LONDON: England are unburdened by the weight of agonising history: Germany have finally been beaten in a tournament again. No need to endure more penalty heartache or disallowed goals this time. Just like in the 1966 World Cup final, England triumphed over a German team at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, winning 2-0 to reach the Euro 2020 quarter-finals after Raheem …

CHESTER-LE-STREET: Joe Root celebrated his 150th One-day International appearance with an unbeaten half-century as England claimed a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their series opener at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street on Tuesday. Chasing a target of 186, England opener Jonny Bairstow made a fast start as England reached 50 inside five overs but soon lost his opening partner …

LAHORE: Finally the construction work of the long-abandoned Squash Complex started in Nishtar Park Sports Complex on Tuesday. The six-court Squash Complex will be completed at a cost of Rs386 million in two years, according to a Sports Board Punjab (SBP) press release. Punjab Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti said that Squash Complex was abandoned …

KARACHI: Credit offtake by the private sector from the banking channel increased by 196 per cent during the current fiscal year indicating the rapid increase of economic activities compared to the previous year. According to the State Bank’s latest data issued on Tuesday, the private sector borrowed Rs489.4 billion during FY21 (up to June 18) against Rs165.3bn in the same …

ISLAMABAD: The government has put in place a system to reduce dwell time from the existing nine days to less than two days for Afghan transit containers at Karachi and Gwadar ports. The target is to enhance Afghan cargo container clearance via the Green Channel to 80pc at Pakistani ports under transit trade while only 20pc containers may be marked …

ISLAMABAD: The prices of all petroleum products may go significantly up on Wednesday (today) owing to higher international prices and some adjustments in tax rates. Three different options are under consideration of the government. Under one option, based precisely on existing tax rates and oil import price, the ex-depot price of high speed diesel (HSD) is estimated to go up …

LONDON: Venus Williams accumulated 10 aces on Tuesday by smacking serves at up to 114 mph not quite like the old days, but not too shabby, either. She drove forehands to corners. She made her way to the net for crisp volleys. And when it was all over, the 41-year-old American celebrated her first Wimbledon match win since 2018 by …

BIRMINGHAM: The third One-day International between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston next month will be allowed to have 19,000 spectators, organisers said. The day-night contest, scheduled for July 13, has been permitted to host an 80 per cent capacity crowd without social distancing requirements after it was confirmed as one of the government’s pilot events to allow bigger crowds. Earlier …

Tennis great Serena Williams limped out of Wimbledon in tears on Tuesday after her latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles crown ended in injury. The American sixth seed and seven-times Wimbledon winner was clearly in pain on a slippery Centre Court and sought treatment while 3-2 up in her first round match against unseeded Belarussian Aliaksandra Sasnovich. …