Former footballer passes away
His hefty and gigantic personality earned him the nick name ‘Goaliath’. He was the Goal keeper of the Tamilnadu team which lost the Semifinal berth in the 1965 nationals and 1969 by draw of lots. Continue Reading
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Inter-schools cricket tourney to begin in city
The tournament gives youngsters exposure to a longer format especially at the start of season. 14 teams from Chennai and 1 each from Coimbatore and Madurai will be participating in this year’s edition.
Bharat Super League kickstarts in TN
The 12-day tournament in the state will see 128 teams across 8 districts battle it out for the finale. The league in the state will kick off in Coimbatore, 9 July. The winning teams from 8 zones in Tamilnadu will then participate in the grand finale to be held in Coimbatore 21 and 22 July. Continue Reading
Thirush Kamini scores double ton
Batting first, Green Invaders posted a mammoth 391 for two in 50 overs with Thirush Kamini slamming 243 not out (165b, 35×4, 3×6) and received good support from M Revathi who scored 65 not out. In reply, Red Rangers was bundled out for 135 with none of its batsmen making any significant contribution. Continue Reading
Manikandan takes fifer
Jaya Education Group RC eased to a 24-run win over DRBCCC Hindu College in the fourth division of the TNCA-Thiruvallur DCA League. Left-arm spinner B Manikandan paved the way for the win with his stellar performance with the ball taking five for 37 and Prabhu took four for 28 to bowl out DRBCCC to 127 in 27.5 overs. M Lingan’s 51 went in vain. Continue Reading
Sri Abisek hits ton
His match-winning knock included eight fours and a solitary maximum. The victor dismissed City I for 190 in the same number of overs. In another match, City III (225 for 8) defeated City IV (224 for 9) by two wickets in a close contest. Continue Reading
Emphatic win for Kamalakannan in snooker
Kamalakannan of Cue Zone shocked Sriram of TNBSA in the best of 5 encounter of the N Manimaran & Kishan Kothari Memorial SVS Club Open Snooker Championship 2019 at the Crucible, SVS Club, here on Sunday. Continue Reading
Good show by Chandrasekar
DT Chandrasekar (5/11) got a five-wicket haul as Fine Star CA defeated Standard CC by 69 runs in a low-scoring TNCA-Thiruvallur DCA League Championship First Division match. Continue Reading
TNCA league: Grand Slam tail anchors innings to draw with Vijay CC
Defending champion Grand Slam held its nerve to avoid losing to Vijay CC in the TNCA First Division League here Tuesday. Continue Reading
NIT Tiruchirappalli emerge winners in basketball tourney
NIT Tiruchirapalli won the overallchampionship of the All India Inter-NIT Sports meet, held at NIT Tiruchirapalli. NIT Trichy men won the cricket, volleyball and basketball while NIT women won the volleyball tourney to emerge as the overall winner. Continue Reading