Pakistan’s newly appointed white-ball head coach Mike Hesson during the teams training session ahead of the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on May 26, 2025. —PCB SHARJAH: Mike Hesson, white-ball head coach of Pakistan men’s cricket team, on Saturday expressed satisfaction with the Green Shirts’ performance since he assumed […]
Trump to attend US Open men’s final: White House
US President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference at Trump Tower in New York City, US, September 6, 2024. — Reuters WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will attend the men’s final of the US Open tennis championship in New York on Sunday, a White House official said, marking the latest in a series of […]
Former NZ captain Ross Taylor to play for Samoa in shock comeback
This image shows former NZ cricketer Ross Taylor shows jersy of Samoa. — Instagram/@rossltaylor3 Former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor is coming out of retirement to represent Samoa, the country of his mother’s birth, in a boost to the Pacific Island nation’s hopes of qualifying for next year’s Twenty20 World Cup. The 41-year-old, who scored […]
Spence on brink of history as first Muslim England football player
England´s defender Djed Spence takes part in a training session at St George´s Park in Burton-upon-Trent, central England, on September 3, 2025. — AFP LONDON: Tottenham’s Djed Spence said the opportunity to make history as the first male player who publically identifies as a Muslim to represent England was a “blessing” as he prepares for […]
Pakistan’s Shoaib Khan Zehri to face Indian rival in UBO World title clash
Pakistan’s professional boxer Shoaib Khan Zehri in this undated photos. — Instagram/@shoaibkhanzehriofficial Pakistani professional boxer Shoaib Khan Zehri is set to represent the country in the upcoming Universal Boxing Organisation (UBO) World title bout in Turkiye, where he will go up against Indian opponent Thakur Kumar. The historic clash is scheduled to take place in […]
Afghanistan defeat Pakistan by 18 runs in T20I tri-series clash
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan (right) celebrates taking a wicket with Mohammad Nabi during their T20I tri-series match against Pakistan at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on September 2, 2025. — Emirates Cricket Board Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran declared Player of the Match. Faheem Ashraf shines with career-best four wickets for 27. Pakistan to face United Arab […]
GB climbing season severely hit by climate disasters, challenges
This photograph taken on July 24, 2025, shows the wreckage of demolished houses after the flood-hit Kondus Valley of Ghanche district in the Gilgit-Baltistan. — AFP The mountaineering season in Gilgit Baltistan (GB), once a cornerstone of Pakistan’s adventure sports and tourism, has suffered an unprecedented collapse this year, with international climber arrivals plunging by […]
Amanda Seyfried was not sure she could pull off tough new role
Amanda Seyfried’s new role is a unique and challenging one and she’s grateful, but she also suffered from self-doubt. Amanda plays the real-life Lee, a founding leader of religious sect the Shakers in the upcoming The Testament of Ann Lee. The Mamma Mia! star told writer-director Mona Fastvold to cast somebody English due to the accent, and because […]
Indians commit highest sexual offences in UK: govt report
LONDON: Indian nationals have emerged as the nationality with the largest percentage increase in convictions for sexual offences in the UK amid a wider surge in foreigners being sentenced for such crimes over the past four years in the country, according to an analysis of official British data by the Centre for Migration Control (CMC). […]
Pierce Brosnan talks about ‘wonderful’ aspect of life
Pierce Brosnan just exclaimed that he feels “wonderful” to be still working. The 72-year-old actor has no complains about ageing and believes getting older is a “gift,” particularly when he still gets offered multiple movie roles. “One grows into one’s years, and that is a gift in itself. It’s wonderful at the age of 72 […]