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England will take on Australia in the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at Lord’s in London on Sunday after both teams secured convincing victories in their respective semi-finals. Australia booked their place in the title clash with an eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the first semi-final at The Oval. Australia won the toss and asked the West Indies to bat. They restricted the team to 125-7 before chasing down the target comfortably, reaching 126-2 in the 13th over. In the second semi-final, hosts England defeated South Africa by 40 runs to secure their place in…

Switzerland’s Breel Embolo struck early and Dan Ndoye added a second after the break as they cruised to a 2-0 win over Algeria and into the last 16 at the World Cup, where they will meet Colombia or Ghana back in Vancouver next week. The victory was Switzerland’s first in the knockout stage since 1938, and they will fancy their chances in the next round after a tactical masterclass orchestrated by coach Murat Yakin. They shifted formations and laid traps for Algeria before hitting them with two sucker-punch goals that decided a contest short on excitement, but full of intrigue…

Portugal and Spain booked their places in the Fifa World Cup last 16 with contrasting victories on Thursday, as Cristiano Ronaldo’s side survived late VAR drama to edge Croatia 2-1 while the European champions cruised to a commanding 3-0 win over Austria. In another nerve-shredding World Cup classic, Goncalo Ramos headed Portugal into the lead in the fourth minute of stoppage time before Croatia saw a last-gasp equaliser agonisingly ruled out for offside in Toronto. Portugal’s 41-year-old superstar captain Cristiano Ronaldo had helped haul his team back into the contest, burying a 68th-minute penalty to cancel out Croatia’s 53rd-minute opener…

TORONTO: Cristiano Ronaldo said it was a “coincidence of life” that Portgual’s World Cup last-16 win against Croatia on Thursday came almost a year since the death of his late teammate Diogo Jota. Ronaldo and his teammates posed with Jota’s number 21 jersey after their gripping 2-1 win against Croatia sent Portugal into the last 16. “The coincidence of life, it’s unbelievable,” Ronaldo said. “We knew it before the game. It was a so special moment. We speak today, our group, about that, the coincidence of life. It’s unbelievable.” Ronaldo also pulled on a number 21 jersey at the end…

NEW YORK: Pop music megastar Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce are married, the New York Post’s Page Six reported on Thursday, citing multiple unnamed sources amid preparations for an expected celebration at New York’s Madison ​Square Garden. The couple, both 36, exchanged vows in front of a “tiny group of loved ones,” the media outlet said. It did not say when or where the nuptials took ‌place, though it noted Swift’s private jet recently spent time in Nashville, the city where she lived early in her career. Swift’s publicist did not immediately respond to a request…

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has sold four residential properties worth nearly Rs200 million in Mumbai’s high-end real estate market within just one month. According to Indian media reports and property registration data, Akshay Kumar sold two luxury apartments on June 30, 2026, located on the 18th floor of Oberoi Enigma in Mulund West for Rs123.8 million. Each apartment spans 1,886 square feet and includes three parking spaces. The actor had purchased both apartments in 2017 for a combined Rs90 million. Their sale has earned him an estimated profit of Rs33 million. Earlier in June 2026, Akshay Kumar also sold two…

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has announced that he will marry his partner, Gauri Spratt, in a private ceremony on July 5. Speaking to the media, Khan said the wedding would take place at his Mumbai residence in the presence of close family members and a small group of friends. “July 5 is a special day. We are getting married on the 5th. A small ceremony has been arranged at home,” Khan said. He also asked fans and well-wishers to pray for the couple’s happiness and wished for a successful journey together. Khan publicly introduced Spratt and confirmed their relationship earlier…

Cast members of the upcoming Hollywood film Spider-Man: Brand New Day have shared a special message for Pakistani fans ahead of the movie’s release. Spider-Man stars Tom Holland and Jon Bernthal addressed fans in a video message expressing gratitude for their continued support of the franchise. Tom Holland said, “Hello Pakistan! Thank you for watching the Spider-Man series and for all the love over the years.” He added that fans’ support helped make Spider-Man: No Way Home a box office success. Jon Bernthal continued the message, encouraging fans to support the upcoming installment, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, saying he hoped…

Since DeepSeek shocked markets early last year with its cheap but powerful AI model, global consumers have been faced with a choice: Chinese offerings with lower prices and less capability or OpenAI or Anthropic, which have poured ​billions into development. A model called GLM-5.2, launched last month by Beijing-based startup Z.ai, may finally be closing that gap in terms of Western interest. GLM-5.2 has Silicon Valley buzzing with its coding and ‌agent capabilities, or the ability to execute complex tasks with minimal prompting, that almost rival leading U.S. offerings at a fraction of the cost, in what some experts are…

Chinese technology company Kuaishou Technology said on Thursday that a group of investors, including Alibaba and Tencent, will invest more than 19 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) in its AI video-generation unit, Kling AI, valuing the business at approximately $15 billion before the new funding. The fundraising highlights strong investor confidence in China’s rapidly expanding artificial intelligence sector, which continues to attract significant capital despite broader economic challenges. According to Kuaishou, the financing round allows Kling AI to bring in an additional investor over the next two months, with the total fundraising capped at 20.45 billion yuan. Following the investment, Kuaishou’s…