DHAKA: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan on Tuesday urged star batsman Mushfiqur Rahim to change his mind and tour Pakistan next month. Mushfiqur hit an unbeaten 203 in Bangladesh’s big win over Zimbabwe in the one-off Test in Dhaka but had cited safety concerns to skip the first two parts of a three-leg tour of Pakistan. Hassan told …

TOKYO: Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the IOC, estimates there’s a three-month window to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, which are being threatened by the fast-spreading virus from China. Pound, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, did not sound alarmist. But he did speak frankly about the risks facing the Olympics, which open on July …

RAWALPINDI: Judging by eagerness expressed from cricketing diehards in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad during the rain-ravaged Test against Sri Lanka last December, it is a predetermined assessment that the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 jamboree at the Pindi Cricket Stadium has guaranteed overflowing crowds. Just to recap the Sri Lanka fixture — which historically marked the conclusion …

MULTAN: Multan Sultans are eyeing home comforts as they take on former champions Peshawar Zalmi at the Multan Stadium as the Pakistan Super League resumes after a two-day break in the city of saints on Wednesday. A win for either team will take them atop the fledgling PSL standings, tied on four points with Islamabad United and holders Quetta Gladiators. …

After a long gap of 12 years, Multan is set to host a high-profile cricket match with home team Multan Sultans taking on Peshawar Zalmi in their HBL Pakistan Super League match on Wednesday. After the Pakistan Cricket Board announced that the PSL will be staged in the country in its entirety, Multan was selected to host three matches while …

Pakistan’s charismatic film and TV star, Mehwish Hayat, has appeared to  be a beauty queen in her latest Instagram post. The Punjab Nahi Jaoungi actress has teased fans with her dazzling appearance from a place that appears to be a dense forest as it is covered with  trees  of green leaves around. She gave admirers a task to find her …

Ivana Lowell, who worked for disgraced Hollywood mogul at Miramax Books in the ‘90s, amazed that Harvey Weinstein  will live long enough for his sentencing. In a statement she sent to a media outlet, the writer said: “I wonder if Harvey will try to attempt a Jeffrey Epstein.” Epstein was an American financier and convicted sex offender who killed himself …

Selena Gomez stunned her fans after letting them know that she spent her weekend in the most unexpected way. The 27-year-old singer was spotted helping solve a 38-year-old cold murder case with her mom in a picture that has gone viral of late. Selena and her mother, Mandy Teefey, attended the CrimeCon Chicago’s CrowdSolve event, that confirmed the star’s presence …

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood actresses who accuse Harvey Weinstein of sex crimes on Tuesday welcomed his next trial in Los Angeles, but voiced fear that he could avoid jail by claiming medical ailments. The 67-year-old disgraced movie mogul was convicted Monday in New York of rape and sexual assault, in a verdict hailed as a historic victory by the #MeToo movement …

NEW YORK: Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes conviction was a “great victory” for women, US President Donald Trump said Tuesday — without acknowledging the numerous accusations of sexual misconduct he has faced. The disgraced Hollywood movie producer was found guilty on Monday of rape and sexual assault in a verdict hailed as a historic landmark by the #MeToo movement against sexual …