The opening day saw light and unpredictable winds that tested the sailors’ tactical skills, while stronger winds on the second day produced fast and exciting racing. CHENNAI: Young sailors from fishing communities in Nagapattinam made waves at the FOTNA Sailing Cup 2026, clinching the Optimist Green Fleet Trophy after barely two months of training.The two-day…
Elavenil Valarivan celebrates after winning silver medal. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Elavenil Valarivan walked away from the Asian Games shooting range with two silver medals on Sunday, but there was also a nagging sense of what might have been after the Indian shooter let a commanding lead slip away in the final stages of the…
Chennai: Tambaram police seized 53g of ganja from six students during surprise checks at private apartments in and around Potheri on Saturday morning. The seizes were done after police received a tip off about college students having and using narcotic substances.An assistant commissioner of police along with five inspectors, 10 sub-inspectors and 80 other police…
Asian Games – Aichi-Nagoya 2026 – Swimming – Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Koto, Tokyo, Japan – September 20, 2026. China’s Yu Zidi in action during the Women’s 200m Butterfly Heat China’s teenage swimming sensation Yu Zidi completed a memorable Asian Games debut by winning the women’s 200m butterfly gold with a new Games record in Japan…
Chennai: More than 25 passengers were injured after a TNSTC bus collided with a private bus near Vadakkupattu on the Sriperumbudur-Oragadam highway in Kancheepuram district on Saturday morning.Police said the TNSTC bus was taking more than 40 passengers from Chengalpet to Tiruvallur and was driven by Loganathan, of Chengalpet. Police said a private factory bus…
Andros Townsend run over by pitch roller Former England international Andros Townsend was involved in a freak accident during the warm-up before his Thai League One side PT Prachuap’s match against Pattani FC, appearing to be struck and briefly run over by a pitch roller.Footage circulating on social media, reportedly from the warm-up, shows Townsend…
SALEM: PMK leader and Rajya Sabha member Dr Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday urged Tamil Nadu govt to scrap its plan to set up a waste-to-energy incineration plant on 92 acres of land at Jageer Ammapalayam in Salem.Likening the proposed plant to “Hitler’s extermination camp,” Anbumani said it would endanger public health.Chief minister C Joseph Vijay…
Asian Games 2026: Dilpreet shines as Indian men’s hockey team thrashes Indonesia 13-1 India’s men’s hockey team made a commanding start to their Asian Games title defence, cruising past Indonesia 13-1 in their opening Pool A encounter on Sunday.Dilpreet Singh was the standout performer, finding the net four times as the defending champions produced a…
Chennai: Two men were arrested for separate incidents of sexual assault on minor girls in the city on Saturday.In the first case, Lourdes Chakravarthy, of Nadveerapattu, who worked as a library officer at a private school in Kancheepuram district, was arrested after a student told her parents that he had sexually assaulted her on campus….
The Asian Games 2026 got underway in Aichi-Nagoya on Sunday with India making a strong start to their medal campaign, picking up two silver medals in the women’s 10m air rifle competition. Elavenil leads India’s medal charge Elavenil Valarivan was at the centre of India’s opening-day medal rush, winning individual silver after earlier helping the…
