Struggling African giants Ahly sack Spanish coach Riveiro

JOHANNESBURG: Egyptian and African club giants Al Ahly sacked Spanish coach Jose Riveiro on Sunday after a 2-0 league loss to Pyramids in a Cairo derby. Moroccan Walid el Karti scored in each half for CAF Champions League title-holders Pyramids, leaving Ahly 13th in the 21-club championship after five rounds. In other African football news, … Read more

PSX records sharp gains as inflation eases to 3%

[ KARACHI: Investors resorted to robust buying of attractive shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday as the benchmark KSE-100 index soared around 1,350 points and closed just a few points short of the 150,000 mark. The market exhibited a sustained momentum throughout the session, during which the index climbed to the intra-day … Read more

‘Broken English’ reappraises Faithfull’s legacy at Venice

directors iain forsyth and jane pollard producer beth earl and cast members tilda swinton calvin demba sophia di martino suki waterhouse and george mackay pose with venice film festival artistic director alberto barbera on the red carpet for the screening of the movie broken english at the 82nd venice international film festival in venice photo reuters

VENICE: The life and career of British singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull are reappraised at the Venice Film Festival in “Broken English”, a movie that mixes documentary and fiction in an effort to redress her often distorted public image. “Marianne was an artist’s artist … but public perception had been frozen and been stuck. And I think … Read more

Leverkusen sign Ben Seghir from Monaco

BERLIN: Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday announced the signing of Morocco international Eliesse Ben Seghir from Monaco in what could potentially be a club record deal. Ben Seghir, 20, arrives for a reported fee of 32 million euros ($37 million) plus five million in bonuses in a deal running to 2030. Leverkusen’s club record transfer purchase … Read more