BARCELONA: Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth’s goals earned Atletico Madrid a commanding 2-0 lead over 10-man Barcelona, while, holders Paris St-Germain recorded an easy 2-0 home win over Liverpool as Champions League quarter-final first leg clashes concluded on Wednesday-
The La Liga leaders were on top in the all-Spanish tie at Camp Nou before Pau Cubarsi was sent off for bringing down Atletico’s Giuliano Simeone, who was through on goal. Alvarez whipped home the free-kick and Sorloth doubled their advantage with 20 minutes remaining to give Atletico a strong chance of reaching the semi-finals.... Read More
Watkins propels Villa towards Europa League semis – BOLOGNA: Ollie Watkins scored twice as Aston Villa beat Bologna 3-1 in their Europa League quarter-final, first leg on Thursday, while Nottingham Forest held FC Porto 1-1 thanks to a comical own goal from Martim Fernandes-
Freiburg also have one foot in the last four after beating Celta Vigo 3-0. Villa boss Unai Emery is aiming to win the competition for a fifth time and the favourites rode their luck to emerge victorious in Italy. “It could’ve been different,” said Watkins. “We got lucky.” Bologna made a bright start to their... Read More
Pakistan: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed on Friday to have traced and arrested a “key financial handler” of the Libya-based main suspect running the network involved in illegally sending Pakistanis abroad, who later went missing in the recent boat capsize incident off Italy, recovering around Rs10 million from him.
Besides, at least five different cases have also been lodged in three different police stations of FIA Gujranwala Zone, against the human traffickers involved in sending the missing Pakistanis abroad. A senior FIA official told Dawn that the main suspect has been identified as an agent, Luqman, alias Hakeem, who belongs to Phalia tehsil of... Read More
US Vice President JD Vance arrives in Islamabad for ‘make-or-break’ talks with Iran – He was received by Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir after disembarking at the Nur Khan Air Base.
The Iranian delegation arrived in Islamabad early on Saturday morning after a last-minute hurdle over Israeli strikes in Lebanon eased. Tehran had conditioned its participation on a halt to attacks in Lebanon, a point Pakistan said was included in the US-Iran ceasefire. The US delegation, led by Vance, includes US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared... Read More
West Ham out of relegation zone with 4-0 win over Wolves-
LONDON, April 10 : West Ham United’s Konstantinos Mavropanos and Valentin Castellanos each scored twice in a 4-0 Premier League home win over fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday that moved them above Tottenham Hotspur and out of the bottom three. The victory, which featured a fifth clean sheet of the season in the league... Read More
Real Madrid title hopes hit by 1-1 draw with Girona at Bernabeu – CNAMADRID, April 10 :
Real Madrid had to settle for a 1-1 draw against mid-table Girona in LaLiga on Friday, extending the hosts’ winless run to three games in all competitions and giving leaders Barcelona the chance to stretch their advantage at the top. Federico Valverde put Real ahead six minutes after halftime but Girona levelled in the 62nd... Read More
President Donald Trump said that the US military is reloading with “the best ammunition” to restart attacks on Iran if negotiations in Pakistan fail-
“We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships with the best ammunition, the best weapons ever made, even better than what we did previously, and we blew them apart,” the US president said. Trump’s comments to the New York Post were made just before Vice President JD Vance, who will lead the US... Read More
EU and U.S. near critical minerals deal to combat Chinese control-
The European Union and U.S. are nearing an agreement to coordinate on producing and securing critical minerals, part of a push to break reliance on Chinese supplies.The potential deal would create incentives, such as minimum prices, that could advantage non-Chinese suppliers, according to a draft of an “action plan” seen by Bloomberg. The EU and... Read More
Splashdown of Artemis II astronauts concludes historic 10-day moon mission.
The Artemis II capsule and its four-member crew streaked through Earth’s atmosphere and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after nearly ten days in space, capping the first voyage by humans to the vicinity of the moon in over half a century. NASA’s gumdrop-shaped Orion capsule, dubbed Integrity, parachuted gently into the sea off... Read More
Iran delegation arrives in Pakistan for US talks, as Lebanon and Israel to discuss ceasefire
Iranian negotiators have arrived in Pakistan ahead of peace talks with the US due to take place this weekend, says Iran state media ISLAMABAD: US Vice President JD Vance warned Iran on Friday against trying to “play” Washington, as he set off for talks in Islamabad aimed at transforming a fragile ceasefire into a lasting... Read More









