Before and after his arrest last week on drug trafficking and murder charges, U.S. authorities called Ryan Wedding “a modern-day El Chapo.” Prosecutors are now hoping Wedding ends up with the same fate as the notorious Mexican drug lord: spending the rest of his life behind bars. Wedding, the Canadian Olympic snowboarder-turned-alleged drug kingpin, pleaded…
Delhi’s Ayush Doseja plays a shot during the first day of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 cricket match between Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: Ayush Doseja is living a dream season. Playing in his maiden season in the Ranji Trophy, the 23-year-old Delhi batter is the…
Aaron Jones (Photo by Getty Images) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday provisionally suspended USA batter Aaron Jones over alleged fixing during the BIM10 league in Barbados in the 2023–24 season. The decision comes as a major setback for the 31-year-old, who was part of the USA team that reached the Super Eight stage…
Britain and several other European countries have lost their measles elimination status, the World Health Organization said on Monday, after a jump in infections across the continent. Spain, Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan also lost their status, and the WHO urged countries to boost vaccination rates, particularly among under-protected populations, to prevent the viral disease infecting more children….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The BC Centre for Disease Control has issued a provincewide drug alert after a recent increase in drug poisonings linked to changes in its unregulated drug supply. According to an alert put out by the BCCDC, a drug called medetomidine has been circulating in the drug supply…
Hardik Pandya (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya produced a stunning moment on the field and grabbed the spotlight during the fourth T20I between India and New Zealand at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. The match was evenly poised, but Pandya’s sharp awareness changed the tone of the game.The incident…
D Gukesh, Magnus Carlsen, and R Praggnanandhaa NEW DELHI: Norway Chess has revealed another big name for its 2026 edition. After announcing Magnus Carlsen and R Praggnanandhaa earlier, the organisers have now confirmed Germany’s top chess player Vincent Keymer as the latest participant.Vincent Keymer will make his debut at Norway Chess in 2026. Over the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The internal review process for the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement is “finished in Canada,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday. “We’ve had good conversations, good back and forth,” Carney said about his conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump when asked by reporters if he still had…
Sharmin Akter Supta of Bangladesh bats during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup India 2025 match between India and Bangladesh at DY Patil Stadium on October 26, 2025 in Navi Mumbai, India. (Photo/Getty Images) KATHMANDU: Bangladesh and the Netherlands on Wednesday booked two of the four available spots at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup…
Ishan Kishan (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in the fourth T20I at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.Having already sealed the five-match series 3-0 with victories in the opening three games, India headed into the contest with momentum firmly on…
