Vellore is one of the two seats that the DMK alliance won by the narrowest of margins in 2019. For the DMK's vote-score to be so low in a constituency with a substantial Muslim population has not missed the BJP strategists' eyes, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Barcelona were drawn in Group E with Bayern Munich, Benfica and Dynamo Kyiv.
Edge Southampton 2-1 to take campaign to final day of the season.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Wednesday.
Images from the English Premier League matches on Saturday.
Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Manchester City had a late goal from Gabriel Jesus ruled out by VAR video review as they drew 2-2 at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday -- their first league home game without victory in nearly eight months.
The paper added that at least four managers as well as players from several teams could be affected.
Lionel Messi, who is Barcelona's all-time top scorer with 634 goals in 731 games, is expected to spend three seasons at Manchester City before moving to CFG's Major League Soccer franchise New York City FC.
Manchester City said in a statement that both players did not display any symptoms and are currently self-isolating in line with protocols established by the Premier League and the British government.
City did not replace Argentine striker Sergio Aguero last year when the club's all-time top scorer moved to Barcelona on a free transfer.
A summary of Wednesday's action in the Premier League.
Second-placed City play Arsenal, managed by Guardiola's former assistant Mikel Arteta, at the Etihad on Wednesday.
'I think it's a bit clever from him to get the attention of the referee but I will just play my football like I'm always doing'
The three Premier League and three La Liga clubs in the last eight avoided each other, with Manchester City up against Atletico Madrid and Liverpool to face Portuguese side Benfica.
'We die or we win, it's as simple as that.' 'No one is staying in the middle.' 'I want that commitment from each and everyone of you.'
Discovering a way to deal with negative emotions is often the first step toward overcoming emotional eating.
City winger Riyad Mahrez and defender Aymeric Laporte previously tested positive for the novel coronavirus earlier this month.
The winner will be named on August 26, along with UEFA's women's player of the year and Champions League positional award winners, at the Champions League group stage draw in Istanbul.
Zidane will come up against Guardiola for the first time as a manager when their sides meet in a blockbuster tie in the Champions League last 16 next February.
Ronaldo back for Man Utd but injured Shaw faces weeks out
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 on Saturday to book a place in next month's FA Cup final, thanks to a second-half goal by Hakim Ziyech which ended City manager Pep Guardiola's dream of steering his side to an unprecedented quadruple of titles.
England forward Raheem Sterling joined Chelsea on a five-year contract from Manchester City, the two English Premier League clubs announced on Wednesday.
City boss Pep Guardiola was named Manager of the Season for a third time.
Real are on 81 points with four games to go. They are 17 points ahead of nearest rivals Sevilla.
City are 16 points behind Liverpool - who have a game in hand - and Guardiola said he could not afford to be distracted
Leaders Manchester City were held to a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace
Manchester City face Chelsea in the Champions League final on Saturday. Here are five key tactical battles to watch out for:
Manchester City's Pep Guardiola was named Manager of the Year at a League Managers Association awards ceremony on Tuesday after leading his side to the Premier League title and a host of records.
Juergen Klopp's side will meet the winners of Sunday's other semi-final between Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the May 14th final
Messi's lawyers informed Barcelona, on Tuesday, that the Argentine wanted to take up a release clause in his contract which could allow him to leave for nothing.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said his job at the English Premier League club may be on the line if they fail to win the Champions League title this season. City have won five major domestic trophies since Guardiola took over in 2016 -- including two Premier League titles and an historic domestic treble last year -- but have never progressed past the quarter-final stage of the Champions League since the Spaniard's arrival.
With City pulling out and Chelsea set to leave, while Liverpool's players posted a shared Twitter message saying they want no part of the new league, the ESL project looks doomed.
At its monetary review on Tuesday, the RBI raised the statutory liquidity ratio by 1 percentage point to 25 per cent and discontinued the special repo facility for banks to provide liquidity to mutual funds and others.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
We'll publish the best responses on Rediff.com.
Holi celebrations may be simple this year but you can always feel festive by dressing up for the occasion.