Новости за 17.01.2018

India's Sai Praneeth and the women's doubles duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the $120,000 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament on Wednesday.

Commonwealth Championship silver medallist Parveen Rana fought his to a hard-earned victory to help Veer Marathis win the battle between two Maharashtra teams in the Pro Wrestling League on Wednesday.

South African skipper Faf du Plessis has said that the 2015 series loss in India on raging turners motivated their team to win the series here in Centurion, on a pitch that "should have suited the visitors more".

Putting an end to speculation over the ICC’s Future Tours and Programme (FTP) and slotting of international matches during the period IPL is played, Indian cricket board (BCCI) CEO Rahul Johri confirmed on Wednesday that the Indian board has managed to convince all other boards that there will be virtually no or very little international cricket during the IPL window.

India's legendary allrounder Kapil Dev on Wednesday said Hardik Pandya does not deserve to be compared with him if he keeps making silly mistakes like he did in the second Test against South Africa.

Indian Grandmaster B Adhiban held five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand to a creditable draw in the fourth round of Tata Steel Masters Chess tournament.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said on Wednesday he cannot foresee Cristiano Ronaldo leaving the club, despite various reports in the Spanish media saying he is in the middle of a stand-off with president Florentino Perez over a pay dispute.

A dominant India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets to set up a title clash with arch-rivals Pakistan in the Blind Cricket World Cup on Wednesday. Man of the Match Ganeshbhai Muhudkar's century steered India home comfortably. He scored 112 in just 69 balls.

An irate India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday lost his cool and snapped at the scribes in a fiery media session after the series defeat against South Africa, his first reverse as full-time skipper.

The two Koreas on Wednesday agreed to form a united women's hockey team for next month's Winter Olympics in the South, the latest in a flurry of cross-border talks.

With another lacklustre performance India succumbed to South African pace in the second Test at SuperSports Park, Centurion, losing the match by 135 runs, thus conceding the series 2-0 with one more Test to go. India’s batting was found wanting in the both the innings and despite Indian pacers bowling their heart out, India were always two steps behind South Africa.

With another lacklustre performance India succumbed to South African pace in the second Test at SuperSports Park, Centurion, losing the match by 135 runs, thus conceding the series 2-0 with one more Test to go. India’s batting was found wanting in the both the innings and despite Indian pacers bowling their heart out, India were always two steps behind South Africa.

In anticipation of India's better performances away from home, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) has tweaked the Future Tour Programme (FTP: 2019 to 2024) to ensure that there is balance in the home and away series.

Relieved World No.3 Grigor Dimitrov survived a massive scare to beat American qualifier MacKenzie McDonald in five sets and reach the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday.

The Khelo India Anthem, which was unveiled on 15th January, has already struck a chord with India. The anthem has crossed an unprecedented reach of 200m reach across digital platforms YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

A scintillating double-century stand between New Zealand openers Jakob Bhula and Rachin Ravindra lit up the Hagley Oval as several records were broken during the Group A match against Kenya which the hosts won by 243 runs in the ICC U-19 World Cup.

Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad, accused in a criminal defamation case filed by DDCA and former cricketer Chetan Chauhan, on Wednesday told a city court that the the cricket body was willing to compromise in the matter.

Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi is not at all surprised with the current team's surrender in South Africa as he feels Virat Kohli's men went into the series without serious preparation and "wasted time" playing against Sri Lanka.

England cricketer Ben Stokes can be selected for next month's tour of New Zealand after being charged with affray this week, the England and Wales cricket board (ECB) said on Wednesday.

Batsmen let the team down, said India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday, conceding that his team has been just not good enough in the Test series against South Africa so far.

World number one Rafael Nadal voiced his support for players to demand a greater share of tennis revenues, saying that more lower-ranked professionals should be able to make a living from the sport.

Julia Goerges' 15-match unbeaten run came to a shuddering halt as she lost in straight sets to Alize Cornet in the Australian Open second round Wednesday.

Nick Kyrgios's Australian Open challenge gained momentum as the home favourite outclassed Serbian Viktor Troicki to move into the third round without dropping a set on Wednesday.

India succumbed to another series defeat in South Africa losing the second India vs South Africa Test at SuperSports Park, Centurion by 135 runs on Wednesday. Starting the day on 35 for 3, still needing 252 more runs to win, India succumbed to 151 all out in the second innings with debutant Lungi Ngidi taking 6 for 39.