Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum of England watch from the dressing room balcony (Getty Images) Former England captain Michael Vaughan has launched a scathing attack on England’s leadership, calling for head coach Brendon McCullum and managing director of cricket Rob Key to step down after Ben Stokes brought the curtain down on his international career.Stokes,…
Anbumani is taking out a public awareness march against the move to construct a dam at Mekedatu. SALEM: Karnataka should not be allowed to construct a dam across the Cauvery river in Mekedatu as it will amount to genocide against Tamil Nadu, PMK leader Dr Anbumani Ramadoss said on Thursday.Anbumani, who is taking out a…
England’s Harry Kane (9) celebrates after the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between England and Congo in Atlanta, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman) Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside. The term “shot heard round the world” was popularised by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his poem Concord Hymn, whose opening…
Chennai: As the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) govt continues to expose irregularities, fraud and pending inquiries against contractors in the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) during previous administrations, one more fraud has surfaced.The case pertains to a suspected attempt by then-senior Tangedco officials to secure the release of ₹15.52 crore to a private contractor using…
India’s Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) Former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik has thrown his support behind Sanju Samson despite the opener’s poor run of form, insisting the experienced batter deserves more backing even as calls for teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continue to grow.Samson’s struggles continued in the opening T20I against England at Chester-le-Street, where he fell…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will amend public health laws to permit criminal proceedings against home births carried out without trained medical supervision, health minister K G Arunraj said on Wednesday, days after a Tirupur-based woman who had delivered her child at home died in a Coimbatore hospital.On Sunday, 32-year-old Sasikala, who attempted a “natural” home birth…
Referee Raphael Claus shows a red card to United States’ Folarin Balogun (right). (AP Photo) The United States booked their place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 with a 2-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina, but the night ended in heartbreak for striker Folarin Balogun, who created an unwanted piece of World Cup history.Balogun…
Chennai: Madras high court has directed the Tamil Nadu govt to file a report on the number of Pocso and special courts for sexual harassment against women functioning in the state, the number of additional courts required, and infrastructure facilities available in these courts.The first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G…
India’s Abhishek Sharma celebrates his half-century (ANI Photo) India produced a much-improved batting performance against England in the first T20I at Chester-le-Street, but incessant rain forced the match to be abandoned before the hosts could begin their chase of 190. The visitors posted a competitive 189/7 in 20 overs, thanks largely to explosive knocks from…
Chennai: Leaders of CPM and CPI skipped the meeting of `friendly parties’ convened by TVK on Wednesday, but called on chief minister C Joseph Vijay at the secretariat prior to the meeting reaffirming their support to the TVK govt. The left leaders rejected former chief minister M K Stalin’s remark that TVK govt would collapse…