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Bajrang Punia Suspended For Four Years By National Anti-Doping Body Due To Violation Of Code

The National Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday suspended Bajrang Punia for four years for his refusal to provide his sample for dope test on March 10 during selection trials for the national team. NADA had first suspended the Tokyo Games bronze medallist wrestler on April 23 for the offence following which, the World Governing body UWW had also suspended him. Bajrang had appealed against the provisional suspension and NADA's Anti-Disciplinary Doping panel (ADDP) had revoked it on May 31 till NADA issues the notice of charge.

ICC To Meet For Finalising Champions Trophy Schedule

The International Cricket Council will meet virtually on November 29 to finalise the much-delayed schedule of the Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan in February-March next year. The cause of the delay has been India's refusal to play in Pakistan.

West Indies Wrap Up 201-Run Victory As Injury Ends Bangladesh Hopes

West Indies defeated Bangladesh by 201 runs on Tuesday to win the first Test, wrapping up a quick victory when tailender Shoriful Islam was forced to retire hurt. Chasing an unlikely 334 to win, and resuming on their overnight score of 109-7, Bangladesh lost Jaker Ali and Hasan Mahmud to fast bowler Alzarri Joseph early in the first session of the final day at North Sound. With Bangladesh on 132-9, last-man Shoriful retired injured having been hit on the back of his shoulder ducking into a bouncer by Alzarri Joseph in the fifth over of the day.

Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal Live Streaming UEFA Champions League Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal Live Streaming Details: Arsenal will look to get back to winning ways against an in-form Sporting Lisbon in their UEFA Champions League encounter in Lisbon on Wednesday. Arsenal have failed to win in their past four European matches on the road. Their last victory came against Sevilla in the group stages of the tournament in 2023. In their last match, Arsenal slumped to a narrow 1-0 loss against Inter Milan. On the other hand, Sporting LIsbon defeated Manchester City in their last game and under new coach Joao Pereira, they will be aiming to register a big win over yet another English club.

Getting Venkatesh Iyer Was One Of Our Main Priorities, Says KKR Mentor Dwayne Bravo

Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, who is now the mentor of reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders, has defended the team's strategy of "going all out" for Venkatesh Iyer to keep the "core" of the IPL championship-winning side intact. Seen as a potential captaincy candidate for KKR, Venkatesh's acquisition has sparked some criticism over why he wasn't retained if leadership was part of the team thinktank's plan for him. "Getting Venky (Venkatesh Iyer) was one of the main priorities for us, as you could see, we went all out for him," said Bravo, a four-time IPL winner at Chennai Super Kings.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Withdraw From Syed Modi International

India's star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Tuesday withdrew from the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament. The former world No 1 duo, touted as the favourites to win the men's doubles title here, had been sidelined from competitive action post the Paris Olympics due to Satwik's shoulder injury. They made their comeback at the China Masters Super 750 tournament last week where they reached the semifinals. However, B Sumeeth Reddy, who has been training the Indian pair ahead of the China Masters and also sat for their matches, informed that Satwik encountered "difficulty" in fully recovering.

"Miss Playing With MS Dhoni": Deepak Chahar Reflects On Chennai Super Kings Exit After IPL 2025 Auction

Indian cricketer Deepak Chahar shared his excitement and thoughts after being acquired by Mumbai Indians (MI) for a staggering Rs 9.25 crore. Reflecting on his move from Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to MI, Chahar remarked in an exclusive interview with JioCinema, "I'm quite happy. I had hoped to continue with CSK, but no regrets. Now, I'll be playing for another great franchise that has won five IPL trophies. I'll obviously miss playing with MS Dhoni. Mumbai Indians is a great franchise, so I'm really looking forward to playing for them." Chahar also provided an update on his fitness and training regimen.

Is Prithvi Shaw Going The Vinod Kambli Way? IPL Teams' Snub Puts India's 'Next Big Thing' At Crossroads

Two days ago, a seemingly relaxed Prithvi Shaw appeared on a YouTube vlog where he spoke about the best ever one-line advice that he had once got from Sachin Tendulkar "Discipline beats talent" was the maestro's terse tip for Shaw, the 25-year-old would tell social media influencer Karan Sonawane on the latter's YouTube channel 'Focussed Indian'. Monday must have been a difficult one for Shaw, who could not find takers at the IPL mega auction in Jeddah. The 2018 U-19 World Cup winning captain was seen as the next big thing in Indian cricket and expectations increased when he scored a century on Test debut six seasons ago.

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Bajrang Punia Suspended For Four Years By National Anti-Doping Body Due To Violation Of Code

ICC To Meet For Finalising Champions Trophy Schedule

West Indies Wrap Up 201-Run Victory As Injury Ends Bangladesh Hopes

Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal Live Streaming UEFA Champions League Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Getting Venkatesh Iyer Was One Of Our Main Priorities, Says KKR Mentor Dwayne Bravo

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Withdraw From Syed Modi International

"Miss Playing With MS Dhoni": Deepak Chahar Reflects On Chennai Super Kings Exit After IPL 2025 Auction

Is Prithvi Shaw Going The Vinod Kambli Way? IPL Teams' Snub Puts India's 'Next Big Thing' At Crossroads