2026

ICC chairman Jay Shaha with IOC president Kirsty Coventry. (Pic credit: Jay Shah’s X post) International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah marked International Olympic Day by extending support to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) global initiative aimed at promoting health, well-being, and community engagement through sport.Highlighting the unifying power of sport, Shah underlined cricket’s…

CHENNAI: Another worker died on Tuesday, the death toll from Sunday’s ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing unit in Tiruvallur district to nine, all of them women. The identity of one of the deceased is yet to be confirmed.By 7 am, one more person from Assam, Anjila Soren, had died, and the number of…

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the World Cup Group K match against Congo. (AP Photo) Portugal coach Roberto Martínez has refused to confirm whether Cristiano Ronaldo will retain his starting place for Tuesday’s FIFA World Cup clash against Uzbekistan, following the superstar’s subdued performance in the team’s opening match.“I can’t inform you about the starting…

ED probes money laundering angle in Tamil Nadu teacher recruitment scam (File Photo). CHENNAI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a massive search operation across the State in connection with the alleged scam in recruitment of teachers to polytechnic colleges by the teachers recruitment board in 2017.Searches are underway in about 18 premises at Chennai, Trichy,…