British football club Chelsea has appointed Leicester’s Enzo Maresca as its new head coach.
According to British media, Chelsea has agreed to a five-year contract with Renzo. Italy’s Enzo Maresca will replace Mauricio Pochettino at Stamford Bridge. Enzo Maresca was Pep Guardiola’s assistant at English Premier League (EPL) champions Manchester City until last year. He made an immediate return to the Premier League for Leicester after relegation 12 months ago.
Renzo Maresca’s work style has also impressed Chelsea chiefs, which has led to his signing. Chelsea Football Club has been looking for a new manager after parting ways with Mauricio Pochettino. At the time of Mauricio Pochettino’s departure and at the end of this year’s EPL season, Chelsea finished sixth in the table but qualify for the Europa League.
Who are Firdous Jamal’s favourite actresses? The answers may surprise you
Veteran actor Firdous Jamal was recently invited as a guest in ‘Mazaq Raat’, hosted by Imran Ashraf. The hosed asked, “My question is, in the last 50 years, which face has been the most charming and consistently number one in the industry?”
Firdous Jamal said, “I believe that in the Pakistan film industry, there hasn’t been a woman as beautiful as Zeba Begum, who is the wife of the late Muhammad Ali, nor an actress as talented as Shamim Ara”
The actor was on a hiatus from work, undergoing cancer treatment. Now, he is doing well now after surgery and chemotherapy.
We thought Jamal would name his co-stars from 80s dramas as his favourites but its good to know that he chose to honour his seniors instead.
Residents of a city in Zhejiang province, China, were shocked to see the night sky turn blood-red last week. The phenomenon invoked the local meteorological department to investigate the reason.
The shocking spectacle occurred around 8 pm. Chinese social media went abuzz with videos and pictures of the red sky, with some claiming it to be supernatural. However, researchers rejected the claims.
It has been revealed that the red sky was caused by a fishing boat testing its lights before going out to the sea.
Rayleigh Scattering
The scientists said the boat’s red light underwent a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering as it encountered particles in the atmosphere, reported Yahoo News. The particles were much smaller than the wavelength of light, scattering illumination in different directions.
It’s not the first time that something like this has happened as similar events reportedly occurred in the city’s Putuo district on May 7, 2022, and in Fuzhou, Fujian province, on May 10, 2022.
The locked store of the District Headquarter Hospital in Isakhel tehsil had been harbouring the decomposed body of an elderly patient, DAWN has reported.
According to reports, Mohammad Ali, son of Mohammad Asif, was an injured elderly man who was brought to the hospital in February by Rescue 1122 after an accident. He was admitted and treated for a fracture but no relatives paid him a visit.
Ali was said to be mentally ill and grappling with speech. The patients in his ward complained about him after which he was shifted to another room.
When the Punjab health secretary visited the hospital a few days back, Ali was taken to an empty store and locked in for the duration of the visit to avoid any “objectionable” behaviour from him.
He remained locked since the hospital staff reportedly “forgot” to take him out after the visit. Days later, when a revolting smell began spreading through the hospital, the staff began interrogating only to find Ali’s decomposed body in the store room.
Upon receiving the news, Mianwali Deputy Commissioner Khalid Javed Gorayia went to the DHQ Hospital and called for an investigation into the incident.
He established an inquiry committee, led by DHO (HR) Dr. Rafiqe Khan.
An autopsy report will be provided to determine the cause of death.
The hospital administration has reportedly buried the body as an unknown person.
Chris Evans, famous for playing Captain America, took to his Instagram to issue a clarification for a photo floating on the internet. The picture, which showed him signing ammunition with a soldier, was being shared with misleading information that the soldier was from the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF).
As Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues unabated, people across the world slammed Evans for the photo.
This clarification came amid heightened speculations of Evans having gone to Israel to meet IDF soldiers and signing a missile for them like other American dignitaries including Nikki Haley.
While Reuters did a fact-check story on this picture earlier in February, Evans posted a story earlier in the day (May 31). In his Instagram story, he wrote, “This image was taken during a USO tour in 2016. I went with a group of actors, athletes and musicians to show appreciation for our service members.” He went on to add that, “The object he was asked to sign is not a bomb, or a missile, or a weapon of any kind. It is an inert object used for training or display purposes only.”
It’s been close to nine months since the genocide in Gaza started but the actor neither condemned it nor uttered a word of support for the oppressed Gazans. His clarification is thus receiving flak for still not mentioning Palestine.
A netizen wrote, “Chris Evans can say all this to defend himself and still not use his platform spread awareness about Palestine is truly so evil.”
chris evans can say all this to defend himself and still not use his platform spread awareness about palestine is truly so evil. pic.twitter.com/G4OjnT0siw
A supporter of Free Palestine lambasted Captain America for signing something that merely represents the bomb but no information or donation link about Palestine.
Ohhhh, sure thing, Chris Evans. It’s perfectly all right for you to sign something that merely REPRESENTS the bombs being dropped by our military on human beings. And it’s just fine for you to post about this, but not any info or donation links about Palestine. pic.twitter.com/i4LQPby7Ef
— Arthur (Free Palestine ) (@arthur_ant18) May 31, 2024
Nicole on X (formerly Twitter) called him out for not shedding light on the genocide and said, “Anyway, don’t be like Chris, call for a free Palestine.”
Instead of calling for a ceasefire or shedding light on the genocide that’s going on, Chris Evans used his platform to first make sure you know he signed an inert “training” objet.
— Nicole | Godless Entity (@WestenrasKiss) May 31, 2024
A proponent of Ceasefire Now posted, “The thing that bothers me about this post, even though it should be reassuring he’s not gross is the fact he said nothing about Palestine whatsoever in conjunction with this picture.”
Chris Evans apparently didn’t actually sign a missile, it was a fake one for educational purposes. The thing that bothers me about this post ,even though it should be reassuring he’s not gross is the fact he said nothing about Palestine whatsoever in conjunction with this picture pic.twitter.com/oTpNcKdMm4
Nepal cricket team spinner Sandeep Lamichhane is out of the T20 World Cup after his visa was rejected by America.
The Nepali Cricket Board made several attempts to get an American visa for Sandeep but they proved futile.
Nepal included him in the squad for the World Cup after his eight-year sentence in the rape case ended this month.
On Thursday, the Nepal Cricket Board said, “The US embassy again refused to grant them a visa, after which the possibility of participation in the event is extremely reduced or eliminated.”
On the other hand, Nepali fans protested against the American authorities for not issuing the visa to the cricketer.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan refused to see the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime team when it arrived at Adiala Jail late Thursday night to investigate his recent controversial social media post.
“I will answer any question in the presence of lawyers,” said Khan, refusing to become a part of any investigation by the FIA, Geo News reported.
Recently, Khan’s social media handle on X (formerly Twitter) posted a video regarding the breakup of East Pakistan and putting the blame on the military establishment for committing atrocities which led to the country’s separation.
The development came after FIA’s cyber crime wing decided on Thursday to initiate action against Khan over his controversial tweet on social media.
Interestingly, PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan tried to distance his party from the post saying it should be seen “in political context” and that Khan did not know the contents of the post that was uploaded.
Geo News reported that FIA’s cyber wing will investigate four people including Khan, Gohar, PTI Information Secretary Raoof Hasan, and Secretary-General Omar Ayub for the “propaganda videos”.
Leg-spinner Usama Mir has sent a direct message to Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Mohsin Naqvi upon not getting a place in the T20 World Cup squad, Geo has reported.
Selectors and senior team managers are unhappy with Usama Mir, deciding not to issue the No Objections Certificate (NOC) for leagues, even after PCB promised to do so.
Mir was not selected in the Pakistan sent a message to the Chairman PCB emphasizing that he took the most wickets in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), but he has not been selected in World Cup Squad, and has not been given NOC for T20 blast.
When the selectors and senior manager Wahab Riaz were informed about Usama Mir’s action, a video conference was held in Ireland in which all the selectors and Usama Mir participated.
The spinner sought permission from the selectors and Wahab Riaz to play the league in England, where he was assured that he would be given NOC for the league.
However, now Usama Mir has gone to England, but the NOC has not been given to him yet.
According to PCB, the bowler has not been given the NOC due to two league limit. Usama Mir has played two leagues in the cycle from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
England defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in the 4th T20 in Oval.
In the last match of the T20 series, England won the toss and decided to bowl against Pakistan.
Pakistan inning:
Pakistan team got out after scoring 157 runs on the fifth ball of the 20th over.
On behalf of Pakistan, Usman Khan scored 38 runs, captain Babar Azam scored 36 runs and Mohammad Rizwan scored 23 runs. Iftikhar Ahmed played an innings of 21 runs, Naseem Shah scored 16 runs, Fakhar Zaman scored 9 runs, Haris Rauf scored 8 runs.
Shadab Khan, Azam Khan, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Amir could not score any run.
Livingston, Adil Rashid and Mark Wood dismissed 2 each for England. Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan and Jofra Archer took 1 wicket each.
England inning:
The English team achieved the target of 158 runs in the 16th over. Phil Salt scored 45, Jos Buttler 39 and Will Jacks 20 for England. Jonny Bairstow remained unbeaten on 28 runs and Brooke remained unbeaten on 17 runs.
Haris Rauf took 3 wickets for 38 runs.
England won the four match series by 2-0 as first and third T20 matches of the series were called off due to rain.
Malala is making a special appearance in a British sitcom called ‘We Are Lady Parts’ based on a punk band consisting of Muslim women.
For a photoshoot with British Vogue, Malala donned a look similar to that of a cowgirl with a shimmery blue outfit and a large hat while sitting on horseback.
Other cast members were seen standing in front of the horse.
Netizens were reacting in all ways possible to her pictures but the dominant element is her muffled response and lack of condemnation of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Social media users subjected her to criticism as one commented underneath the British Vogue post, “Wow, the priorities Malala has during an ongoing genocide.”
While another commented, “Proving that modesty fashion can be stylish, trendy, and fun.”
A user subjected her to severe criticism: “Can officially add actress to her CV, we’ve only been assuming for the past many years”. Someone else commented, “Baby girl is too busy to give a damn about genocide. #AllEyesOnRafah”
Fashion journalist Amna Isani shared the picture and took a jibe at her by commenting, “Is this what officially losing the plot looks like?”.
Malala has been receiving ire since October 7 because of her perceived restraint in condemning Israel for the genocide. Even though she has called for a ceasefire in the past, the internet is lambasting her for her silence on the Rafah Massacre carried out by Israeli forces early in the week.
However, in the interview that she gave to Vogue, Malala did talk about Gaza and specifically the Rafah Massacre. “This is such a difficult time right now, especially with what is happening in Gaza, and especially what we saw in Rafah this week,” she told the magazine, calling the images “heartbreaking.”
She went on to plead the case for a ceasefire in Gaza, stating: “I want people in Gaza not to be dehumanised. I want people to see those children as humans.”
