LONDON: England crushed Ukraine 4-0 in Rome on Saturday to set up a Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark who continued their remarkable run by beating the Czech Republic in the last eight earlier. Harry Kane scored twice for England at the Stadio Olimpico while Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson also found the net as Gareth Southgate’s side reached the semi-finals …

LONDON: Wimbledon’s traditional ‘Middle Sunday’ of rest will disappear in 2022, as will the ‘Manic Monday’ that follows it. For one last time, the oldest Grand Slam tournament was quiet as first week of this year’s edition ended. And for one last time, the second week will begin with a bevy of action, the only major to schedule all 16 …

SPIELBERG: Formula One leader Max Verstappen led from start to finish as he won the Austrian Grand Prix for Red Bull in front of an orange army of fans, powering 32 points clear of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in the championship on Sunday. Seven-time world champion Hamilton was a distant fourth, behind Finnish team-mate Valtteri Bottas in second and McLaren’s Lando …

BRISTOL: Tom Curran followed in brother Sam’s footsteps against Sri Lanka only for rain to deny England a series clean sweep in the third and final One-day International in Bristol on Sunday. Having won the preceding Twenty20 International series 3-0, England were on course to end the ODI campaign with a similar scoreline after dismissing Sri Lanka for a meagre …

Pakistan men’s cricket team bowling coach Waqar Younis regretted on Monday that former captain Younis Khan had stepped down as the batting coach of the team just days before the England tour. Addressing a virtual press conference from the United Kingdom, where Pakistan will be playing three One-day Internationals and as many Twenty20 International (T20I)against England, Waqar said, “It’s unfortunate (Younis Khan …

Ed Sheeran, who attended Euro 2020 match against Germany at Wembley, has expressed his feelings  on singing for England football team: “I don’t think there’s many moments that will top that.” Sheeran enthralled the national team with his performance at their St George’s Park HQ last month. During an appearance on Crouchy’s Year-Late Euros, Sheeran said he had been invited …

WASHINGTON: As he prepares to blast off into a new career stage, Jeff Bezos leaves an enduring legacy after transforming Amazon from a modest online bookseller into one of the world’s most powerful corporations. Bezos, 57, was set to hand over the job of Amazon chief executive on Monday to Andy Jassy and turn his attention to his private space …

Economic growth creates the private sector’s demand for bank credit. A strong economic recovery of four per cent in 2020-21 — after about 0.5pc decline in GDP a year earlier — led to higher demand for bank credit. By and large, banks met increased credit demand. But they apparently failed in making sure that bank credit is distributed judiciously across …

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has established the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML&CFT) cell to check financial crimes and illegal transfer of resources. However, the main responsibility to investigate terror financing cases will still lie with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). A senior official of the anti-graft watchdog told Dawn that the AML&CFT cell would coordinate with …

British actor Florence Pugh and boyfriend Zach Braff’s romance is going stronger than ever, despite the many naysayers they have. During a new interview with the Sunday Times, the Little Women star, 25, spoke about her relationship with the Scrubs actor, 46, and revealed why she thinks the two get backlash. “I think it bugs people that it’s not who they expected,” said Pugh. She …