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‘Hollow Knight: Silksong’ – the long-awaited sequel to Team Cherry’s acclaimed Metroidvania title – has made a major impact on its release day, with more than 500,000 players recorded on Steam within just hours of launch on Thursday. When the game went live at 10am in the US, it quickly became one of the most … Read more
LONDON: Teenage rising star Braxton Sorensen-McGee grabbed a hat-trick of tries as reigning champions New Zealand secured top spot in Pool C of the Women’s Rugby World Cup with an emphatic 40-0 rout of Ireland in Brighton on Sunday. Victory saw the record six-time World Cup winners gain revenge for their shock 29-27 loss to … Read more
KARACHI: Food, fashion, music, and female-led entrepreneurship will take centre stage at the Karachi Women Festival, set to light up the Moin Khan Cricket Academy, DHA Phase 8 on September 12 and 13. Karachi Women Festival will start at 4pm and continue into the late evening on both days. The festival is structured as a … Read more
KONYA: Mikel Merino struck a hat-trick as Spain hammered Turkey 6-0 on Sunday to take charge of their 2026 World Cup qualifying group. Barcelona’s Pedri Gonzalez netted twice with Ferran Torres also on target as Luis de la Fuente’s side topped Group E with their second victory from their opening two matches. After a comfortable … Read more
LONDON: Thomas Tuchel has warned his England side to be “ready for everything” in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier away to closest group rivals Serbia. Tuchel is hoping to end what will be a 60-year wait for a major men’s international trophy for England at next year’s finals in the United States, Mexico and Canada. England … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the army was “deepening” its assault in and around Gaza City, as it seeks to step up pressure on the Palestinian group Hamas. Israeli air strikes this week have flattened two high-rises in Gaza City as troops intensified their operations in the area, aiming to conquer the … Read more
Five people were killed and another severely wounded when a boat carrying migrants hit a Turkish coast guard vessel off northwest Turkey on Sunday, a local governor’s office said, adding a search operation was underway for a missing person. In a statement, the governor’s office said a high-speed boat carrying 34 migrants and one migrant … Read more
CARDIF: Geraint Thomas brought down the curtain on his storied career as his last race, the Tour of Britain, finished in his home town on Sunday and then celebrated with a party at Cardiff Castle. The affable 39-year-old Welshman who etched his name in cycling history with his 2018 Tour de France victory, was due … Read more
PARIS: Memphis Depay became the Netherlands’ all-time top goalscorer with a brace in their 3-2 win in Lithuania in World Cup qualifying on Sunday. Depay, who now plays in Brazil for Corinthians, scored his 51st and 52nd international goals to move clear of Robin van Persie, with whom he had been tied in first place … Read more
Our correspondent found a sense of apprehension in the country after the 12-day war with Israel.
