Day: July 26, 2021

Being at the wrong end of 3-1, Hong Kong’s Lam came back strongly to win three sets back-to-back to defeat India’s Sathiyan Gnanasekaran.

Mary Kom defeated Miguelina Hernandez 4-1 on split decisions to move into the Round of 16 of the Women’s flyweight boxing event.  

Australia crushed India 7-1 in a dominating performance in the second group game of the Men’s hockey event at the Olympics in Tokyo.

Japan’s Naomi Osaka sent out an ominous message to competitors at the Tokyo Games on Monday, sweeping past 50th-ranked Viktorija Golubic 6-3 6-2 to book a place in the third round.

Defending champions Mumbai Indians will meet Chennai Super Kings in Dubai on September 19 when the IPL resumes in the United Arab Emirates, the BCCI announced on Sunday.

Suryakumar Yadav, with his 360 degree shots, is ‘amazing’ to watch, said India captain Shikhar Dhawan after a crushing 38-run win over Sri Lanka in the first T20 International here on Sunday.

The Greater Chennai Corporation has launched a drive to remove posters which are defacing walls in public places. All public walls, pillars, and bridges in the city are going to get a facelift with art works.

The scheme to provide Covid vaccines free of cost to people in private hospitals in the State under the CSR initiative would be formally launched by Chief Minister M K Stalin on 28 July.

For the first time, Tamilnadu government will soon create a digital databank of migrant workers employed in industries, particularly the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and hospitality sectors, across the State.

Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder Dr S Ramadoss turned 83 Sunday and leaders of various political parties, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, greeted him on the occasion.