Premier League leaders Arsenal face a title test from London rivals Chelsea on Sunday. Manchester City can keep the pressure on Arsenal with a win at Leeds, while troubled Tottenham cannot afford another damaging defeat. AFP Sport looks at three talking points ahead of this weekend’s action: Players meeting sparked Arsenal revival Arsenal revitalised […]
Crystal Palace moved into the UEFA Conference League last 16 with a 2-0 win over Zrinjski Mostar, while Fiorentina survived a huge scare against Jagiellonia Bialystok on Thursday. Palace were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw by Bosnian side Zrinjski in the first leg of their play-off tie last week. But Oliver Glasner’s team avoided […]
With the pain of a crushing Champions League exit still raw, Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel hopes Bayern Munich’s high-stakes visit on Saturday will provide the spark for his side to save their season. After a 2-0 first-leg win the 2024 Champions League runners-up looked set for the last 16, but Dortmund unravelled midweek in […]
Barcelona host high-flying Villarreal on Saturday aiming to tighten their grip on pole position in La Liga amid concerns about the form of strikers Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres. Coach Hansi Flick has rotated between the veteran Pole and the Spaniard this season to lead the attack, but neither has fully convinced. Former Bayern Munich […]
Hillary Clinton used her forced appearance Thursday before a Republican-led panel probing Jeffrey Epstein to go on the offensive by demanding President Donald Trump testify about his own links to the sex offender. Clinton told the congressional committee she had no information about Epstein’s crimes, never recalled encountering him, and had never visited his island […]
In Israel, Narendra Modi has been crowned with the Knesset Medal, the first foreign leader ever to receive the highest parliamentary honor. The award is much more than a diplomatic showpiece — it rewards the Indian leader for his unwavering allegiance to Benjamin Netanyahu, a stance that, by Modi’s own standards, is no anomaly. What makes […]
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said peace had been expected in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of NATO forces, but developments since then had undermined regional stability. In a statement posted on X, Asif said, “After the withdrawal of NATO forces, it was expected that there would be peace in Afghanistan and the Taliban would focus […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday removed all objections to the appeals filed by PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi against their convictions in the Toshakhana-II case and directed that the appeals be formally numbered and fixed for hearing. During proceedings in the Toshakhana matter, Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro heard the […]
Grammy-winning musician and actor Anderson Paak has stepped into filmmaking with his directorial debut ‘K-Pops!’, a family-oriented comedy that blends Korean cultural themes with music and humour, releasing in United States theatres on Friday (today). Speaking in a virtual interview, Paak said he wanted to avoid focusing on emotional family trauma and instead present a […]
The third season of ‘The Night Agent’ delivered one of its most startling twists yet, as journalist Isabel discovers that the shadowy power broker she has been investigating is, in fact, her estranged father. In an interview with TV Insider, actress Genesis Rodriguez reflected on the dramatic reveal, which sees Isabel uncover that Jacob Monroe […]