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Medal rush in store as Tokyo Paralympics enters home straight

Defending women's champions Turkey will face comeback queens the United States, who fought from behind to beat Brazil in Thursday's semi-final

Published 03 Sep, 2021 10:51am

World

Anti-feminism backlash on the rise in South Korea

SEOUL: Condemnation of quotas for women, vilification of a short-haired Olympic gold medallist, and calls to abolish...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 04:44am

Sports

Sayonara Tokyo, bonjour Paris: Olympic focus switches to 2024

"On an emotional level, it made me think of the 2012 and 2016 Olympics when a whole stadium is with you and cheering you on, it's very heartwarming," said French judo star Teddy Riner, who competed in Japan.

Published 08 Aug, 2021 11:04pm

Sports

Netherlands reaches women's finals with 5-1 win over Britain

The Netherlands had already scored 21 goals before starting the semi-finals while conceding only two goals in their previous matches in the tournament

Published 04 Aug, 2021 10:54am

Sports

Tokyo Olympics: National champion Najma Parveen finishes last in women's 200-metre heat

Becomes 9th Pakistani athlete to crash out of the Olympics

Published 02 Aug, 2021 04:08pm

Sports

Olympics Hockey: India and Belgium join Australia, Germany in semis

TOKYO: India reached the semi-finals of the men's hockey tournament at the Olympics for the first time since 1980...

Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:02am

Sports

Swimmer Bisma Khan's Tokyo Olympics campaign ends, 6th Pakistani athlete to crash out

Pakistani swimmer Bisma Khan became the country's six athlete on Friday to crash out of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 ...

Published 30 Jul, 2021 06:25pm

Life & Style

Women athletes wear what they like at Tokyo Olympics

From dresses and skorts to hijabs, diversity in badminton's women wear

Published 29 Jul, 2021 03:44pm

Sports

Japan tennis star Osaka crashes out of Tokyo Olympics

Osaka broke in the second set but relinquished the early advantage with a double fault that allowed Vondrousova to level at two games apiece

Published 27 Jul, 2021 10:23am

Life & Style

Germany's gymnastics team, tired of sexualisation, wears unitard

The Olympians challenge sexualisation of women in sport by wearing ankle-length gear.

Published 26 Jul, 2021 03:34pm

Sports

Athletes parade in empty stadium: Tokyo Games open in shadow of pandemic

TOKYO: Japan's global superstar Naomi Osaka on Friday lit the Olympic cauldron to mark the start of Tokyo 2020, in ...

Published 24 Jul, 2021 05:49am

Sports

Olympics-Three more athletes test postive for COVID-19 at Games

Olympics-related cases rose by 19, organisers said, bringing the total number of disclosed cases to 106

Published 23 Jul, 2021 10:30am

Sports

Commanding Krejcikova wins Prague Open title

"I'm really happy it ended up like this," Krejcikova said.
"Tereza is playing great tennis these days, and it wasn't as clear as it looks," she added.

Updated 18 Jul, 2021 06:11pm

Sports

NZ weightlifter Hubbard to become first transgender athlete to compete at Games

Hubbard will compete in the super-heavyweight 87-kg category, her selection made possible by updated qualifying requirements.

Published 21 Jun, 2021 11:15am

Sports

Farah to make last-gasp effort to qualify for Olympics

Farah won the 5,000m-10,000m double at the London Olympics in 2012 and repeated the feat four years later in Rio de Janeiro.

Published 14 Jun, 2021 05:53pm

Sports

Farah fails to make Olympic 10k qualifying time

LONDON: Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah’s hopes of ending his track career at the Tokyo Games suffered a huge...

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

Sports

Semenya wins 5,000m race, but falls short of Tokyo qualifying time

The qualifying deadline for Tokyo is June 29 with the Games scheduled from July 23 to August 8.

Published 15 Apr, 2021 05:00pm

Sports

Japan swimmer Ikee claims clean sweep but misses Olympic spot

TOKYO: Leukaemia survivor Rikako Ikee completed a clean sweep of four wins at Japan’s Olympic swimming trials on...

Updated 11 Apr, 2021 05:47pm

Sports

‘Unavoidable’: overseas fans barred from Tokyo Olympics over virus

TOKYO: Overseas fans will be banned from this summer’s virus-delayed Tokyo Olympics, organisers said Saturday,...

Updated 21 Mar, 2021 09:34am

Sports

Ledecky nabs fourth win at Texas Pro Swim

Although she didn't hit her target times, Manuel said she felt there were positives to take away, including just getting back into the swing of competing amid ongoing precautions such as mask wearing and social distancing.

Updated 07 Mar, 2021 05:26pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 30	281
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 30	280.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 30	142.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 30	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 30	1.34
Euro to USD / Apr 30	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 29	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 29	5,560.83
Nasdaq / Apr 29	17,461.32
Dow Jones / Apr 29	40,527.62
India Sensex / Apr 30	80,370.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 30	36,045.38
Hang Seng / Apr 30	22,093.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 30	8,462.69
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 30	22,537.67
France CAC40 / Apr 30	7,587.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 29	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 29	299,382
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 30	59.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 30	3,304.44
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 30	66.29
Petrol/Litre / May 1	254.63
Diesel/Litre / May 1	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
J.A.Textile / Apr 30 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	20.90 ▲ 1.9 (10%)
Punjab Oil / Apr 30 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	178.67 ▲ 16.24 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 30 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	4,366.33 ▲ 396.94 (10%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 30 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	12.68 ▲ 1.15 (9.97%)
Jubilee Spinning / Apr 30 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	12.70 ▲ 1.15 (9.96%)
Shakarganj / Apr 30 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	52.29 ▲ 4.35 (9.07%)
Burshane LPG / Apr 30 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	29.03 ▲ 2.03 (7.52%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Apr 30 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	11.99 ▲ 0.81 (7.25%)
Sakrand Sugar / Apr 30 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.23 ▲ 0.81 (7.09%)
Intermarket Securities / Apr 30 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	45.97 ▲ 2.98 (6.93%)

Stock	Price
United Brands / Apr 30 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	20.93 ▼ -2.33 (-10.02%)
AGP Limited / Apr 30 AGP Limited(AGP)	186.05 ▼ -20.67 (-10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 30 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	170.30 ▼ -18.92 (-10%)
Chakwal Spinning / Apr 30 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	47.64 ▼ -5.29 (-9.99%)
Kohinoor Energy / Apr 30 Kohinoor Energy Limited(KOHE)	17.76 ▼ -1.97 (-9.98%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Apr 30 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	25.23 ▼ -2.79 (-9.96%)
Bela Auto / Apr 30 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	127 ▼ -14 (-9.93%)
National Silk / Apr 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	42.46 ▼ -4.67 (-9.91%)
Nishat Mills Ltd / Apr 30 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	101.35 ▼ -11.12 (-9.89%)
Amtex Ltd / Apr 30 Amtex Limited(AMTEX)	2.30 ▼ -0.25 (-9.8%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	46,167,601 ▼ -0.72
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	40,695,095 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Apr 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,001,384 ▼ -0.36
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,624,493 ▼ -0.11
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 30 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	15,370,507 ▼ -1.87
Power Cement / Apr 30 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	14,502,204 ▼ -0.43
Sui South Gas / Apr 30 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,104,286 ▼ -2.06
Sui North Gas / Apr 30 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,883,713 ▲ 0.45
Fauji Cement / Apr 30 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	13,723,423 ▼ -0.92
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 30 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	13,002,379 ▼ -6.85

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