Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks shoots the ball over the San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama in game one of the NBA Finals. Photo: AFP SAN ANTONIO: Jalen Brunson scored 30 points as the New York Knicks erased a 14-point second-half deficit to stun the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 and take a 1-0 lead…
Members of Bosnian Hip-Hop band “Dubioza Kolektiv”, Brano Jakubovic (L) and Vedran Mujagicpose with a ball in Sarajevo on June 2, 2026. Photo: AFP LONDON: “I am from Bosnia, Take me to America” — with brass instruments, guitars and a video clip featuring grilled meat, Bosnia already achieved a success with a hit song for the forthcoming…
Pakistan overcame a batting collapse to beat Australia after Shaheen, Abrar and Shadab bowled them out for 157 Pakistan’s Babar Azam plays a shot during his 40-run innings against Australia in the third ODI at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday. Photo: PCB Shadab Khan and Abdul Samad held their nerve with an unbeaten partnership to…
Alexander Zverev has reached three Grand Slam finals in his career. Photo: AFP PARIS: Alexander Zverev may insist that he does not “particularly care” about being the runaway favourite to win a maiden Grand Slam title, but the second seed will know the pressure lies squarely on his shoulders in Friday’s French Open semi-finals. The German will face Czech…
Medics and rescuers transfer mountaineer DawaSherpa from a helicopter upon his arrival at the HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu on June 4. Photo: AFP KATHMANDU: A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days and was believed dead has been found alive after crawling alone almost to Base Camp, officials told AFP…
Charles Leclerc will try to put an end to Kimi Antonelli’s winning run in Monaco. Photo: AFP MONACO: Local hero Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton are widely expected to end Ferrari’s long winless streak and finish Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli’s record streak in Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix. Leclerc, who this week agreed a contract extension with Ferrari, won…
LONDON: Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday announced the appointment of Spaniard Carles Martinez Novell as manager, replacing former coach Kasper Hjulmand with immediate effect. The 42-year-old Martinez Novell, who stepped down as Toulouse coach at the end of the 2025-26 season, signed a deal running until 2028. The appointment continues the instability in the club’s coaching ranks since the departure…
Pakistan cricket team players celebrate after taking a wicket against Australia in the third ODI at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on June 4, 2026. — X/@TheRealPCB Skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi took three wickets to help Pakistan bowl out Australia for a below-par total in the third and final ODI of the home series at Gaddafi…
Pakistan’s Ali Agha (right) vies for ball’s possession during their Diamond Jubilee International Football Tournament match against Maldives at the National Football Stadium in Male on June 4, 2026. — Football Association of Maldives KARACHI: Pakistan’s men’s football team ended a 961-day wait for an international football victory with a convincing 3-0 win over hosts…
A freshly installed FIFA World Cup 2026 sign hangs over the entrance at Kansas City Stadium, temporarily renamed from Arrowhead Stadium for the duration of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 29, 2026. — AFP NEW YORK: Fifa has banned fans from bringing refillable water bottles into World Cup venues…
