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All flights from Lahore to Sri Lanka are now fully booked, business class tickets on same route have also sold out LAHORE: Airlines increased ticket prices to Sri Lanka on Tuesday after the government’s decision giving the go ahead to the national cricket team to participate in the Pakistan–India T20 World Cup match. The sharp rise in demand comes amid heightened interest surrounding the Pakistan-India fixture, traditionally one of the most anticipated contests in international cricket. The decision regarding the Pakistan-India cricket match came on Monday night that Pakistan would go ahead with participating in their high-stakes February 15 clash against India in the…

Emanuela Maccarani was the head coach of the National Rhythmic Gymnastics Teams. Photo: AFP/File MILAN: The former coach of Italy’s rhythmic gymnastics team went on trial Tuesday accused of bullying, fuelling questions over the treatment of young athletes as the country hosts the Winter Olympics. Emanuela Maccarani, a former national team gymnast herself, faces charges of abuse of minors at a court in Monza near Milan, which is hosting part of the Games. The trial was sparked by explosive claims three years ago by two gymnasts, Nina Corradini and double world champion Anna Basta, who said they quit the sport…

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi speaks to media in Peshawar on February 10. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB PESHAWAR: Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday said the board had no personal agenda regarding the T20 World Cup dispute in meetings with officials from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), adding that the only objective was to get respect for Bangladesh and highlight the injustice done to them. “I don’t think we set any such condition apart from Bangladesh. Our objective was only to get respect for Bangladesh, to highlight the injustice that was done to them,…

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO: The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday said a Ukrainian skeleton racer could wear a black armband at the Winter Olympics but confirmed it had banned his helmet that features Ukrainian sportspeople killed in the war wth Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had defended Vladyslav Heraskevych’s right to wear the helmet, which carries pictures of dead Ukrainian sportsmen and women killed since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, at the Milan-Cortina Games. IOC spokesperson Mark Adams said on Tuesday the helmet contravened guidelines about political symbols at the Olympics but said it would “make an exception to the guidelines to…

CHENNAI: Finn Allen and Tim Seifert posted a T20 World Cup record partnership of 175 as New Zealand crushed the United Arab Emirates by 10 wickets with almost five overs to spare in Chennai on Tuesday. Chasing the UAE’s 173-6, Seifert struck an unbeaten 89 and Allen scored 84 not out as they pummelled the UAE bowling to all parts of the ground in an unbroken opening stand. The opening pair crashed 78 from the first six-over power play and posted their century stand off only 8.3 overs. Seifert hit one of his three huge sixes to clinch the contest…

Keke Palmer reveals if she took inspiration from original ‘The Burbs’ filmKeke Palmer is balancing inspiration and originality in her take on The Burbs.Palmer stars and executive produces Peacock’s new dark comedy series. The Burbs is based on the 1989 film of the same name which starred Tom Hanks in the lead role. “I was not familiar with that film in particular, no, but obviously became very familiar after the show,” she told People.”I’m somebody that looked up to Tom Hanks always as an entertainer because he has a great quality of being funny and doing unique character work, but…

The match is being played at Colombo’s Sinhalese Sports Club Ground Web Desk February 10, 2026 Less than a minute read Captains at the toss between Pakistan and the United States in their T20 World Cup match in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Tuesday. — SCREENGRAB Pakistan will bat first after losing the toss against the United States in their T20 World Cup clash in Colombo’s Sinhalese Sports Club Ground on Tuesday.  ————— More to follow.

San Francisco 49ers player shot near post-Super Bowl party. Credit: AP/Terrance Williams, fileSan Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Keion White has been shot in the ankle during an altercation outside a post-Super Bowl party in the early hours of Monday morning, according to local reports.Police responded to reports of gunfire shortly after 4am on Mission Street, near a bar and nightclub where White had been hosting an event, ABC7 Eyewitness News reported, citing dispatch audio from the scene. Officers said a verbal dispute broke out between two groups before shots were fired, striking White.The San Francisco 49ers confirmed the player had been…

Arne Slot is deeply disappointed with Liverpool’s miserable run so far. Photo: AFP LIVERPOOL: Arne Slot conceded on Tuesday that his side are “not performing to the standards of Liverpool” and need to be nearly perfect for the remainder of the season just to qualify for the Champions League. The defending English champions sit sixth in the Premier League, four points outside a place in the top five, which is likely to secure Champions League football for next season. The Reds conceded twice in a dramatic finale to lose 2-1 to Manchester City on Sunday, but it is a wider…

Court hears Pakistan’s challenge to Indian hydro projects on Indus, Jhelum, Chenab riversAttorney General of Pakistan Mansoor Awan addresses the Court of Arbitration at The Hague, Netherlands. — PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION THE HAGUE: The Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitrationhas said that India did not respond to an invitation to participate in a hearing and did not appear in proceedings over a case related to the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) dispute with Pakistan. The IWT of 1960 stands as one of the most carefully negotiated and legally robust transboundary water agreements in modern international law. Concluded between Pakistan and India with the good…