HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A month and a half after parting ways with Jose Abreu, the Houston Astros have designated relief pitcher Rafael Montero for assignment. The 33-year-old pitcher was in the midst of a three-year, $34.5 million contract. The Astros announced this decision on Wednesday, following the team’s moves at the trade deadline to acquire former Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi and former New York Yankees reliever Caleb Ferguson. To make room for these new additions on the 40-man roster, Houston designated Montero for assignment and optioned reliever Seth Martinez to Triple-A Sugar Land. Kikuchi and Ferguson…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
More than three weeks after Hurricane Beryl struck Southeast Texas, safety concerns persist in Houston’s Sunnyside neighborhood. A two-story house under construction near the intersection of Hondo and Corinth streets has been left leaning precariously, alarming nearby residents who fear it may collapse. Philip Joseph, who lives diagonally across from the construction site, recalled hearing crackling sounds from the site during the hurricane. He expected the structure to fall, but it remained standing. However, Joseph continues to worry that another strong windstorm could cause the unstable frame to collapse, posing a danger to anyone nearby. “I’m just afraid that if…
The Houston Police Department (HPD) released a report on Wednesday addressing its most significant scandal in recent history. The report revealed that over 264,000 cases filed by crime victims since 2016 were marked as “Suspended – Lack of Personnel” due to inadequate staffing. This label halted investigations, including more than 4,000 sexual assault cases. HPD Acting Chief Larry Satterwhite presented the findings to the Houston City Council. He described the major failure as a lack of awareness and effort to rectify the situation. The 41-page report resulted from months of internal investigation and highlighted eight key findings. The use of…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris returned to Houston. For the second time in a week, she addressed a large convention inside the George R. Brown Convention Center. “In this moment, we face a choice between two very different visions for our nation,” Harris told the members of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority-part of the Divine 9 of Black sororities and fraternities, a key constituency as Harris makes a run at the White House. “The American people deserve a leader who tells the truth, a leader who does not respond with hostility and anger…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Family, friends, and fellow politicians will gather to honor the life and legacy of longtime Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee at a celebration of life service on Thursday. Jackson Lee got her political start in Houston as a municipal court judge and served on the city council. She then represented Texas’s 18th congressional district for nearly three decades, and is credited for her work in renewing the Violence Against Women Act and also sponsoring the bill that made Juneteenth a federal holiday. She died on July 19, just a little over a month after announcing that she’d been diagnosed…
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LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) incumbent chairman Mohsin Naqvi is set to become the next president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) later this year as per its rotation policy, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency reported on Tuesday. The matter of the president’s post was discussed at a recent ACC meeting with Mohsin in line to become the next head. “When the ACC meets later this year, it will confirm that Naqvi will be the next president for a two-year term,” PTI quoted a source as saying. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah is the incumbent ACC president,…
PALLEKELE: Skipper Suryakumar Yadav turned an unlikely hero with the ball as India beat Sri Lanka in a Twenty20 thriller decided by a Super Over to sweep the series 3-0 on Tuesday. Spinners Rinku Singh and Suryakumar bowled the 19th and 20th overs in Sri Lanka’s chase of 137 and the match ended in a tie at Kandy’s Pallekele International Stadium. Washington Sundar then took two Sri Lankan wickets to end the Super Over quickly with the hosts scoring just two runs, which India overhauled in just one hit by Suryakumar — in batting mode. Sundar was elected man of…
PARIS: As Israeli and Palestinian judoists hit the tatami mats at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, the war raging in their homeland was at the front of their minds. Two athletes — one from each side — fought and lost to separate opponents. But once defeated, they gave different messages that highlighted how personal it was for competitors, and how difficult it has been for the organisers to create an Olympic truce after 10 months of conflict between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants in Gaza. “I think here at the Olympics, we are here to make peace, but if you…
LAHORE: In a significant development, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Raza Naqvi has decided to hire fast bowling great Waqar Younis for an important advisory position. Well-informed sources told Dawn that Mohsin, who is also the federal interior minister, held a meeting with former Pakistan captain Waqar in Lahore on Monday. It emerged that Waqar, a veteran of 87 Tests and 262 ODIs, is most likely to get the post of Adviser to Chairman on Cricketing Affairs, a newly-introduced post in the PCB. According to the details, Waqar, who has worked in different coaching roles for Pakistan thrice (2007-08, 2010…
