Archives for October 6, 2016
Azhar, Babar record tons lift Pakistan to 308-6
ABU DHABI: Captain Azhar Ali and young Babar Azam hit magnificent centuries helped Pakistan set another difficult target of 309 runs for the West Indies in the third and final…
Pakistan whitewash West Indies in ODI series, too
ABU DHABI: Pakistan made clean sweep in the three-match One-day International series against West Indies, winning by a big margin of 136 runs here at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on…
Pakistan ready for World Cup push, says Azhar
ABU DHABI: Pakistan´s one-day skipper Azhar Ali insisted Thursday that his fast developing team is well set to qualify directly for the 2019 World Cup. Pakistan whitewashed the West Indies…
FIFA chief backs ´more open´ 48-team World Cup
ZURICH: FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed in an exclusive interview with AFP on Thursday that he backs expanding the World Cup to 48 teams, giving "more of a chance to…
Bangladesh hold war game ahead of England ODIs
DHAKA: Bangladeshi army commandos abseiled into the national stadium Thursday as they staged a war game designed to reassure England's cricketers over their security on the eve of the opening…
Karan Johar chooses Fawad Khan over Ranbir Kapoor
MUMBAI: It seems as if Pakistani actor Fawad Khan has most certainly impressed Bollywood director and producer Karan Johar, so much so that the Dharma Productions boss prefers the Pakistani…
Not just a thriller, ‘Girl on the Train’ plumbs women’s struggles
NEW YORK: It's a thriller, a whodunit, a story of loneliness, alcoholism and voyeurism. But "The Girl on the Train," the movie version of the best-selling novel, is also a…
Michael Jackson’s ´Thriller´ songwriter Rod Temperton dies
LONDON: The British songwriter who penned Michael Jackson´s hit "Thriller" in the back of a taxi, having started his working life in a frozen fish factory, has died aged 66.…
Portugal’s Guterres poised to be next U.N. Secretary-General
UNITED NATIONS: Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is poised to be the ninth United Nations Secretary-General and is expected to be formally recommended to the 193-member General Assembly for…
U.S. government condemns new Israeli plan on settlements
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM: The United States sharply criticized Israel on Wednesday over plans to build a new Jewish settlement in the West Bank that it said would damage prospects for peace with…