Wednesday, April 14th, 2021
Chelsea into Champions League semis for first time since 2014
Seville, Spain, April 14 : Thomas Tuchel urged his young Chelsea team to embrace their Champions League “adventure” after they reached the semi-finals for the first time since 2014 despite a 1-0 defeat against Porto in Tuesday’s quarter-final second leg. Tuchel’s side will play Real Madrid or Liverpool for a place in the final after producing a masterclass in game management to win 2-1 on aggregate in Seville. Real travel to Anfield on Wednesday looking to protect a 3-1 lead from the first leg. They could do worse than copyRead More
PM to lay foundation-stone of low-cost houses in Sargodha today
ISLAMABAD, Apr 14 : Prime Minister Imran Khan will lay the foundation-stone of a low-cost housing project under the Naya Pakistan Housing Program in Sargodha district today. A total of 1,175 houses measuring three marlas each will be constructed at six places in Sargodha district. The Punjab government will provide land and other facilities for the project. The construction work will be carried out by the Frontier Works Organization. Bank of Punjab will take charge of the mortgage facility which will enable the deserving people to pay the total priceRead More
Pakistan, South Africa lock horns today to gain lead in T20I series
A solid fightback from South Africa made the T20I series against Pakistan more exciting as they meet once again in the third game today in Centurion. The levelled up series is just two matches away from the result but the third contest will not be lesser than a decider. Pakistan hunted a victory in the first T20I but they fall in the next, seemed like they got overconfident. From Top-order to middle-order failed completely and that failure schooled the team management that too many experiments were not ideal at anyRead More
Pak vs SA: Babar Azam confident to bounce back in T20 series
ISLAMABAD , APRIL 14 : Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam is confident that the team will bounce back following a six-wicket defeat at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Pakistani bowlers were hapless against South Africa batters as they managed to pick up just four wickets. Usman Qadir managed a pair of wickets while Hasan Ali and Mohammad Hasnain took a wicket each. Pakistan reached a measly 140 for 9, courtesy of Babar Azam’s 50 off 50 balls and Mohammad Hafeez’s 32 off 23. However, the rest of the batting lineup failedRead More
Pakistan registers highest COVID death toll in a single day since June last year
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported 135 deaths from coronavirus on Wednesday, making it the country’s highest death toll since June 29 last year. The latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed the COVID-19 has claimed 135 more lives, taking the overall death toll to 15,754. During the period, 4,681 fresh infections were reported from across the country. During the period of a day, the total count of active cases was recorded at 75,034 and the positivity rate stood at 9.73 per cent. The health facilities across the countryRead More