Sunrisers Hyderabad’s captain Pat Cummins, and Rajasthan Royals’ captain Riyan Parag (AP Photo) Former India captain Anil Kumble believes Sunrisers Hyderabad head into the IPL 2026 Eliminator with a stronger and more balanced squad than Rajasthan Royals, insisting Hyderabad possess far more match-winners across both batting and bowling departments. The high-pressure knockout clash will take…
Rising temperatures, smog, garbage, ecology under stress … are Ooty, Kodai and Yercaud too popular for their own good? The way the weather’s been hotting up in the hills over the past couple of months, you would think you were still down in the plains. Ooty touched 27.6°C this May, crossing seasonal averages. Yercaud hit…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Rasikh Dar, right, celebrates with teammate Virat Kohli (AP Photo) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin could not stop himself from reacting to Virat Kohli’s animated celebrations during IPL 2026 Qualifier 1, where defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru crushed Gujarat Titans by 92 runs to book their place in the final. RCB produced…
CHENNAI: Warring factions within the AIADMK on Wednesday moved towards reconciliation, with leaders from both camps signalling unity and a possible end to the internal rift. “It is over. We are all together like mother and child,” former minister K C Veeramani said after arriving at senior leader C Ve Shanmugam’s residence, where MLAs from…
Ireland vs New Zealand Test: The historic one-off Test between Ireland and New Zealand at Stormont, Belfast marks the first-ever red-ball meeting between the two nations. Ireland won the toss and opted to bowl first, hoping to make the most of the early seam and swing on offer in typical Belfast conditions. Match Context &…
Chennai: Union minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai said the Centre did not receive any memorandum from the Tamil Nadu govt seeking financial assistance for the Ditwah cyclone that hit the state in 2025.Rai made the remark in a recent letter written in Tamil to Sudha R, who had raised the issue during…
D Gukesh fails to open water bottle at Norway Chess NEW DELHI: World champion D Gukesh on Wednesday had an unintentionally funny moment during the Norway Chess tournament that quickly caught fans’ attention online. In the middle of his tense Round 2 clash against Wesley So, the young Indian grandmaster appeared to need a quick…
AIADMK factions are moving towards reconciliation, signaling an end to internal rifts CHENNAI: Warring factions within the AIADMK on Wednesday moved towards reconciliation, with leaders from both camps signalling unity and a possible end to the internal rift. “It is over. We are all together like mother and child,” former minister K C Veeramani said…
Randhir Singh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Veteran sports administrator and former shooter Randhir Singh passed away on Wednesday at the age of 79 after battling age-related health issues. He had been hospitalised for several days before breathing his last at his residence.Singh was one of India’s most respected names in both sports and sports administration….
Chennai: Amarnath K Ramakrishna, the archaeologist who led the first Keeladi excavations during 2014-16, has again refused to revise his report as demanded by Archaeological Survey of India, saying he was “duty-bound to furnish a true and correct report without any external influences”.Ramakrishna, who is now director of the National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities…