the longtime Providence Municipal Court judge celebrated worldwide for his kindness and compassion, has died at 87. Caprio served nearly 40 years on the bench, earning the nickname “the nicest judge in the world” for his empathetic rulings, often […]
The country’s fertility rate, the average number of babies a woman is expected to have during her reproductive life, stood at 0.75 in 2024, according to Statistics Korea. In 2023, the birth rate fell for the eighth consecutive year to 0.72, the lowest in the world, from 1.24 in 2015, raising concerns over the economic […]
