Hollywood star Will Smith says his movie “Wild Wild West” is “a thorn in his side.” Asked what he thinks his best and worst movies are, Hollywood stars look back on his acting career and admit that the 1999 Westerns were his most disliked. He told GQ, “I think I’ll do my best to connect […]
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Nawaz steers Northern to 14-run win over KP in National T20 Cup
RAWALPINDI: All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz delivered both with bat and ball to spearhead Northern’s exciting 14-run win over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the 17th match of the National T20 Cup played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here on Sunday evening. Set a 182-run target, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa finished their 20 overs at 167 for eight as Iftikhar Ahmed’s […]
Shoaib Malik’s brilliance earns Central Punjab crucial win
RAWALPINDI: Shoaib Malik produced a stunning assault in the death overs of the Home City Central Punjab innings to spearhead his side’s 12-run win via the DLS method against GFS Sindh in the 16th match of the National T20 tournament played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Saturday night. Set a 169-run target following […]
Tottenham Hotspurs sink Aston Villa to ease pressure on Nuno
LONDON: Tottenham eased the pressure on Nuno Espirito Santo as Matt Targett’s decisive own goal capped an improved display in their 2-1 home win against Aston Villa on Sunday. Nuno’s side had lost their last three Premier League games and were wobbling again when Ollie Watkins cancelled out Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s opener. Another frustrating result would […]
Jepkosgei, Lemma triumph at London Marathon
LONDON: Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei won the women’s London Marathon on Sunday as Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma triumphed in the men’s race in the first full-scale staging of the event since the coronavirus pandemic. Brigid Kosgei, aiming to become the first woman to win three consecutive London Marathon titles since Germany’s Katrin Doerre in 1994, came fourth. […]
PSG slump to first Ligue 1 defeat at Rennes
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain suffered their first defeat of the Ligue 1 season on Sunday after losing 2-0 at Rennes, putting an end to their perfect start following eight consecutive wins. Lionel Messi smacked the crossbar with a free-kick in the first half at Roazhon Park and Gaetan Laborde volleyed Rennes ahead just before the break […]
Evans wins Rally Finland to close gap on Ogier
JYVÄSKYLÄ: British driver Elfyn Evans won Rally Finland on Sunday to close the gap on Sebastien Ogier in the world championship standings. Evans now trails seven-time world champion Ogier by just 24 points with two races of the season remaining after grabbing control of the rally on Saturday. The Frenchman was fifth in the race. […]
FIFA extends PFF normalisation committee’s mandate again
LAHORE: The FIFA has once again extended the mandate of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) PFF normalisation committee, but added that Pakistan will remain suspended until PFF offices are not handed over to the FIFA-appointed normalisation committee. The FIFA in a statement has also highlighted that considerable progress have been achieved in order to meet […]
Ramiz Raja warns PCB officials to reduce board’s expenses
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja has issued an indirect yet stern warning to the board’s officials drawing handsome salaries: “everyone will have to work to justify their positions.” The PCB chairman was speaking to the board’s employees which included its directors, lower management and ground staff members at the Imran Khan Enclosure […]
Parkha shines in gold category of Hi-Tech Women’s Golf
LAHORE: The 3rd Hi-Tech Women’s Golf Tournament 2021 was a tussle for acclaim between golfers of expertise and eagerness for laurels. Contested over 18 holes at the Royal Palm Golf Course here, this event attracted women from all golf clubs of Lahore and invitees from outstation clubs. The illustrious ones being Bilquees Habib and Naveela […]