Nick Kyrgios accepted a one-month suspension from the International Tennis Integrity Association for testing positive for cocaine at a tournament in Spain in June, the organization announced Thursday.
The 31-year-old from Australia had been provisionally suspended since Aug. 4, which was revealed just over two weeks later.
The ITIA in its announcement said Kyrgios told investigators that he socially used cocaine during a night out before he was due to play in Mallorca, and after consulting with an expert from the World Anti-Doping Association, accepted that it was outside of competition.
WADA's default three-month ban can be reduced to one by completing a treatment program. The ITIA said Kyrgios' suspension is over Thursday pending the completing of that program.
Kyrgios' prize money and rankings points from the Mallorca event are forfeited. He lost his only match to countryman Adam Walton.
A finalist at Wimbledon in 2022 when he lost to Novak Djokovic, Kyrgios has played only fou

Nick Kyrgios

The 31-year-old from Australia had been provisionally suspended since Aug. 4, which was revealed just over two weeks later

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India rode on vice-captain Smriti Mandhana's record breaking 124 off just 64 balls, her highest score in T20 Internationals, to thrash Hong Kong by 137 runs and enter the Women's Asia Cup final here on Thursday.
India had earlier defeated Thailand by 94 runs in their tournament opener.
Mandhana single-handedly powered India to 193 for five against Hong Kong.
The left-handed opener struck 17 fours and seven hits over the fence during her knock.
For Hong Kong, off-spinner Marina Lamplough picked up two wickets for 46 runs.
Chasing the target, Hong Kong were bundled out for just 56 in 16.2 overs
Brief Score:
India: 193 for 5 in 220 overs (Smriti Mandhana 124, Marina Lamplough 2/46).
Hong Kong: 56 all out in 16.2 overs (Natasha Miles 15; Deepti Sharma 3/9).

Smriti Mandhana, Smriti, Mandhana

India, with the win, also reached the semifinals of the Women's Asia Cup 2026

The Asian Games-bound Indian shooters will undergo preparatory camps at facilities in Delhi and Bhopal this month as they look to fine-tune their skills for peak performance at the quadrennial showpiece beginning September 19 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
The camps have been divided between the MP State Shooting Academy in Bhopal and the Karni Singh Range in the national capital.
As per the schedule, the selected Asian Games pistol and rifle shooters will train in Bhopal from September 5 to 14.
The skeet camp commenced at the Karni Singh Range on Friday, while the camp for trap shooters will be held from September 10 to 18 at the same venue.
National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) High Performance Director Pierre Beauchamp said the focus of the camps would be on mental conditioning and technical refinement.
"At this stage, our focus shifts from volume to precision, mental conditioning, and technical refinement.
"The structure of these final camps allows our sports science and coachi

Indian shooter Kamaljeet

The camps have been divided between the MP State Shooting Academy in Bhopal and the Karni Singh Range in the national capital

Javokhir Sindarov knows the ultimate challenge awaits him later this year when he takes on defending champion D Gukesh for the world crown, but the Uzbek chess prodigy says his preparations for the showdown will begin only after this month's Chess Olympiad.
Sindarov will face Gukesh in a battle for the world crown between two 20-year-olds in Geneva over 14 classical games from November 24 to December 12.
However, the Uzbek is currently keeping his focus firmly on the tournaments immediately ahead, rather than allowing the much-anticipated title clash to dominate his thoughts.
"Right now, I'm focusing on my next events -- the Global Chess League and the Olympiad. After those, I will start preparing for the World Championship match," Sindarov, who will represent Fyers American Gambits in the fourth edition of GCL, said during a media interaction here.
The GCL will be held here from September 5 to 13, followed by the Olympiad from September 15 to 27 in Samarkand.
Sindarov earned his 

D Gukesh, Gukesh

Sindarov will face Gukesh in a battle for the world crown between two 20-year-olds in Geneva over 14 classical games from November 24 to December 12

Kidambi Srikanth's run at the China Masters Super 750 came to an end in the quarterfinals here on Friday as the former world No.1 was outplayed in straight games by Hong Kong's Lee Cheuk Yiu.
The 33-year-old Indian, who had shown flashes of his vintage best while finishing runner-up at the US Open Super 300 earlier this year, went down 16-21, 16-21 to the 25th-ranked Lee Cheuk in a 39-minute contest.
Srikanth had looked sharp in the previous round, dispatching world No.9 Victor Lai of Canada 21-18, 21-19 in the Round of 16.
But against Lee Cheuk, the Indian found himself chasing the game for long stretches, particularly after surrendering the momentum midway through the opening game.
Srikanth made a brisk start, racing to a 3-0 lead, but Lee Cheuk was quick to settle into a rhythm. The Hong Kong shuttler reeled off three points to level at 3-3 before turning the screws with a six-point burst that took him to 14-6.
Srikanth tried to claw his way back, but the deficit proved too ste

Bengaluru: Badminton player Kidambi Srikanth pose for photographs during the launch of Grand Prix Badminton League, in Bengaluru, Saturday, June 4, 2022. The league will see eight teams battle for supremacy and is scheduled to be held from July 1 to

Kidambi Srikanth

The 33-year-old Indian, who had shown flashes of his vintage best while finishing runner-up at the US Open Super 300 earlier this year, went down 16-21, 16-21 to the 25th-ranked Lee Cheuk

India will field full-strength men's and women's squads as they look to defend their cricket gold medals from the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games

India's women's cricket team during the Hangzhou Asian Games

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The beds are a little over six feet long, the walls are close, and there is little room for anything beyond the essentials.
For some of India's athletes, however, spending a night inside a shipping container at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) here is less about discomfort and more about preparation for an unusual living arrangement awaiting them in Japan at the Asian Games.
With the Aichi-Nagoya Games beginning September 19 and no conventional athletes' village this time, Sports Authority of India (SAI) has set up makeshift container rooms at its centres in Patiala and Bengaluru to give its athletes a taste of what they can expect in Japan.
The idea is to make the unfamiliar familiar.
Athletes are taking turns to spend a night inside the container, waking up the next morning and following their usual routine before heading to training.
By the time they reach Japan, the hope is that their accommodation will no longer be a distraction.
"Two years ago, when it

2022 Asian Games silver medalist Karthik Kumar was also banned for doping last year

The beds are a little over six feet long, the walls are close, and there is little room for anything beyond the essentials.

The Japan Cricket Association has defended the preparations, saying the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Organising Committee and Asian Cricket Council have worked together on the arrangements

Indian cricket team

Wushu player Bhanupratap has tested positive for Enobosarm (Ostarine), a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) associated with muscle and bone development

Surya Bhanupratap Singh

India will first face Panama at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru before travelling to Kolkata for back-to-back fixtures against Brazil and Uruguay on October 3 and 6

Indian football team

Two-time European champion Paris Saint-Germain sold yet another player on transfer deadline day, with Ibrahim Mbaye joining Aston Villa as the French club continues its metamorphosis from big spender to big earner.
The Senegal forward joined on a permanent transfer, both clubs said.
PSG has been the European club generating the highest transfer revenues from departures this summer, with a total of more than 400 million euros ($464 million), ahead of Premier League clubs Aston Villa and Manchester City.
PSG parted ways with a big name - France forward Bradley Barcola - in the biggest signing of the summer transfer window, but has only sold players who were used in a substitute role by coach Luis Enrique, a deliberate strategy of the club.
The 18-year-old Mbaye, a product of PSG youth academy, has 15 caps with Senegal and became the youngest African player to score at the World Cup this summer in a 3-1 defeat against France. Two years ago, he also was the youngest PSG player to make 

Ibrahim Mbaye

The 18-year-old Mbaye, a product of PSG youth academy, has 15 caps with Senegal and became the youngest African player to score at the World Cup this summer in a 3-1 defeat against France

Gabriel Jesus completed a transfer deadline day move from Arsenal to Barcelona on Tuesday on a three-year contract.
The 29-year-old Brazil striker was part of Arsenal's Premier League title-winning squad last season after lifting four league crowns with Manchester City.
He joins Spanish champion Barcelona following the departure of Robert Lewandowski at the end of last season.
Jesus joined Arsenal in 2022 after six trophy-laden seasons at City. Despite enduring an injury-disrupted time at the Emirates Stadium, he was part of the squad that ended the London club's 22-year wait to be crowned English champion.
Jesus is the latest arrival in a busy transfer window for Barcelona, following deals for Anthony Gordon, Rodri, Joao Cancelo, Karim Adeyemi and Dominik Livakovic.

Gabriel Jesus

The 29-year-old Brazil striker was part of Arsenal's Premier League title-winning squad last season after lifting four league crowns with Manchester City

FC Bengaluru United on Tuesday reappointed Nallappan Mohanraj as their head coach ahead of the 2026-27 domestic season.
The reappointment comes on the back of Mohanraj leading FCBU to qualification to the Indian Football League.
His first assignment this season will be the BDFA Super Division League, following which he will guide the team in its maiden Indian Football League campaign.
This is Mohanraj's third stint as head coach of FCBU.
"I'm very pleased to continue with FC Bengaluru United and to be part of this next chapter. Qualifying for the IFL was a special achievement, but the work does not stop there.
"I'm looking forward to building on what we have achieved and continuing to develop the team and the players," said Mohanraj, a former India, Mohun Bagan, ATK and Chennaiyin FC player.

Nallappan Mohanraj

The reappointment comes on the back of Mohanraj leading FCBU to qualification to the Indian Football League

Brazil are currently ranked fifth in the world, while India are 138th, making the Kolkata fixture the highest-ranked opposition the Indian team has faced since the FIFA World Rankings were introduced

Former Brazil captain Cafu (PIC: PTI)

The match was originally scheduled for September 26, as part of India's three-match friendly series against South American teams, including Brazil and Uruguay

Jamil also stressed that players would have to take greater responsibility on the field, while acknowledging that the pressure would increase as the team prepares for important assignments

India football team's head coach Khalid and Sunil Chhetri (L-R)

With the Asian Games just around the corner, steeplechaser Avinash Sable, long-distance runner Parul Chaudhary and six other Indian track and field athletes are fine-tuning their preparations on a specialised 'smart track' at the SAI NCOE in Bengaluru.
The eight are part of a national camp, scheduled to continue until September 8, which has been sanctioned by the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
It also features 800m runner Krishan Kumar, decathlete Thowfeeq N, high jumpers Aadarsh Ram and Supriya B and race walkers Manju Rani and Priyanka.
The Asian Games, scheduled in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan from September 19 to October 4.
A smart track allows coaches to capture real-time performance data during training.
"This is one of its kind in India," said Suresh Kumar, Coach (Athletics) at SAI NCOE Bengaluru.
"So what happens is when the athlete runs, we get the real-time speed data. We get the split timings, wherever the gates are placed, then the total timing we get, as well as the str

Avinash Sable finishes fifth in Xiamen Diamond League to qualify for Diamond League final. Photo: X

Avinash Sable

The Asian Games, scheduled in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan from September 19 to October 4

The BCCI remains the world's richest cricket board by a huge margin, while Australia, England and Pakistan complete the top four in global cricket's financial pecking order.

The deal ends the Allen family's ownership of the franchise and comes months after Seattle secured its second Super Bowl title

Khosla family, Seattle Seahawks ownership

Khosla family, Seattle Seahawks

Former Australia captain joins as major investor, global ambassador and advisor as Century Cricket prepares its first flagship centre at Bryant Park in Manhattan

Ricky Ponting

The league created or sustained 9,470 annualised jobs, a 16 per cent increase from Season 3

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