Tag: First
Strauss-Kahn spends first full day free of house arrest
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn spent his first full day free from house arrest Saturday after prosecutors cast doubt about the credibility of a...
Britain’s first ever pure gold dispenser
It's the ultimate hole-in-the-wall - a money machine that dispenses pure gold. Never mind packets of crisps and sweets, shoppers at a Westfield's shopping...
Etihad named best first class airline
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been declared as the airline with the Best First Class in the world...
First KP women entrepreneurs’ trade fair begins
The first-ever inter-provincial trade fair for women entrepreneurs of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa started on Saturday. The basic objective of the two-day trade fair, organized by...
India wrap up first test against WI
India wrapped up a 63-run victory over West Indies in the first test on the fourth day at Sabina Park on Thursday to take...
Aisam, Bopanna make a shock first round exit
Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and his partner Rohan Bopanna made a shock first round exit from the Wimbledon men’s doubles event in London on Thursday....
Djokovic crushes Chardy in first round
Novak Djokovic returned to winning ways as the second seed crushed France’s Jeremy Chardy 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 in the first round at Wimbledon on...
World’s first ‘Smurf Village’ being built in Abu Dhabi
The world’s first Smurf Village, a mini-world dedicated to the small blue fictional creatures created by Belgian cartoonist, Pierre ‘Peyo’ Culliford, is a keynote...
Bartoli Wimbledon boost with first grasscourt title
Marion Bartoli of France won the first grasscourt title of her career Saturday, defeating Czech Petra Kvitova 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 in the Eastbourne final,...
US First Lady urges Hollywood to back military
First Lady Michelle Obama urged Hollywood on Monday to showcase the strength of US service families, as she used a trip to Tinsel Town...
India show class in first T20 triumph
India withstood a late charge from rookie Christopher Barnwell to collect their maiden Twenty20 International victory over West Indies by 16 runs at Queen’s...
Li clinches first Grand Slam title for China
China’s Li Na beat last year’s champion Francesca Schiavone 6-4 7-6 in the French Open final on Saturday to become the first player from...
The summer’s first downpour
The city witnessed a heavy burst of rain, 27 millimeters, on the first day of June. While some enjoyed this pleasant cool wave amidst...
Bribery claims first from FIFA insider
The latest allegations about corruption and bribery levelled at FIFA’s hierarchy are explosive because for the first time they have been made by an...
Lille clinch first Ligue 1 title since 1954
Modest Lille’s astonishing fairytale is complete after they claimed their first Ligue 1 title since 1954 as well as a league and cup double...
Fakhar first president of Int’l Sufi Council
Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) has elected Fakhar Zaman, a renowned novelist, poet and a dramatist, as the first president of the recently established...
