Hollywood superstar Elijah Wood has his sight set on a major role in a ‘large sandbox’, preferably involving  the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While in conversation with Entertainment Tonight, the Lord of the Rings actor, 40, said he wants to get a chance to “play in a large sandbox” again, after being part of the LOTR franchise. “I think that’s just inherently fun,” said …

Scientists have discovered what is believed to be the world’s northernmost landmass — a yet-to-be-named island north of Greenland that could soon be swallowed up by seawaters. Researchers came upon the landmass on an expedition in July, and initially thought they had reached Oodaaq, up until now the northernmost island on the planet. “We were informed that there had been …

KARACHI: A semblance of normalcy was restored at the DHA Golf Club with the country’s top golfer atop the leaderboard at the Independence Day Cup Open at the end of the second round on Saturday. After the first round had ended with little-known Dilshad Ali and Mohammad Saeed topping the scores, Shabbir Iqbal — showing the form that carried him …

SPA FRANCORCHAMPS: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen mastered the treacherous conditions at a rain-soaked Spa-Francorchamps track to seize pole position from surprise star George Russell in a crash-interrupted qualifying session for the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday. The Dutchman lapped the seven-km track in one minute 59.765 seconds. Russell briefly looked like he would seize a shock pole in …

TOKYO: Fencing icon Beatrice “Bebe” Vio successfully defended her women’s Paralympic gold on Saturday as US wheelchair racing legend Tatyana McFadden won her 18th Paralympic medal. Vio, one of the world’s best-known Paralympians, was in unstoppable form as she defeated China’s Zhou Jingjing 15-9 in the Women’s Individual Foil Category B gold medal match, just as she had done in …

LONDON: Mikel Arteta urged his Arsenal flops to ‘look in the mirror’ after a dismal 5-0 thrashing at Manchester City, while Everton extended their strong start with a 2-0 win at Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday. Arteta’s side have lost their first three league games and are yet to even score a goal this term. Arsenal sit bottom of …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday approved a framework for promotion of school cricket in particular and domestic cricket in general, advising the Central Punjab Cricket Association to implement the model in its entirety. The prime minister attended a presentation on domestic cricket in the country with special focus on school cricket. The presentation was made by the Chairman …

India captain Virat Kohli on Saturday said his players are hurting after losing the third Test against England at Headingley by a big margin but are not demoralised. Joe Root’s men thrashed India by an innings and 76 runs on the fourth day of the Test on Saturday to level the five-match series, with the fourth starting at The Oval on Thursday. …

ISLAMABAD: The finance ministry on Saturday voiced concern over persistent increase in the international commodity prices which could build pressure on inflation and balance of payments in the country. “Government measures to build strategic reserves, especially related to food, along with initiatives to enhance exports will definitely mitigate the associated risks,” the economic adviser’s wing of the finance ministry said …

KARACHI: Despite an 11 per cent decrease in the world steel scrap prices since July, the local large producers have increased the steel bar rates by 14.5pc and also ruled out any early relief. The international scrap prices now currently hover around $456 per tonne as compared to last three months average of $493 as global demand slows down with …