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India’s Anmol Vasistha has been handed a three-year ban by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) after testing positive for a prohibited anabolic steroid during the New Delhi World Para Athletics Grand Prix in March this year.According to an IPC statement, Vasistha returned an adverse analytical finding for a metabolite of dehydrochloromethyl-testosterone (DHCMT) in an in-competition…

Jake Fraser-McGurk (Image: IANS) Australian batter Jake Fraser-McGurk produced a breathtaking display of power-hitting, smashing the fastest half-century in One-Day Cup history as South Australia posted a commanding 397/7 against Queensland at the Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide on Saturday.The 24-year-old opener raced to his fifty in just 14 deliveries, breaking his own tournament record….

Hardik Pandya, left, and Mahela Jayawardene (PTI Photo) Mumbai Indians and head coach Mahela Jayawardene have mutually decided to bring in a fresh perspective starting with the upcoming Indian Premier League season. In a meeting of the top brass earlier this week, both parties reached an agreement. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that a new head coach…

India’s Ishan Kishan, right, Shivam Dube, second right, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, third right, and others during warm up (PTI Photo) India are set to face the West Indies in the fifth and final T20I in Bengaluru on Saturday, with the series locked at 2-2. Ahead of the decider, former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar has backed…

Krunal Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Agency Image) India will have a new captain at the Hong Kong Sixes 2026, with Krunal Pandya appointed to lead the seven-member squad after Bhuvneshwar Kumar was called up to the national team for the upcoming tour of New Zealand.Gujarat Titans pacer Kulwant Khejroliya has been drafted into the squad…

Delhi Capitals players (PTI Photo) Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Chaminda Vaas is set for his maiden coaching stint in the Indian Premier League after being appointed Delhi Capitals’ fast bowling coach ahead of the 2027 season.Vaas, one of Sri Lanka’s most successful fast bowlers, claimed 355 wickets in Tests and 400 in ODIs during his…

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravindra Jadeja (Agency Image) India’s ODI plans for the 2027 World Cup continue to evolve, with the selectors making several changes to the squads for the upcoming five-match series against New Zealand. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced separate squads for the first three and final…

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Wei Yi (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz for FIDE) NEW DELHI: The last game of Wei Yi’s first Candidates Tournament lasted 32 moves. Javokhir Sindarov had already clinched the title and the right to challenge India’s Dommaraju Gukesh in the upcoming World Championship match; Wei Yi had nothing left to chase. And subsequently, neither player pressed…

Indian cricket team (PTI Photo) Bengaluru: Evening showers over the past few days have kept Bengaluru drenched, and the forecast offers little respite over the weekend. That is hardly welcome news ahead of the India-West Indies T20I series decider on Saturday night, with rain threatening a contest that promises plenty of fireworks.With the high-scoring series…