Day: January 12, 2019

China and South Korea reached the Asian Cup last 16 knockout round with wins over the Philippines and Kyrgyzstan respectively as holders Australia bounced back to claim their first win of the tournament.

World number one Simona Halep Saturday admitted losing the 2018 Australian Open final was a painful moment, but it taught her how to better handle pressure situations which she has since put to good use.

Cricketers Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul will be sent back to India immediately to face a committee set up to probe their inappropriate comments on women on a television chat show.

Tamilnadu managed an easy seven-wicket win over Delhi in the Colonel CK Nayudu Trophy (Under-23) Elite Group A match at the NPR College Ground in Dindigul.

Catherine Tresa is delighted for she has been chosen to play the heroine in a Telugu film starring Vijay Deverakonda.

Actress Yashika Anand of Bigg Boss fame is playing the female lead in a couple of films. Interestingly the young star has chosen to appear in a song in Kazhugu 2. The song ‘Sakalakala Valli’ was shot recently featuring 300 dancers along with Yashika.

After ‘Madha Gaja Raja’ and ‘Aambala’, filmmaker Sundar C and Vishal are coming together for a movie that would be bankrolled by Lyca International.

Having completed the shoot for his mega budget film Saaho, actor Prabhas has already announced his new film. The Baahubali star took to Facebook to share the news with his fans. Within minutes, the post went viral on social media.

IT major Infosys has reported a 29.6 per cent y-o-y fall in its net profit at Rs 3,609 crore for third quarter of FY19. The company had posted net profit of Rs 5,129 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. On a sequential basis, Profit After Tax (PAT) fell 12.18 per cent.

Several Chinese electronics retailers including Alibaba-backed Suning and JD.com have slashed iPhone prices this week, after Apple recently blamed poor sales of the smartphone in the country for a rare revenue warning.