Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands walks through the paddock ahead of the Austrian F1 Grand Prix, in Spielberg, Austria, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos) Formula One world champion Max Verstappen does not believe England will end their long wait for World Cup glory, with the Dutch driver backing France to…

Chennai: Power troubles continued for a third straight day on Thursday, as residents of Tiruvottiyur and Tambaram spent the night without electricity following major failures in the city’s distribution network. The outages came a day after similar disruptions struck Palavakkam and TondiarpetIn Tiruvottiyur, men and women blocked the high road that night, staging a protest…

Spain’s Lamine Yamal comes out for warm up ahead of the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Lamine Yamal has added another milestone to his extraordinary rise after becoming the youngest player to make six FIFA World Cup appearances….

Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s announcement in Karur that his govt had cancelled the tender for a flyover in Chennai as the project cost had been inflated to nearly double the actuals has left civic officials guessing as which project was he referring to.As of July, Chennai had only two major flyover tenders in…