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A view of the Gaddafi Stadium during the opening Pakistan Super League cricket math between Lahore Qalandars and Hyderabad Kingsmen in Lahore, Pakistan, on March 26.
April 26, 2026

Cricket fans to be allowed to attend Pakistan Super League final

ISLAMABAD (AP): Spectators will be allowed to attend the Pakistan Super League final after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved a request from franchise owners, a top official of the Pakistan…
Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul (right) celebrates after scoring 150 runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match against Punjab Kings in New Delhi, India, yesterday.
April 26, 2026

Rahul’s 152 stymied by Punjab’s record chase against Delhi

DELHI, India (AP): Delhi Capitals batter Lokesh Rahul hammered an Indian record 152 not out in 67 balls yesterday but it proved in vain as the Punjab Kings won by six wickets to register the most…
Some of the buses procured by the Government for the rural school bus system.
April 26, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Fuel price shocks threaten school attendance, nutrition amid transport strain

Rising fuel prices amid the US-Israel war against Iran are now threatening school attendance, with transportation emerging as the primary concern for administrators across the island. Several school…
Barcelona’s Fermin Lopez (left) and Getafe’s Sebastian Boselli compete for the ball during the Spanish La Liga football match in Getafe, Spain, yesterday.
April 26, 2026

Barcelona close in on La Liga title

BARCELONA, Spain (AP): Barcelona closed in on a second consecutive La Liga title after Fermín López and Marcus Rashford scored to help earn their first win at Getafe in six seasons yesterday. Fermín…
Iga Swiatek of Poland returns the ball to Ann Li of the US during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid yesterday.
April 26, 2026

Swiatek withdraws from Madrid Open after falling ill in match

MADRID (AP): Iga Swiatek withdrew from the Madrid Open due to an unspecified illness while playing her round-of-32 match against American Ann Li yesterday. Li got the walkover win when the…
Dr Horace Chang, opens the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 21.
April 26, 2026

Editorial | Dr Chang is wrong

Because he knows better, this newspaper is repeatedly taken aback by Horace Chang’s demonisation of civil society and other organisations that insist on accountability by the police, including that…
NSWMA Executive Director Audley Gordon defended the appointments, asserting that the NSWMA has consistently ensured that its managers and directors possess the “requisite skills and competence”.
April 26, 2026 by Kimone Francis

No qualifications, no problem at NSWMA

An internal audit has uncovered irregular human resource practices at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), including the appointment of four senior directors who did not meet the…
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April 26, 2026

Garth Rattray | Loud music is noise pollution

Aside from hammering and harming the ears of people who are exposed to it, loud music causes noise pollution throughout entire communities. Powerful speakers that pump out 5,000 peak and 600 RMS…
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April 26, 2026

Orville Taylor | Resetting against violence

No one should control my rage! Whenever one gives me instructions, as regards my dead mother or my spouse; I of course ignore it. Nothing should make me the source of my mother’s bones being bleached.…