NEW YORK: Andy Murray claimed a hardfought 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 6-1 first-round win over American Frances Tiafoe at the Western and Southern Open on Saturday, as the ATP Tour made a jarring return from a five-month Covid-19 hiatus. From a tournament normally played in Cincinnati but moved to New York because of the novel coronavirus pandemic to masked ball boys …

SOUTHAMPTON: Jos Buttler is convinced Zak Crawley’s double century against Pakistan will be the curtain-raiser ‘to a very special career’ after sharing a huge stand with his England team-mate during the third Test on Saturday. Crawley converted an overnight 171 not out, his maiden Test century, into an epic knock of 267. Together with Buttler, whose 152 was just his second …

SOUTHAMPTON: Pakistan captain Azhar Ali led from the front with a brilliant undefeated 141, but England still enforced the follow-on at Southampton on Sunday as James Anderson was left frustratingly short of becoming the first paceman to take 600 Test wickets. Pakistan were dismissed for 273, a huge 310 runs behind England’s imposing 583-8 declared, on the third day of …

For nearly a decade, Huawei kept worldwide sales growing as Washington told US phone companies not to buy its network equipment and lobbied allies to reject China’s first global tech brand as a security threat. Focusing on Europe, Asia, Africa and China’s booming market, Huawei became the biggest maker of switching gear and a major smartphone brand. As the White …

When the PTI came to powers two years ago, Pakistan was heavily indebted. Prime Minister Imran Khan had promised to reduce the debt burden and his government, in fact, made some hectic efforts to fulfil this promise. But the country’s indebtedness problem is too complex and reducing the overall debt burden is not that easy. What the government has done …

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is likely to lodge an appeal with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Thursday against suspension of its flight operations to and from European Union member states for six months. The decision to suspend the PIA’s flight operations — in the wake of Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan’s disclosure during a speech in the …

Machine Gun Kelly on Saturday expressed gratitude to his fans after his  “My Ex’s Best Friend” became the first new song in four months to top the Rock Streaming Songs chart. “We got the #1 song on the rock charts right now. “The FANS are really the GOATs for backing me in every genre [sic]” the rapper wrote on Twitter. …

Hours after the first trailer of “The Batman” was released, the name of Christian Bale started trending  on Twitter . Robert Pattinson is playing the role of the caped crusader in “The Batman”. Fans started drawing comparisons between Robert and Christian Bale, the British actor who played Batman in three movies directed by celebrated director Christopher Nolan. While many people …

The tile of the eagerly awaited  ‘Shazam 2’has been revealed during the DC fandom. Cast members Asher Angel, Faithe Herman, Jack Dylan Grazer, Meagan Goode and Zachary Levi reunited virtually to discuss what is to come. Levi, who plays the lead role, said they were limited as to what they could reveal. He, however, unveiled that the film will be …

J Balvin and Roddy Ricch have reportedly dropped out of 2020 MTV Video Music Awards due to concerns over coronavirus precautions. According to new report, J Balvin and Roddy Ricch will no longer be performing at MTV’s Video Music Awards. “Unfortunately, J Balvin and Roddy Ricch are no longer performing. As with every awards show, there are always last-minute talent …