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Manchester United come from behind to draw at Goodison Park in the Premier League but late VAR drama enrages Everton.Manchester United rallied from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Everton in the Premier League, with Manuel Ugarte grabbing the 80th-minute equaliser with his first goal at club level in four years. The Uruguay midfielder rescued a point from a largely inept performance from United by driving home a shot from the edge of the area eight minutes after Bruno Fernandes started the visitors’ fightback at Goodison Park on Saturday by curling in a free kick. United had been on…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif fired a broadside against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Friday, accusing the incarcerated former prime minister of going against the interests of the country for achieving his own nefarious goals. Speaking in an interview, Asif said that Imran wanted to make the army a subsidiary institution of his support, adding however, Imran was licking his wounds after his exit from the government through a no-confidence motion in the National Assembly in April 2022. “He was Imran who had declared army chief as the father of the nation, and now he is hurling…

The cricketing powerhouses renew their storied rivalry in the most hotly-anticipated match of the 2025 Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday. Cricketing powerhouses India and Pakistan renew their storied rivalry in the most hotly-anticipated match of the 2025 Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday. AFP Sport looks back at six memorable one-day international matches between the bitter rivals ahead of their latest clash. ” sandbox=”allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms”> Miandad six (April 18, 1986 — Sharjah) Javed Miandad’s last-ball six at the desert venue arguably remains the most dramatic ODI outcome between the two sides as Pakistan clinched a one-wicket…

The Tuareg independence movement blamed soldiers and Russian mercenaries for the killing of civilians.Mali’s army has launched an investigation into the killing of civilians allegedly by soldiers and Russian mercenaries earlier this week in a rare probe of human rights abuses since the military took power in 2020. The Front for the Liberation of Azawad, the Tuareg independence movement based in the country’s north, accused the Malian soldiers and Russian Wagner Group mercenaries of intercepting two civilian vehicles bound for Algeria from the eastern Malian city of Gao and “coldly executing” at least 24 people among the passengers on Monday.…

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the satellite Zhongxing-10R blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Feb. 22, 2025. The satellite Zhongxing-10R was launched at 8:11 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket, and entered the preset orbit successfully. (Photo by Yang Xi/Xinhua)XICHANG, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — China sent a new satellite into space on Saturday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan.The satellite Zhongxing-10R was launched at 8:11 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket, and entered the preset orbit successfully.The launch marks the…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain has said the government is not closing down the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) and that there is no threat to its regular and contractual employees. “The government is only closing non-profitable USC stores which were established at needless locations,” Hussain told the upper house on Friday. The minister, however, admitted that there are proposals under consideration to restructure, privatize or run the affairs of the USC on a public-private partnership basis “with the consultation of allied parties”. He said the government provides a subsidy of Rs50 billion to the…

TV ratings soar when the Asian giants clash on the cricket field as millions tune in to watch the match. The lopsided nature of arguably cricket’s fiercest rivalry in recent years notwithstanding, emotions in both countries will run high when bitter neighbours India and Pakistan clash in a Champions Trophy blockbuster in Dubai on Sunday. India has prevailed in seven of the eight completed ODIs in the last decade against rivals they play only in multi-team events because of a strained political relationship between the two countries. India, who refused to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy citing government…

US President Donald Trump has dismissed General Charles “CQ” Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a sweeping overhaul of US military leadership. The move, announced on Friday, comes as part of broader efforts to reshape the Pentagon’s top ranks. “I want to thank General Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country,” Trump said in a social media post, confirming the dismissal. He also announced the removal of five other senior officers. Brown, the first black officer to hold the top military post since Colin Powell, was appointed by former President Joe Biden. His…

Opener Ben Duckett struck a Champions Trophy record score of 165 off 143 balls as England racked up the highest total in the event’s history after making 351-8 against Australia in Lahore on Saturday. The 30-year-old left-hander smashed his highest ODI score, and third century, as England built a commanding total after being sent in to bat on a flat Gaddafi Stadium pitch in Lahore. Duckett hit 17 fours and three sixes to beat the previous best individual score of 145 in the Champions Trophy. New Zealand’s Nathan Astle (2004) and Zimbabwean Andy Flower (2002) had shared the record. In…

Italian guests pose for photos in local customs at Banyueli Village of Xinan Town, Xiapu County, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Feb. 20, 2025. A delegation from Sardinia, Italy visited the village on Thursday, experiencing the unique She ethnic group culture and customs. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)Italian guests visit a museum introducing folk customs of the She ethnic group in Banyueli Village, Xinan Town of Xiapu County, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Feb. 20, 2025. A delegation from Sardinia, Italy visited the village on Thursday, experiencing the unique She ethnic group culture and customs. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)Villagers perform folk songs of the She ethnic group…