Kamalpreet Kaur: Discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur banned for three years for use of steroid

Top Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur, who rose to stardom for her exploits at the Tokyo Games, was on Wednesday banned for three years for the use of the banned substance stanozolol, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has announced.

His ban will be effective from March 29, 2022.

Kamalpreet was handed a temporary suspension in May this year after testing positive for steroids, which was found in his sample that the AIU had collected on March 7 in Patiala.

In a statement, AIU said, “AIU has banned Kamalpreet Kaur of India for 3 years for the presence/use of a prohibited substance (Stanozolol) commencing from 29th March 2022. The DQ result is from 7th March 2022 ”

Kamalpreet had performed brilliantly in the Tokyo Games, finishing sixth.

Kaur had risen sharply last year when she set a national record of 65.06m in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics.

She finished second in the qualifying round in Tokyo to reach the final, where she finished sixth with a best throw of 63.70 metres.

This was the third best performance by an Indian in a field event at the Games.

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T20 World Cup 2022: Mohammed Shami front runner to replace Jasprit Bumrah in Indian team

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India get 0-8 hammering from USA in FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup

India went down on the US in their opening match of the FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup after going down 0-8 in a one-sided Group A match here on Tuesday. The Indian team was hammered into reality as it was played by the technically far superior USA who were 4-0 at the half-hour mark and 5-0 at half-time.

USA scored three more goals in the second season and the Indians suffered a humiliating defeat in front of home spectators at the Kalinga Stadium.

Melina Rebimbas braced (9th and 31st) while Charlotte Koehler (15th), Oneka Gamero (23rd), Gisele Thompson (39th), Ella Emery (51st), Taylor Suarez (59th) and skipper Mia Bhuta (62nd) took the lead. scored a goal. Each goal for the Concacaf champion.

India’s head coach Thomas Dennerby said before the match that it would be difficult to score against his team after preparing well from February, but his players were completely unaware and lost the plot that day. The country’s first match in the Women’s World Cup proved to be a nightmare.

Debutant India, which made it to the age-group showpiece by virtue of being the host, was run only by USA, who were runners-up in the inaugural edition in 2008, but have not progressed beyond the group stage in three other performances since then.

The porous Indian defense, including captain Astam Oraon on the left wing back position, leaked goal after goal while the home team could not even make a proper goal-bound move. The Americans had more than 70 percent of the ball in the first half.

Dennerby used his entire quota of five substitutes but India could only hit two shots in the entire match and did not hit a single target.

A heavy defeat will make it difficult for India to qualify for the quarter-finals as there are two matches left in the group stage – Morocco (October 14) and title contenders Brazil (October 17).

Brazil had earlier registered a 1-0 win over Morocco in a Group A match played here.

The top two teams from each of the four groups will qualify for the quarter-finals.

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bcci: Roger Binny files nomination for BCCI president, Jay Shah for Secretary post: Rajiv Shukla – The Economic Times Video

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla said on Tuesday that former cricketer Roger Binny has filed nomination for the post of Board President and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Ashish Shelar has filed nomination for Treasurer and his prospects is elected unopposed. Shukla said, “I have filed nominations for the post of vice-president, Roger Binny has filed nomination for president, Jay Shah has filed nomination for secretary and Ashish Shelar has filed nomination for treasurer. As of now the position is that All will be appointed unopposed.” ,

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Spinners shine as India beat South Africa by seven wickets in third ODI to seal series

New Delhi: India gave a good account of their immense depth as a young and inexperienced team thrashed a strong South African unit by seven wickets in the third ODI here on Tuesday to register a memorable series win.

The spin trio of Washington Sundar (2/15), Shahbaz Ahmed (2/32) and Kuldeep Yadav (4/18) picked the right length on the slow Kotla pitch to bundle out South Africa for 99, the lowest ODI against Proteas. The match was India.

The home team’s batsmen, led by Shubman Gill (49), chased down the target of 100 runs in 19.1 overs.

The series defeat further jeopardized South Africa’s chances of qualifying directly for next year’s ODI World Cup.

Fast bowler Mohammad Siraj (2/17) also continued his good run and made a strong claim to be included in the T20 World Cup squad.

While Washington and Shahbaz took wickets in front, left-arm spinner Kuldeep, who missed a hat-trick, cleaned the tail.

The quality of the Indian white-ball team was on full display in the series as the second string team came from behind to win the three-match series 2–1.

Chasing a small score, opener Gill attacked the South African bowlers with the very first ball while skipper Shikha Dhawan played the second fiddle.

The Indians, looking in a hurry to finish the match, lost some momentum after the wickets of Dhawan, who continued his dismal performance in the series and was run out for eight, and Ishan Kishan (10).

However, Shreyas Iyer (28 not out) continued his stellar run as he hit three fours and two sixes, including a match-winning maximum, to guide India to victory after Gill was trapped leg with three runs needed Went.

Earlier, the South African batsmen, who came to bat, failed to impress by falling like ninepins.

Quinton de Kock (6) was the first to perish as he half-heartedly cut the ball past Avesh Khan at backward point, giving Washington his first wicket.

India got their second wicket when Reeza Hendrix (3) was trapped before leg, but the South African took a review in the seventh over to overturn the umpire’s decision.

Janaman Malan (15) hit Siraj for three boundaries in his successive overs before the pacer could get rid of the opener as he tried to play a pull shot.

South Africa’s batsmen continued to struggle and looked out of color as Siraj claimed his second when he got Hendricks (3).

Aiden Makram (9), with 19 balls in between, became Shahbaz Ahmed’s first victim as he dismissed it to keeper Sanju Samson.

The visitors scored 50 runs in 17.1 overs, but India were on top of the visitors.

The captain was joined by David Miller (7) and Heinrich Klaasen in the middle, but he too could not make a mark as he was bowled, the ball slipped round the wicket to clip outside off-stump.

Brought into the attack in the 20th over, Kuldeep also joins the party as Andile Phehlukwayo fails to read his googly.

Klaasen and freshman Marco Jensen put on a 22-run partnership that included a four and a six to take South Africa close to 100 runs.

First, Jensen charges the pitch for six overs long on, a few balls later Klaasen hits a boundary but is dismissed by Shahbaz.

Kuldeep then cleared the lower order with three wickets as South Africa were bowled out in 27.1 overs.

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Roger Binny to replace Ganguly as BCCI president, Jay Shah will continue as secretary, says BCCI sources

Roger Binny, the 1983 World Cup champion for India, will succeed Sourav Ganguly as BCCI president at the board’s annual meeting on October 18, BCCI sources revealed on Tuesday.

The 67-year-old from Bangalore will serve as the 36th board chairman, it was agreed after frantic talks and backchannel discussions over the past week.

As BCCI secretary, Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah will serve a second consecutive term. Shah will replace Ganguly as India’s representative on the ICC board.

The only Congressman in the BCCI cabinet is Rajiv Shukla, who will continue as the vice-president. Arun Singh Dhumal, younger brother of Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, will now become the chairman of the IPL. He will replace Brijesh Patel. Influential Maharashtra BJP leader Ashish Shelar will be the new treasurer, which means he will not be the president of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). He was to play the role with the support of the Sharad Pawar faction. Devjit Saikia, a close aide of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, will replace Jayesh George as the new joint secretary.

Whether or not BCCI will contest for the post of ICC President is yet to be decided.

“An influential minister in the central government played a key role in deciding the positions in the formation of the board,” PTI quoted a BCCI source as saying.

Binny will officially take charge of the BCCI during the AGM in Mumbai on 18 October. Every candidate will be elected without opposition, so there will be no election for any position

The medium pacer was one of the architects of India’s historic World Cup victory in 1983. In eight games, he took 18 wickets, the most in that edition of the prestigious tournament.

Ganguly, who arrived in Mumbai on Monday night, met many influential people in New Delhi. Though Ganguly was keen on another term as the BCCI President, he was told that there was no precedent for giving a second term to the Board President.

A BCCI source revealed, “Sourav was offered the chairmanship of the IPL, but he politely declined the offer. His argument was that he would have accepted to head the sub-committee in BCCI after heading the same institution. can not do.”

Binny is a surprising choice to lead the BCCI. However, indications were dropped that he would get some position when the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) named him as its representative at the BCCI AGM instead of secretary Santosh Menon.

“Roger is one of the finest human beings and a complete gentleman who has graced the ground for India. He is also a World Cup hero and has a clean image. He resigned from the selection committee because His son Stuart was back in the India dispute,” the BCCI source said.

In Dhumal’s case, the decision makers waited for Ganguly to take a decision on the IPL president’s post and once he declined, they promoted the man from Himachal, who was considered one of the most accomplished men in the previous BCCI cabinet. known as.

With Ganguly out of the picture, the representation of the former was always the call of Assam CM Biswa Sarma as he played a crucial role last time as well.

The names of the members in the BCCI Apex Council and the IPL Governing Council will be known when the final list is published in a few days.

Inputs from PTI

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Roger Binny to succeed Sourav Ganguly as BCCI President, Jay Shah to remain secretary: Sources

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