Football
Ronaldo walks out of Portugal camp after being dropped
Cristiano Ronaldo left Portugal's training camp in Denmark after coach Jorge Jesus said he would not start against Denmark, promising to 'tell the truth' later.
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Afaq Javed
Correspondent, Technology, Diaspora & Sport
Afaq Javed is a correspondent for The Indus Compass covering sport, technology, artificial intelligence and the Pakistani diaspora.
On sport he reports on cricket, tennis, football and hockey, from tri-series results to Grand Slam and Masters tournaments. On technology he follows the AI industry and its companies, from new products to safety and regulation. He also covers overseas Pakistanis and the cases that affect them.
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- Football
Man City found guilty of serious Premier League financial breaches
An independent commission found Manchester City used 'sham' contracts to inflate revenue by more than £830 million. The club faces sanctions and says it will appeal.
- Cricket
Pakistan cut Ireland tour to ODIs only ahead of World Cup
The PCB has dropped plans for a Test and a tri-series with Ireland and Zimbabwe, keeping only ODIs as Pakistan build towards the 2027 World Cup.
- Other Sports
Empty stands and wrong buses: Asian Games organisers under fire
Fewer than 1,000 fans watched Japan's women's football semi-final at a 50,000-seat stadium, as bus mix-ups hit Pakistan and South Korea at the Aichi-Nagoya Games.
- Punjab
Lahore to celebrate Basant for 10 days next year
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz approved a 10-day Basant festival in Lahore from January 29 to February 7, 2027, with a break on Kashmir Day and tighter safety rules.
- Other Sports
Pakistan's men's squash team seal Asian Games bronze
Ashab Irfan and Noor Zaman beat South Korea to guarantee Pakistan at least bronze and a semi-final against Hong Kong, while the women's team went out.
- Hockey
Pakistan face India in Asian Games hockey semi-final
Pakistan's hockey team meet India in the Asian Games semi-finals on Thursday, while the cricket team play Bangladesh the same day with a place in the final at stake.
- Technology
Trump launches America.gov, an AI chatbot for government services
America.gov lets Americans ask an AI chatbot about federal services, as OpenAI pulls a new model over safety concerns and polls show wide public worry about AI.
- Football
Pakistan fight back from two goals down to hold Philippines 2-2 and earn first FIFA ASEAN Cup point
Ali Akbar Khan and Abdul Samad Arshad scored after the break as Pakistan came back from 2-0 down to draw with the Philippines, a side ranked more
- Other Sports
Asian Games: Pakistan win fifth medal with PUBG Mobile bronze as cricket and hockey semi-finals loom
Pakistan's PUBG Mobile team took bronze for the country's fifth medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with cricket and hockey semi-finals still to come.
- Cricket
Saqlain Mushtaq calls for a specialist system to produce world-class spinners for Pakistan
Former Test spinner Saqlain Mushtaq said Pakistan has the talent but needs specialist coaches, long-term planning and national interest ahead of personal agendas.
- Punjab
41 government schools in Attock closed for eight days to house police ahead of PTI march
Schools in Hazro, Hassanabdal, Fatehjang, Attock and Jand are hosting police deployed for a PTI march, which has been postponed to October 4.
- Islamabad
PIMS fire that killed 14 newborns: IHC gives federation two weeks to respond to petitions
The Islamabad High Court sought the government's reply on petitions over the PIMS nursery fire that killed 14 newborns, as the inquiry awaits the PM's orders.
- Cricket
Asian Games cricket: Pakistan to face Bangladesh in semi-finals after rain washes out all four quarter-finals
Rain in Nagoya washed out every quarter-final, sending the higher-ranked teams through. Pakistan meet Bangladesh and India face Sri Lanka in Thursday's semi-finals.
- Americas
US announces visa curbs on officials who obstruct return of abducted children; Pakistan named as treaty partner
Marco Rubio announced visa restrictions on foreign officials who obstruct the return of children abducted across borders. Pakistan is a Hague Convention party.
- Europe
Iran denies link to bomb scare at RAF Fairford, the UK base used by US bombers in the Iran war
Five British nationals were arrested and bailed over three suspicious vans near RAF Fairford. Iran's embassy rejected 'malicious speculations' linking it to the scare.
- Economy
FBR ends sales tax and digital invoices on factory-to-warehouse transfers to curb harassment
Goods moved between a factory and warehouse under the same sales tax registration are no longer a taxable supply, and officers may not stop vehicles without cause.
- Punjab
61 arrested as NCCIA raids fake loan-recovery call centre in Rawalpindi
Suspects posing as recovery agents threatened foreign nationals over fake loans. Investigators seized 155 laptops and 71 phones in Satellite Town, Rawalpindi.
- Energy
Qatar extends LNG supply halt to Pakistan through November as Hormuz stays shut
QatarEnergy told Pakistan and Bangladesh that LNG deliveries will stay suspended through November, with the Strait of Hormuz still closed by the US-Iran war.
- Energy
Airfares likely to stay high even if jet fuel prices fall, airlines warn
Jet fuel prices have nearly doubled since the Iran war began, and airlines say fares may not come down soon because they sell seats months in advance.
- Technology
Pakistan's first astronaut: two pilots in final training for China's Tiangong space station
Pilots Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud are training in Beijing; one will become Pakistan's first astronaut and the first foreigner aboard China's space station.
- Cricket
Cricket Australia chair Mike Baird quits over BBL privatisation row; David Boon named interim chair
Mike Baird is stepping down as Cricket Australia chair after Cricket NSW withdrew support over the sale of the Melbourne Renegades. David Boon takes over for now.
- Cricket
Asian Games cricket: rain sends Pakistan and India into the semi-finals as both quarter-finals are washed out
Pakistan v Hong Kong and India v Afghanistan were abandoned without a ball bowled, sending the higher-ranked sides into Thursday's semi-finals.
- Cricket
Miller's 142 and Bavuma's century seal South Africa's ODI series win over Australia
David Miller hit a career-best 142 and Temba Bavuma 103 as South Africa beat Australia by 32 runs at the Wanderers, their sixth straight ODI series win over them.
- Other Sports
Tigst Assefa limps home just outside the women's world record at the Berlin Marathon
Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa ran 2:11:04 in Berlin, the third-fastest women's marathon ever, after injury in the final kilometres ended her world record bid.
- Other Sports
Asian Games: Pakistan's volleyball team beat Kazakhstan 3-1 as medal tally reaches four
Murad Khan scored 21 points as Pakistan beat Kazakhstan in their volleyball opener, while Noor Zaman won the all-Pakistan squash playoff in Nagoya.
- Technology
China says it 'respects' Trump's decision to rename AI as 'super intelligence'
Beijing responded diplomatically to the White House switch to 'super intelligence', as the two powers agreed a channel for AI incidents.
- Other Sports
Asian Games: Noor and Ashab take squash bronze as Pakistan's hockey run ends against Malaysia
Noor Zaman and Ashab Irfan won bronze after semi-final defeats in Nagoya, while Pakistan's hockey team lost 5-4 to Malaysia despite four goals from Sufyan Khan.
- Football
Pakistan beaten 4-0 by Thailand in FIFA ASEAN Cup opener as Teerasak scores twice
Pakistan held firm for half an hour in Bandung before Thailand pulled away, with Teerasak Poeiphimai scoring twice. Pakistan face the Philippines next on September 29.
- Diaspora
Recruitment agent jailed for 41 years for sending 92 nurses to Saudi Arabia on fake certificates
A Rawalpindi court jailed the agent and ordered Rs100,000 compensation for each of 92 nurses deported from Saudi Arabia over fake certificates.
