Turkish superstar Esra Bilgic, who essays the role of Halime Sultan in historical drama serial Dirilis: Ertugrul, seems a die-hard fan of Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor. Esra took to Twitter and shared the title song of film Prem Ratan Dhan Payo and heaped praises on Sonam Kapoor. She also admired Bollywood playback singer Palak Muchhal for her melodious voice. Posting the video, Esra …

EDINBURGH: Former England Test star Jonathan Trott says Scotland’s batting line-up is full of ‘match-winners’ as they bid to reach the second stage of a T20 World Cup for the first time. The Scots have fallen at the first hurdle in their three previous appearances, in 2007, 2009 and 2016. They claimed their first and only win at the tournament …

WINDHOEK: Namibian cricket coach Pierre de Bruyn doesn’t buy the narrative that his underdog team has nothing to lose at the T20 World Cup. De Bruyn said his players were determined to upset the odds by finishing in the top two in their first-round group in order to qualify for the Super 12 phase. “The impact for Namibian cricket would …

THE HAGUE: The Netherlands open their assault on the Twenty20 World Cup on Monday against Ireland. Both team head coach Ryan Campbell and captain Pieter Seelaar have high hopes for the little associate country, known for punching above their own weight and upsetting some big name teams — just as they did in 2009 when they stunned England at Lord’s. …

Exciting times lie ahead of us! The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is almost here and the Men in Green have flown off to the venue ahead of their first match with India. Fans are on the edge of their seats and the team is adding to that excitement by giving us a look at what they’re up to. The …

MUSCAT: It’s a far cry from Lord’s, the MCG and Eden Gardens, but the modest Al Amerat Ground, 15km to the south-east of the Omani capital of Muscat, will on Sunday briefly become the beating heart of international cricket as the Twenty20 World Cup gets underway. “How often does an Associate nation get to host a World Cup?” Pankaj Khimji, …

Former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid is set to take over as the senior team’s head coach after the T20 World Cup, local media reports said on Saturday. The Times of India newspaper quoted an anonymous official at the Board of Control for Cricket in India as saying that the 48-year-old former batting stalwart would be given a two-year contract. According to …

ISLAMABAD: The upward trend for industrial output continued for the second consecutive month of the current fiscal year, with Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) posting a growth of 12.74 per cent in August, data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed on Friday. The latest PBS data reflected an upward reversal of growth in industrial output. The higher growth trend …

BEIJING: China on Saturday launched a three-person crew for a six-month mission aboard its space station that is planned at setting a new record for the length of time spent in space by Chinese astronauts as the country moves toward completing the orbiting structure. The Shenzhou-13 spaceship carrying the three astronauts was launched by a Long March-2F rocket at 12:25 …

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has received about 37 per cent more income tax returns from salaried and non-salaried individuals, associations of persons and companies for the tax year 2021 by Oct 15 as compared to the last year. The board received 2.562 million returns until the last date of their submission on Oct 15 as compared to …