HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Monday night is a significant occasion for American soccer fans as a large national audience tunes in to support the underdog U.S. team against Uruguay in the Copa America. Chris Canetti, the president of Houston’s World Cup 2026 committee, will be watching the game while taking a brief break from preparations for the world’s largest sporting event. “People are going to be coming in from all over the planet. It’s about safety and security,” Canetti said. “There’s airport protocols. There’s ground protocols.” In addition to logistics, Canetti is focused on highlighting human rights and sustainability and…
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 16-year-old high school student, Jose Sixtos, is fighting for his life after colliding with a Houston Police Department cruiser while riding a rented scooter in downtown Houston on Saturday. Jose Sixtos is currently being treated at Ben Taub Hospital. According to his family, he and his friend, Santos Deondrey, had planned a fun outing downtown. “I had dropped him off at a friend’s house because he wanted to go downtown and have fun,” said Sergio Sixtos, Jose’s older brother. “He was just going to ride scooters.” Around 9:30 on Saturday evening, Jose collided with the…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Texas high school football will soon return to the Friday night lights, but for now, we get our football fix with 7-on-7 games. These games allow teams to work on their timing and chemistry and give everyone a preview of the standout teams and players for the upcoming season. “Since I’m the new quarterback, I can get the feel of the real games because I wasn’t the starter last year,” said Cy-Falls’ Pharoah Kennedy. The 7-on-7 format is crucial for competition, pitting running backs and receivers against linebackers and defensive backs. visited the field to check…
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India greats Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced they had played their last T20 internationals after India’s thrilling seven-run win over South Africa in the T20 World Cup final in Barbados on Saturday. Star batsman Kohli put a run of low scores behind him to make 76 as he was named player of the match, with the 35-year-old saying afterwards: “This was my last T20 World Cup, and this is what we wanted to achieve. “One day you feel you can’t get a run, then things happen. God is great, and I got the job done for the team on the day…
MIAMI: Argentina shrugged off the injury absence of Lionel Messi to maintain their perfect start at the Copa America on Saturday with a 2-0 victory over Peru in Miami. Lautaro Martinez scored twice at the Hard Rock Stadium to seal a win that ensured Argentina advance to the quarter-finals as Group A winners. With Messi sidelined after complaining of a sore right hamstring, and coach Lionel Scaloni serving a one-game suspension, Argentina made nine changes to their starting XI at the Hard Rock Stadium. But despite the makeshift-looking line-up, Argentina were always in control against a disappointing Peru side who…
BRIDGETOWN: South African captain Aiden Markram said he was “gutted” after his team lost their first-ever T20 World Cup final by seven runs to India. Having ended a run of seven semi-final losses — in both short-form formats — with their victory over Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Proteas came agonisingly close to their maiden World Cup title. Heinrich Klaasen’s blistering 52 from 27 balls, with five sixes and two fours, put South Africa in position to win before India’s death bowlers turned the screw. “Obviously gutted. It will take some time for us to reflect on this. We’ve had a great campaign but for…
GELSENKIRCHEN: Jude Bellingham rescued England from crashing out of Euro 2024 against Slovakia on Sunday with a stunning 95th-minute equaliser before Harry Kane’s early extra-time winner sent the sub-par pre-tournament favourites into the quarter-finals. Slovakia started far sharper than England and gave their opponents several warnings before Ivan Schranz placed a deft finish past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the 25th minute. England, who will next face Switzerland, had come back to win their last three Euro games in which they conceded first, including the last edition’s semi-final, and thought they were level shortly after the break but Phil Foden was clearly…
NEW DELHI: India’s World Cup-winning cricket team will share prize money of nearly $15 million, the national cricket board said on Sunday, as a reward for their “talent, determination, and sportsmanship”. India won a thrilling final by seven runs in Barbados on Saturday to clinch their first major title since the 2013 Champions Trophy. Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), announced the hefty reward, which will be shared between around 25 people — the entire team including coaches and support staff. “I am pleased to announce prize money of 125 crores rupees ($14.9 million) for…
KARACHI: Nida Dar will lead Pakistan in the upcoming women’s T20 Asia Cup, which will be held in Dambulla, Sri Lanka from July 19-28, the country’s cricket board said on Sunday while also announcing the national squad following a four-day camp. “Ayesha Zafar, Natalia Parvaiz, Rameen Shamim, Sadaf Shamas, Umm-e-Hani and Waheeda Akhtar, who were part of the 17-member squad that toured England last month, have been left out,” said the Pakistan Cricket Board. “Instead, the selectors have named Iram Javed, Omaima Sohail, Syeda Aroob Shah and Tasmia Rubab.” Iram’s last played a Twenty20 International in October last year. Omaima, meanwhile, last…
