Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan to be moved to hospital, following complaints about his poor health. A three-judge panel ordered that the cricketer-turned-politician be taken to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad in the next 48 hours to be examined by physicians. The court also said Khan would be allowed
Bill Rasmussen, a former local-news sports director who parlayed an interest in the nascent business of satellite television into the launch of the sports-media giant known as ESPN, has died after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. The entrepreneur and founder was 93 years old. Rasmussen in 1978 was idling in traffic on Connecticut’s Interstate 84
Surrey have signed Indian batter Mahipal Lomror for the final six County Championship games of the season. The 26-year-old, who captains Rajasthan in India’s domestic Ranji Trophy competition, averages 42.62 in first-class cricket and has a career-best 300 not out. He also bowls left-arm off spin, taking 62 first-class wickets. “Playing in the County Championship
The oil discovery was made in the sea about 175km (110 miles) off the Amazon coast but the size of the field is not yet clear. It is also still unknown whether extracting the oil, which is located at a depth of 2,886m (9,469ft), would be commercially viable. Conservationists have warned that the area where
Ascend Literary Management has signed Robb Cullen for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. Cullen continues to be repped by IAG and Jared Levine, Sabrina Padwa and Jonathan Leiter of Yorn Levine. Cullen most recently created the series “Average Joe.” The series originally launched on BET+ in 2023, while the second season will debut on Paramount+
Nathan McSweeney will miss the final three games of Northamptonshire’s County Championship Division Two season because he will be representing Australia A in India. The 27-year-old is Northants’ leading run-scorer in the Championship this season with 589 runs at an average of just under 50, hitting three centuries and two half-centuries. McSweeney will feature in
