A record number of strikes and several submission attempts were enough for Khamzat Chimaev to win the UFC Middleweight Championship over Dricus du Plessis by unanimous decision at UFC 319 on Saturday night. By taking all three cards by 50-44 scores, the 31-year-old Russian remained unbeaten at 15-0 despite what was a largely supportive sold-out […]
Iranian security forces on Sunday killed seven members of a militant group in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, state media reported. Deputy provincial governor Ali Velayatipour said the gunmen, all members of the Ansar al-Furqan group, were killed in the early hours of Sunday, according to official news agency IRNA. The militants “intended to attack […]
At least 314 people have died and 156 sustained injuries across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) due to floods, heavy rains, and related incidents from August 15 to 17, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported on Sunday. Buner emerged as the worst-hit district with 209 fatalities, followed by Shangla with 36, Bajaur 21, Mansehra 24, Swat 16, […]
FIFA President Gianni Infantino condemned racist abuse directed at Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo during a Premier League match against Liverpool, saying the world soccer governing body would reach out to the Ghana international to offer their support. Semenyo was targeted by a man in the crowd at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium during the first half on Friday, […]
Fluminense’s Fabio levelled Peter Shilton’s longstanding record for most competitive appearances in men’s soccer on Saturday when he walked out onto the pitch for the 1,390th time in his team’s 2-1 win over Fortaleza in Brazil’s Serie A. In a professional career spanning 28 years, goalkeeper Fabio, 44, has played senior games for Uniao Bandeirante […]
The several thousand Manchester City fans who travelled to Molineux on Saturday sang “City are back” as Pep Guardiola’s men kicked off their season with a thorough 4-0 Premier League thrashing of Wolverhampton Wanderers. But Guardiola, whose once-mighty team stormed to four consecutive league titles before last season’s shocking third-place finish, pleaded patience, saying that […]
Khawar Hussain, a Karachi-based journalist and reporter for Dawn News channel, was shot dead on Sunday in Sanghar, police said. Hussain had been sitting in his car for hours outside a private hotel on Hyderabad Road in Sanghar city, according to police. CCTV footage of outside the hotel has been obtained and is being closely examined, according […]
Russia would relinquish tiny pockets of occupied Ukraine and Kyiv would cede swathes of its eastern land which Moscow has been unable to capture, under peace proposals discussed by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at their Alaska summit, sources briefed on Moscow’s thinking said. The account emerged the day after Trump and Putin met […]
Paul Pogba watched as Monaco easily beat Le Havre 3-1 in their Ligue 1 opener on Saturday as Lyon won away at Lens. On Friday French giants Marseille suffered a first-day upset 1-0 at 10-man Rennes. In Saturday’s late game last season’s fourth-placed team Nice fell 1-0 at home to Toulouse, but Monaco and Lyon […]
Harry Kane and Luis Diaz scored as Bayern Munich beat Stuttgart 2-1 away on Saturday to lift the German Super Cup for a 10th time. The match, which opens the German season with the league and cup winners facing off, was held for the first time since it was renamed for football legend Franz Beckenbauer, […]