Jenna Ortega made her grand debut on Saturday Night Live this weekend. She also appeared in a hilarious sketch based on horror cult classic The Exorcist and sent the internet into a frenzy. Ortega, who rose to overnight fame after playing the lead role in Netflix hit series, Wednesday, played a young woman who gets possessed – similarly to Linda Blair’s Regan MacNeil …

Prince Harry said he wanted the Royal family to get therapy so they would be able to understand him after he felt “more pushed aside.” During his live therapy session with Dr Gabor Maté, the Duke of Sussex talked about “living with loss and personal healing” and was diagnosed with ADD, PTSD, depression and anxiety on the spot. The father-of-two …

Britain’s BBC was forced to axe much of its sports coverage on Saturday after presenters refused to work in a show of solidarity with Gary Lineker, as a row over freedom of speech threatens to turn into a crisis for the national broadcaster. Former England soccer captain Lineker, the BBC‘s highest-paid presenter and the anchor of the football highlights programme ‘Match of the …

MANCHESTER: Liverpool’s resurgence proved short-lived after a 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday as Tottenham Hotspur took advantage in the race for a top-four finish by beating Nottingham Forest 3-1. Jurgen Klopp’s men inflicted a historic 7-0 thrashing on Manc­hester United last weekend to equal the Red Devils record defeat. But Liverpool suffered another setback in a frustrating season as …

NEW DELHI: The fact that Australian batsman Usman Khawaja was initially denied an Indian visa because of his Pakistani origins has been blamed on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by Australian sports writers and Indian cricket enthusiasts alike. That Khawaja cracked a century at the first outing at Ahmedabad, where the prime ministers of India and Australia took an …

RAWALPINDI: Once Usman Khan got in the groove after a tentative start, there was no stopping him. The 27-year-old Multan Sultans opener plundered the fastest century in the history of the Pakistan Super League history, his exploits helping his side post the highest-ever total ever and ending his former side Quetta Gladiators’ hopes of reaching the playoffs. It was devastating, …

RAWALPINDI: Keeping in view India’s rigid stance over the Asia Cup scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan later this year, the government so far has not given its go-ahead to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for national team’s participation in the 2023 ODI World Cup being staged in India, and has reserved its decision in this regard, Dawn has learnt. …

Indian superstar Virat Kohli hit his first Test century in over three years on Sunday, ending his long drought and sparking raucous celebrations at the world’s biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad. “King Kohli”, one of cricket’s biggest names, admitted last year to mental health struggles as his magic with the bat deserted him. He also lost the Indian captaincy, one of the most high-pressure …

Inter-Provincial Coordination Minister Ehsan Ur Rehman Mazari on Sunday termed politics the only impediment to the restoration of cricket between Pakistan and India. In an exclusive interview on Dawn News programme ‘Doosra Rukh’ that will be aired at 7pm tonight, the PPP leader said the government was willing to indulge in “cricket diplomacy” with the arch-rival neighbour. Pakistan lacks a federal sports …