HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Drivers traveling into Houston from Katy and Cinco Ranch should prepare for traffic Thursday morning. An overturned 18-wheeler is blocking the northbound and southbound SH-99 Grand Parkway connector ramps to the I-10 Katy Freeway eastbound. As an alternate route, drivers can take the SH-99 westbound exit ramp and make a U-turn. SkyEye video from above the …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The city of Houston could soon be asked to return money after the General Land Office says that it missed almost all of the benchmarks for the city-administered Hurricane Harvey recovery program. If the GLO determines the money needs to be returned to the state, it still must be spent to help Harvey victims in the …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday reported as many as 805 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the National Institute of Health (NIH) data showed. According to the National Institute of Health, 17,150 Covid tests were conducted across the country in past 24 hours, out of which 805 turned out to be positive. The nationwide Covid-19 test positivity ratio …

LONDON: Defending champion Novak Djokovic battled back from two sets down to reach an 11th Wimbledon semi-final on Tuesday as mother-of-two Tatjana Maria booked her first Slam last-four spot after 15 years of trying. Djokovic triumphed 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 over Italian 10th seed Jannik Sinner, coming from two sets down for the seventh time in his career. Maria …

BIRMINGHAM: India were docked two World Test Championship (WTC) points for their slow over-rate in the fifth Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday. The tourists were found to be two overs behind the over-rate which also led to a fine of 40% of the match fees, the governing International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement on Tuesday. The points penalty …

KARACHI: Pakistan women’s national football team is set to be the most immediate beneficiary of the lifting of the suspension placed on the Pakistan Football Federation by the game’s global body FIFA. Pakistan’s agonising 15-month suspension was lifted last week with FIFA also extending the mandate of the PFF Normalisation Committee, meaning the national team can return to international competitions. The first …

WELLINGTON: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and the players’ association signed a five-year deal on Tuesday that will see male and female cricketers receive equal pay. The agreement will see women’s players at both international and domestic level receive the same match fees as men across all formats and competitions. “This is the most important agreement in our sport, as it …

India’s media came down heavily on their star cricketers on Wednesday after England romped to a seven-wicket victory in the fifth Test, calling the bowlers too wayward and questioning Virat Kohli’s place in the side. After being in control, India were bowled out for 245 in their second innings, setting England a record target of 378 runs that the hosts reached with …

KARACHI: Equities witnessed lacklustre activity on Tuesday on the backdrop of a further delay in the resumption of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme, said Topline Securities. Investors opted to stay on the sidelines, resulting in a low trading volume. They became worried about the likely delay in the deal with the IMF after the media reported the finance …