Day: March 15, 2019

49 dead in New Zealand mosque shootings

Attacks on two Christchurch mosques left at least 49 dead Friday, with one gunman — identified as an Australian extremist — apparently livestreaming the assault that triggered the lockdown of the New Zealand city. In what appeared to be the worst attack against Muslims in a western country, […]

Bangladesh cricketers escape shooting attack in NZ mosque, tour called off

Christchurch ;  The Bangladesh cricket team’s tour of New Zealand was Friday called off after the players had a narrow escape from a shooting attack on a mosque here, described as an “unprecedented act of violence” by the country’s Prime Minister Jacinda Arden. The attack on the Masjid Al […]

Guardiola stays coy as City aim to advance quadruple bid

Swansea ;  Pep Guardiola remains coy about Manchester City’s chances of winning the quadruple, but his side face Swansea in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday standing just 16 games away from a clean sweep of all four major trophies. Guardiola’s team moved closer to the unprecedented silverware haul […]

Switzerland’s Bencic reaches Indian Wells semi-finals

Indian Wells (United States) :  Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic’s resurgence continued Thursday as she reached the Indian Wells WTA semi-finals with a battling 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over fifth-ranked Karolina Pliskova. Bencic, a former world number seven whose ranking slumped as injuries stalled her career, took her current winning streak […]

Lahiri two-under in darkness, leaves final putt for morning

Ponte Vedra ;  Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri battled through darkness in which he could “barely see” and swirling winds to be two-under 70 in an unfinished opening round of the PLAYERS Championship here. Lahiri’s playing partner and friend, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, had a very rough day despite a birdie start. […]

Sreesanth ban issue will be taken up at CoA meeting: Vinod Rai

New Delhi :  The life ban on S Sreesanth will be discussed when the Committee of Administrators running Indian cricket meets next after the Supreme Court asked the BCCI to reconsider the punishment handed to the pacer for his alleged involvement in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal. A bench […]

Parineeti Chopra replaces Shraddha Kapoor in Saina Nehwal biopic

Mumbai : Actor Shraddha Kapoor has exited the biopic of ace badminton player Saina Nehwal and Parineeti Chopra has been announced as her replacement. The biopic, titled “Saina”, will be directed by Amol Gupte, who has helmed movies such as “Stanley Ka Dabba” and “Hawa Hawaai”. The film went […]

Katy Perry is ‘open’ to collaborating with Taylor Swift

Los Angeles : Singer Katy Perry says she is “open” to work with Taylor Swift for a new track. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight on the sidelines of iHeartRadio Music Awards, the 34-year-old singer was asked whether she would be open to collaborating with Swift. The two were […]

‘The Sopranos’ prequel film to release in September 2020

Los Angeles :  The prequel film to hit HBO series “The Sopranos” has been officially given a release date. The film, titled “Newark”, will release in the theatres in the US on September 25, 2020, reported Variety. It was earlier given the title “The Many Saints of Newark”. The […]

YouTube star Lilly Singh to replace Carson Daly in NBC late-night slot

Los Angeles :  Indian-origin YouTube star Lilly Singh will host a show on NBC that will replace Carson Daly’s “Last Call”. Daly, who hosted the show for the past 17 years, had announced his exit last month. He said he will “concentrate on his duties as host of the […]

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