Day: August 24, 2020

Tamilnadu today registered 5,967 new Covid-1 9 cases, taking the total number of persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in the State so far to 3,85,352.

Bayern Munich were crowned European champions for the sixth time after beating Paris St Germain 1-0 thanks to a second-half header from former PSG youth academy graduate Kingsley Coman in an absorbing Champions League final on Sunday.

Legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar has described the current Indian Test side under Virat Kohli as the best ever, saying that the lethal bowling attack makes it more balanced than the teams of earlier eras.

Steve Smith will miss the boos and jeers from the spectators during next month`s limited-overs series in England which will be played behind closed doors, the Australia run-machine said.

Former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis, Australia’s Lisa Sthalekar and Pakistan batting great Zaheer Abbas were inducted into ICC Hall of Fame on Sunday.

England, who racked up a mammoth 583-8 declared in its first innings thanks to Zak Crawley’s 267, chose to enforce the follow-on after bowling out Pakistan late on day three before bad light forced an early end to proceedings in Southampton.

After saving its face in Rajasthan thanks to a truce facilitated by the high command, the Congress is once again facing an internal rebellion of sorts.

Tamilnadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today said that the State government is taking measures to ensure that 7.5 per cent internal reservation in medical seats is given to students who study in government schools from class six to twelve.

A Hindu saint has ended his life ‘out of humiliation and torture’ near Salem, after a group of policemen led by a Sub-Inspector Anthony Micheal allegedly humiliated the Hindu Sadhu.