France’s Kylian Mbappe (10) warms up before the World Cup Group I soccer match between Norway and France in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) France secured top spot in Group I with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Norway at the FIFA World Cup 2026, but the build-up to the…
Gautam Gambhir (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir has delivered a rousing message to his young Test squad ahead of the two-match series against Sri Lanka, urging Shubman Gill and his teammates to ensure they are mentally and physically prepared for every challenge from the opening morning in Galle.With the World…
The STPs were set up at a cost of Rs 1 crore to Rs 4 crore, depending on the size. COIMBATORE: Currently, there are no signs of treated water being released into the Smart City lakes in Coimbatore, as most of the sewage treatment plants (STPs) around these lakes are non-functional. A recent visit by…
Finn Allen has been roped in by the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders as a pre-auction signing for ILT20 Season 5. (Reuters) Dubai: Finn Allen, David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen will headline the new arrivals for the ILT20 Season 5, with the three T20 batters set to make their tournament debuts when the sixth-team competition returns…
Chennai: The Chennai Police registered a case against the unnamed people who had published or sharing of photographs and video clips of a minor girl in connection with a Pocso case on Friday. The case was registered by the Cyber Crime Cell of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) under Section 23(4) of the Pocso Act…
Chennai: A 38-year-old welder, who had allegedly been stalking a woman and asking her to continue their relationship, died at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital on Saturday after he was beaten with an iron rod following a quarrel at the woman’s house in Alapakkam. Police altered the case from attempt to murder to murder.Police identified…
CPI members staged a protest condemning the Union government over the consecutive hike in the prices of petrol, diesel, auto gas and commercial cylinders Coimbatore: Members of the CPI on Thursday, staged a protest near the district collectorate in the city, condemning the Union government over the consecutive hike in the prices of petrol, diesel,…
Bangladesh produced a historic performance in Darwin, defeating Australia by nine wickets in the first Test to secure their first-ever Test victory on Australian soil. The defeat brought Australia’s long run of consistency under scrutiny, but Steve Smith was quick to acknowledge Bangladesh’s superior performance while insisting that one poor Test does not change Australia’s…
Lucknow: Kanpur-born wicketkeeper-batter Vinayak Shukla has been named the new captain of the Oman national cricket team, succeeding long-serving skipper Jatinder Singh ahead of key international assignments, including the ACC Men’s Premier Cup and the final leg of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 campaign.Vinayak, 31, who hails from Shyamnagar in Kanpur, made his…
The plan marks President Lee Jae Myung’s boldest push yet to align South Korea’s AI and chip ambitions with his pledge to narrow regional disparities and revive economies beyond the Seoul metropolitan area. Image for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters South Korea on Monday (June 29, 2026) laid out a sweeping industrial strategy centred on…