First incident happened around 9 am on Saturday. CHENNAI: A pelican was seriously injured and another died after being attacked by unidentified miscreants at Korattur Lake over the last two days.While the first incident occurred around 9 am on Saturday on the western side of the lake, the second bird was attacked around noon on…
L-R: The Gupte brothers: Balkrishna and Subhash On August 30, 1934, Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte was born into a family that would produce two accomplished leg-spinners. But while his elder brother Subhash Gupte went on to become one of the finest spinners of his generation, Baloo Gupte spent much of his cricketing life in his shadow.Baloo,…
Emiliano Martinez (Pic credit: Chelsea FC) Chelsea have completed the signing of Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa, adding a World Cup-winning and two-time Yashin Trophy winner to Xabi Alonso’s squad just a day before the transfer deadline.The 33-year-old has signed a three-year contract with the London club and is expected to take over…
Kagiso Rabada likely to miss Australia Tests (Image: Agency) South Africa are likely to suffer a major blow ahead of their three-match Test series against Australia, with premier fast bowler Kagiso Rabada ruled out after sustaining a severe Grade 3 tear in his right hamstring.The injury, picked up during Rabada’s winter conditioning programme, is expected…
Chennai: Three of the seven high-density routes that Indian Railways plans to expand to four lanes pass through Chennai. This places the city at the centre of a nearly 11,000km network that carries around 41% of the country’s railway traffic, although these routes account for only 16% of the networkThe seven high-density routes identified are…
Aarav Dengla is India’s 93rd Grandmaster (GM) For a centuries-old game that has witnessed and survived the rise and fall of empires, kings and kingmakers, chess has developed a vocabulary of its own. This vocabulary is a veritable tour of the people and places that have had major influence on the game.To an ordinary person,…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran on Saturday accused assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar of compromising the neutrality of his constitutional office by bringing his religious identity into legislative proceedings and seeking reservation benefits for a section of his community from the speaker’s chair.“The speaker’s chair is above caste and religion. By using…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Screengrabs) Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took on a new responsibility on Sunday as he captained East Zone for the first time in senior first-class cricket during their Duleep Trophy semifinal against Central Zone.15-year-old Sooryavanshi, who is normally East Zone’s vice-captain, stepped in after regular skipper Ishan Kishan was forced off the field with…
Rain in Chennai | File photo Chennai: Rain activity may return next week, with a weather system over the northeast Bay of Bengal likely to create favourable winds for convective rainfall over north coastal Tamil Nadu from Sept 1.V R Durai, director of Area Cyclone Warning Centre, India Meteorological Department, said a low-pressure area has…
Roger Federer tries to hold back his tears during his induction ceremony at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, in Newport, R.I. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Roger Federer became emotional several times during his induction speech at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport on Saturday, reflecting on his career, family…
