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NEW DELHI: The National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada) on Monday provisionally suspended Indian women’s national team footballer Ratanbala Devi Nongmaithem after she returned positive for the prohibited substance metandienone. Uttarakhand cricketer Rajan Kumar, too, was suspended after his urine sample showed traces of anabolic steroids drostanolone, metenolone and clomifene.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel….

1990 World Billiards Winner & Coach Passes Away At 67 KOLKATA: In Indian sport, the Kotharis are a rarity — a family with two generations having won the world title in the same sport.On Monday, Indian cue sports became poorer with the passing of Manoj Kothari, a former world champion, coach and father of current…

Vijay Hazare Trophy Live Score: Virat Kohli to miss match vs Railways In what seems to be a last-moment decision, star batter Virat Kohli will not play Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Railways on Tuesday, January 6, in Bengaluru. As per BCCI guidelines, Kohli had played two matches for Delhi earlier in the tournament,…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi produced a breathtaking display of power-hitting to script a memorable win for India Under-19, smashing Rishabh Pant’s long-standing record for the fastest fifty in a Youth ODI and powering his side to an eight-wicket victory over South Africa Under-19 in Benoni on Monday.Go Beyond The…

An IPL match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Lucknow Super Giants. (File photo) Bangladesh on Monday banned the broadcast of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, citing the removal of pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the tournament. The decision followed instructions from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to IPL franchise…

Mohammed Siraj (Photo by Ayush Kumar/Getty Images) Former South Africa batter AB de Villiers has said Mohammed Siraj has been unfortunate to miss selection for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, pointing to team balance rather than form as the deciding factor. Speaking on his YouTube channel, De Villiers explained that Siraj’s exclusion was more…

Manchester United on Monday sacked head coach Ruben Amorim, hours after the Portuguese spoke about tensions within the club following Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Leeds United. Amorim had said the club hierarchy needed to “do their job” and that he should be allowed to work without interference.The 1-1 draw at Elland Road was Amorim’s final…

India’s Suryakumar Yadav(PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has expressed his confidence in out-of-form India skipper Suryakumar Yadav ahead of the T20 World Cup, which is set to begin on February 7. Despite a rough run in 2025, where Yadav has scored just 218 runs in 19 innings at a strike rate of…

NEW DELHI: In what seems to be a last-moment decision, star batter Virat Kohli will not play Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Railways on Tuesday, January 6, in Bengaluru.As per BCCI guidelines, Kohli had played two matches for Delhi earlier in the tournament, against Andhra and Gujarat. He scored 131 and 77 in those…

Popular American YouTuber James Stephen Donaldson, known globally as MrBeast, has once again reached out to star cricketer Virat Kohli, sending a public message to the former India captain days before the India vs New Zealand ODI series.MrBeast, who is known for challenge-based videos and collaborations with public figures, expressed his interest in working with…