LONDON: Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis is confident that the future of country’s ‘trademark’ fast bowling is in safe hands after overseeing the latest generation of quicks during their recent tour of England. Teenage paceman Naseem Shah and 20-year-old left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi both impressed as Pakistan lost the three-match Test series 1-0 but drew the Twenty20 campaign …

LONDON: Former England all-rounder David Capel has died at the age of 57 following a long illness, his former county Northamptonshire announced on Wednesday. Capel, who played 15 Tests and 23 One-day Inter­nationals between 1987 and 1990, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2018. He represented Northamptonshire for his whole playing career between 1981 and 1998. Subsequently, he ran …

SOUTHAMPTON: One of England’s most extraordinary seasons will end with them facing arch-rivals Australia as both sides try to strike a balance between playing their strongest limited-overs teams and keeping an eye on the future. The novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic threatened to wipe out England’s entire home season yet they are now set to complete all 18 scheduled men’s internationals, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — HISD Interim Superintendent Dr. Grenita Lathan said as of Thursday morning, about 18,000 students were still without a laptop or technology device. She said that number is changing daily. “Our goal is for every child in a household to receive a device,” she explained. “We’ve been very blessed that we have shipments arriving every day for …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Food Bank and other charity organizations across southeast Texas continue to see extraordinary demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brian Greene, the leader of the Houston Food Bank, spoke with Eyewitness News on Thursday about the efforts to make sure no one goes hungry. “We’re certainly helping at levels we never saw before. In the early months …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As voters prepare to cast their ballots in the pivotal 2020 presidential election, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented never before seen challenges for election administrators and civic organizations alike. At, we believe our democracy works best when we all participate, which is why election officials and community organizers are speaking with us in a town hall, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A member of the Texas reopening task force believes the governor may restart the reopening process as soon as next week. Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t issued a reopening order in about two months, when he reduced restaurant capacity, instituted a mask mandate and closed bars. Since then, Etro Nightclub has sat dark. “Every month, seeing all …

HOUSTON, Texas — Last week, on another heat emergency day in Houston, a dog, less than a year old, was taking what could have been his final breaths. The dog wasn’t alone when he collapsed in a parking lot. Pictures showed several people nearby, but no one offered help or approached the dog. It wasn’t until someone posted a picture …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Teams of Houston Health Department staff and Houston Fire Department paramedics are hitting the streets of Houston for an antibody testing survey designed to give health officials a better picture of how COVID-19 has affected the community. A total of 420 homes have been randomly selected. Many of them are from hard-hit neighborhoods. Teams will be …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Today represents the best chance of showers and storms that we’ve seen all week. Temperatures are still starting warm around 80 degrees this morning, but highs will peak near 90 instead of near 100. That’s because an upper-level low will move overhead, pushing a weak front closer to Houston and bringing higher chances for cooling downpours. …