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CAF president's ban reduced but re-election hopes over

The ruling clears the way for South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe to replace him and become the organisation's eighth president in its 63-year history.
On appeal, CAS on Monday reduced the ban to two years - meaning Ahmad cannot stand for re-election this week - and cut his fine to 50,000 Swiss franc

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 10:17pm

Sports

South American World Cup qualifiers in doubt as clubs take hard line

All 10 South American countries feature on the UK government's "red list" travel ban, which does not include exemptions for athletes and sports people.
I think everybody agrees -- we can't let the players go and play for their country and then quarantine for 10 days in a hotel. That's not how we can do it.

Updated 04 Mar, 2021 09:53pm

Sports

Government backs potential UK and Ireland bid to host 2030 World Cup

England have not hosted the World Cup since winning the tournament for the only time in 1966.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 11:05am

Sports

Bayern's Mueller tests positive for COVID-19

A positive test would rule the veteran striker out of Thursday's clash with Mexican CONCACAF champions Tigres in the Qatari capital.
Neither Bayern nor tournament organisers FIFA have yet confirmed the positive test.

Published 11 Feb, 2021 04:48pm

Sports

FIFA expects strong demand for Qatar 2022 hospitality packages

We're delighted to see such extraordinary interest in the World Cup... when following challenging times, the world can come together for a global festival of football,.
The FIFA Hospitality Programme has a proven track record of delivering a fantastic range of products.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 07:01pm

Sports

Europe's top clubs face two billion euro coronavirus hit: report

Real Madrid remain second, just 200,000 euros behind Barca's revenue.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:15pm

Sports

Breakaway European Super League 'would not be recognised' by FIFA

The statement was a response to what it called "recent media speculation" about a breakaway by some of the world's richest clubs.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 04:47pm

Sports

FIFA rejects Atletico appeal on Trippier ban

FIFA then placed an embargo on the ban on Jan. 2 following an appeal by Atletico.
Trippier missed two La Liga games due to the ban but returned and provided an assist in last Tuesday's 2-0 win over Sevilla which kept Atletico top of La Liga.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 04:57pm

Sports

Auckland City withdraw from Club World Cup over COVID quarantine measures

The 2020 edition of the tournament, which was originally scheduled for December, is now being held from Feb. 1-11 in Qatar and brings together continental champions from across the world.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 05:42pm

Pakistan

Football in Pakistan: Playing CPEC Onside

Football in Pakistan remains a largely peripheral sport for the country’s mainstream. Despite its tremendous global appeal and riches, football remains Pakistan’s proverbial “poor man’s sport.”
China has been making commercial waves in world sport these past few decades with a special emphasis on becoming a major football power at home and abroad.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 01:58pm

Sports

FIFA to trial concussion substitutes at Club World Cup

The decision comes after the game's rule-making body IFAB gave the go-ahead to additional trials last month.
England's Premier League are hoping to introduce concussion substitutes later this month.

Published 08 Jan, 2021 06:35pm

Sports

FIFA president Infantino meets Trump to discuss 2026 World Cup

Infantino travelled to Washington to discuss the establishment of a FIFA headquarters in the US for the tournament and review preparations
Ever since I was elected, we have shown our determination to eradicate malpractice that tarnished FIFA's reputation in the past.

Published 17 Sep, 2020 05:57pm

Sports

Covid-19 pandemic to cost football $14 billion this year, says FIFA

Rehn said that football in South America had been especially hard hit, while Africa and Asia were also a concern.

Updated 17 Sep, 2020 02:08pm

Sports

FIFA estimates Covid-19 will cost global football $11 billion

Each national association can request a FIFA grant of $1million ($2mn for confederations) plus $500,000 for women's football.

Published 16 Sep, 2020 06:16pm

Sports

FIFA's ethics committee clears Infantino after investigation

Swiss authorities last month decided to open criminal proceedings against Infantino to look into meetings between the FIFA chief and Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber.
Lauber and Infantino have denied any wrongdoing with the FIFA chief saying he met the Attorney General as part of his duties as president of the governing body.

Published 19 Aug, 2020 10:41pm

Sports

Infantino to 'respect' any ethics committee decision – FIFA

A Swiss special prosecutor has launched proceedings against the Italian.

Published 04 Aug, 2020 01:16pm

Sports

France Football cancels Ballon d’Or 2020 due to COVID-19

The prize which has been dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in recent time will not be awarded for this calendar year.

Updated 20 Jul, 2020 05:27pm

Sports

Qatar World Cup to start at Al Bayt Stadium as schedule announced

The opening match will begin a group stage that will feature four matches a day for 12 days, spread over eight stadiums around Qatar.

Published 15 Jul, 2020 07:14pm

Sports

Five Armenian clubs disqualified, 45 get life bans for match-fixing

About 45 people, including club owners, players and coaches, have been handed with life bans and another 13 were banned for different periods for being involved in manipulation of matches.
Lokomotiv Yerevan, level on points with second division leaders FC Van, Aragats, Torpedo Yerevan and Masis were disqualified.

Published 04 Jul, 2020 05:14pm

Sports

Special prosecutor to examine allegations against FIFA boss, Swiss Attorney General

Lauber last month became the first national official since modern Switzerland's founding in 1848 to undergo an impeachment process relating to his handling of the soccer inquiry.
A fourth criminal complaint had since been filed, the watchdog said in a statement. No details of the complaints have been released.

Published 03 Jul, 2020 05:12pm

Sports

FIFA bans former top official Kattner for 10 years

Guilty of conflicts of interest and having abused his position, in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics.
he investigation into Mr Kattner covered various charges concerning bonus payments in relation to FIFA competitions that were paid to top FIFA management officials (including Mr Kattner).

Published 30 Jun, 2020 09:10pm

Sports

Japan withdrawing 2023 Women's World Cup bid

JFA officially withdraws bid.
Japan says will support Aus/NZ bid.
FIFA to make official decision Thursday.

Published 22 Jun, 2020 05:07pm

Sports

Swiss expand probe of ex-FIFA president Blatter

This marks the latest in a string of allegations of improper FIFA-linked payments to Trinidad's long-serving FIFA official Jack Warner.
The Swiss Office of the Attorney General (OAG) confirmed in a statement that it had in May this year "extended the

Published 14 Jun, 2020 02:14am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 2	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 2	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 2	155.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 2	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 2	1.25
Euro to USD / May 2	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
India Sensex / May 2	74720.19
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
Hang Seng / May 2	18192.04
FTSE 100 / May 2	8149.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 2	17906.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 2	79.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 2	206619
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 2	2311.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 2	77.01
Petrol/Litre / May 3	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 3 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 3 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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