Los Angeles: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has reclaimed his position as the world’s highest-paid actor, according to a Forbes rich list otherwise dominated by the cast of Marvel’s record-breaking “Avengers” films. ### Former professional wrestler Johnson raked in $89.4 million (Dh328 million) over 12 months, rising back to the number-one spot he last held in…
Dubai: The mercurial James Doyle was denied a coveted first Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1) victory when Crystal Ocean, the highest rated racehorse on the planet, was narrowly edged out by Japan in an electrifying renewal of the mile-and-a-quarter contest at York Racecourse in the UK on Wednesday. ### Sent off as the 11/10 favourite,…
Reno, Nevada: A Washoe County jury has convicted a 72-year-old man of first-degree murder in the February killing of an elderly man he stabbed at least 250 times. ### Ralph Goad faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole at his sentencing set for Oct. 2. ### The Washoe District Court jury…
Paris: Guillaume Hoarau’s second-half penalty claimed a 2-2 draw to deny former winners Red Star Belgrade a comeback victory over Young Boys in the Champions League’s play-off round first leg on Wednesday. ### Roger Assale scored early on for the hosts before Milos Degenek and Mateo Garcia put the 1991 European champions 2-1 up shortly…
Pakistani actor Hamza Ali Abbasi confirmed that he will be marrying actress Naimal Khawar Khan and their wedding ceremony will be taking place on August 25, after an image of their wedding invitation circulated online. ### The news came as a surprise for fans and people in the entertainment industry alike as there was no…
Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has been off carbohydrates and junk food for the last four days in preparation for a glamorous photo shoot in Dubai for fashion retailer Splash, but she isn’t in a crabby mood owing to her liquid diet. On the contrary, her perennially-sunny disposition is intact as she twirls and shimmies down…
Dubai: Telecommunications firm Etisalat are warning customers to secure themselves against hackers, after a company owner was billed over Dh24,000 for landline calls to Mauritania in West Africa that his business never made. ### Indian expat Ashok Chaturvedi, who runs a medical training and events firm in Karama, said he received usage charges of Dh24,469 for…