File image of Lonwabo Tsotsobe.© AFP Former South Africa pace bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe has suffered another major jolt to his career as he was arrested and charged for involvement in match-fixing. Tsotsobe, along with fellow South African cricketers Thami Tsolekile and Ethy Mbhalati, have been charged with five counts of corruption under Section …
Tennis star Iga Swiatek accepted a one-match suspension after testing positive for a banned substance in an out-of-competition test in August 2024, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said on Thursday, November 28.Iga Swiatek, a five-time Grand Slam champion, tested positive for a prohibited substance -- trimetazidine (TMZ), which is used as a heart medication. However, …
Former World No.1 Iga Swiatek has broken her silence on the 1-month doping ban that she was given on Thursday, November 28. Swiatek called it the worst experience of her life and claimed both her and her team had to go through tremendous stress and anxiety. Swiatek, the five-time Grand Slam champion, received a one-month …
Bangladesh slipped to the bottom of the World Test Championship points table after losing the first of their two-Test series in the West Indies on Tuesday, November 26. Bangladesh were hammered by 201 runs on Day 5 of the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. Bangladesh showed signs of a revival …
Bajrang Punia, Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist, has been handed a four-year suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for refusing to provide a urine sample during the selection trials for the national team on March 10, 2024. The suspension stems from a violation of Article 10.3.1 of NADA’s Anti-Doping Rules.NADA initially imposed a provisional suspension …
The decision by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to ban the use of some antibiotics in animal food products will help curb the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to a new report. In October, the FSSAI banned the use of some antibiotics used in the production of meat, meat …
West Indies are on the brink of victory in the first Test against Bangladesh at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, as a chaotic Day 4 saw 17 wickets tumble, leaving the visitors reeling at 109 for 7 in pursuit of 334. The hosts, led by Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales, are just three wickets away …
West Indies maintained firm control over the first Test against Bangladesh at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, despite a gritty effort from the visitors to avoid the follow-on. At stumps on Day 3, Bangladesh were 269/9, trailing by 181 runs, thanks to crucial contributions from Mominul Haque and Jaker Ali.Resuming the day at 40/2, Bangladesh …
Mikyle Louis and Alick Athanaze fell heartbreakingly short of maiden centuries but powered the West Indies to 250 for 5 against Bangladesh on Day 1 of the first Test on Friday. Their crucial 140-run fourth-wicket stand lifted the hosts after a shaky start at 25 for 2. Louis scored a career-best 97, while Athanaze contributed …
New Zealand cricketer Doug Bracewell has been handed a one-month ban by the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand after testing positive for cocaine and its metabolite Benzoylecgonine (BZE) following a T20 match in January 2024. Bracewell was provisionally suspended without opposition on April 11, following an Adverse Analytical Finding from an in-competition test …
