Day: August 29, 2020

The men’s and women’s singles draws for the upcoming US Open has been released, with top seeds Novak Djokovic and Karolina Pliskova leading the respective brackets.

Sri Lankan batsman Tharanga Paranavitana has bid adieu to international cricket, thus bringing an end to his career with the national team which began in 2009.

Cricket Australia has prohibited Australian players from using sweat from their head, face and neck for shining the ball during their upcoming limited overs tour of England.

TCL has announced its partnership with Sunrisers Hyderabad as its official sponsor for the Indian Premier League slated for September 2020.

Actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for playing Black Panther in the hit Marvel superhero franchise, has died of cancer aged 43.

Tamilnadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today urged the District Collectors to give preference to coronavirus test results of senior citizens and patients with comorbidities.

For the first time in history, the annual Brahmotsavams of Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala will be held within the temple premises in ‘ekantham’.

Para-athlete Mariyappan Thangavelu from Tamilnadu, cricketer Rohit Sharma, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal, and paddler Manika Batra – were today conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the country’s highest honour for sportspersons.

A woman who arrived through Vande Bharat Mission and put on quarantine allegedly hung herself in a hotel at St Thomas Mount in the city. This is the second such incident in Chennai.

Veteran filmmaker- producer Bharathirajaahas been unanimously elected as president of Tamil Film Active Producers Association (TFAPA).