BHUBANESWAR: A dominant Belgium sailed past Pakistan 5-0 in an important cross-over match to book their place in the ongoing Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India. The match was played between the two teams to secure a place in the quarter-final of the tournament. Alexander Hendrickx opened the scoring in the 10th minute via a penalty […]
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Lukaku, Hazard help Belgium hammer Scotland 4-0
World Cup semi-finalists Belgium capitalised on a series of Scotland mistakes with goals from Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard and a Michy Batshuayi double to thrash the hosts 4-0 in a friendly at Hampden on Friday. Roberto Martinez’s men showed their class and no hangover from their exertions in finishing third in Russia to warm-up for […]
Courtois not a guaranteed first-choice, warns Real Madrid coach
Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui said that new-signing Thibaut Courtois will not be the automatic starter and that the Belgian will have to fight for his spot in the line-up. Madrid keeper Keylor Navas, who has been the club’s first choice for 3 seasons now after departure of Iker Casillas, is expected to get the nod […]
The Muslim veil ban debate: signs of an evolved world?
It is a great pleasure and honour for all of us to be here today, in a quantum leap of a revolutionised understanding of the world, where the product of a time that once divided it into blocs, now sees into the everyday life and curiosities of its citizens, and treats them with dignity and […]
Five most beautiful kits to round-up the World Cup 2018
It’s that time of the quadrennial when the FIFA World Cup is here. For a nation that is stereotyped as being cricket obsessed, believe me when I say this, us Pakistanis comprise a niche market that pretty much caters to obsession with football as well. I mean, I did cry like a little school girl […]