History-making seamer Josh Tongue hailed England’s bowling unit for the “amazing job” they did Friday and said more of the same was planned to get a result in the fourth Ashes Test. Tongue led the attack in front of a record 94,199 crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, bagging 5-45 as the hosts were dismissed […]
Atalanta are on the comeback trail ahead of Sunday night’s visit of Serie A leaders Inter Milan, with coach Raffaele Palladino leading the charge for the revitalised Bergamo club. Since Palladino replaced Ivan Juric last month Atalanta have rediscovered their groove, as witnessed by the way they dealt with Eintracht Frankfurt and Chelsea in the […]
Skippers of nearly 130 yachts set sail on a “bumpy” Sydney-Hobart ocean race Friday, many scattering rose petals for the Bondi Beach shooting victims as they ventured into rolling seas. On a cool, grey summer’s day at Sydney Harbour, crowds gathered around the shore or watched from scores of boats as a starting cannon set […]
Former Scotland winger John Robertson, called both “the Picasso of our game” and “our fat little guy” by manager Brian Clough, has died aged 72, Nottingham Forest said on Thursday. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of Nottingham Forest legend and dear friend, John Robertson,” said the club statement. “A true great of our […]
Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo has yet to start a Premier League match this season and has been linked with a loan move in the January transfer window but manager Ruben Amorim says the England midfielder is the future of the club. Mainoo has made 12 appearances this season, with one League Cup start, and is […]
A US judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from detaining British anti-disinformation campaigner and US permanent resident Imran Ahmed, after he sued officials over an entry ban for his role in what Washington argues is online censorship. Washington imposed visa bans on Tuesday on Ahmed and four Europeans, including French former EU commissioner […]
Four passengers were offloaded at Islamabad International Airport on Thursday for allegedly attempting to travel on counterfeit work visas, according to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The individuals—Muhammad Imran, Mian Tauseef, Sultan Afzal, and Abdul Rehman—were set to board flight CZ8070 to New Zealand. They are said to belong to Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Peshawar. During […]
A live television interview with Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal was briefly interrupted on Thursday when his video feed appeared to be cut off after an off-camera voice was heard saying, “shut this down” (“band karo isay”). #PMLN leader Ahsan Iqbal was attacked in a live TV program. He was talking to the host […]
The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria’s government, President Donald Trump and the US military said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region. “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly […]
Aston Villa face a tough challenge at Chelsea on Saturday after muscling their way into the Premier League title race alongside Arsenal and Manchester City. The Gunners, top of the tree at Christmas, host Brighton, while Pep Guardiola’s in-form City travel to Nottingham Forest. Liverpool manager Arne Slot is grappling with a striker crisis after […]