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Promising debuts of keenly tracked young cricketers at the highest level tend to linger in the memory for long. They act as a tantalising prelude to the career ahead, and invite lofty expectations from an entourage of admirers. It need not always be a three-figure score or five-wicket haul that instigates this rush of excitement;…
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Clare Taylor played at the World Cup for England in football and cricket. She had a longer career in cricket, in which she claimed more than 100 international wickets with her pace bowling. The 61-year-old is now a part of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit. Excerpts from an interview Taylor gave The Hindu at Old Trafford,…
Championship leader Antonelli has a 40-point advantage over Mercedes teammate Russell. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Former Formula One World champion Damon Hill praised Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli as a special talent and backed him for the F1 drivers’ title this year. “I think the favourite is Kimi because I think that he’s got the…
AFRICOM Commander Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States has withdrawn most of the forces it deployed for a recent operation against Islamic State militants in Nigeria and is now providing intelligence support at Abuja’s request, the head of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said. In May, U.S. and Nigerian…
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Iran prepared on Friday (July 3, 2026) for the dayslong funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with banners across Tehran urging the public to rise up in support of the Islamic Republic after the devastating war that killed the 86-year-old cleric. The country’s theocracy plans to see millions flood the streets of…
Members of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of workers’ unions and people’s organisations staging a protest outside the Collectorate in Visakhapatnam on Friday. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK A Joint Action Committee (JAC) of workers’ unions and people’s organisations staged a protest outside the Visakhapatnam Collectorate on Friday, renewing its demand for a judicial inquiry…
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The Ramanathapuram district police recovered 48.75 sovereigns of gold jewellery and arrested a man in Pudukottai on Friday. Police said that following a complaint from Boomadevi, a case was registered. Investigations revealed that a person identified as Senthilkumar of Pudukottai was involved in the crime. A team arrested the suspect and recovered the entire stolen…
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Ashwanth is a mystery spinner and left-handed batter. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ashwanth Valthapa was the costliest buy at the TNPL 2026 player auction when four-time champion Chepauk Super Gillies forked out ₹14.45 lakh. The 25-year-old has played three ODIs and one T20I for the UAE but has shifted base to Chennai. A mystery spinner and left-handed batter, Ashwanth recently scored a century in the TNCA first…
Social Welfare Minister K. Jegadeeshwari addressing officials in Virudhunagar on Friday. Photo, Handout | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Reiterating the stand of Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, on providing a corruption-free governance, Social Welfare Minister K. Jegadeeshwari on Friday cautioned the officials with stringent action if any official was found to be indulging in any…
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A firefighter works at the site of what Ukrainian media reported was a Russian strike on the Ukrainian Red Cross warehouse, in a location given as Kyiv, Ukraine, in this screengrab taken from a handout video obtained by Reuters on July 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters At least 10 people were killed in Ukrainian…
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