Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Liverpool blames French authorities for “deflecting responsibilities”

Liverpool

Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan has accused French authorities of attempting to “deflect blame” for the chaotic scenes that followed the Champions League final in Paris. UEFA has established an independent inquiry into Saturday’s events outside the Stade de France, which saw supporters pushed into overcrowded hallways and police use tear gas and pepper spray on … Read more

The CEO of Houston crimestoppers outlines how parents may protect their children at school

Houston crimestoppers

Following a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, last week that killed 19 students and two teachers, Rania Mankarious, CEO of Crimestoppers Houston, provided a list of activities parents may take to protect the safety of their children at school. The 42-year-old nonprofit’s aim is to “solve and prevent crime in conjunction … Read more

‘Mujhe Channel Nahi Mera Khuda Palta Hai,’ Feroze Khan on Project Loss

Feroze

The idea of Feroze Khan being a “angry young guy” has come up again again. Is the actor true to the testy personas he portrays on screen? Recently, the Khaani actor may have irritated Geo Television. Some Geo Television bosses were not pleased with the actor’s support for Imran Khan and his current “liberation revolution” … Read more

British retailer Marks and Spencer exits Russia

British

British apparel-to-food store Marks and Spencer on Wednesday introduced a complete go out from Russia following the U.S’s invasion of Ukraine. After halting product shipments to Russia at the beginning of March, Marks and Spencer stated it had determined “to absolute exit” its Russian franchise run by Turkish conglomerate Fiba Group. The exit, plus disruption … Read more

Leading India airline taps KLM boss as first foreign CEO

India airline

Indian airline IndiGo stated on Wednesday it has appointed Dutch flag service KLM’s Pieter Elbers as its first foreign leader government. Elbers, 52, has served as President and CEO at KLM considering that 2014, guiding it via the Covid-19 pandemic and overseeing multiple restructuring efforts on the Dutch arm of Air France-KLM. Low-cost carrier IndiGo … Read more

Greg Norman confident LIV Golf Invitational Series will be a success

golf

Golf is in upheaval as it prepares for a new Saudi-backed breakaway tour, but despite a slew of unresolved difficulties, figurehead Greg Norman is confident it will be a success. This year’s LIV Golf Invitational Series will have eight events, however, no player names have been released. There are also questions about television partnerships and … Read more

Twitter shares rise on reports it will accept Musk takeover bid

Twitter

Twitter shares rose Monday following reports the company is poised to accept Elon Musk’s takeover offer, a dramatic shift after the board organized a “poison pill” to ward off the billionaire entrepreneur’s hostile buyout bid. The deal, which outlets including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported could be announced later in the … Read more

Asia Cup 2022 likely to be moved from Sri Lanka

asia cup

The upcoming Asia Cup 2022 is reported to be moved from the host country, Sri Lanka. According to details, the political and economic tensions within the country may be the cause for the shift of the tournament. The pertaining issue will be discussed in the International Cricket Council (ICC) meetings to be held on April … Read more

The Game Triple H retired from WWE

Triple H

Triple H formally reported his retirement from the in-ring contest late on Friday night. Triple H, whose genuine name is Paul Levesque uncovered his choice in a scrap of his meeting with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith for Stephen A’s Reality and said that he has a defibrillator in his chest and won’t wrestle once more. … Read more

Wasim Khan shortlisted for ICC General Manager role: reports

wasim khan

Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) CEO Wasim Khan is in line for the next General Manager (GM) at the International Cricket Council (ICC). Wasim has been shortlisted and will be interviewed in Dubai next week, as per reports. The post of the GM has been vacant after Geoff Allardice was promoted to the role of … Read more

Ramiz Raja to meet BCCI officials next week

ramiz raja

Ramiz Raja, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), will meet with officials from the Indian cricket board in Dubai for a formal meeting. Raja will meet with authorities at the International Cricket Council (ICC) board meeting, which will have a significant impact on the future schedules of both cricketing nations. The ICC summit … Read more

“Do you want an edit button?”: Elon Musk asks Twitter users in a poll

elon musk

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk started a poll on Twitter where he asked the users if they are in favor of having an edit button. “Do you want an edit button?”, tweeted Musk. Do you want an edit button? — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 5, 2022 Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal responded to the poll, saying: … Read more

Lacking oversight, Telegram thrives in Ukraine disinformation battle

Ukraine

WASHINGTON – Two days after Russia invaded Ukraine, an account on the Telegram messaging platform posing as President Volodymyr Zelensky urged his armed forces to surrender. The message was not authentic, with the real Zelensky soon denying the claim on his official Telegram channel, but the incident highlighted a major problem: disinformation quickly spreads unchecked on the … Read more

Enjoying my stay in Pakistan, says Nick Hockley

pakistan

Nick Hockley, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cricket Australia (CA), said he is enjoying his time in Pakistan as the three-match Test series against Pakistan began on Friday. According to the CA official, Pakistan is a welcoming country, and the current visit will help repair the relationship between the two cricket boards. “Today is … Read more

Australian tour, historic day for Pakistan cricket: PCB

pcb

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Faisal Hasnain on Friday termed the Australian team touring Pakistan after a gap of 24 years and playing the first Test at Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi, as a historic day for Pakistan cricket, saying the cricket fans have waited for two decades to see the Kangaroos and … Read more

Star players’ snub of PSL raises concerns for PCB

psl

Lahore: The seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is reaching the end of the first stage where three teams have already qualified for the playoffs and one out of Islamabad United or Quetta Gladiators will complete the last-four lineup. The competition is becoming the first in the post-Covid-19 era that is being completed without … Read more

Bundesliga ponders new play-offs format amid Bayern dominance

bayern

Bayern Munich continues their march towards a tenth successive Bundesliga title this weekend, and the German top-flight has been gripped by a debate about whether to introduce end-of-season play-offs to make the league more exciting. Julian Nagelsmann’s Bayern are currently nine points clear at the top of the table, a lead they are expected to … Read more

Digital decade delivering for SE Asia

Digital decade

Kuala lumpur – Region’s internet economy on track to hit $1t as e-commerce, logistics boom Southeast Asia is embracing its “digital decade” with the region’s internet economy expected to soar on the back of a fast-growing base of digital consumers and merchants. A report released by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company said Southeast Asia … Read more

Captaincy will not create pressure: Shaheen Shah Afridi

shaheen

The newly appointed captain of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Lahore Qalandars, Shaheen Shah Afridi said that the captaincy will not create pressure. Shaheen has taken place of  Qalandar’ ex-captain Shoaib Akhtar. His appointment was announced by the head coach Aaqib Javed and CEO Rana Atif during a press conference. “I will try my … Read more

Qatar to hold Deaf ICC T-20 Champions Trophy 2022, says CEO DICC Zahir ud Din Babar

deaf

LAHORE: Pakistan’s Chief Executive Officer of the Deaf International Cricket Council, Zahir-ud-Din Babar has said that a new era in deaf cricket will begin in Qatar with the holding of the Deaf ICC T20 Champions Trophy 2022 from March 14 to 26 at West Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha. He said this while addressing a … Read more

EasyJet warns ‘too soon’ to assess omicron impact, cuts losses

omicron

LONDON: British airline EasyJet warned on Tuesday that it was “too soon” to assess the impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant on the aviation sector, after logging narrowing annual losses as skies reopened. The emergence last week of Omicron, a new concerning Covid variant first detected in southern Africa, has prompted some nations including Britain … Read more

Oil demand expected to reach pre-pandemic levels

Oil

DHAHRAN: Aramco’s CEO is optimistic about oil demand growth next year, despite fears over the new Covid-19 variant omicron, Arab News reported. The oil demand will be over 100 million barrels/day in 2022, reaching the pre-Covid-19 levels, Amin Nasser told Arab News during a media briefing at the company’s headquarters. On the Covid-19’s new strain, he said: “The markets … Read more

Veon Group CEO briefs adviser on company’s operations

Veon Group

ISLAMABAD: Veon Group chief executive officer Kaan Terzioglu called on Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin at the Finance Division and expressed appreciation for supporting investors in Pakistan and briefed him on the operations and service provision of the company. The company is transforming lifestyles through technology-driven services that provide … Read more

Asian Tour back on tee after 20 months — boosted by Norman’s millions

Asian Tour

BANGKOK: Golf’s Asian Tour returns after 20 months of pandemic inaction in Thailand this week, buoyed by a $200 million cash injection from Australian legend Greg Norman into 10 new lucrative tournaments from next year. When the $1 million Blue Canyon Championship tees off on Thursday on the idyllic Thai island of Phuket, it will … Read more

Export industry needs uninterrupted gas supply to meet shipment dates

Export industry

ISLAMABAD: The UK-Pakistan Business Council has said that the export industry badly needs uninterrupted supply of gas to meet shipment dates of export orders. Talking to a delegation of exporters led by Majid Yousaf in Lahore, UK-Pakistan Business Council chairman Mian Kashif Ashfaq said that the federal government, in the larger national interests, must devise … Read more

Citi clients see significant opportunities in Saudi Arabia: CEO

Saudi Arabia

DUBAI: The clients of global banking group Citi are seeing “significant opportunities in Saudi Arabia,” Arab News quoted CEO Jane Fraser, as saying, as the bank ends a high-profile delegation visit to the kingdom. The delegation, led by Fraser, met with key government officials and selected clients to talk about Citi’s work in the region’s … Read more

Football industry embraces crypto as Messi helps ‘fan tokens’ take off

PSG

PARIS: When Paris Saint-Germain signed Lionel Messi, the salary package included something previously unheard of for a player — a one-off payment, understood to be worth around one million euros ($1.15m), made in PSG ‘fan tokens’. It was the result of a partnership signed by the French giants in 2018 with Socios.com which sees fans … Read more