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Swashbuckling West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer described his match-winning 139 against India in the first one-dayer here as the best knock of his career but said he would have been happier had he finished off the game. (Photo:PTI)

It was my best knock: Shimron Hetmyer

Hetmyer was out in the 39th over after stitching 218 runs for the second wicket with fellow centurion Shai Hope (102 not out).

16 Dec 2019 11:03 AM

Chasing 288 on a slow surface was expected to be a challenging task but thanks to Hetmyer (139 off 106) and opener Shai Hope (102 not out off 150), the visitors raced to victory in 47.5 overs. (Photo: AP)

IND vs WI: Hetmyer, Hope hammer centuries as West Indies draw first blood vs India

The duo shared a decisive 218-run stand for the second wicket after the fall of Sunil Ambris in the fifth over.

16 Dec 2019 12:06 AM

West Indies won the toss and asked India to bat first in the first ODI of the three-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. (Photo:BCCI)

Ind vs WI 1st ODI: West Indies win toss, elect to bowl first

India had clinched the T20I series 2-1 after defeating West Indies in the third match.

15 Dec 2019 1:45 PM

Batting coach Vikram Rathour on Saturday said Rishabh Pant will be a 'massive player' for the Indian team once he starts getting runs, backing the under-fire wicketkeeper to the hilt. (Photo: AFP)

'Pant will be massive player once he starts getting runs' : Rathour By Shyam Sundar

'The reason why we keep discussing him is that he has got an immense ability. Everybody believes he can be an X factor.'

14 Dec 2019 5:33 PM

His place in India's Test squad cemented, opener Mayank Agarwal says it is easy to switch formats if the game-plan is clear. (Photo: Twitter)

''Easy to switch formats if game-plan is clear" : Mayank Agarwal

Agarwal has been picked in the team for the ODI series against West Indies as a replacement for the injured Shikhar Dhawan.

14 Dec 2019 3:36 PM

India will have their tails up whey they play West Indies in the first One-day International of the three-match rubber here on Sunday, seeking a 10th straight bilateral ODI series win against the side from the Caribbean. (Photo :PTI)

India firm favourites going into first ODI against West Indies

The home team will miss the services of seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is out with a groin problem and Shikhar Dhawan.

14 Dec 2019 12:39 PM

Virat Kohli is the 'benchmark' and that is why all West Indies players should work as hard as the Indian captain to achieve their goals, feels their assistant coach Roddy Estwick. (Photo: AFP)

Work as hard as Virat Kohli: West Indies assistant coach to players

Estwick also said the West Indies team had done well to bridge the gap with India in the T20s and hoped to do the same in the ODIs too.

13 Dec 2019 4:18 PM

India and West Indies team players arrived here on Thursday for the first one-day international to be played at the M A Chidambaram stadium on Sunday. (Photo: Twitter/ Virat Kohli)

India, West Indies teams arrive at Chennai for first ODI

The two teams will face off in the first match of the three-match ODI series after the host won the T20 series 2-1 on Wednesday in Mumbai.

12 Dec 2019 6:10 PM

Viswanathan Anand, India's torchbearer in chess and the country's first-ever Grand Master, has inspired a legion of players including the city-based R Praggnanandhaa. (Photo: File)

Chess wizard Viswanathan Anand turns 50

A book 'Mind Master', penned by Anand along with sports writer Susan Ninan is being released to coincide with his birthday.

11 Dec 2019 12:55 PM

In his speech at a function on Sunday, Kumar had said 'ripe time will come and things will take place automatically. Thalapathi (as Stalin is called by his followers) will ascend the (Chief Minister's) throne.' (Photo: Twitter | DMK)

Days after praising Stalin, BJP leader Arasa Kumar joins DMK

Arasa Kumar joined the DMK in the presence of Stalin at the party headquarters 'Anna Arivalayam.'

05 Dec 2019 5:07 PM

Owen Coyle begins his stint as Chennaiyin FC head coach with an away game against Jamshedpur FC on December 9. (Photo: Chennaiyin FC website)

Chennaiyin FC appoint former Burnley coach Owen Coyle as new manager

The 53-year-old Scot replaces Englishman John Gregory after a lacklustre start to the ongoing ISL season.

04 Dec 2019 1:06 PM

All-rounder Vijay Shankar was named captain of the Tamil Nadu team for the Ranji Trophy, beginning on December 9. (Photo:AFP)

Vijay Shankar to lead Tamil Nadu in Ranji Trophy

The team was announced by the State Selection Committee of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association.

03 Dec 2019 10:48 AM

Shanmuga Subramanian, 33, found the debris from the Vikram moon lander that scientists had been looking for and helped guide them to the spot where it had crashed. (Photo: Twitter/ Rama)

33-year-old Chennai engineer who alerted NASA, says 'worked really hard'

Subramaniam was first person to come up with a positive identification.

03 Dec 2019 9:56 AM

John Gregory had led Chennaiyin FC to the title win during the 2017/18 Indian Super League campaign. (Photo: Twitter)

John Gregory sacked as Chennaiyin FC head coach

This decision comes on the back of the club's poor performance in the ongoing ISL.

30 Nov 2019 1:08 PM

He is the quintessential 'Captain Cool' on the cricket field but at home, Mahendra Singh Shoni says it's his wife Sakshi who calls the shots and he never comes in the way. (Photo:INstagram)

Sakshi in command at home, quips Mahendra Singh Dhoni in talk about marriage

Speaking at an event here, the 38-year-old former captain joked about marriage and love. He married Sakshi in 2010.

27 Nov 2019 1:08 PM

The Indian volleyball teams will leave on Wednesday for Kathmandu to participate in the South Asian Games. (Photo: South Asian Games website)

Indian volleyball teams to leave for South Asian Games tomorrow

The volleyball competition in the SAG (formerly South Asian Federation Games) gets underway on November 27.

26 Nov 2019 8:50 PM

'In 2021, people of Tamil Nadu will 100 percent create a big wonder and marvel in politics,' Rajinikanth said in an apparent reference to the polls due in two years and possibly about a major role by him then. (Photo: File | ANI)

'In 2021, people of TN will create wonder and marvel in politics': Rajnikanth

The actor's response was to a query about an AIADMK leader insisting Rajinikanth's 'spiritual politics'.

21 Nov 2019 6:13 PM

Important decisions for the upcoming local body elections are also expected to be taken in the meeting. (Photo: ANI)NI)

Chennai: MK Stalin chairs party's general council meeting at YMCA Ground

Discussions will focus on the reasons behind the party's defeat in Vikravandi and Nanguneri by-election.

10 Nov 2019 1:47 PM

A student of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan in her hostel room on Friday, the police said. (Representational Image)

Teen Madras IIT student depressed over poor marks, commits suicide

Fatima Latif, a native of Kerala, was pursuing an integrated MA programme at the institute, the police said.

10 Nov 2019 1:34 PM

Efforts being made to paint me with saffron: Rajinikanth

Thiruvalluvar (Tamil savant) will not get trapped in this saffronising, I will not get trapped either, says Rajinikanth.

09 Nov 2019 1:53 AM

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