Hollywood A-lister Matt Damon has come forth to defend himself following the upheaval that was caused by his use of the f-slur, which is used as a degrading term for LGBTQ+ community. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor clarified that he never used the word against anyone and does not use slurs of any kind. “During a recent …

Famed singer The Weeknd is shedding light on his past challenges involving drugs and alcohol and how he has now toned it down considerably. The Blinding Lights singer, 31, spoke to GQ and admitted that while he occasionally does weed and drinks alcohol, he is otherwise sober. “I like sober lite,” he said, adding: “I’m not a heavy drinker, as much as …

TOKYO: Britain’s Oliver Townend, Laura Collett and Tom McEwen on Monday won Olympic team gold in equestrian eventing, bringing the top medal back to Britain after decades of the country coming second, while Germany’s Julia Krajewski won individual gold. Australia claimed the silver medal, improving on their third place in Rio 2016, and defending champions France took bronze. Britain’s Tom …

‘Happier Than Ever’, the title track from Eilish’s sophomore album,  is on track to become her 10th Top 20 appearance on the national chart, and fifth Top 40 for 2021. Eilish is poised to top this week’s album charts with her second album ‘Happier Than Ever’, which was released on July 30, as it has secured more physical sales than …

TOKYO: Britain beat Spain in a penalty shootout to secure the last semi-final spot in the women’s Olympic hockey tournament on Monday, joining India, Argentina and the Netherlands in the last four. After a tense 2-2 draw in regular time, Britain won the game by scoring two shootout goals, while Spain missed four times thanks to a superb performance by …

TOKYO: Three women dominated the focus at the Olympics on Monday — US gymnast Simone Biles, Belarus sprinter Krystsina Tsiman­ouskaya and New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard — as politics and personal issues played out at the Tokyo Games. China’s women’s team sprinters took the first gold on offer in the track cycling programme, powering to victory and helping solidify China’s leading …

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has turned down the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) request to not recognise the Kashmir Premier League (KPL), explaining that non-international cricket events do not fall under its jurisdiction. The BCCI and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have exchanged words the past week after it emerged that Indian officials were trying to …

ISLAMABAD: Inflation eased to 8.4 per cent in July, from 9.7pc in June, on the back of a slight drop in prices of food products, showed the data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday. The ease had started in April when it reached 11.1pc. The decline is mainly led by a drop in agriculture products. In …

KARACHI: Brisk auto sales pushed petrol sales to an all-time high of 0.81 million tonnes in July 2021, up 12.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and 4pc month-on-month (MoM). Overall, oil industry sales swelled by 16pc YoY to 1.94 million tonnes in July from 1.66m tonnes in the same month last year. High speed diesel (HSD) sales grew by 7pc to …

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Tuesday withdrew its notification from a day earlier that showed the purchase price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo at $20.055 by the Pakistan State Oil (PSO), saying the petroleum corporation clarified it had scrapped the bid as it was ‘high’ and ‘unacceptable’. The withdrawal of the Ogra notification comes in the …