Archive for the December 29, 2016
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Central European currencies eased against the euro on Wednesday, tracking a strengthening of the dollar, while investors watched Romania where President Klaus Iohannis rejected the Social Democrats' prime minister nominee after the December 11 election.
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China's yuan edged down against the dollar on Wednesday as market sentiment remained weak as the year winds down. The People's Bank of China set the midpoint rate at 6.9495 per dollar prior to the
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The Australian and New Zealand dollars were pinned near multi-month lows on Wednesday after upbeat US economic data supported the US currency and underscored the risk of more tightening by the Federal Reserve. The Australian
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Noor Zaman upset Ghulam Muhammad in the semi-final of the ongoing 5th NBP National Junior Squash Championship being played here at PAF Hashim Khan Squash Complex on Wednesday. Promising Noor Zaman, a strong title contender,
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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal's Euro 2016-winning coach Fernando Santos scooped the top prizes at the seventh edition of the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on Tuesday. Ronaldo claimed the best player award
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Top seed Arifa Hassanb and Shoaib Riaz took berth into the Women and Men singles semi-finals of the ongoing KP Badminton Open Championship being played here at Wadood Hall, Qayyum Sports Complex on Wednesday. In
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Bradley Wiggins announced his retirement from professional cycling on Wednesday, bringing the curtain down on a career that saw him become one of Britain's greatest sportsmen. The 36-year-old became Britain's first Tour de France winner
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Russia on Wednesday blasted a report in The New York Times that officials have acknowledged a massive sports doping conspiracy, reiterating claims there was no government involvement. The New York Times reported Tuesday that the
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A hamstring injury will keep Bangladesh wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim out of the remaining two one-day internationals against New Zealand and possibly the first Test, coach Chandika Hathurusingha said Wednesday. "We are looking at two weeks,
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Momin Ghee and Master Paints/Newage registered contrastive victories on the second day of the Suzuki Vitara Polo Cup 2016 here at the Lahore Polo Club (LPC) ground on Wednesday. In the first match of the
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