CANTON, Ohio (KTRK) — The Houston Texans’ stars didn’t take the field for the NFL’s first game since the Super Bowl 172 days ago, but the Hall of Fame Game still highlighted the competition to come in the preseason for the AFC South champions. broadcasted NFL on ESPN’s coverage of Houston’s preseason opener against the Chicago Bears. While key players like C.J. Stroud and Stefon Diggs sat out, the Texans showcased their roster. The game was cut short with three minutes left in the third quarter due to storms, resulting in a 21-17 loss for Houston. Quarterbacks Davis Mills and…
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The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that polio had been detected in Gaza and warned that children in the war-ravaged enclave would soon be infected by the disease if preventative measures were not quickly taken. A day after the WHO said there were “very likely” polio cases among Gaza’s population, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus took to social media platform X to flag concern about the human cost of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. “The detection of polio in Gaza is another reminder of the dire conditions the population is facing,” Tedros wrote on X.…
ISLAMABAD: Amid issues with media uploads on WhatsApp via mobile data, PTCL and Ufone subscribers faced significant internet disruptions on Wednesday, with users from across the country reporting outages and erratic service speeds. Unlike the previous outages, the latest disruption did not involve physical damage to PTCL’s optical fibre network or the international undersea internet cables. Sources in the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) suggested a technical fault, with a suspected cyberattack on PTCL’s fibre-optic system or its internet gateways. The disruptions were patchy, affecting one service while the other remained operational for the same consumer. By around 10pm, the PTA announced that…
WASHINGTON: Sealed inside a habitat in Texas and cut off from the outside world for over a year, Kelly Haston was the commander of a first-of-its-kind simulation for Nasa to prepare for a future mission to Mars. From conducting mock “Marswalks”, to tending to a vertical garden and occasionally grappling with boredom — Haston expressed pride in advancing the cause of space exploration while admitting the experience made her reconsider the reality of life on the Red Planet. “Going to space would be an amazing opportunity,” the 53-year-old biologist said. “But I would say that it would be harder having…
ISLAMABAD: In a significant move, the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) has recommended life bans on Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) secretary general Khalid Mahmood, who is also the president of the Pakistan Boxing Federation, and PBF secretary general Col (retired) Nasir Ijaz Tung after a Pakistan boxer slipped in Italy during an international event earlier this year. Following the shocking report regarding a Pakistan boxer slipping in March, the IPC ministry formed a high-profile inquiry committee headed by a senior IPC officer Ashfaq Ahmad Malik. The committee, besides imposing a ban on both the officials, also pointed out that “prima-facie…
ORLANDO: New Barcelona manager Hansi Flick made a triumphant start to his tenure on Tuesday as the Spanish giants beat Manchester City on penalties after their pre-season friendly at Orlando finished 2-2 at full-time. Toni Fernandez, who signed with Barca earlier this month after turning 16, flicked in a left-footed shot past reserve City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega to give the German manager’s side a 4-1 win on penalties. Barcelona kicked off their US tour in the pre-season contest against the four-time reigning Premier League champions, guided by former Barcelona player and coach Pep Guardiola. A sellout crowd of 63,237 spectators…
PARIS: Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan will defend her Tokyo Olympic 5,000 metres and 10,000 titles and take on the marathon in Paris, she said on Wednesday, taking on an astonishing agenda even though she has dropped the 1,500 from her programme. Hassan, who was initially registered to compete in all four events, sent shockwaves through the sport when she attempted an unprecedented Tokyo treble three years ago. One of the toughest fighters on the track, Hassan fell during her opening 1,500 heat but came roaring back to advance and ultimately take bronze. She later said that the stress of chasing the…
KINGSTON: Jamaica’s twice 200 metres world champion Shericka Jackson will not contest the sprint double at the Paris Olympics after dropping the 100 from her programme in a move she said was to protect her body. The 30-year-old Jackson, who pulled up with an injury in her final outing before the Games in Hungary on July 9, clocked her season’s best of 10.84 seconds to win the 100m at the Jamaican trials last month. “It’s a combination of things,” Jackson said at a media event on Wednesday at Puma House. “I got hurt in Hungary and it’s a good decision to run…
PARIS: France’s Cassandre Beaugrand and Britain’s Alex Yee won gold as the Paris Olympics triathlon went ahead Wednesday in a huge relief for organisers on an action-packed day five of the Games. Adriana Ruano Oliva became Guatemala’s first Olympic champion after the accidental shooter won the women’s trap event and Japan’s Shinnosuke Oka emerged the surprise winner of the men’s gymnastics all-around title. Australia canoer Jessica Fox etched her name into Olympic history after completing an unprecedented double, while Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz remained on course for a blockbuster tennis showdown after advancing to the quarter-finals. Hazardous pollution levels in the…
