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PCB chief Naqvi meets team, boosts players’ morale
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday met the national team players in Dubai ahead of their second encounter with India in the men’s Asia Cup tomorrow.
The PCB chief visited the players during their practice session at ICC Academy’s Oval Two, where he also spoke with head coach Mike Hesson and captain Salman Ali Agha.
The players, meanwhile, continued training with full energy and spirit.
On Naqvi’s arrival, the Indian supporting staff and players wrapped up their training session and returned to the hotel.
Earlier, Pakistani and Indian fans welcomed the Pakistan team upon their arrival at the ICC Academy. Indian supporters also took photos with Pakistani batter Fakhar Zaman.
The meeting comes in the backdrop of the “handshake controversy” that followed Pakistan’s earlier clash with India, which attracted considerable attention both on and off the field.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan cricket team has cancelled its scheduled pre-match press conference. The decision was officially confirmed today (Saturday), although the team management gave no reason.
A Pakistani player or a member of the support staff was supposed to address the media at 6 pm local time, but it was called off.
India won the September 14 group match by seven wickets in Dubai and afterwards refused to shake hands with their opponents, angering Pakistan.
It was the first meeting between the neighbours since a four-day armed conflict in May left more than 70 people dead.
The Pakistan Cricket Board lodged a protest with the International Cricket Council (ICC), saying that match referee Andy Pycroft had told skipper Salman Agha not to approach Indian counterpart Suryakumar Yadav for a handshake at the toss.
The PCB demanded that Pycroft be removed from their matches and threatened to withdraw from the eight-team T20I competition.
Their last group game was held up for an hour before the PCB said Pycroft had apologised, and the match, with the Zimbabwean in charge, eventually went ahead.
According to the PCB, Pycroft described the incident as a result of miscommunication. The ICC has indicated its willingness to conduct a formal inquiry into the alleged breach of the code of conduct.
Pakistan beat the hosts, the United Arab Emirates, to qualify for the next stage, the Super Fours, and set up another meeting with India in Dubai.
Indian media reported that the team plans to stick to its no-handshake policy for Sunday’s clash.
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King Charles and Princess Kate receive surprising news about cancer battle
King Charles and Princess Kate share a deeply personal battle with cancer. And now, a newly uncovered historical link shows their families were united in that fight long before either was born.
According to research uncovered by Australian historian Michael Reed and reported by The Telegraph, ancestors of the monarch and the Princess of Wales worked together nearly a century ago to advance cancer research. In 1925, King Charles’ great-uncle, the sixth Earl of Harewood, and Princess Kate’s great-great-great uncle, Sir Charles Lupton, helped establish the British Empire Cancer Campaign’s Yorkshire Council.
The discovery comes as both royals have faced cancer treatment in recent years. Kate is now in remission following chemotherapy, while the King is expected to scale back his treatment in the new year.
Reed found that Viscount Henry Lascelles served as the council’s first president, with Sir Charles Lupton acting as its vice-president. Princess Mary, King Charles’ great-aunt, later took on the role of president until her death in 1965. Their work is being marked with a centenary booklet titled “a century of saving lives,” alongside a commemorative ball at Castle Howard.
“I felt it was very poignant that although the Princess and King Charles’s ancestors were both aristocratic men, they chose to get their hands dirty doing really tough campaigning for a disease which, in 1925, perplexed most leading scientists,” Reed said.
He added, “I think this new knowledge of both their families having an historically strong connection to cancer research will add to both the King and Princess’s determination to continue fighting the disease.”
Earlier this month, the King echoed that commitment in a Stand Up to Cancer message, saying, “I know from my own experience that a cancer diagnosis can feel overwhelming,” while urging the public to prioritise early screening.
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Walton Goggins praises Macaulay Culkin’s ‘uniquely suited’ role in ‘Fallout’ season 2
Walton Goggins has nothing but admiration for his new Fallout co-star, Macaulay Culkin.
Speaking about Culkin’s surprise debut in season 2 of the Prime Video series, Goggins revealed that he was caught off guard by the casting.
But he quickly realized how perfectly the Home Alone actor fit into the apocalyptic world.
“I didn’t know about him because they don’t tell me a lot of things,” Goggins admitted in a recent interview with People.
“Justin [Theroux] I knew about, obviously, and Jon [Gries] and a few other people, but Macaulay I didn’t know about,” Goggins admitted, recalling how the news of Culkin’s involvement came as a surprise.
“When they told me, I just lit up because I think the world of him. We had such a great time on Righteous Gemstones and we became friends after that.”
For Goggins, Culkin’s casting was more than just a reunion with a former co-star.
“The way he fits into this world is so specific and he is so uniquely suited for it,” he said, emphasizing how Culkin’s thoughtful approach to the role elevated the performance.
Showrunner Geneva Robertson-Dworet echoed the sentiment, praising Culkin’s creative vision for the character.
“He had this very particular read on the kind of character that he wanted to play within the Legion and I think he really brought that to the screen,” she explained.
For the unversed, new episodes of Fallout season 2 debut Wednesdays on Prime Video until the finale on February 4, 2026
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