GUADALAJARA: Late strikes from Andreas Christensen and Marcus Rashford secured a hard-fought 2-0 victory for Barcelona against third-tier side Guadalajara on Tuesday, sending the Catalans through to the last 16 of the Copa del Rey. Barcelona laboured for much of the match at the Pedro Escartin stadium, holding over 80% of possession but struggling to break down a disciplined five-man …

KARACHI: There is a scene I once watched—unwillingly, thanks to social media—in an Indian television drama that still defies belief. The heroine gazes at the sky and declares, “Whoever brings me a piece of that moon will be my husband.” What follows is cinematic chaos. A man throws a rope-like object toward the sky and begins pulling the moon down …

PARIS: Teenagers Quentin Ndjantou and Ibrahim Mbaye starred as Paris Saint-Germain returned to the top of Ligue 1 with a hard-fought 3-2 win at rock-bottom Metz on Saturday. Ndjantou scored his first goal for the club while Mbaye managed two assists, with Portuguese forward Goncalo Ramos and substitute Desire Doue adding the other goals for PSG. “Ndjantou is the surprise …

LONDON: Mohamed Salah set up a goal in Liverpool’s 2-0 win against Brighton on Saturday as he returned to action after an explosive outburst cast doubt over his future at the Premier League champions. The Egypt forward, the subject of intense scrutiny in the build-up to the game at Anfield, came off the substitutes’ bench to huge cheers in the …

John Cena, one of WWE’s most iconic superstars and a 17-time World Champion, is set to bring the curtain down on his legendary in-ring career later today as he headlines Saturday Night’s Main Event at the Capital One Arena. The final chapter of Cena’s more than two-decade-long wrestling journey will see him square off against Gunther, who earned the right …