Sahibzada Farhan struck a superb unbeaten century on Wednesday to lead Multan Sultans to a commanding six-wicket win over Hyderabad Kingsmen, chasing down a daunting 226-run target with eight balls to spare in the Pakistan Super League. Farhan smashed 106 not out off 57 balls, hitting eight sixes and seven fours, as Sultans completed one […]
Pakistan’s rising squash trio Mahnoor, Sehrish and Mehwish Ali advanced to the quarter-finals of the SRAFTKL International Junior Open Squash Championship in Kuala Lumpur with dominant performances on Thursday. The three sisters outclassed their respective opponents in straight games, underlining their growing stature on the international junior circuit and keeping Pakistan’s hopes alive in the tournament. […]
After losing its bid for Warner Bros Discovery’s rich trove of characters and stories, Netflix is forging ahead with the challenging work of building culture-defining franchises on its own. Chief Creative Officer Bela Bajaria said Netflix would keep investing in original ideas, and partner with established studios like MGM and Warner Bros, to try and […]
Harry Brook and Jacob Bethell have escaped with a formal warning from the England and Wales Cricket Board’s independent regulator after being found to have brought the game into disrepute following a late-night incident in Wellington last year. Brook had already been disciplined internally by the ECB after admitting he had been out drinking the […]
Austria has denied the United States permission to use its airspace for military operations against Iran, citing the country’s neutrality law, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday. A ministry spokesperson confirmed that there had been “several” requests from Washington but did not specify the number, Austrian public broadcaster ORF reported. The spokesperson added that each […]
FIFA president Gianni Infantino told AFP that Iran “will be at the World Cup” and will play their group matches in the United States as scheduled, despite the Middle East war. “Iran will be at the World Cup,” Infantino said at half-time as Iran beat Costa Rica 5-0 in a friendly in southern Turkey. “That’s […]
Italy’s Sport Minister Andrea Abodi said on Wednesday the head of the country’s football federation should step down after the national team failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup. The Azzurri fell at the play-offs again, this time after a penalty shoot-out against Bosnia and Hercegovina on Tuesday, and will miss this summer’s […]
Reigning champions Arsenal booked their spot in the Women’s Champions League semi-finals with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Chelsea, despite a 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge in Wednesday’s quarter-final second leg. Knowing they had to chase the game, Chelsea, who had manager Sonia Bompastor sent off late on, started at a furious pace. Yet Arsenal […]
Bayern Munich have all but wrapped up the Bundesliga title with a nine-point advantage and seven games remaining but motivation will not be an issue when they travel to Freiburg on Saturday with the league’s scoring record in sight. The Bavarians have tallied 97 league goals in a dominant season so far, four short of […]
Defending champion and top seed Jessica Pegula labored more than three hours to reach the round of 16 at the WTA Charleston Open on Wednesday with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory over Yulia Putintseva. Pegula, the world number five from the United States, had clawed back a set but was broken to trail 0-2 in […]