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Pullela Gopichand still remembers the disruption caused by badminton’s scoring overhaul during his playing career and as the sport gears up to embrace another “tactical shift”, the India coach believes a few players will be “wiped off”. The 15×3 system (three games of 15 points each) will replace the current 21×3 format (three games of…
Abdullah Shafique of Pakistan. | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan captain Babar Azam was denied his first Test century in four years as West Indies fought back in the second and final cricket Test on Tuesday (August 4, 2026). Babar, who last scored a Test century in December 2022 against New Zealand at Karachi, was run…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino, right, and Arsene Wenger, Chief Officer (FIFA). | Photo Credit: AP FIFA on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) dismissed as “pure fiction” a report that its President Gianni Infantino had sought support from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration after the collapse of a plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial…
FILE PHOTO | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO An engine failure left a roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferry adrift towards the open sea off Kochi on Tuesday evening, before a timely rescue operation brought its passengers and vehicles safely back to shore, according to a communication. The Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation-operated ferry, conducting service on…
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A 12-year-old tribal girl from Mancheeri hamlet in Karulai forest range of Nilambur sustained a thumb injury after she was allegedly beaten with a stick by her mathematics teacher at school. The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has registered a case. The Class VI student of S.V. Higher Secondary School, Palemadu, suffered…
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Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters An Indian-flagged merchant vessel with 13 Indian nationals aboard came under attack off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday (August 4, 2026), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. All the Indians have been rescued, it said. New Delhi condemned the attack and said targeting…
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A 25-year-old youth was stabbed to death in a brawl at Udayampalayam near Peelamedu in Coimbatore late on Monday. Naveen, a native of Chennai, who had completed his degree at a private college in Peelamedu, was murdered. Naveen had been staying with his friends in a rented house at Ashok Nagar near Udayampalayam while searching…
Ukrainian drone attacks in the region around Moscow killed five people, local officials said Tuesday (August 4, 2026), while authorities in Ukraine said Russian aerial strikes there also caused at least five civilian deaths. Since Russia’s invasion more than four years ago, Ukraine has developed long-range drones that can hit targets deep inside Russia. In…
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Bhuvaneswaran came back strongly after going for 21 off the first five balls of the match. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN There is a thin line between aggression and recklessness in T20 cricket. iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans paid the price for falling into the second category as Dindigul Dragons duly punished the reigning champion in the…
Bangladesh deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. File | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh’s government has proposed the death penalty for enforced disappearances after an official inquiry recorded more than 1,500 cases during deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 17-year rule. Ms. Hasina, who was toppled in a 2024 uprising, was accused of using the security forces to…
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