Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage, of Sri Lanka, prepares for an attempt in the men’s javelin throw final at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) BENGALURU: World No. 1 men’s javelin thrower Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage’s gold hunt at the Asian Games hit an air pocket on Tuesday. His…

Chennai: A 26-year-old college lecturer drowned, and her colleague went missing on Monday evening after they were swept away by waves while bathing in the sea off Thazhankuppam near Ennore.The deceased was identified as Kalaiyarasi, a nursing lecturer at a private Hotel management college in Mint. Her colleague Naveen, 27, head of the hotel management…

Srinath Narayanan is India’s man to count on NEW DELHI: It was the final round of the Global Chess League (GCL) round-robin last Saturday in Bengaluru, and American Gambits needed a big win, with an eight-point margin, to reach the final. Mumba Masters were the opponents. As the match wore on, the Gambits, playing with…

Cops suspect previous enmity Chennai: A 25-year-old history-sheeter returning home after appearing before a court in connection with a murder case, was hacked to death by a six-member gang in full public view at a petrol station on the Chengalpet bypass on Tuesday.The deceased, Muthu Veera of Rajiv Gandhi Street in Urapakkam, had several criminal…