Times of India

PT Usha’s defeat in the women’s Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOMs) election has complicated her bid for a second term as IOA president. While the Constitution and election rules leave a narrow route through a National Sports Federation (NSF), her camp is instead seeking IOC intervention over alleged irregularities in the poll.

India will play the fourth and fifth ODIs at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on November 13 and 15. The two-match Test series will begin on November 19 at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. The team will have a change in leadership for the final two ODIs. Shreyas Iyer will captain India after Shubman Gill led the side in the first three matches.

A US federal judge has allowed President Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC over the editing of his speech in a Panorama documentary to proceed. The judge, however, dismissed Trump's claim of unfair trade practices. The BBC said it was surprised by the ruling but remained confident in its legal position. Trump will still have to prove at trial that the broadcaster acted with actual malice and that he suffered damages.

The IPL 2027 trade window has witnessed several major squad reshuffles ahead of the December auction. Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh headline the latest blockbuster swap between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings, while Rishabh Pant returns to Delhi Capitals and Kuldeep Yadav moves to Lucknow Super Giants. Several other high-profile exchanges have also reshaped franchise combinations.

A chilling video captures the moments before the Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed near Guwahati, with the driver heard reporting a red signal and a non-functional emergency system before the locomotive hits barricades with a loud thud. The locomotive and five coaches derailed at Digaru railway station on Wednesday morning. No injuries or casualties were reported.

IBM is ending US visa and green card sponsorship for most roles in IBM Consulting, its largest division with over 150,000 employees. Affected visa holders can work for IBM outside the US or leave by year-end, Bloomberg reported. The move follows the Trump administration's H-1B visa crackdown, which includes a $100,000 fee and last month's suspension of Microsoft, Infosys and TCS from the PERM green card process.

The move brings an end to Hardik Pandya's second stint with Mumbai Indians. He won four IPL titles with the franchise. Pandya first joined MI in 2015 and played an important role in their title wins in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020 with his performances with both bat and ball. He returned to the team in 2024 and took over as captain from Rohit Sharma. In 162 IPL matches, Pandya has scored 2,955 runs at a strike rate of 146.28. He has also taken 82 wickets.

Pakistan spent just 10.4% of its annual development budget in the first four months of the fiscal year, despite recording a 0.8% budget surplus in the first quarter. The slow spending comes as public projects face delays and the country's external debt nearly doubles to $135.1 billion in 2025 from $68.67 billion in 2015, according to a World Bank report cited by Dawn.

India's Vaishali Rameshbabu made an early statement at the inaugural Total Chess tournament in Budapest, defeating in-form Wesley So and Hans Niemann in the nine-round blitz event. One of only two women in the 24-player field, Vaishali offered an emphatic answer to questions about women competing against elite grandmasters, ahead of the demanding group stage.