SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS: McLaren’s Oscar Piastri beat teammate and title rival Lando Norris in a rain-delayed Belgian Grand Prix to stretch his Formula One lead to 16 points on Sunday. Charles Leclerc was a distant third for Ferrari as dominant champions McLaren celebrated their sixth one-two finish in 13 races and the third in a row. “I…
BASSETERRE: Cameron Green hit an unbeaten 55 and Josh Inglis added 51 to lift Australia to a three wicket win over the West Indies on Saturday in the fourth match of their Twenty20 International series. West Indies were 205 for nine after being sent to bat first after the visitors won the toss, but took…
WASHINGTON: Anna Kalinskaya prevented a rematch of the 2021 US Open final by ousting Britain’s Emma Raducanu, booking a berth against Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in Sunday’s DC Open final. The 26-year-old Russian, seeking her first WTA title, downed Raducanu 6-4, 6-3 in Saturday’s Washington hard court semi-finals to reach her third career tour final. It…
ISLAMABAD: Maulana Bijlighar was quite the character – he got the name because the mosque he led was close to a Grid Station in former NWFP. But this evocative name was not the cause of his renown. A firebrand conservative, his speeches would often be passed around, sort of like the more recently deceased Khadim…
According to viral social media posts, The Simpsons predicted a kiss cam moment at a Coldplay concert in July 2025. After a video went viral allegedly showing the Astronomer CEO caught cheating with the company’s chief people officer, users on social media quickly claimed this was another event the sitcom had predicted long before it…
Filmmaker-writer Abu Aleeha has wrapped up the filming of his latest sports thriller Behnaz. Starring Ayesha Omar and Dananeer Mobeen, the film aims to highlight the rich sports culture of Lyari. Abu took to Instagram and posted a picture with the cast and crew, captioning, "The camera has closed on Behnaz, one of my most…
Singer-songwriter Bilal Maqsood released a second volume of nursery rhymes from children’s puppet show Pakkay Dost on YouTube on Tuesday. The first volume came out in 2023 and the show’s vibrant visuals and engaging narratives garnered widespread acclaim, fostering a love for Urdu and enriching the lives of countless young viewers. Actor Sajal Ali lauded…
BRUSSELS: Meta on Friday said it will be forced to ban political advertising on its platforms in the European Union from October because of rules the Facebook and Instagram owner called “unworkable”. The EU has a bolstered legal armoury to rein in Big Tech, against which Meta has hit out — with the support of US…
The USD8.4 billion merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media won approval from US regulators on Thursday, clearing the way for a sale that evolved into a clash over press freedom in the era of President Donald Trump. As reported by Reuters, the deal will put well-known entertainment properties including the CBS broadcast television network,…
Aashir Wajahat has quite literally grown up in front of the camera. From delivering memorable performances as a child actor in Mai Kukkoo Aur Woh and Karachi Se Lahore, to producing musical hits like Sadqay and Peetal, the actor-musician has steadily carved out a space for himself in Pakistan’s entertainment industry. In a recent appearance…
