Новости за 09.01.2018

HS Prannoy and Tai Tzu Ying flexed their muscles when it mattered most as they led Ahmedabad Smash Masters to a comprehensive 5-0 win over Mumbai Rockets at Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday.

The season three of the Pro Wrestling League got off to a lukewarm start with a modest crowd turnout and top draw Sushil Kumar not making his tournament debut after the opposition blocked the 74kg category.

He is the only Indian to get a start in Europa League game but the country's numero uno goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu revealed that Bengaluru FC pays him much more than what he used to get at Norwegian club Stabaek FC.

North Korea's decision to take part in the Winter Olympics in the South was a "great step forward", IOC chief Thomas Bach said on Tuesday.

Philippe Coutinho met his new Barcelona team-mates for the first time on Tuesday following the completion of his 160 million-euro ($192 million) move to the Camp Nou.

Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir began their quest to get fresh IPL contracts in earnest, hitting half-centuries, as Punjab pipped Delhi by two runs in a marquee North Zone encounter of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

The ignored trio of KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane and Ishant Sharma were part of an optional practice session at Newlands, even as South Africa coach Ottis Gibson warned they would continue to torment India with pace.

Kagiso Rabada has become the number one ranked bowler in the ICC Test Rankings after helping South Africa to a 72-run victory over India in the first Test of the three-match series at Newlands on Monday.

At 44, with 18 Grand Slam titles and an Olympic medal in his cupboard, Leander Paes is finding it "tough to set new goals" but still spent his off-season getting stronger to remain relevant in modern day tennis, which is being dominated by brute power.

Arjun Atwal turned to his close friend Tiger Woods for a word of advice soon after being appointed captain of Team Asia for the third edition of the EurAsia Cup.

Seven weeks of intense Ashes battle across Australia ended, as most of them have over the last three decades, with the hosts revelling in a comprehensive series triumph after an emphatic victory at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli just wants to enjoy herself and play big matches when she returns to competitive tennis in March after more than four years in retirement.

His name has been etched in Indian football history for scoring the country's first ever World Cup goal but Jeakson Singh does not feel any additional pressure to score in the Hero I-League.

A four-wicket haul by Bengal pacer Ishan Porel helped India notch up a massive 189-run win over South Africa in a warm-up match ahead of the U-19 World Cup on Tuesday.

"In hindsight, I should have been more careful and checked the status of the medications with BCCI's dedicated Anti-Doping Helpline," Indian all-rounder Yusuf Pathan said in a statement on Tuesday.

"Virat is a quality player, and the key thing is to keep him quiet, and make sure that we set him up with the other one. I always knew I had the one coming back!" said Vernon Philander, who took a career-best six for 42.

The BCCI, hours after it was reported that it had instructed the Baroda Cricket Association to not select him for the recently concluded Ranji Trophy, released a statement Tuesday revealing that the 35-year-old had “inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance, which can be commonly found in cough syrups.”

Martin Guptill belted New Zealand to an eight-wicket win over Pakistan in a rain-shortened second one-day international in Nelson on Tuesday.

Unruffled by yet another injury breakdown, South African pacer Dale Steyn says he is hoping to be up and running in the next six weeks after recovering from the muscle tear in his left heel which has ruled him out of the ongoing Test series against India.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) asked the state association of Baroda not to pick former Indian international Yusuf Pathan for the recently concluded Ranji Trophy season, after the allrounder was tested positive for a banned substance Terbutaline during the tournament last year.

Ricky Ponting will be an assistant coach during Australia's Twenty20 international series against England and New Zealand next month, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday.

For a tournament branded the "happy slam" by Roger Federer, the Australian Open has given little cheer to home players.

Former champion Stan Wawrinka gave Australian Open organisers a massive boost on Tuesday when he told reporters he was feeling "really positive" about the new season and was keen to get back on court.

India U-19s have been placed in pool B with Australia, Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea. All of their group stage matches are day-night fixtures and will be played at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.

he third edition of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) will see Greco-Roman grapplers in action for the first time, in addition to freestyle wrestling, when the season commences in the first week of January next year.