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MUNICH: Bayern Munich kick-started their Bundesliga title defence with a resounding 5-1 victory over Stuttgart thanks to a sparkling second half display at the Allianz Arena on Friday that showed they have lost none of their potency from last season. Goals from Dayot Upamecano, Michael Olise, Aleksandar Pavlovic and Luis Diaz capped a superb performance … Read more
Namibia produced a strong all-round performance to defeat South Africa by 18 runs in the opening match of the Namibia T20I Tri Series in Windhoek on Friday. After being invited to bat first Namibia posted 163-9 from their 20 overs. Jan Frylinck led the way with a fluent 60 off 38 balls, including six fours … Read more
Putin, Xi, Modi, Pezeshkian to head to Bishkek as SCO marks 25 years amid Ukraine, Iran wars World leaders pose for a group photo during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Tianjin. PHOTO: AFP Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping are expected in Central Asia’s Kyrgyzstan Monday for a two-day summit, also attended by … Read more
On social media, it’s now common for athletes of all levels to share regular dispatches from the sidelines.
[The loss of power-generating capacity has raised questions about an ambitious expansion of renewable energy in one of the world’s most hazard-prone mountain regions.
Israel’s strike on a Syrian base to pre-empt the feared deployment of Turkish forces was part of a growing competition in the Middle East and beyond.
[ ISLAMABAD: The government has formed a committee to probe the issuance of a notice of termination of the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between Pakistan and Sweden, which may deal a big blow to foreign investment. Sources in the Ministry of Commerce told The Express Tribune that the Board of Investment (BOI) took up the … Read more
Jofra Archer returned to Test cricket after four years. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: Jofra Archer said he might play ‘until I’m 40’ thanks to the benefits of being a member of England’s new-look fast-bowling quartet. The ongoing three Test series against Pakistan represents the first time Archer, Ollie Robinson, Josh Tongue and Gus Atkinson have all … Read more
Babar Azam returned to captaincy for the third time. Photo: AFP LONDON: England’s last wicket simply refused to fall. Gus Atkinson and Josh Tong put together a useful partnership and, strangely enough, watching them dig in gave me a certain sense of satisfaction. You might be wondering what on earth I mean by that. The … Read more
[ Chinese firm disqualified over Mandarin documents, KE withdraws, citing tariff delay Under the restructuring plan for DISCOs, the government will transfer Rs911 billion worth of assets of three firms to new buyers against Rs648 billion in liabilities, giving buyers net positive equity of Rs263 billion. PHoto: File ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission has qualified 10 … Read more