KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — Pakistan forward Mariam Mahmood has become the first footballer from the country to feature in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, making history during Wrexham AFC Women’s maiden European campaign. The 22-year-old represented the Welsh club in the first qualifying round, which began with a 4-2 victory over Armenian c...
By Akhtar Pathan KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — Every year, drowning claims more than 300,000 lives worldwide, making it one of the leading causes of preventable death. Public health experts say the overwhelming majority of those deaths could be avoided if more people knew how to swim, practiced water safety and were trained to rescue and [&hellip...
EAST RUTHERFORD, United States (MNTV) – Spain dethroned Argentina 1-0 in extra time Sunday to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup at New York New Jersey Stadium in the US. Spain looked the more adventurous side throughout the opening half. Lamine Yamal forced an early save from Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, while Lionel Messi kept [&he...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Pakistan is aiming to train and deploy between 300,000 and 400,000 workers for projects linked to the FIFA World Cup 2034 in Saudi Arabia as part of a wider effort to expand overseas employment opportunities and strengthen its presence in global labor markets. According to official documents reviewed by Wealth Paki...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan’s World Cup preparations could hardly have gone worse. They lost both of their warm-up matches before opening their campaign against Colombia in Mexico City on June 17. Yet results in friendlies have done little to dampen the significance of the moment. When Uzbekistan take the field at the Estadio Azte...
By MNTV Staff Writer WASHINGTON (MNTV) – Seven minutes into his first World Cup match, Yasin Ayari did what young midfielders dream of doing. A Tunisian clearance fell to him 25 yards out in Monterrey, and he met it cleanly, the ball arrowing past three defenders on the line and a stranded goalkeeper. It was […]
By MNTV Staff Writer In St. Petersburg in the summer of 2018, Egypt’s goalkeeper Mohamed Elshenawy had just produced the game of his life. He had kept Uruguay at bay for 89 minutes with a string of saves before conceding a late winner, and the watching officials named him man of the match. Then came […]
MEXICO CITY (MNTV) — As the iconic Estadio Azteca takes center stage for the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a historic chapter is being written for the global Muslim community. With FIFA’s newly implemented 48-team format, a record-breaking 13 Muslim-majority nations have successfully qualified, turning this North American tou...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (MNTV) – Somali football referee Omar Artan received a hero’s welcome on his return home after he was denied entry to the US, a decision that prevented him from officiating at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Senior government officials, including Sports Minister Mohamed Abdulkadir Ali, Defense Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, and ...
By Mushfiq Ahmad KARACHI, Pakistan (MNTV) — Long before the first whistle of the FIFA World Cup is blown, the narrow streets of Lyari begin to transform. Walls burst into color, flags of competing nations flutter above crowded lanes, and children gather around artists painting giant murals of football legends. In this neighborhood of Karachi,...
