Karachi: Equestrian is an Olympic sport which involved a rider and a horse. A sport which is still not followed much in Pakistan. But, we have an Olympic qualifier in Equestrian – Usman Khan, who will represent the country in Tokyo Olympics. Usman, along with his horse “Azad Kashmir”, confirmed his qualification earlier this month after achieving minimum required score …

  RAWALPINDI: For a majority among the modern generation of cricket diehards, the name Pindi Club Ground in the heart of Rawalpindi nowadays sounds more like prehistoric paraphernalia. It used to be a private club in the years gone by before being renamed as the Army Cricket Ground. Located approximately six kilometres from the Pindi Cricket Stadium — the established …

TOKYO: Tokyo formally unveiled its 60,000-seater main Olympic Stadium on Sunday, more than seven months before the 2020 Opening Ceremony — with a host of special features to beat the feared heat. Built on the site of the former national stadium used for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, it has five floors above ground and two below, with greenery planted on …

CHENNAI: Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope hit centuries and combined in a stand of 218 to help West Indies to an eight-wicket victory over India in the opening match of their One-day International series here at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. Hetmyer smashed 139 off 106 balls for his highest ODI score and his second-wicket partnership with Hope, who …

PERTH: Australia hammered New Zealand by 296 runs inside four days in the series-opening Test here at the Perth Stadium on Sunday to maintain a perfect record under lights. New Zealand stumbled to 171 all out after being set 467 runs for an unlikely victory on a pitch that was deteriorating rapidly as the temperature soared to 40 Celsius (107 …

Kate Middleton’s youngest son  appears to be a fan of beloved British cook too as  the little prince’s one of the firs words was ‘Mary’ after he recognised TV chef  on a cookbook. The Duchess of Cambridge revealed during a TV show that Prince learnt Mary Berry’s name from looking at her photo on the cover of cookbooks. Kate, who …

LOS ANGELES: The Hallmark Channel was under fire and facing bitter criticism on social media Sunday over its decision to pull ads for a wedding-planning website that featured two brides kissing at the altar. Hallmark’s move,  at the  the time of  its high-ratings Christmas movie season ignited a firestorm on social media, where netizens criticized the network’s decision to pull …

LOS ANGELES: Sony´s latest “Jumanji: The Next Level” sent  down  “Frozen II” at the North American box office this weekend, making  an estimated $60.1 million in its debut. The  sequel of the Sony’s adventure – starring Jack Black, Dwayne (“The Rock”) Johnson and Kevin Hart, has received massive response from fans  in the  opening week. Disney´s “Frozen II” came down …

KARACHI: Film and dram actress Meera Jee, who never shies away from making her presence felt on social media, commended the    multi-talented star of Pakistani entertainment industry Savera Nadeem for her outclass performance in  “Mere Paas Tunm Ho.”  Undoubtedly, Savera Nadeem is known and loved on the television circuit . Her dashing entry in the drama has caught eyes of …

KARACHI: Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat has spoken out against ‘Sexiest Women List’, released by UK based Eastern Eye Magazine last week, saying talent should be only criterion to judge people. Denouncing the idea of comparing women on physical attributes, acclaimed actress said: “Judge people on talent, on merit, on intellect, on wit.. but not on physical attributes.” Mehwish Hayat and …