MADRID: Vinicius Junior finally had his big night with Real Madrid, scoring a goal in a decisive clasico against Barcelona. The Brazilian, who arrived at the club amid high expectations as a teenager, was yet to thrive in an important match. But on Sunday he was crucial for Real, making dangerous runs and scoring a 71st-minute goal in a 2-0 …

AMSTERDAM: Buda­pest has been chosen to stage the Europa League final in the 2021/22 season at the new 68,000-seat Puskas Arena, European football’s governing body UEFA announced Monday following an executive committee meeting in Amsterdam. The stadium in the Hungarian capital, built at a reported cost of about 600 million euros ($667 million), was opened last November and will be …

LAHORE: The Cabinet Committee on Law and Order reviewed on Monday security arrangements for PSL cricket matches and decided to further tighten security in view of any possible terrorist act. Chairing the cabinet committee meeting at civil secretariat, Punjab Law Minister Basharat Raja directed that special attention should be paid to minimising the problems of people while implementing the security …

SYDNEY: Pakistan women face Thailand in their last Group ‘B’ match of the ICC T20 World Cup match on Tuesday at the Sydney Showground Stadium. England and South Africa have already booked the two semi-final spots from the group hence the Pakistan-Thailand match will have no bearing on the group’s semi-finalists. Pakistan lost captain Bismah Maroof after the game against …

As the fifth HBL Pakistan Super League returns to the Gaddafi Stadium after a week’s gap, Lahore Qalandars will look to make the most of the home advantage to register their first victory this season when they take on defending champions Quetta Gladiators on Tuesday. The Qalandars are at the bottom of the PSL points table, the position they’ve managed …

NBA players should fist-bump with fans instead of high-fiving them and avoid taking items to autograph, the league told teams in a memo listing short-term recommendations to limit the spread of the coronavirus. “The coronavirus remains a situation with the potential to change rapidly,” the league told its 30 teams in the memo obtained by Reuters and first reported on by ESPN. “The …

This Wednesday marks 100 days to go until the start of Euro 2020, but as preparations are fine-tuned for the first European Championship to be played across the continent, the coronavirus outbreak could pose a potentially serious threat to the tournament itself. The decision to stage the second 24-team Euros in 12 different cities in 12 different nations, from as …

Actor James Franco has lashed out at the two women who accused him of sexual misconduct. According to US media, the Spider-Mad actor dismissed allegations that the women were sexually exploited in his now-closed acting school. The reports said Franco rejected the allegations in a demurrer in response to the accusations. The complainants identified as Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal …

PARIS:  US rapper Kanye West was at the centre of a storm Monday after a Paris show by an acclaimed transgender performer was cancelled at the last minute to make way for one of his religious services. The mercurial singer took over the Bouffes du Nord theater in the French capital for one of his famous “Sunday Service” gospel hymn …

Gigi Hadid has ‘liked’ a tweet which slams the fashion industry for landing talents to  Kanye West who allegedly supports Trumps agenda of ‘hate’. The 24-year-old model, who is a friend of the Kardashians and Jenners, appeared to agree with a message which accused anyone contributing to Kanye’s fashion and music empire of essentially producing ‘right-wing propaganda’. The tweet, which …