On 5 August 2026, the FIT India Champion initiative encouraged students and young people in Ranipet district to adopt an active and healthy lifestyle. The programme promoted physical fitness, regular exercise and participation in sports, highlighting the importance of fitness in everyday life.
Students from various schools and educational institutions in Ranipet district participated enthusiastically in a women’s football tournament. The event provided young female players with an opportunity to showcase their sporting talent, develop teamwork and gain valuable competitive experience while promoting women’s participation in sports.
Danush Suresh was in his element on Wednesday as he created a new mark in 50m (29.23: NMR) and 200m (2:21.60:NMR) breaststroke events in the 76th senior state aquatic championships held at Velachery Aquatic complex here on Wednesday. This meeting is to select the teams for the national aquatic championship which will be held from September 6 to 10 at Guwahati, Assam. Results: 400m freestyle: Men: 1 Sathya Sai Krishnan (Aces) 04:14.87. Women: Maanya Mukta Manesh (Marina Club) 04:55.38. 200m IM: Men: B Benediction Rohit (TDSA,Tirunelveli) 02:12.38. Women: Shakthi Ishwar Prasad (ACES) 02:44.62. 50m Breaststroke: Men: 1 Danush Suresh 29.23 (NMR); 2 Yadesh Babau (SDAT Dolphin) 30.59; 3 Dhruva Anand (ACES) 32.26. Women: Shriya Ishwar Prasad (ACES) 36.35. 200m Backstroke: Men: H Nithik (Turtles) 02:12.38. Women: Madhumitha Sriram (ACES) 02:36.63. 100m Butterfly: Men: 1. D Adhitya (TSPA) 00:56.93 (NMR); 2 P Vikkas (Aquatic Madurai) 00:57.81; 3. Sathya Sai Krishnan (ACES) 00:58.20. 200m Breaststroke: Men: 1. Danush Suresh 2:21.60 (NMR); 2. Yadesh Babu (SDAT Dolphin) 2:33.26; 3. MJ Anbu Kathir (SAV Titns) 2:33.53. 50m Butterfly Men: 1. Benedicton Rohit (TDSA Tirunelveli) 25.47 (NMR); 2. D Adithya (TSPA) 25.66; 3. Sathya Sai Krishnan (ACES) 25.84.
The Madurai Panthers all-rounder, who can bowl with both arms, is the first professional cricketer from Andaman in the TNPL and hopes to one day establish an academy in his hometown.The distance between the Andaman Islands and the cricket-obsessed city of Chennai is roughly 1300 kilometres. Yet in cricketing terms, the gulf between the two regions runs deeper than the Indian Ocean that separates them.For the four lakh people staying in the archipelago, becoming a cricketer is not a thought that crosses the mind simply because there is no system in place. But Atheeq ur Rahman, with his foray into the TNPL, may have changed that narrative. The 28-year-old, playing for the Madurai Panthers, is the first and only professional cricketer to come out of the Islands. Atheeq was introduced to the sport in 1999 on the shores of the Bay of Bengal by his father, Althaf ur Rahman, a former Tamil Nadu first division player. “It’s all my dad; he is the person who encouraged, supported, and helped me develop my career. Despite the limited opportunities here, he wanted me to pursue cricket. I remember playing on the beach with him. Those are semma (great) memories,” Atheeq recounts in a conversation with Sportstar.
Ranipet’s Kousik (103) and Thiruvallur’s Thaswin Kumar (102) starred for their respective sides in the semi-finals of the TNCA Inter Districts U-19 Tournament 2026-27 to reach the finals. Chengalpattu 153 & 77/5 in 14 overs (Akshay 47 no, Karmegam 3/37) drew with Thiruvallur 225 in 69 overs (Thaswin Kumar 102) in Theni; Thiruvallur advances to the final with first-innings lead; Salem 148 & 108 in 36.3 overs (Pratheswaran 51) lost to Ranipet 241/6 & 17/0 in 3.3 overs (Kousik 103)
