NEW YORK: Serena Williams’ quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam got off the mark as Andy Murray rolled back the years with a vintage comeback at the US Open on Tuesday. Six-time winner Williams powered past 96th-ranked Kristie Ahn after Murray came from two sets down to win a five-set thriller in his first singles Grand Slam match in …

BARCELONA: Jorge Messi, father and agent of Lionel Messi, said on Wednesday he thinks it will be “difficult” for his son to stay at Barcelona. Messi senior landed in Barcelona on Wednesday ahead of talks with the club’s president Josep Maria Bartomeu about the striker’s intention to leave this summer. Messi senior flew in from the Argentine city of Rosario, …

Lahore: Pakistan’s squad has returned from England after completing two-months-long tour comprised of three Tests and as many T20Is.  Upon reaching here on Wednesday, Test skipper Azhar Ali and pacer Wahab Riaz shared adorable videos capturing moments with their kids. “So nice to be back with family after over 2 months missed them a lot,” Azhar wrote. “And this is …

Brazilian football star Neymar was among the three Paris Saint-Germain players that have tested positive for the coronavirus, a well-placed source told AFP on Wednesday, after the French club announced several positive tests. “Three Paris Saint-Germain players have confirmed positive Sars CoV2 tests and are subject to the appropriate health protocol,” PSG said in a statement. “All of the players and coaching …

MANCHESTER: Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez praised teenage debutant Haider Ali’s composure after the pair combined to set up Pakistan’s five-run victory over England in their tour-ending third Twenty20 International at Old Trafford on Tuesday. It was Pakistan’s first victory in 66 days of being in a bio-secure bubble in England amid the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) and meant they squared this …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Harris County Clerk has been ordered to temporarily halt sending unsolicited mail-in ballot applications to more than 2 million registered voters. The Texas Supreme Court handed down the order Wednesday after state Attorney General Ken Paxton sued to derail County Clerk Chris Hollins’ plan. Paxton claims the mailings are unlawful because under Texas law, mail-in ballots are …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect who murdered a Montrose librarian. Authorities said Ben Pride was attacked and murdered while walking home in June. Pride’s body was found by bystanders on Sutton and Genesee near Midtown. Police first thought he had been hit by …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We may still be in the middle of a pandemic, which has impacted so many Houston businesses and industries, but at Rice University, the focus is on the future. The Welch Foundation has invested more than a billion dollars into basic chemical research statewide. Over time, that research could provide new breakthroughs into the ways that life …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Fire Department high rise rescue team saved two construction workers who were stuck on a dangling platform that had collapsed outside a building in the Washington Ave. area.   Firefighters were called to 3131 Memorial Ct. shortly before 4 p.m. for a report of workers stranded on a platform. Firefighters were able extricate both …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott do agree on one thing – key virus indicators are improving. But the one thing that the leaders might not see eye to eye on: reopenings. On Wednesday, Turner recognized better COVID-19 numbers, especially with a declining positivity rate. But he still cautioned that coronavirus is not …