Pakistan’s T20I captain Salman Ali Agha praised his team’s performance after the national side secured a commanding 75-run victory over Afghanistan in the final of the tri-nation series at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Speaking during the post-match presentation, Agha reflected on Pakistan’s innings and the total they set for Afghanistan, describing it as a […]
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma questioned his side’s attitude after they were thrashed by 342 runs against England in the largest defeat in ODI history on Sunday. Chasing 415 to complete a clean-sweep of the three-match series, the Proteas were bowled out for just 72 in 20.5 ignominious overs in Southampton. It was the biggest […]
Actor-comedian Aziz Ansari said he was inspired by films from the 1930s and 40s for his directorial debut Good Fortune, a fantasy-satire about an angel swapping the lives of a gig worker and an affluent Silicon Valley venture capitalist. The film, starring Ansari, Canadian actors Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen and Sandra Oh, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival […]
‘Hollow Knight: Silksong’ – the long-awaited sequel to Team Cherry’s acclaimed Metroidvania title – has made a major impact on its release day, with more than 500,000 players recorded on Steam within just hours of launch on Thursday. When the game went live at 10am in the US, it quickly became one of the most […]
US indie director Jim Jarmusch unexpectedly won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday with ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’, a three-part meditation on the uneasy ties between parents and their adult children. Although his gentle comedy received largely positive reviews, it had not been a favourite for the top prize, with […]
Thomas Tuchel has warned his England side to be “ready for everything” in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier away to closest group rivals Serbia. Tuchel is hoping to end what will be a 60-year wait for a major men’s international trophy for England at next year’s finals in the United States, Mexico and Canada. England came […]
Teenage rising star Braxton Sorensen-McGee grabbed a hat-trick of tries as reigning champions New Zealand secured top spot in Pool C of the Women’s Rugby World Cup with an emphatic 40-0 rout of Ireland in Brighton on Sunday. Victory saw the record six-time World Cup winners gain revenge for their shock 29-27 loss to Ireland […]
Food, fashion, music, and female-led entrepreneurship will take centre stage at the Karachi Women Festival, set to light up the Moin Khan Cricket Academy, DHA Phase 8 on September 12 and 13. Karachi Women Festival will start at 4pm and continue into the late evening on both days. The festival is structured as a two-day […]
“Failing to plan is planning to fail.” This adage resonates deeply with Pakistan’s predicament today. Much of what ails the country — from climate disasters to dysfunctional public services — can be traced back to either poor planning or poor implementation. Time and again, opportunities to avert crises have been lost because we did not think ahead. […]
There is emerging consensus among the experts working in the area that the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) poses real dangers for humanity. Historians start their assessment of what AI could do by going back several centuries. Before 1700, the world economy increased on average at the rate of 8 per cent a century. […]