Day: July 13, 2019

The world will witness three major sporting events on a single day tomorrow and, incidentally, all of those will take place in the UK – World Cup final at Lord’s, Silverstone Grand Prix, where Englishman Lewis Hamilton will be in action, and Wimbledon Final between Djokovic and Federer.

On the 13 day of public darshan today, the Athi Varadar idol looked resplendent draped in green silk and was almost covered in mounds of flowers. Garlands made of white lotuses and red roses added beauty to the charming deity.

A team need not always play the perfect game to win but can adapt to the conditions as New Zealand showed during their semi-final win against India, coach Gary Stead said ahead of their World Cup final against England on Sunday.

Retired South Africa great A B de Villiers Friday broke his silence on the controversy surrounding his international comeback that never happened, saying he did not demand an 11th hour return before the World Cup.

Jofra Archer says he will have no problems keeping his cool even during a World Cup final that comes just over two months after his England debut.

Martin Crowe’s batting was grace personified and had he been alive, he would have been the first one to acknowledge that Kane Williamson probably is the greatest batsman to have played for New Zealand, feels former wicketkeeper Ian Smith.

Actress Shreya plays Vemal’s heroine in a movie titled ‘Sandari – The boss’. Directed the film is R Madhesh, who made films like Chocolate, Madurey, Arasangam, Mohini wields the megaphpone.

Son of actor Naseeruddin Shah, Vivaan Shah has shared screen space with Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Happy New Year’. His filmography includes ‘7 Khoon Maaf’, ‘Bombay Velvet’ and ‘Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana’.

Gorilla, directed by Don Sandy, stars Jiiva and Arjun Reddy fame Shalini Pandey in the lead role along with a truckload of comedians – Sathish, Vivek Prasanna, Yogi Babu, Motta Rajendran and Lollu Sabha Swaminathan. The cast also includes a chimpanzee, named Kong that made one interested to watch the film.

It is the ‘silver’ jubilee year of Rotary Club of Nanganallur and its new president, M V Badri Narayanan, has some shining‘golden’ plans for the club a bulk of which focuses on the underprivileged student community.