Benitez delighted with Bale double on Bernabeu bow
MADRID: Real Madrid boss Rafael Benitez has hailed the impact made by Gareth Bale as the Welshman scored twice in Los Blancos 5-0 win over Real Betis on Saturday. Benitez has been questioned early in...
View ArticleNever write me off, warns king Bolt
BEIJING: Usain Bolt has warned that people write him off at their peril after the imperious Jamaican sealed another world treble gold despite an injury-hit season. Bolt anchored Jamaica to victory in...
View ArticleWhy men find thin women attractive?
Men do find thinner women more attractive – and it’s because males associate slender bodies with youth and fertility. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen found that ‘evolutionary fitness’...
View ArticleWomen register to run for election in Saudi first
JEDDAH: Saudi women for the first time began to register as candidates Sunday for municipal polls in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom where they face a host of restrictions, including a driving...
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth II to become UK’s longest-serving monarch
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II is set to become Britain’s longest-reigning monarch next month, surpassing the record of her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria around 5:30 pm on September 9 after 23,226...
View ArticleThreats confine Pakistani diplomats to Kabul embassy compound
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani diplomats in Kabul have abandoned their residences and have been living in the embassy compound for past one week in the wake of growing incidents of ‘harassment’ on the streets of...
View ArticleYouhanabad church attackers killed in escape bid: police
LAHORE: Police said on Wednesday that three militants suspected of involvement in suicide attacks on two churches had been killed during a failed escape attempt. Police had taken the suspects to a...
View ArticleReturning Amir apologises as fixing ban expires
KARACHI: Disgraced Pakistan paceman Muhammad Amir issued a public apology to fans and players on Wednesday as his five-year ban for spot-fixing expired, vowing to make a fresh beginning. The...
View ArticleFormer WWE wrestler arrested in 32-year-old murder case
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) seems to be making headlines for all the wrong reasons as just a day after a shootout outside a WWE Performance Center, a former WWE wrestler was charged with...
View ArticleArmy chief confirms death sentences for 5 more convicted by military courts
RAWALPINDI: Army chief General Raheel Sharif confirmed on Wednesday death sentences for five militants who were convicted by military courts. According to the military’s media wing, Inter Services...
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In the wilderness of Alaska, Obama poses with ‘bear’
SEWARD, ALASKA: US President Barack Obama, who is currently in Alaska, exploring the state and raising awareness about the impacts of climate change locals, bumped into an unlikely resident — a bear....
View ArticleEnglish Premier League: Marked man Martial must find place at Man Utd
LONDON: If Anthony Martial felt unsure about the scale of the challenge awaiting him at Manchester United, it will have been made plain by a comment from his new team-mate Morgan Schneiderlin....
View ArticleCar bomb kills 10 in Syria regime bastion Latakia
DAMASCUS: Ten people were killed and dozens wounded on Wednesday in a rare car bombing in the Syrian city of Latakia, in the coastal bastion of President Bashar al Assad, state media said. “Terrorists...
View ArticlePHC refuses to grant interim bail to former K-P minister
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) refused on Wednesday to grant interim bail to former Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) minister for mines and minerals Ziaullah Afridi, who was arrested on July 9 for...
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Giant Australian sheep baa-dly in need of shearing
SYDNEY: Australian animal welfare officers Wednesday put out an urgent appeal for shearers after finding a huge sheep with wool so overgrown its life was in danger, with a national champion set to take...
View ArticleTop seed Serena resumes US Open history chase
NEW YORK: World number one and three-time defending champion Serena Williams resumes her pursuit of the first calendar Grand Slam in 27 years plus more tennis history Wednesday at the US Open. The...
View ArticleDutch soldier said to have joined Islamic State
THE HAGUE: A Dutch sergeant is believed to have run away to Syria to join Islamic State militants in the first such case involving a serving soldier in the Netherlands, defence officials said Thursday....
View ArticleModi urges ‘climate justice’ ahead of Paris meet
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Thursday for a focus on “climate justice” rather than climate change, saying the poor suffered most from global warming. India is under pressure...
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US Open: Djokovic dances his way into third round
NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic strolled into the US Open third round Wednesday with a 90-minute demolition of Andreas Haider-Maurer that even had Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx on his feet. One Direction’s...
View ArticleBig names ready to set Pakistan Super League alight
KARACHI: Some of the biggest names in cricket have shown interest in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and are ready to set the tournament on fire. From West Indies, the hard-hitting Kieron Pollard is...
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