US rapper Kanye West showed up at a Manhattan federal courthouse Friday to support music mogul Sean Combs, who is on trial for alleged sex trafficking and racketeering, reported AFP. West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, never entered the courtroom; he briefly watched the proceedings in an adjacent room on closed-circuit video…
Former England football captain and global fashion icon David Beckham was knighted on Friday for his services to sport and charity, with The Who singer Roger Daltrey and actor Gary Oldman also receiving the honour, as reported by AFP. Beckham, who played 115 times for England as well as for some of the world’s most…
Pop sensation Dua Lipa has confirmed she is engaged to actor Callum Turner, putting an end to months of speculation that began when fans spotted a diamond ring on her left hand in a Christmas Eve Instagram post. “Yes, we’re engaged,” the singer told British Vogue in its July cover interview. “It’s very exciting. This…
Musician Ali Sethi cannot get enough of his friend and up and coming politician Zohran K. Mamdani. On Friday, Sethi posted a carousel on Instagram to show his support for Mamdani, who’s a 2025 New York City mayoral election candidate. “An absolutely inspirational campaign by my friend and brother Zohran K Mamdani for a better…
BERLIN: Fresh from lifting a first team title of his career, Harry Kane and Bayern Munich head to the Club World Cup in the United States eyeing more than just another shot at silverware. Long on the receiving end of jibes about not winning a team trophy in his 15-year career despite a glittering array…
MONTREAL: Oscar Piastri could stand alone after Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix as the only Australian to win six or more races in a single Formula One season, but the 24-year-old has bigger and better statistics in his sights. Only Jack Brabham and Alan Jones, world champions both, won five in the same year although their…
LONDON: Mitchell Starc starred with bat and ball to leave Australia well-placed in their World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s on Friday. The tailender made 58 not out in Australia’s second-innings total of 207 all out on the third day, to leave South Africa chasing 282 for victory in the London sunshine….
LIVERPOOL: The golden boy of German football is set to become the new prince of the Premier League as Florian Wirtz prepares to join Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen for a club-record fee. Fresh from winning a 20th English top-flight title, Arne Slot’s Reds have broken the bank to land a rising star already labelled as…
SANO, JAPAN: Legend has it that death threats from disgruntled samurai warriors were behind Japan’s first cricket match in 1863 and the sport has battled for recognition in the baseball-mad country ever since.But Japan’s cricket association, which operates out of a disused school near a wooded mountain, says the sport is slowly gaining popularity and…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Consumers have called for an audit of power distribution companies (DISCOs), following the latter’s request to the regulator to approve the collection of Rs455 billion through an increase in electricity rates. The regulator — the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) — conducted a public hearing on Friday to consider the interim tariff applications of…
