Six-time MotoGP champion Marquez seeks to start over at Silverstone By: Agencies on August 4, 2023LONDON: There is an old saying in motorsport that to finish first, first you have to finish and six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez needs no reminding after failing to complete a grand prix this year. After a season of crashes, injuries and absences, the Spaniard said on Thursday he would be going into this weekend’s […]
Messi volleys Inter Miami into Leagues Cup last 16 with two goals against Orlando By: Agencies on August 4, 2023FORT LAUDERDALE: Lionel Messi scored in his third consecutive match for Inter Miami in a 3-1 victory over Orlando City on Wednesday as his Major League Soccer team moved into the final 16 of the Leagues Cup. Kickoff was delayed by 95 minutes because of a thunderstorm, but once the match got under way, Messi […]
Tom Brady becomes minority owner of Birmingham City By: Agencies on August 4, 2023LONDON: Seven-times Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has become a minority owner in English soccer club Birmingham City and will become the chairman of its new advisory board, the Championship team announced on Thursday. The club said Brady was expected to work with its sports science department as well as the board and the management […]
Somalia suspends athletics chair after runner takes 21 seconds to finish 100m By: Agencies on August 4, 2023LONDON: Somalia’s minister of youth and sports suspended the chairwoman of the country’s athletics federation and is set to initiate legal action after a female sprinter took more than 21 seconds to complete the 100 metres at the World University Games. Nasra Abukar Ali lined up for the women’s 100m at the student games in […]
Magnificent Morocco stage 1-0 Colombia coup to score unlikely knockout berth By: Agencies on August 4, 2023PERTH: Debutants Morocco stunned Colombia 1-0 in their final group match in Perth on Thursday to reach the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup at the first attempt along with their opponents. The 72nd ranked Moroccans scored through An Anissa Lahmari’s toepoke after a saved penalty at the end of the first half but […]
Olazabal named Team Europe’s fourth Ryder Cup vice-captain By: Agencies on August 4, 2023PARIS: Team Europe captain Luke Donald has named Jose Maria Olazabal as his fourth vice-captain for next month’s Ryder Cup at Rome’s Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, the team announced on Wednesday. Olazabal, who played for Europe from 1987-2006, was also vice-captain in 2008, 2010 and 2014 and joins Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts, Denmark’s Thomas […]
Former Indian batsman Tiwary retires from all forms of cricket By: Agencies on August 4, 2023NEW DELHI: Former India batsman Manoj Tiwary has retired from all forms of cricket, ending a 19-year domestic career. Tiwary played all his domestic cricket for Bengal and also won the IPL with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012, when he hit the winning runs in the last over of the chase. He played 12 ODIs […]
Gaza open-air cinema a breath of fresh air for Palestinians By: Agencies on August 4, 2023Gaza residents took their seats in front of a large projector screen set up on a sandy beach, a rare event in the Islamist-ruled blockaded enclave that has no operating cinemas. Over two weeks in summer, the “Cinema of the Sea” festival which ended Monday screened some 15 films, many of them with Palestinian actors […]
Hania shows how much fun she’s having on London’s streets By: News Desk on August 4, 2023Lollywood diva Hania Aamir is taking a short break from her busy schedule as the iconic actress was spotted on London’s streets on her vacation. The Titli star is spending quality time with friends in a foreign country as she went for a much-needed vacation. The charming star shared her candid moments on Instagram where […]
Hrithik Roshan drops selfie with Saba Azad By: News Desk on August 4, 2023The new selfie of Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan with his lady love Saba Azad from the Argentinian vacation is going viral on social media. The rumoured couple is currently enjoying a holiday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Roshan dropped a stunning selfie with his ‘winter girl’ on social media. Azad wore a black overcoat, flaunting […]