Rescue on for boys football team, coach trapped in Thai cave
Bangkok, June 26 : The Thai authorities on Tuesday are continuing their search and rescue efforts to find 12 children and an adult trapped inside a cave in northern Thailand.
Bicycles, footwear and other belongings of the missing were found on Saturday at the Tham Luang cave entrance in Chiang Rai, Efe news reported.
Spokesperson of the rescuing team Ruetaiwan Patisen told EFE that they were confident the missing were still alive, even though they have not yet been located inside the cave after 72 hours of search operation by elite teams of the Thai Army with diving equipment.
The 12 boys -- aged between 11 and 16 years old -- are members of a youth soccer team and had gone inside the cave along with their 25-year-old coach.
Patisen indicated that parts of the passage inside the cave have been flooded by rains that hit the region and the water could have subsequently blocked their exit.
On Saturday afternoon, officers from the Tham Luang Khun Nam Nang Non Fores
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PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer fined for slow over rate vs CSK
Chennai (PTI): Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer was fined Rs 24 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate during his team’s IPL 2026 match against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here.
The last season's runners-up PBKS secured their second sucessive win, defeating five-time champions Chennai Super Kings by five wickets here on Friday.
As this was Punjab Kings’ second offence of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which relates to minimum over-rate violations, the penalty was enhanced and Iyer was fined Rs 24 lakh, said the IPL media advisory.
"The rest of the members of the Playing XI, including the Impact Player, will be fined either INR six lakhs or 25 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser," it added.
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