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• Australia's Schutt handed two-match ban over prescription medication breach

  Australia's fast bowler Megan Schutt has been handed a two-match ban by Cricket Australia following a breach of prescription medication rules. Schutt, 33, will miss the third and final Twenty20 against New Zealand at North Sydney Oval on Thursday, as well as the Adelaide Strikers' Women's Big Bash League opener against Melbourne Stars on October 31. The ban relates to a single incident that occurred while Schutt was out of competition and was not for performance-enhancing purposes. Cricket Australia stated that Sc…

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• 'Told he was murdered by a fellow athlete': Preeti recalls losing training partner

  Briefing:** India's Preeti Pal and Simran Sharma, sprinters at the Asian Para Games, lost their training partner, Chirag Tyagi, who was murdered in May. Chirag's death devastated both athletes, and memories of him returned as they celebrated their achievements at the Games. Chirag qualified for the Para Asian Games in the men's 400m and 1500m T12 events after winning gold at the Indian Open Para Athletics International Championship in Bengaluru in May.

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• Taiwan issues land warning ahead of arrival of powerful Typhoon Champi

  Taiwan issues a land warning ahead of powerful Typhoon Champi, which is expected to brush past the island's northeastern coast and gradually weaken on approach. The storm, currently about 250km southeast of Taiwan's northeastern county of Yilan, is expected to pass northeastern Taiwan, turn north toward the Chinese coast, and eventually move into southern Japan. The transport ministry said 125 flights had been cancelled on Thursday, mostly domestic ones, though the rail network was so far unaffected. The interior…

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