DHAKA: Spinner Mehidy Hasan and seamer Mustafizur Rahman claimed three wickets each as Bangladesh thrashed Sri Lanka by 103 runs in their rain-hit second One-day International to clinch the series on Tuesday. Wicket-keeper-batsman Mush­fi­qur Rahim hit a brilliant 125 to steer Bangladesh, who recorded their first series win over Sri Lanka across formats, to 246 all out in 48.1 overs …

BERLIN: Outgoing Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick will succeed his former boss Joachim Loew in the Germany dugout after Euro 2020, the German Football Association (DFB) announced on Tuesday. “It’s all gone surprisingly quickly, but I am very happy to be Germany coach from the autumn,” said Flick, 56, after signing a three-year contract to succeed Loew. “I am hugely …

TOKYO: Top Japanese officials said on Tuesday they did not expect a US advisory against travel to Japan due to coronavirus (Covid-19) concerns to affect the Tokyo Olympics — less than two months away — and that US support for the Games was unchanged. The US State Department’s ‘Do Not Travel’ advisory and guidance for Japan on Monday did not …

LAHORE: Around 233 players of all the six franchises of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the staff of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are set to leave for Abu Dhabi on Wednesday morning from Lahore and Karachi on chartered flights to feature in the remaining 20 matches of the league which are likely to be held there tentatively …

LAHORE: Former chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Najam Sethi and ex-members of the Board of Governors of the PCB Nouman Butt and Shakil Sheikh and others have slammed the decision of the PCB of handing over the management of provincial cricket associations to the Deputy Commissioners. In a tweet message Najam Sethi said: “PCB has handed over the management of …

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Pakistan’s export of Information Communication Technology (ICT) grew by 46 per cent during the first 10 months of 2020-21. An official announcement said the value of ICT reached $1.70 billion as compared to $1.17bn in 10MFY20. In April, the exports of ICT grew by 66pc to $196m as compared to $118m in April 2020. ICT exports now look set …

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on Tuesday assured continuous support to the government of Pakistan in achieving the priority development objectives, a press release issued by Ministry of Economic Affairs said. Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub Khan held a consultative meeting with World Bank Country Director Najy Benhassine. Ongoing projects and development priorities of government of Pakistan for the next …

LAHORE: Defying Prime Minister Imran Khan for the third time in the last eight months and further delaying legislation on the “Sugar Factories (Control) (Amen­dment) Act,” the Punjab Assembly has referred the Act to the standing committee on food — a committee that does not exist — and asked it to report within 60 days. Speaking to Dawn, Punjab Minister for …

ISLAMABAD: As the mobile sets assembling licences are set to expire next month, the Pakistan Telecommunication Autho­rity (PTA) on Tuesday issued Mobile Device Manu­facturing Authorisation to 19 foreign and local companies for the production of mobile devices locally. The licences have been issued under the Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) Regulations, 2021, issued by the PTA in January this year. Among …