Новости за 24.01.2018

The disgraced long-time USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced on Wednesday to up to 175 years in prison for molesting young female gymnasts, following days of wrenching testimony in a Michigan courtroom.

South African all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo on Wednesday said it was important to find runs on a bowling friendly pitch like the one used for the third Test against India.

Viswanathan Anand defeated Gawain Jones in round 10 of the Tata Steel chess at Wijk Aan Zee on Wednesday evening.

Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday said the pitch for the third Test between India and South Africa was unfair on the batsmen and called for ICC's intervention into the matter.

Gurtej Singh and Emiliano Alfaro scored a goal each in a span of four minutes as FC Pune City scored a come-from-behind 2-1 win Jamshedpur FC in a thrilling Indian Super League match on Wednesday.

India ace Saina Nehwal made a positive start to the new season, edging past China's Chen Yufei in a thrilling opening round match at the USD 350,000 Indonesia Masters World Tour Super 500 tournament on Wednesday.

India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who scored a gritty 50 in tough conditions on day one of the third Test against South Africa, said it was satisfying to get runs on "one of the toughest pitches he has played on". He also feels that 187 is a competitive first innings total on this track.

Alexis Sanchez has denied that Arsenal great Thierry Henry advised him to leave the club before his move this week to Premier League rivals Manchester United.

Only three players got into double-digits as India were bowled out for 187 on day one of the third Test, which would have been far less if not for some generosity from the home side.

Check live cricket score, cricket scorecard & ball by ball commentary of India vs South Africa 3rd Test on Times of India

Defending champion Roger Federer welcomed the emergence of new challengers, after several unseeded players made the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time in nearly 20 years.

Lajong pumped in two quick goals through Saihou Jagne (13th) and Abdoulaye Koffi (18th) and the home side, who were aiming to win this match to top the league table, could not score despite having several chances in the eleven-round game.

One is a singer, one works at a farm, another sells milk -- meet India's Blind World Cup winning team members who are struggling to make ends meet in the cricket mad nation where many will become overnight millionaires in the IPL auction this weekend.

India's Rohan Bopanna and Timea Babos of Hungary entered the mixed doubles semi-finals at the Australian Open with a straight-set win over Colombian Juan Sebastian Cabal and Abigail Spears of USA.

Check live cricket score, cricket scorecard & ball by ball commentary of India vs South Africa 3rd Test on Times of India

The road to Uber Cup Finals would be a difficult one for Indian women shuttlers, who have been handed a tough draw at the Asia Team Championship but the men's team got an easier deal at the prestigious tournament.

Suresh Raina continued his imperious form with a third successive half century as Uttar Pradesh kept their final hopes alive with a resounding seven-wicket win over Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy on Wednesday.

Virat Kohli lived a charmed life, let off twice in surprisingly butter-fingered manner to stroke his way to a peppy 54, and Cheteshwar Pujara wore bouncers and in-cutters like a boxer taking punches in the tenth round, going into tea bruised but not yet beaten with 27 off 145 balls.

Ali Zaryab hit a composed 74 to complement the hard work done by pacers Muhamad Musa and Shaheen Afridi as Pakistan notched up a three-wicket win over South Africa in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup Super League quarter-final.

When Gautam Gambhir's name went under the hammer in 2011, the IPL auction was the last thing on his mind as the World Cup was round the corner. But once he had played his part in India's title triumph, he went on to lead Kolkata Knight Riders to two IPL titles.

Defending champion Roger Federer argued with an umpire but mostly let his racket do the talking as he beat Tomas Berdych for the ninth time running to reach the Australian Open semi-finals on Wednesday.

Check live cricket score, cricket scorecard & ball by ball commentary of India vs South Africa 3rd Test on Times of India

Ahead of this weekend's 2018 IPL player auction in Bengaluru, at which 578 players will go under the hammer for 182 open slots for the league's 11th season, here's a look at how Delhi Daredevils are stacked up and what kind of players they may want to acquire.

Ahead of this weekend's 2018 IPL player auction in Bengaluru, at which 578 players will go under the hammer for 182 open slots for the league's 11th season, here's a look at how Delhi Daredevils are stacked up and what kind of players they may want to acquire.