Michael Jackson’s story is headed for Hollywood from the producer who helped make hit film Bohemian Rhapsody, industry media reported on Friday. Deadline, Variety and the Hollywood Reporter said producer Graham King had secured the rights, including music, from Jackson’s estate to make a feature film about the life of the ‘Thriller’ singer, whose legacy has been tarnished by allegations of child sex abuse. The …

KOLKATA: India’s maiden pink-ball match lasted a little over two days but the buzz surrounding the event proved that proper marketing is essential for the future of Test cricket, said captain Virat Kohli. India’s board has often been accused of neglecting the longest format of the game, which has been losing fans to limited overs cricket around the world, but …

PARIS: West Indies cricketing hero Chris Gayle demanded more respect on Monday after waving goodbye to South Africa´s Mzansi Super League with his team Jozi Stars yet to win a game in the current campaign. Former West Indies captain Gayle, 40, scored just 101 runs in six innings before his stormy departure from a disastrous season for defending champions Stars …

England paceman James Anderson will step up his recovery from a calf injury at a specialist pace bowling camp in Potchefstroom ahead of a four-Test series in South Africa starting next month, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has said here Anderson, England’s top Test wicket-taker with 575 victims, sustained the injury playing for Lancashire in July and managed …

After the defeat in the first Test last week, Pakistan cricket team’s management has decided to make multiple changes for the second and final Test, with out-of-form Haris Sohail likely to be dropped and the batting order set to be shuffled. Head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and co, according to sources within the team, are considering dropping Sohail in favour of opening …

Pakistan Women cricket team’s all-rounder Kainat Imtiaz on Monday said that she wants to be better than the bests of the game. The 27-year-old cricketer, during a press conference in Karachi today, said that she does not idolise any player as she is not interested in emulating anyone. Her goal is to surpass the best ones. “There are some great …

Napoli head for Liverpool on Wednesday for a Champions League clash which could prove crucial to coach Carlo Ancelotti’s future at the troubled Italian club. The three-time Champions League winning coach’s second season at the Stadio San Paolo has proved to be a complicated one, after leading them to second in Serie A in his first year. His team’s fortunes …

Australia captain Tim Paine says his team have room to improve after crushing Pakistan in their opening Test, hailing the quality of his batsmen and bowlers. The home side comfortably won the first of their two Tests by an innings and five runs inside four days at the Gabba on Sunday, set up by dismissing Pakistan for 240 in the …

LONDON: The UK´s main opposition Labour Party on Tuesday unveiled a special manifesto on race and faith, proposing that children be taught about colonialism, injustice and the British empire. The left-wing party´s pre-election proposals are aimed at reducing the “significant inequalities in employment, education and representation in public life” faced by ethnic minority and faith-based communities. Labour is proposing to …

BUCHAREST: Thousands of sheep were feared dead on Monday a day after a vessel carrying almost 15,000 of them overturned off the Romanian coast, leading to renewed calls for a ban on the controversial sea transport of livestock. The Queen Hind, bound for Saudi Arabia with 14,600 sheep aboard, capsized on Sunday for as yet unknown reasons shortly after leaving …