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Premier League 2026/27, Gameweek 1: Record-breaking numbers that made headlines during a drama-filled opening week The 2026/27 Premier League season is officially underway, with Gameweek 1 already producing landmark results, dramatic late goals and a host of eye-catching individual milestones. From Hull City’s historic win over Manchester United to Liverpool’s long unbeaten run on the…

Sanitation workers barge into Ripon building on Tuesday evening (Tarika Story) Chennai: Tense moments ensued after a flash protest by more than 50 sanitation workers at the Ripon Building on Tuesday. They entered the civic headquarters, sat on the floor and raised slogans demanding regularisation of their jobs.According to police, the sanitation workers sought permission…

Pakistan hockey team player (File photo) Pakistan’s poor showing at the ongoing Hockey World Cup has left former players deeply concerned about the state of the sport. The four-time champions have now gone 32 years without winning the title and were knocked out of the competition after another disappointing campaign.They will now play South Africa…

Chennai: Unidentified men cut open an ICICI bank ATM using a welding machine and escaped with ₹10 lakh at Pudupedu near Somangalam in the early hours of Tuesday. The burglars sprayed a chemical substance on the CCTV camera inside the kiosk in an attempt to conceal their identities, police said. They also disabled the alarm….

Manchester City’s Erling Haaland warms up prior to the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Bournemouth in Manchester, England, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson) Erling Haaland’s future at Manchester City may be secure for now, but one former City midfielder believes the Norwegian’s long-term stay at the Etihad should not…

Grand Anicut Canal system in Tamil Nadu This year too, failure to open Mettur dam on the customary date, June 12, has impacted paddy cultivation in Cauvery delta districts and caused substantial drinking water shortage in districts. This is reportedly the 57th time in the 83-year history of the dam that water was not released…

Santos’ Neymar (AP Photo/Andre Penner) Neymar‘s potential move to Inter Miami has been framed as the perfect opportunity for another reunion with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, but one former Premier League and Serie A forward believes the move could expose a bigger problem within Major League Soccer.Giuseppe Rossi, the former Manchester United and Villarreal…

Rs 345 daily wage only on paper, TN VB-G RAM G workers get less VB-G RAM G scheme may have raised Tamil Nadu’s rural employment wage from `336 to `345 a day from July 1, but workers are taking home far less. According to govt records, the average wage paid to workers is `278 under…

Prarthana Thombare and Vaishnavi Adkar NEW DELHI: The row over India’s tennis squad for the 2026 Asian Games intensified on Tuesday after the All India Tennis Association (AITA) categorically rejected claims that it failed to submit the names of excluded players to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).The national federation denied a claim made by Sports…

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 warned chief minister C Joseph Vijay and public works department minister Aadhav Arjuna that it would be constrained to impose ₹50,000 each as exemplary cost on…