HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A new billboard targeting criminals is up along the South Loop. City leaders unveiled the billboard in hopes it will lower crime in Sunnyside, and other neighborhoods. “Crime can’t hide in Sunnyside,” the sign reads. People living there want to see their neighborhood turned around. “It’s actually getting worse,” Pastor James Nash, who preaches at Greater …

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) — A Spring man convicted of killing his neighbor in her front yard back in 2017 has been sentenced to 45 years in prison, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. On Thursday, 48-year-old Hector Campos was found guilty of murder for shooting Ana Weed in broad daylight as she stood with her dog in her …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The threat for flash flooding is over, but you could still cross paths with a downpour Saturday. Once again the day will start with scattered thunderstorms near the coast, but with less moisture in the atmosphere they won’t be come as widespread as in days past. This will allow more of the activity to spread inland …

KARACHI: It took nearly 15 months, but Pakistan has finally returned to the international football fold. FIFA announced on Thursday that the Pakistan Football Federation’s (PFF) suspension was being lifted after the global football body received confirmation that its appointed Normalisation Committee for the PFF had “regained full control of the PFF’s premises and was in a position to manage …

LONDON: Jos Buttler has been appointed England’s new limited-overs captain following the retirement of Eoin Morgan, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said on Thursday. The 31-year-old, who had been Morgan’s deputy since 2015, has played 151 One-day Internationals and 88 Twenty20s for England after making his international debut in 2011. Morgan retired from international cricket on Tuesday after battling form …

LONDON: World number five Stefanos Tsitsipas sailed into the third round with a 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 win over Australia’s Jordan Thompson at Wimbledon on Thursday, setting up a mouthwatering third-round match against Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios. Early second-round action at the All England Club was overshadowed by the withdrawal of Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut — the third player to pull …

NEW DELHI: India’s Virat Kohli could line up beside Pakistan skipper Babar Azam in the same team next year with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) planning to revive the Afro-Asia Cup. The 50-overs series was first played in 2005 before being discontinued after its next edition in 2007 as relations between India and Pakistan soured. Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has given separate contracts to players in the Test and limited-overs squads in a bid to build long-term depth, the chief selector said Thursday. Previously, top players were offered one contract and could be called on to play any version of the game, but specialisation has made this out of fashion for many cricketing nations. “These contracts are …

Six years ago, Naila, who is now 24, decided to do her bachelors in Zoology. This decision was not driven by passion, but rather it was the only path she knew to follow when she was unable to get admission into the medical college of her choice. “My parents wanted me to get married, just like my sister and all …