Grandmaster Kirill Shevchenko has been handed a three-year ban from FIDE-rated events and lost his Grandmaster title after confessing to hiding a phone during the Spanish Team Championship in October 2024. Tournament officials discovered the phone, prompting an investigation after concerns were raised about Shevchenko’s absences. Post navigation P V Sindhu’s Paris run ends; mixed doubles pair Dhruv-Tanisha also bow out Indian weightlifters bag seven medals, set new records at Commonwealth Championships 2025
