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RR vs SRH Qualifier 2: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi shines as Rajasthan beats Hyderabad in Indian Premier League eliminator. (photo/AP) Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took to social media and posted a three-word message on his instagram account following his match-winning heroics in the Eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday.The left-hander put on a brilliant display of six-hitting…

The rebel camp submitted a letter from Palaniswami requesting the speaker not to initiate action against the MLAs under the anti-defection law. CHENNAI: Chennai: The bitter fortnight-long power struggle within AIADMK ended in a fragile truce on Wednesday, with the rebel camp led by C Ve Shanmugam and S P Velumani negotiating a patch up…

Virat Kohli, widely regarded as one of the greatest Test batters of his generation, continues to earn admiration for his deep love and passion for the longest format of the game. Even after retiring from Test cricket in May 2025, Kohli has repeatedly spoken about how much the format means to him, something that recently…

CHENNAI: High drama unfolded in Madras high court on Wednesday, when a vacation bench, made senior IPS officer of ADGP rank A Arun, who now heads the state’s directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC), wait in court through the day because a court bailiff had to wait to deliver summons at the DVAC office.A vacation…

Sachin Tendulkar and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s unbelievable IPL 2026 season reached another level after the 15-year-old smashed 97 off just 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator. The Rajasthan Royals batter hammered 12 sixes during his explosive innings and broke Chris Gayle’s long-standing record for most sixes in a single IPL…

Dhoni-Kohli cults have battled on and off the field for years. It’s now Chennai’s turn to see red as Bengaluru dominate for a second seasontnn Sporting rivalries have become a strange beast for the fan in this era of all-pervasive social media. Largely gone are the days of fan warzones outside stadiums; they have been…

Praful Hinge’s celebrates after dismissing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s stunning IPL 2026 Eliminator knock may have ended just three runs short of a century, but it still became one of the biggest talking points of the season. The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals batter smashed 97 off only 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad, hammering…

Madras HC imposes ban on cow and calf slaughter (representative image) CHENNAI: Madras high court has imposed a blanket ban on slaughter of cow or calf during Bakrid ‘or on any other day’ in the state.A vacation bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan issued the ban order after saying: “The question that…

ISSF World Cup Munich: Esha Singh breaks world record, bags 25 m pistol gold (photo/ANI) PUNE: Esha Singh shot a dream final as she clinched gold in the women’s 25m pistol event with world records at the ISSF Munich World Cup on Wednesday. Hyderabad’s Esha shot 43 in the final, one more than the previous…

Former AIADMK minister Vellamandi R Natarajan has switched allegiance, joining the Vijay-led TVK party on May 27. CHENNAI: Former AIADMK minister Vellamandi R Natarajan has joined actor-politician Vijay’s TVK, party sources said on Thursday, marking yet another setback for the AIADMK amid a string of recent defections.Natarajan, who previously served as Tamil Nadu’s tourism minister,…