Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Owen Wright is set to retire from professional surfing, saying battling the “heaviest waves on the planet” was putting his “long-term health” at risk. The 33-year-old New South Welshmen will compete in one final World Surf League event – next month’s Rip Curl Pro Bells BeachContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices and frightening people even in remote villages. At least nine people died.More than 100 people were brought to hospitals in the Swat valley region of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber PakhtunkhwaContinue Reading