“Kurulus:Osman” second season on Wednesday won an award for the best TV series in Turkey. According to the official Instagram page of the drama TV series, Burak Özçivit, who plays Osman Bey, also won the award for the best actor. It said”Quality Magazine” awards are one of the most prestigious awards in the television and magazine world. “Kurulus:Osman” , which …

Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner is all set to be seen on HBO Max in its upcoming series The Staircase. The star-studded cast of the eight-episode crime series includes Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Juliette Binoche, and Rosemarie DeWitt. Directed by Antonio Campos, the series is inspired by the Netflix true-crime documentary series. The 25-year-old English actress will play …

LONDON: England finished day two on 111-2 and trail New Zealand by 267 runs in the first innings of the first Test after Devon Conway’s double ton took the game away from the home side on Thursday. New Zealand were bowled out for 378 after lunch as England’s fast bowlers cleaned up the middle order and tail but they were …

TOKYO: The countdown clock for the Tokyo Olympics hit 50-days-to-go on Thursday, and the day also brought another problem for the delayed Games. About 10,000 of 80,000 unpaid volunteers for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have told organisers they will not participate when the Games open on July 23. Organisers said some dropped out because of worries about Covid-19. Few …

LAHORE: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf says all the matches involving Pakistan including the Pakistan Super League (PSL) should be held in the home country, otherwise, Pakistan cricket will again go back to dark days. “The credit goes to army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa for ending terrorism and making international cricket viable and playable in Pakistan. …

PARIS: World number one and former champion Ashleigh Barty limped out of Roland Garros on Thursday, throwing the battle for the women’s title wide open as Novak Djokovic eased into the third round for the 16th straight year. Top seed Barty, already suffering from a left hip injury, retired injured midway through the second set of her second-round match against …

KARACHI: South Africa’s star batsman David Miller is really excited about his debut in Pakistan Super League (PSL) for Peshawar Zalmi. The recent uncertainty about the remaining PSL matches in Abu Dhabi may have upset fans and kept them anxiously waiting, but the 31-year-old Miller remains upbeat about the league and is raring to go. In an exclusive interview with DawnNews programme …

Pakistani batsman Ahmad Shahzad has become a dad for the second time! He and his wife recently became parents to a baby girl. He made the announcement on Twitter to his fans and followers’ delight, and congratulations came flooding in. Shahzad and his wife are already parents to a boy. Among the many congratulations he received was one from Lala, …

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday named the squads for the upcoming tours of England and West Indies, recalling four experienced players and including uncapped Azam Khan. “Quetta Gladiators’ Azam Khan, the 22-year-old hard-hitting batsman, is the new face in the T20I squad,” the PCB said in a statement. Middle-order batsman Haris Sohail has been named in the ODI …

ISLAMABAD: The leaders of the main opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday presented a dismal picture of the state of economy in the country due to “failed fiscal policies” of the present Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government as former finance minister Ishaq Dar stressed the need for having a “serious review” of the economic policy to bring Pakistan out of …