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Quran with translation distributed LAHORE: A ceremony for the distribution of Quran translation was held at the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) by the newly-elected body of UET Teaching Staff Association (TSA). Pro Vice Chancellor Dr Nasir Hayat presided over the ceremony. During the event, the chief guest, renowned Islamic scholar, Prof Dr Abdul Quddus Sohaib, highlighted the importance of the Quran and its translation, emphasising that learning the translation of the Quran is a key way to better understand Allah’s message. Dr Sohaib presented copies of the Quran translation to UET’s faculty members, marking a significant step in spreading the knowledge of the Quran. Dr Nasir Hayat shared that by reading and learning translation of the Quran we can reform our children and society in the best way possible.President of the Teaching Staff Association Prof Dr Muhammad Shoaib, and General Secretary Dr Tanveer Qasim also spoke.
Colorado is gearing up for the rugged Big 12 schedule, but first the Buffaloes wrap up their nonconference slate with two more games, starting Friday night when they host South Dakota State in Boulder, Colo. Colorado (7-2) has won two straight after competing in the Maui Invitational, most recently a 72-55 win over in-state rival Colorado State. Now the focus turns to South Dakota State and shoring up issues before conference play. "Defensively, we're understanding what our jobs are. Now, we're not where we need to be for sure," coach Tad Boyle said. "But we're making strides in that area. And I think the guys are getting used to playing with each other, understanding each other." The Buffaloes lost a lot of talent from last year's NCAA Tournament team but boast some quality players. Andrej Jakimovski (13.0 points per game), Julian Hammond III (12.3 ppg) and Elijah Moore (12.0 ppg) lead the team in scoring. Sophomore big man Bangot Dak has shown he can be a force after scoring a career-high 16 points in the win over Colorado State. The Jackrabbits (8-4) are coming off a 77-63 loss at Nevada on Wednesday night and complete a two-game trip in Boulder. South Dakota State is led by senior center Oscar Cluff, who tops the team in scoring (17.3 points) and rebounding (11.0) but had a subpar night against Nevada when he scored a season-low six points while battling an ankle injury. "I wish he was feeling a little better," coach Eric Henderson said of Cluff. "He's going to be fine, but he's still nursing that ankle a little bit." Freshman Joe Sayler is second on the team in scoring at 12.8 ppg and has reached double figures in each of the last three games. Sophomore Kalen Garry is third on the Jackrabbits in scoring at 9.6 per contest, an average that has been hurt by his last three games when he has averaged just 5.3 points. --Field Level Media
South Korea lifts president's martial law decree after lawmakers reject military ruleShugo Maki's sixth-inning grand slam powered Japan to a 9-6 comeback win over Venezuela in the Premier12 baseball tournament's Super Round on Friday. With a 9-1 rout of the United States already in the books, the result moved Samurai Japan into pole position to advance to Sunday's final as one of the top two finishers in the four-team round-robin Super Round at Tokyo Dome. DeNA BayStars infielder Maki broke a 5-5 deadlock with two out when he sent a 1-0 slider from reliever Pedro Garcia into the stands behind left field. Ryosuke Tatsumi went 3-for-4 including an RBI double that sparked a three-run first inning for Japan before Venezuela cut the lead to 3-2 on Angel Reyes' two-run homer in the top of the second. Venezuela, a quarterfinalist at the 2023 World Baseball Classic, looked set to spring an upset when it went up 5-3 in the top of the sixth on Carlos Perez's two-run bomb and Francisco Arcia's RBI single against Yomiuri Giants lefty Haruto Inoue. A Shogo Sakakura solo home run and a bases-loaded walk to Ryoya Kurihara brought Japan level in the home half of the inning and set the stage for Maki's fireworks. "I'm glad we were able to turn things around and get the win," Maki said. "It was a great feeling seeing the whole stadium come alive (on the grand slam)." Starting pitcher Hiroto Saiki struck out five and allowed two runs on two hits and a walk in five innings of work for defending Premier12 champion Japan, which extended its winning streak to 26 games across all international competitions.The Detroit Lions handled their business on the road again with a 24-6 win over the Indianapolis Colts. It was one of the best defensive game we've seen this year for the most part. We've got 0 winners and 0 losers. Let's get into it. Winners Alim McNeill This game was clinic by McNeill. He didn't get any sacks, but he brought it with the pressures and disrupted Anthony Richardson's throws all day. It was a solid interior game for him. f Richardson isn't mobile, McNeill walks out with a sack for sure. Za'Darius Smith This game showed exactly what Smith can do for this team. He had five pressures, four hurries and a hit. That hit was the big one becasue the Colts had designed a nice offense on the first drive of the game and they had a man in the end zone for a touchdown. Smith hit Richardson as he threw it and caused the ball to sail out of the end zone. He's an impact player for sure. Tim Patrick One of the big things that the Lions needed to do this offseason was replace Josh Reynolds ability to get catches for first downs. Patrick has done that for sure. This season he has 19 catches and 11 of those went for first downs. Three of them came in this game. He is just a really solid pickup by the Lions. Jahmyr Gibbs We really got to see some hard running from Gibbs in this one. We're used to the flashiness, but seeing him work in tight spaces and lower the shoulder really showed a lot. The Colts did a pretty good job of stopping the run in this game, but Gibbs still got through with 90 yards and a touchdown. Jared Goff The Colts did everything they could to get pressure on Goff and move him off his spot. They succeeded. This was not a solid day for the Lions offensive line. They gave up 18 pressures in total. Still, Goff managed to get some tough throws off and keep his composure. He completed 72.2% of his passes in this game. Losers Kindle Vildor I know there's some Lions fans that are super happy to celebrate this downfall because in September in suggested he split reps with Arnold for two games while Arnold worked on his penalty problem after eight of them in three games. Vildor was really bad in this game. There's no way around it. He's shown to be a good special teams player and good rotational guy. Starting might be a problem though. He gave up three catches for 61 yards in the first half. He did clean things up in the second half and didn't allow any catches, but he needs to work on his technique and try to keep up out there. The Lions also need to hope they can get Arnold and Davis back for Thursday because they need them badly. Sam LaPorta A rough one for LaPorta. He had a bad drop early on and then was out of place on some other stuff. Plus he struggled with blocking both the pass and the run. We know he's good, but you have to wonder when he snaps out of the sophomore slump. Frank Ragnow Ragnow has had an All-Pro season if you ask me, but this is a little blip on his radar. He allowed three pressures and two quarterback hits in this game. The Colts really wanted to attack the interior and they concentrated a lot of effort on Ragnow. This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy just unveiled a powerful new AI model to compete with Google Gemini and OpenAI's GPT-4CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Front Row Motorsports, one of two teams suing NASCAR in federal court, accused the stock car series Thursday of rejecting the planned purchase of a valuable charter unless the lawsuit was dropped. Front Row made the claim in a court filing and said it involved its proposed purchase of the charter from Stewart-Haas Racing. Front Row said the series would only approve it if Front Row and 23XI Racing dropped their court case. "Specifically, NASCAR informed us that it would not approve the (charter) transfer unless we agreed to drop our current antitrust lawsuit against them," Jerry Freeze, general manager of Front Row, said in an affidavit filed in the U.S. District Court of Western North Carolina. The two teams in September refused to sign NASCAR's "take-it-or-leave-it" final offer on a new revenue sharing agreement. All other 13 teams signed the deal. Front Row and 23XI balked and are now in court. 23XI co-owner Michael Jordan has said he took the fight to court on behalf of all teams competing in the top motorsports series in the United States. NASCAR has argued that the two teams simply do not like the terms of the final charter agreement and asked for the lawsuit be dismissed. Earlier this week, the suit was transferred to a different judge than the one who heard the first round of arguments and ruled against the two teams in their request for a temporary injunction to be recognized in 2025 as chartered teams as the case proceeds. The latest filing is heavily redacted as it lays out alleged retaliatory actions by NASCAR the teams say have caused irreparable harm. Both Front Row and 23XI want to expand from two full-time cars to three, and have agreements with SHR to purchase one charter each as SHR goes from four cars to one for 2025. The teams can still compete next season but would have to do so as "open" teams that don't have the same protections or financial gains that come from holding a charter. Freeze claimed in the affidavit that Front Row signed a purchase agreement with SHR in April and NASCAR President Steve Phelps told Freeze in September the deal had been approved. But when Front Row submitted the paperwork last month, NASCAR began asking for additional information. A Dec. 4 request from NASCAR was "primarily related to our ongoing lawsuit with NASCAR," Freeze said. "NASCAR informed us on December 5, 2024, that it objected to the transfer and would not approve it, in contrast to the previous oral approval for the transfer confirmed by Phelps before we filed the lawsuit," Freeze said. "NASCAR made it clear that the reason it was now changing course and objecting to the transfer is because NASCAR is insisting that we drop the lawsuit and antitrust claims against it as a condition of being approved." A second affidavit from Steve Lauletta, the president of 23XI Racing, claims NASCAR accused 23XI and Front Row of manufacturing "new circumstances" in a renewed motion for an injunction and of a "coordinated effort behind the scenes." "This is completely false," Lauletta said. Front Row is owned by businessman Bob Jenkins, while 23XI is owned by retired NBA Hall of Famer Jordan, three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin and longtime Jordan adviser Curtis Polk. NASCAR had been operating with 36 chartered teams and four open spots since the charter agreement began in 2016. NASCAR now says it will move forward in 2025 with 32 chartered teams and eight open spots, with offers on charters for Front Row and 23XI rescinded and the SHR charters in limbo. The teams contend they must be chartered under some of their contractual agreements with current sponsors and drivers, and competing next year as open teams will cause significant losses. "23XI exists to compete at the highest level of stock car racing, striving to become the best team it can be. But that ambition can only be pursued within NASCAR, which has monopolized the market as the sole top-tier circuit for stock car racing," Lauletta said. "Our efforts to expand – purchasing more cars and increasing our presence on the track – are integral to achieving this goal. "It is not hypocritical to operate within the only system available while striving for excellence and contending for championships," he continued. "It is a necessity because NASCAR's monopoly leaves 23XI no alternative circuit, no different terms, and no other viable avenue to compete at this level." Get local news delivered to your inbox!Errors hurt Burroughs girls soccer in loss to Jackrabbits
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