A man and woman accused of killing a man at a hotel in northwest Dallas last week were still there when detectives arrived at the scene hours after the victim’s body was dropped off at an urgent-care clinic, police say. One of the detectives detained 35-year-old Brian Lamont Crowder and 38-year-old Tiffany Tarena Watts, who each face a murder charge in the …

MILAN: High-flying Sassuolo scored three goals in 13 minutes to complete an extraordinary comeback from 3-1 down to win 4-3 at Bologna in Serie A on Sunday as AS Roma also staged a 5-2 comeback against promoted Benevento. The victory saw Sassuolo, who have never finished higher than sixth, move second in Serie A, two points below early leaders AC …

LAHORE: The trio of senior players including former captains Sarfaraz Ahmed and Shoaib Malik plus fast bowler Mohammad Amir were left out while uncapped players Abdullah Shafiq and Usman Qadir along with youngsters Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Musa Khan and Zafar Gohar were named by Pakistan selectors in a 22-member squad announced on Monday for the forthcoming limited-overs home series against …

LONDON: Ian Martin, the Head of Disability Cricket at the England and Wales Cricket Board has praised former dashing all-rounder Shahid Afridi for accepting the post of Honorary Chairman of the Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association recently. In his statement, Martin said that the inclusion of Boom Boom Afridi will give a big boost to disabled cricket around the world. “Pakistan’s …

NYON: As a second wave of coronavirus cases hits Europe, the Champions League is going to again send elite players criss-crossing the continent. But football’s biggest club competition has a back-up plan to ensure the group stage can be completed, even if there is a delay caused of the pandemic. The 32-team contest will begin on Tuesday, one month later …

The Zimbabwe cricket team arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday to play two limited overs series against Pakistan. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials welcomed the visiting team at the airport. Players of the Zimbabwe team — who are visiting the country after five years — will spend their first week (Oct 21 to 27) in quarantine in Islamabad. The team left …

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Deputy Governor Sima Kamil on Monday said small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sector would be facilitated on a priority basis. Addressing the members of Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (Kati) on Monday, she discussed more relaxation in policies for exporters and direct coordination between SBP and the business community. The participants agreed on …

ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) on Monday awarded contracts worth Rs5.11 billion to Telenor, Zong, Ufone and PTCL under the Next Generation Broadband for Sustainable Development and Next Generation Optical Fibre Network and Services programs. The USF meeting was chaired by IT Secretary Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui. Under the Next Generation Optical Fiber Network and Services projects, worth approximately Rs3bn, …

DUBAI: It might take countries in the Middle East and Central Asia a decade to return to the economic growth seen before the coronavirus crisis, the International Monetary Fund said, as long-standing regional vulnerabilities weigh on their recovery. Lack of diversification among oil-exporting countries and the reliance of oil importers on sectors like tourism, as well as their dependence on …

ISLAMABAD: The Natio­nal Assembly’s Standing Committee on Commerce has taken up the proposed amendments in Afgha­nis­tan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) to protect local exporters. The committee meeting, chaired by MNA Naveed Qamar was convened on Monday, to gather feedback from the Ministry of Commerce on the proposed demands from Afghan government for revising the APTTA, 2010. Commerce Adviser Razak Dawood …