HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two men were shot in an apartment complex in southwest Houston, police said. The shooting happened early Saturday morning in the 9000 block of Town Park. “We have two adult males. One that was shot in the arm, one that was grazed in the leg, but shot. They were in the parking lot hanging out; a …

LONDON: New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell starred with the bat, after England debutant Matthew Potts had rocked the Black Caps once again, to leave the first Test at Lord’s intriguingly poised at tea on Friday’s second day. New Zealand were 128 for four in their second innings, a lead of 119 runs, with Mitchell unbeaten on 43. He received good support …

A dozen South Africans dressed as mermaids and mermen frolic in a Johannesburg pool, mimicking the movement of the mystical sea creatures. Mermaiding is a fast-growing sport worldwide, and now South Africa has its own school to teach it — the “Merschool”. Before diving in, students each slip on a brightly coloured fabric tail ending in a monofin. The swimmers …

PARIS: Rafael Nadal reached his 14th French Open final on Friday when Alexander Zverev was forced to quit their semi-final after suffering a sickening right ankle injury. Zverev had to leave the court in a wheelchair after turning his ankle as he chased down the ball in front of the players’ boxes on Court Philippe Chatrier where his team and …

An Indian climber banned from Everest after faking a summit of the world’s highest mountain has successfully scaled the peak for real, telling AFP he returned to “prove” himself. Narender Singh Yadav claimed to have reached the top of the 8,849-metre mountain in May 2016. But photos of the 26-year-old at the summit were later shown to have been digitally altered, prompting the Nepal …

KARACHI: In-form opener Sidra Ameen smashed a blistering ton before medium-pacer Fatima Sana bagged four wickets, helping Pakistan to a 73-run win in the second One-day International and an unassailable series lead over Sri Lanka here at the Southend Club on Friday. Sidra, who scored 76 while chasing in the first ODI, was instrumental in helping Pakistan post 253-2 after …

KARACHI: Pakistan LNG Ltd (PLL) said on Friday it had disqualified for technical reasons the two bids it received for a tender seeking one spot cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for delivery in early July. PLL had sought the cargo for a July 3-4 delivery in a tender advertised this week. An offer from TotalEnergies was disqualified because it …

KARACHI: The business community on Friday slammed the government’s move of increasing the petrol and diesel prices by a whopping Rs60 a litre in less than a week and the sudden Rs7.9 per unit hike in electricity base tariff will not only push up the cost of production but will also jolt the cost of doing business and ease of …

ISLAMABAD: Inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) increased by two per cent from the previous week, the highest increase in 64 weeks, due to increases in energy and food prices, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data released on Friday. The year-on-year increase in SPI was 20.04pc during the week under review. Since February 25, 2021, this …