NEW DELHI: In yet another bizarre twist to India’s Asian Games boxing selection, Sumit Kundu has retained his place in the men’s 70kg squad despite losing a fresh trial to Deepak Punia, who has now been relegated to reserve.The sports ministry’s final Indian contingent list has named Kundu in the 11-member boxing team — six…
CHENNAI: More than 30 years after he was arrested for rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl, and after having served a large part of his life sentence, a man was ordered to be released by Madras high court, after it found that he was a juvenile at the time of the offence and that…
Anaya Bangar (Pic credit: Bangar’s Instagram post) NEW DELHI: Anaya Bangar has taken a major step towards returning to competitive cricket after Cricket Australia confirmed that she will be eligible to play elite women’s cricket in the country from March 2027.Bangar, who underwent gender-affirming surgery in March, received the confirmation under Cricket Australia’s Inclusion of…
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay flags off new buses at Fort St George on Tuesday Chennai: Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday flagged off 250 new buses procured at ₹290 crore for Metropolitan Transport Corporation and Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation.Of the 250 buses, 130 are low-floor AC electric buses for the city. These…
File Pic: Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior with José Mourinho. (AP Photo) Jose Mourinho has come to the defence of Vinicius Junior, saying the Real Madrid forward is being unfairly targeted by opponents and fans, while acknowledging that the Brazilian can improve how he reacts to provocation.Vinicius was involved in several incidents with opposing players and…
Vinosha Ravi (left) said that the woman being questioned over her attire is not the minister but herself. CHENNAI: A Malaysian woman, identified as Vinosha Ravi, has come forward to clarify that she, and not Tamil Nadu industries minister S Keerthana, is the person seen in a viral video that sparked a political row over…
Brydon Carse and Joe Root England captain Joe Root has admitted he is “really hacked off” and “really disappointed” after another off-field incident involving an England player brought the team’s drinking culture under scrutiny again.Root’s comments came after fast bowler Brydon Carse was pictured outside a nightclub in the early hours of Sunday in handcuffs…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay CHENNAI: Madras high court has warned Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay and public works department minister Aadhav Arjuna that it will be constrained to impose Rs 50,000 as exemplary cost on each of them if they fail to file their response to the petitions challenging their…
Roger Federer has made it clear that fans should not expect to see him return to professional tennis.The 20-time Grand Slam champion, who retired in 2022, is set to play an exhibition match at the US Open but said his appearance in New York is purely for fun and not the start of a comeback.Asked…
On Monday evening, thunderstorms areas such as including T Nagar, Mylapore, K K Nagar and Guindy, and suburban areas such as Alandur inundated with ankle-deep water after 15 to 20 minutes of intense rain Chennai: Pedestrians and motorists waded through waterlogged streets across Chennai on Monday evening after eastward-moving storms brought moderate intensity rainfall and…
