Asian Games 2026 (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s official contingent for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games has been expanded to 768 members, with surfing added as the 36th sport. The Games will be held in Japan from Sept 19 to Oct 4.According to the sports ministry’s sanction order, the athletes’ strength has risen from originally named…
Tamil Nadu plans world-class Olympic City and Motor Sports City in Chennai. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is set to strengthen its position as a major sporting and motorsports hub with plans to establish a world-class Olympic City and a dedicated Motor Sports City in Chennai.Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announced the projects in the state Assembly…
Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, celebrates winning a match against Jaime Faria, of Portugal, during the second round of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo) Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz recovered from an early wobble to reach the third round of the US Open on Wednesday, coming back from…
The Madras HC has ruled against M K Stalin’s plea disputing V S Babu’s election win, which alleged EVM errors and inconsistencies post-counting CHENNAI: Madras high court on Thursday dismissed as not maintainable a plea by DMK chief M K Stalin seeking to nullify the victory of TVK MLA V S Babu from the Kolathur…
Kolkata: Swiss Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk during her match against Indian International Master Vantika Agrawal on the Day 1 of the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid 2024, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) PUNE: Former women’s world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk believes the rise of rapid and blitz chess has not diminished the virtues of the classical game,…
Onions are currently being sold at retail prices of Rs 55 to Rs 60 per kg in the open market. CHENNAI: The state government has launched the sale of onions at a subsidised price of Rs 35 per kg, as announced in the Assembly, to contain the recent rise in prices and ease the burden…
Pakistan Test team captain Babar Azam met UK’s King Charles III in London on Wednesday and presented him with a cricket bat signed by the entire Pakistan team, even as Pakistan’s tour of England continues to be overshadowed by defeats and drastic changes in the squad.Babar, along with the Pakistan squad and Pakistan Cricket Board…
A representative image shows the Madras High Court building with a judge’s gavel in the foreground, symbolizing legal proceedings and judiciary decisions in Chennai, India. Chennai: Madras high court has dismissed a public interest writ petition challenging the amendments made to the Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Rules to enable appointment of serving or retired district judges…
Argentina cannot retire Messi’s iconic No.10 because FIFA requires every World Cup squad number from 1 to 26 to be assigned/ Image: file Lionel Messi’s retirement from international football has left Argentina with a question that feels almost impossible to answer: what happens to the No.10 shirt now? For many supporters, the obvious answer is…
The authorities in charge of the supply have swindled about ₹30 crore from June 2019 to June 2021 by modifying the bills of supply, the petitioner said. Chennai: Madras high court has warned that it would be constrained to transfer the DVAC probe into the suspected multi-crore scam in the Madurai Central Prison to another…
