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FOXBOROUGH: France have inspired such awe since the start of the World Cup that ‌even Morocco, an attacking side brimming with talent and confidence, appeared beaten before their quarter-final had begun on Thursday. Morocco would have needed a boldness bordering on arrogance to go toe-to-toe with France, but instead abandoned the exhilarating attacking style that had made them ​one of the tournament’s most compelling teams. Their 4-5-1 formation, with Brahim Diaz isolated up front, signalled caution. ​Few teams would choose to trade blows with France, whose pace in transition has ⁠been unmatched throughout the competition and they have now scored…

Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has strongly criticised the current board management for removing Shan Masood as Pakistan’s Test captain. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ramiz Raja said the PCB had made Shan Masood the captain of an average squad and then turned him into a “scapegoat” for the team’s poor performances. He said that if he were in Shan Masood’s position, he would have filed a formal written complaint. “When you are consistently given an average group of players, how can different results be expected? If the quality of the squad is not good enough, the…

Czech 10th seed Karolina Muchova saved a match point to reach her first Wimbledon final with a pulsating three-set win against Coco Gauff on Thursday. Muchova held her nerve in a gripping final set tie-break, winning 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (12/10) in two hours and 35 minutes in searing temperatures on Centre Court. In the final, Muchova will face Czech ninth seed Linda Noskova or Ukrainian 12th seed Marta Kostyuk, who meet in the other semi-final later on Thursday. Muchova is into her second Grand Slam final and her first since finishing as the 2023 French Open runner-up. In her first…

Pakistani actor Muneeb Butt has been declared innocent by an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in a case involving the alleged robbery of cryptocurrency. During proceedings, the Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) submitted a seven-page interim charge sheet before the administrative court of the ATC regarding the kidnapping and robbery case. According to the prosecution, the accused allegedly abducted complainant Muhammad Mutaal from Shahrah-e-Faisal on April 23 and robbed him of cryptocurrency and other valuables worth Rs2.494 million. The suspects later abandoned the complainant in the Korangi Industrial Area before fleeing the scene. The interim charge sheet declared Muneeb Butt innocent. He had…

Pakistani actor Ahsan Khan has announced the passing of his father, sharing the heartbreaking news with fans through an emotional message on social media. The actor posted a series of cherished photographs with his father on Instagram, reflecting on the loss and describing it as a reminder that nothing in this world is permanent and that everything is a trust from Allah. Ahsan Khan paid tribute to his father, calling him an extraordinary person and acknowledging that his guidance and support played a defining role in shaping the person he is today. He also expressed heartfelt gratitude to everyone who…

Anne Hathaway is having one of the biggest years of her career but surprisingly, it isn’t just her movies that everyone has been talking about. While leading one major film after another, the Oscar-winning actress has also been quietly navigating one of the most exciting chapters of her personal life: her pregnancy. Looking back, many people have since realized that Hathaway had actually been pregnant for much of this year’s promotional tour without anyone knowing. When The Devil Wears Prada 2 premiered, audiences were simply excited to see her reunite with Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, and the rest…

Meta Platforms (META.O) plans to start manufacturing an artificial intelligence chip from ‌September as part of its plan to boost overall computing power to 14 gigawatts next year, showed an internal memo reviewed by Reuters. The tech firm’s data center chip, code-named “Iris,” is part of a four-generation project for Meta Training and Inference Accelerators (MTIA) that it will design in-house. The plan is to use custom-built silicon to improve the AI that powers its Facebook and ​Instagram social media platforms. Testing the chip took only six weeks and found no major issues, the memo showed. That relatively quick progress…

BEIJING: China on Friday successfully tested an experimental rocket retrieval system using a net attached to a sea platform, state media reported, in the hope of breaking US dominance in reusable rockets. The Long March 10B rocket lifted off from the Hainan commercial space launch site in southern China at 12:15pm (0415 GMT) and, about six minutes after separation of its booster and upper stage, the booster returned vertically and was recovered on an offshore platform, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The test marks China’s first successful retrieval of an orbital-class rocket, putting the country closer to developing reusable rockets. Shares in…

In the year since the Sudanese army recaptured the capital Khartoum from a paramilitary force that had seized it ‌at the outset of civil war in 2023, more than 2 million of the 5 million people who fled their homes in the city have returned. But although the authorities promised a quick restoration of normal life after their military victory, power is still mostly out, buildings remain damaged and workers are going unpaid. Some say they have come back only as a last resort, fleeing a crackdown on refugees in neighbouring Egypt. The government, which had evacuated ministries and administrative…

El Nino will strengthen through the end of the year, with a 97% chance it will persist through early spring 2027, the US Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday. “There is an 81% chance of a very strong El Nino during October-December that would rank among the largest El Nino events in the historical record going back to 1950”, the US weather forecaster added. • The El Nino is a phenomenon that occurs naturally, when weakening trade winds cause warmer ocean waters to build up in ⁠the central and eastern equatorial Pacific. This typically leads to higher global temperatures and…