American actor Ashton Kutcher was drowned in a sea of amusing chants from football fans in Iowa on Saturday. The actor was told by hordes of football fans to “take a shower” as he made an appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay. Kutcher was asked to predict who would win the match between his alma mater University of Iowa Hawkeyes and …

LAHORE: Pakistan Sports Board director general retired Col Asif Zaman has emphasised for round the year training camps to prepare strong teams for international competitions, as the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games draw near, with no comprehensive plan from the national sports federations or the PSB currently visible for the two prestigious sporting events. The 2022 Commonwealth Games are being …

The New Zealand cricket team arrived in Pakistan on Saturday for the first time in 18 years to play three One-day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals. The Kiwis landed at the Islamabad airport and headed to a hotel where they will undergo a mandatory isolation for three days before commencing a two-day practice session on Sept 15, according to the …

NEW YORK: America marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday with pleas for unity at solemn ceremonies given added resonance by the messy withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and return to power of the Taliban. At the 9/11 memorial in New York, relatives wiped away tears, their voices breaking as they read out the names of the almost …

The FBI on Saturday released the first document related to its investigation of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and allegations of Saudi government support for the hijackers, following an executive order by President Joe Biden. Relatives of the victims had called on Biden to skip memorial events to mark Saturday’s 20th anniversary if he did not …

LONDON: Cristiano Ronaldo enjoyed a sensational return to Manchester United as his debut double inspired a 4-1 win against Newcastle United, while Arsenal eased the pressure on Mikel Arteta with a 1-0 victory over Norwich City in the Premier League action on Saturday. Ronaldo’s second debut for United was the headline act as the Premier League resumed after the international …

NEW DELHI: Veteran Indian sports administrator Raja Randhir Singh on Saturday took over as head of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) after its former Kuwaiti leader was sentenced to jail in a forgery case. Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah, a member of Kuwait’s ruling family, stepped aside as Asia’s top sports official after the Geneva court found him guilty on …

Afghan police at Kabul airport have returned to work manning checkpoints alongside Taliban security for the first time since the group seized power, officers said on Sunday. When the Taliban swept into Kabul last month ousting the government, police abandoned their posts, fearful of what the incoming group would do. But two officers said they had returned to work on Saturday after …

SAO PAULO: Former Brazilian football legend Pele remains in an intensive care unit and is recovering satisfactorily almost a week after surgery to remove a tumor from his colon, his doctors said on Friday. Pele’s medical team at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo said in a statement that he was “actively conversing and displaying vital signs within normal …

LAHORE: A special meeting of the Board of Governors (BoG) will take place at the National High Performance Centre in Lahore on Monday at 11:00am to elect the 36th chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in place of Ehsan Mani, who completed his three-year tenure last month. The PCB Election Commissioner retired Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed will conduct the …