PHILADELPHIA: Chelsea began their Club World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory against Los Angeles FC in a largely empty stadium on Monday as Brazilian giants Flamengo also got off to a winning start and a Benfica comeback denied Boca Juniors in a stormy encounter. As the inaugural 32-team tournament gradually kicks into gear in…
HALLE: Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev eased past home hope Daniel Altmaier 6-3 6-3 at Germany’s Halle Open on Monday, looking to find form in his Wimbledon tune-up after early round losses at the Australian Open and French Open. Bouncing back after a quarter-final exit in Den Bosch last week, the former US Open winner…
KARACHI: The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) is facing a severe financial crisis due to lack of any funding from the government or the PSB during the past one year which has jeopardised the survival of snooker as a sport and has put the participation of national players in the upcoming international competitions at…
LONDON: The International Cricket Council is ready to sanction four-day Tests in the World Test Championship to help smaller nations to play more games and longer series. In the next WTC cycle, which begins with Sri Lanka hosting Bangladesh in a two-Test series on Tuesday, only five-day Tests are permitted by the ICC which has…
LOS ANGELES: The main doctor charged in connection with the drug overdose of American-Canadian actor and Friends star Matthew Perry is expected to enter a guilty plea in the coming weeks, the US Justice Department said on Monday. Salvador Plasencia “has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, which carries a…
It may be 2025, but that has not stopped a large majority of the Pakistani population from frowning upon the women in their family taking up a career in showbiz – or at least, that is how established actor Nausheen Shah feels about this thorny subject. “People are still worried about being associated with women…
PARIS: Irish rappers Kneecap are “unfazed” by their legal problems and controversies kicked up by their anti-Israel pro-Palestinian statements, friend and film director Rich Peppiatt told AFP. Peppiatt helped create the Kneecap phenomenon with his 2024 semi-fictionalised film about the hip-hop group from Belfast, who are now playing major festivals around the world. The trio…
When it comes to established superheroes, few things get fans more worked up than a new addition to a beloved franchise, and the upcoming Superman film is no exception. As per Variety, since the announcement of director James Gunn’s DC Universe (DCU) replacing Zack Snyder’s DC Extended Universe (DCEU), a segment of devoted Snyder fans…
KARACHI: With more than 750 episodes, a feature film, comics, and its catchphrases embedded in the pop-culture across nearly four decades, The Simpsons continues its legacy, remaining one of the most loved shows on television. At this year’s Annecy Animation Festival, The Simpsons creators joined to celebrate the long-running show, which has recently been greenlit…
NEW YORK: Activist investor Barington Capital Group is pushing Victoria’s Secret to alter its board and end a recently adopted “poison pill” plan, according to a letter to the lingerie maker’s shareholders on Monday. The New York-based hedge fund, which owns more than 1 per cent of the company, said Victoria’s Secret has underperformed its…
