England players appeal unsuccessfully for the wicket of Pakistan’s Azan Awais on Friday. (Reuters/Matthew Childs Photo) Test cricket has long been defined by its five-day nature, but the format is increasingly seeing matches finish well before the scheduled fifth day. Former England captain Michael Atherton believes the trend is the result of several changes in…
The survivors arrived by an Air India flight from Delhi and were received at the airport by ministers N Anand and D Sarathkumar CHENNAI: Twenty-one members of a Tamil Nadu tourist group who escaped from a devastating flash flood in Nepal’s Rasuwagadhi area reached Chennai on Friday, recounting how they narrowly escaped as muddy water,…
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz (Reuters/Mike Frey Photo) NEW YORK CITY: Four months is a long time in tennis.Since Carlos Alcaraz injured his right wrist in a fateful moment in mid-April, the men’s tour, like the swirling seasons, has changed. Alexander Zverev won his first Grand Slam title at 29 during a fortnight when temperatures soared at…
Stalin flays Vijayover Mekedatu issue Chennai: Madras high court has directed the former chief minister and DMK president M K Stalin and the DMK IT Wing to respond by Sept 15 to a defamation case filed by public works minister Aadhav Arjuna over a social media post linking his relative in a drug trafficking case.On…
Harry Kane after winning Germany’s Footballer of the Year award (X – @HKane) Bayern Munich and England striker Harry Kane has become the first English player to win Germany’s Footballer of the Year award, adding another major honour to his impressive spell in Germany. Kane was presented with the prestigious award at the Allianz Arena…
The BJP leader alleged that the Speaker’s conduct marked a departure from the tradition of Assembly Speakers maintaining political, caste and religious neutrality. CHENNAI: State BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran on Saturday attacked Tamil Nadu Assembly speaker JCD Prabhakar, accusing him of “compromising the neutrality of his constitutional office” by bringing his religious identity into Assembly…
ENG vs PAK 2nd Test Live: England will begin the third day of the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s with a commanding 261-run lead after another dominant day left the visitors staring at a near-impossible fightback. The hosts ended Friday on 81 for three in their second innings after bad light brought play to…
AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran criticized a TVK MLA’s comments on jallikattu (File photo) CHENNAI: AMMK general secretary TTV Dhinakaran on Saturday condemned a remark by TVK’s Sholavandan MLA VM Karuppaiah that jallikattu competitions were ruining the youth, and questioned whether the TVK government was planning to impose a ban on the traditional sport in future.“Is…
Shanmugam said the Sampa crop required at least 120 days of assured water supply and that limiting the release to 45 days would adversely affect delta farmers. CHENNAI: State CPM secretary P Shanmugam on Saturday criticised WRD minister N Anand’s announcement that water from Mettur dam would be released for 45 days from Sept 1,…
Jofra Archer produced the fastest spell of his Test career as England bowled Pakistan out for 110 on Day 2 of the second Test at Lord’s and took complete control of the match.England’s pace attack made full use of the conditions after Pakistan resumed with hopes of staying in the game. Ollie Robinson finished with…
