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Angelina Jolie says she and Brad Pitt fought about him working with Harvey Weinstein


September 5, 2021

Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie has shared her feelings about her former husband Brad Pitt choosing to work with the disgraced producer and convicted sex criminal Harvey Weinstein. While giving an extensive interview to The Guardian, the Maleficent actor, 46, got real about the #MeToo movement in the industry and how she reacted to advances made by the convicted rapist. “I worked with him …

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Prince Charles’ charity boss Michael Fawcett temporarily steps down


September 5, 2021

London: A former aide to Prince Charles has temporarily stepped down from his role heading a charity founded by the British heir after newspaper revelations about his links to a businessman. The Prince’s Foundation said chief executive Michael Fawcett had agreed to suspend his duties pending an internal investigation into the allegations by The Sunday Times and Mail on Sunday. Fawcett, a former …

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India batsman Rahul fined 15pc of match fee for dissent


September 5, 2021

Indian opener KL Rahul was fined 15 per cent of his match fee for protesting against the umpire’s decision during his dismissal in the fourth Test against England, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Sunday. Rahul was on 46 on the third day in India’s second innings on Saturday when England reviewed against the umpire’s on-field decision for a …

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Cricket Association squads named for 2021-22 domestic season


September 5, 2021

LAHORE: Five prominent cricketers were overlooked as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday announced six Cricket Association teams for the upcoming domestic season in which the first-class event of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy is also included. Among them are lanky fast bowler Mohammad Irfan, wicket-keeper Adnan Akmal, Bilawal Bhatti, Mohammad Talha and Raza Hasan. Irfan, Talha and Bilawal had performed well …

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Verstappen takes pole for home Dutch GP


September 5, 2021

ZANDVOORT: Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole position for his home Dutch Grand Prix in front of 70,000 ecstatic fans on Saturday, with Formula One rival and championship leader Lewis Hamilton alongside. Hamilton, three points clear in the standings after 12 races, was 0.038 seconds slower for Mercedes than Verstappen’s best effort of one minute 08.885 seconds around the …

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Malan strikes century as SA post 283-6 in rain-hit ODI


September 5, 2021

COLOMBO: Opener Janneman Malan hit 121 to power South Africa to 283 for six in the rain-hit second One-day International against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Saturday. Malan built partnerships including a second-wicket stand of 96 with Reeza Hendricks, who made 51, after South Africa stand-in skipper Keshav Maharaj elected to bat first in the reduced 47-overs-a-side match after rain …

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Kunieda strikes gold as pandemic-hit Paralympics lauded


September 5, 2021

TOKYO: Wheelchair tennis legend Shingo Kunieda claimed gold medal for Japan, as the successful staging of the Games was lauded as ‘remarkable’ on Satur­day’s penultimate day of Paralympics action in Tokyo. Top seed Kunieda, who has won 45 Grand Slam titles in his storied career, was looking to reclaim the Paralympic singles crown he won in 2008 and 2012. And …

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Scion of gear manufacturer looks to shake up Pakistan sports, starting with boxing


September 5, 2021

KARACHI: Abid Jahangir Riaz is following in the footsteps of his late father. He’s picking up the baton from Jahangir Riaz; the man who oversaw his own father’s Sialkot-based company, Green Hill, becoming one of the leading sports gear manufacturers in the world. Jahangir passed away in June this year, his death mourned by many in the global sports fraternity …

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Inam Butt clinches gold at Beach Wrestling World Series


September 5, 2021

Pakistan’s top wrestler Inam Butt on Saturday clinched gold in the 90kg category at the Beach Wrestling World Series Rome, Radio Pakistan reported. According to the report, Butt defeated his Ukrainian competitor 3-0 in the final. Earlier in the competition, he had defeated Romania’s Mihai Nicolae Palaghia in the semi-final by 3-0 as well. In a video shared on Twitter after the …

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