Published in ARY News, on Jan 23rd, 2019, Reuters LOS ANGELES: Marvel Studios film “Black Panther” made Oscars history on Tuesday, landing the first best picture nomination for a superhero movie, as crowd-pleasing blockbusters muscled into a contest recently dominated by …
Read More »Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ shatters North American box office
Screenshots from the trailer of M. Night Shyamalan’s “Glass.” Images courtesy: The Playlist Published in Geo, on Jan 24th, 2019, LOS ANGELES: Glass, a superhero thriller both financed and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, shattered the North American box office over …
Read More »Cinema ticket prices drop, but West End theatre costs keep rising
Cinemas in some towns and cities cut their prices in 2018 to compete with rival chains Published in ARY News, on Jan 24th, 2019, Reuters Cinema price wars and the golden age of TV have meant the average cost of …
Read More »Lebanese director credits street children actors for Oscar nod
Published in ARY News, on Jan 23rd, 2019, Reuters BEIRUT: Tuesday’s Oscar nomination for the Lebanese film “Capernaum”, praised for its depiction of poverty in the slums of Beirut, is a “huge victory” for the street children who acted in …
Read More »Real Madrid regains top spot in world football rich list
Published in BBC, on Jan 24th, 2019, By Bill Wilson Real Madrid has topped the table of the world’s 20 richest football clubs, displacing Manchester United with record revenues of €750.9m (£674.6m). Man Utd slipped to third with Barcelona making …
Read More »PSL franchises receive tax relief from government
Published in The Express Tribune, on Jan 24th, 2019, By Saleem Khaliq PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani was successful in convincing the authorities The Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises have been granted tax relief by the government — which pertains to withholding …
Read More »Barcelona sign De Jong from Ajax for 75 million euros
Frenkie de Jong will finish the season at Ajax before joining Barcelona in the summer Published in Geo, on Jan 24th, 2019, BARCELONA: Barcelona have won the race to sign highly-rated Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong, the Spanish club announced …
Read More »West Indies women to play three T20Is in Karachi
Published in Samaa, on Jan 24th, 2019, Cricket continues its slow return to Pakistan as West Indies women are set to tour the country for the first time in 15 years. The Calypsos were the last non-Asian women’s team to …
Read More »Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo fined $21m in tax evasion case
In 2017, Ronaldo was accused by Spanish prosecutors of four counts of tax fraud worth $16.7m between 2011-14 [Burak Akbulut/Anadolu] Published in AlJazeera, on Jan 22nd, 2019, Star footballer to serve a two-year suspended jail term as part of a …
Read More »Virat Kohli dominates 2018 ICC Awards
Published in Samaa, on Jan 22nd, 2019, India’s Virat Kohli made history as he became the first player in history to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year, the ICC Men’s Test Player of the …
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