Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) offloaded two passengers from a plane at the Multan International Airport over their alleged attempt to use umrah visa for entering Europe, local media reported. A FIA spokesperson said that immigration staff took action at Multan airport during routine screening of outbound passengers. Two Pakistani nationals – Sikander Alam and Noor Islam – were heading to Saudi Arabia for performing Umrah. However, initial probe raised s…
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Tangier, March 30 (IANS) The Indian trap shooters will aim for a strong performance against a competitive field as the Trap event at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup Tangier begins tomorrow, at the Club Tangerois de Tir in Tangier, Morocco. The competition will begin with 75 targets for both men and women, followed by 50 targets and the finals on Sunday. The events will start at 13:30 IST (9 AM local time), with the women’s finals at 20:30 IST (4 PM local time), and the men’s finals at 22:00 IST (5:30…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The government on Monday said that there is an adequate stock of fertilisers at about 180 lakh metric tonnes (LMT), compared with 147 LMT a year ago, despite the escalating West Asia crisis and supply issues.Additional Secretary, Department of Fertilisers, Aparna Sharma, however, said that domestic urea output has taken a hit.”As of today, we have an adequate stock position. Urea and Diammonium phosphate (DAP) are made available to farmers at regulated prices,” she sai…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Olympian Maheshwari Chauhan fired a 69 on the first day of the qualification round at the Tangier Shooting Club in Morocco, keeping her within range of a berth in the final of the women’s skeet competition in the year’s first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup in Tangier. Starting early on Friday morning, Maheshwari shot 21 in the first round but came back strong, closing out with a couple of 24s to give her seventh spot on the leaderb…
Tangier (Morocco), March 26 (IANS) The Indian skeet squad is all set for action as the competition day of the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup Tangier gets underway at the Club Tangérois de Tir in Tangier, Morocco, on Thursday. The opening event of the 2026 season will feature some of the world’s most accomplished shooters participating in a strong field.Day one of the competition will start with 75 targets for both men and women, which will be followed by 50 …
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The top international skeet shooters will get into action on the opening day of the opening day of the first Shotgun World Cup of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup series starting in Tangier, Morocco, on Thursday. A 12-member team is all set to represent India in the year’s first ISSF World Cup Shotgun.Over 270 athletes from 43 countries are in the fray for five gold medals in the five Olympic shotgun events, including reigning world and Ol…
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), March 21 (IANS) Corinthians goalkeeper Hugo Souza has been drafted into Brazil’s squad for FIFA World Cup warm-up friendlies against France and Croatia in the United States, the South American country’s football confederation said on Friday.The 27-year-old replaces Liverpool’s Alisson Becker, who suffered an unspecified injury in the English club’s 4-0 home win over Galatasaray in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie on Wednesday.Souza, who began…
Dakar, March 18 (IANS)The government of Senegal has strongly condemned the decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to strip its national team of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and award it to Morocco, calling the move ‘grossly illegal’ and ‘deeply unjust.’ In an official statement released on Wednesday, the Senegalese government also demanded a probe into what it said was suspected corruption within the CAF.“The Government of Senegal expresses its deep dismay fol…
Dakar, March 18 (IANS) The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has denounced the ruling by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over their Africa Cup of Nations clash against Morocco and decided to initiate an appeal procedure before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne. The controversy stems from Match No. 52 of the AFCON 2025 in Morocco, where a complaint during the game triggered disciplinary proceedings. While the CAF’s disciplinary board had earlier ruled in Senega…
Rabat, March 18 (IANS) Morocco have been awarded the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) overturned the result of the final following Senegal’s walk-off.Senegal had beaten Morocco 1-0 in the January 18 final, but the match was marred by controversy when Senegal’s players refused to continue after Morocco was awarded a stoppage-time penalty with the score level.Play resumed after a 17-minute delay. Brahim Diaz’s penalty was saved before Pape Gueye sc…