Day: November 25, 2020

Tamilnadu today registered 1,534 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in the State so far to 7,74,710.

The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association has named former Ranji Trophy-winning captain S Vasudevan as the chairman of the men’s senior selection committee here on Tuesday.

Livinguard AG, the hygiene brand has partnered with legendary cricketer, former Captain of the Indian Cricket Team and current President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly to be its brand ambassador for masks and gloves.

Much had been made of the fact that there was yet to be an Indian goalscorer after four games. Anirudh Thapa took barely a minute to set that right. His early strike coupled with a penalty from Esmael Goncalves (26′) gave Chennaiyin FC a 2-1 win over Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Tilak Maidan here on Tuesday.

Deval Sahay, mentor of cricket icon Mahendra Singh Dhoni and who is credited with preparing first turf pitches in Ranchi, passed away due to multi-organ failure in the early hours of Tuesday in a hospital in the Jharkhand capital.

Ishant Sharma and Rohit Sharma have been reportedly ruled out of the first two Tests of the upcoming four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia slated to begin from December 17 in Adelaide.

Australia batsman Steve Smith has said that his ability to start well against India has resulted in a good record against the arch-rivals, adding that he loves to stand up and be counted in a big series like the Ashes or the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Smith has an exceptional record against India, scoring 1,429 runs in 10 Tests at an average of 84.05.

Tamil Culture and Heritage was awarded the best prize in the World Culture Festival held in Dubai recently.

A major mishap took place at Santhome High Road when a balcony collapsed this morning due to heavy rains. The incident did not cause any casualties.