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Woman charged in connection with crash that killed HCSO sergeant


February 10, 2021

PEARLAND, Texas (KTRK) — A woman has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of Harris County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Bruce Watson. Pearland police say Floribeth Sandoval-Benjume was the driver of the vehicle that struck Sgt. Watson’s patrol motorcycle back in January. Watson was transported by Life Flight at the time to Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center where he …

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Snow and ice possible in Houston around Presidents Day


February 10, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We are on Arctic Front Watch this week, and we’ve got answers to your most common questions about what we expect. Is there a chance for snow in Texas this week? Yes, but initially those chances will stay far to our north. A huge mass of Arctic air is building over Canada, and it’s already spreading …

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Intikhab, Khalid praise team for Test series win


February 9, 2021

LAHORE: Former Pakistan skipper Intikhab Alam and ex Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Khalid Mahmood on Monday lauded the Pakistan team for its fine performance in defeating South Africa 2-0 in the Test series. “No doubt credit must be given to Pakistan and there are some excellent individual performances of batsmen Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan and pacer Hasan Ali, which made …

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Djokovic has routine win as Australian Open finally gets underway


February 9, 2021

MELBOURNE: Novak Djo­ko­vic served a reminder of why he’s the greatest Austra­lian Open champion in history as he demolished France’s Jeremy Chardy in straight sets in round one on Monday. The eight-time winner’s 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 win showed that normal service had resumed at Rod Laver Arena after the year’s first Grand Slam was delayed three weeks over the coronavirus. …

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Camaraderie within squad biggest plus point for Pakistan: Babar


February 9, 2021

RAWALPINDI: Babar Azam attributed Pakistan’s series-clinching victory in the second Test against South Africa at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Monday to the excellent camaraderie within the squad. Speaking to reporters during the virtual media conference moments after Pakistan sealed a 95-run win to seal the two-match series 2-0, Babar said the self-belief was the key to his side bouncing …

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5 takeaways from Pakistan’s first-ever whitewash of South Africa


February 9, 2021

Pakistan, for the first-time ever, clean swept South Africa 2-0 in their Test series on Monday. These are the five takeaways from the series: The handicap is finally lifted For the past decade or so, Pakistan had played international cricket with a major handicap. That disability is no more. No disrespect to Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and even Zimbabwe but their …

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Root’s England thrash India by 227 runs in first Test in Chennai


February 9, 2021

Joe Root led England to an emphatic 227-run win over India in the opening Test on Tuesday, boosting their hopes of securing a rare series win against the hosts on their own patch. The victory has also propelled England to the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings chart with 442 points. Spinner Jack Leach claimed four wickets and …

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Head coach Misbah aims high after South Africa sweep


February 9, 2021

Head coach Misbahul Haq has his eye on a top-three world ranking for the national side in all formats of the game following their first Test series win over South Africa since 2003. Pakistan earned a hard-fought 95-run victory in the second Test in Rawalpindi on Monday to claim the two-match series 2-0. Misbah — whose position as head coach was in …

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