Новости за 14.02.2018

Nepal secured a historic entry into the upcoming World Cup qualifiers with a sensational last-ball one-wicket win over Canada in the ICC World Cricket League Division Two on Wednesday.

Bottom-placed Delhi Dynamos were left to rely on a late strike from substitute Kalu Uche to get the better of NorthEast United FC 1-0 in the Indian Super League on Wednesday.

Malaysian badminton ace Lee Chong Wei has denied featuring in a sex video that has gone viral and has lodged a police report over what he described as "malicious" allegations.

Even as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the fixtures of IPL 11 on Wednesday, the list of associations wanting to host the playoff games of this edition of the high-profile T20 league grew bigger.

Tamil Nadu beat Manipur 2-1 to lift their maiden title in the 23rd edition of the Senior Women's National Football Championship on Wednesday.

Mumbai Indians will take on two-time winners Chennai Super Kings in what promises to be a marquee opening game of the IPL 2018 to be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday, April 7, 2018.

Germany's Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt snatched victory in the men's doubles luge to claim their second successive Olympic title on Wednesday.

Former India pacer Atul Wassan on Wednesday dismissed any chances of India's experienced spin pair of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja being in the scheme of things for the 2019 Cricket World Cup in England.

Six Indian boxers, including youth world champion Shashi Chopra (57kg), advanced to the finals while four others settled for bronze medals to round off a reasonably good day at the Asian Games Test event.

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is confident of continuing her Asian Games record with another medal in this year's event - if she recovers from injury in time.

India opener Rohit Sharma revealed the reason for his quiet celebration despite scoring a century in the fifth One Day International against South Africa here on Tuesday.

Shaun Pollock feels Virat Kohli sees a bit of himself in Hardik Pandya and predicted a long run for the allrounder in the Indian team. "I clearly get the impression that Virat Kohli loves Hardik Pandya's attitude. It's very similar to the way Kohli plays his cricket. And because he loves that attitude there is a good chance that Pandya will get a long run in the side, to settle himself and cement his spot in the team," Pollock said.

Spanish prosecutors are seeking two-year prison sentences and six-year football bans for 36 players accused of match-fixing in the Spanish league seven years ago.

South African pace bowling great Shaun Pollock on Wednesday criticised India's misplaced priorities and approach to the Test series against the Proteas, saying the team's lack of preparation stood out despite a historic ODI triumph.

England coach Trevor Bayliss has welcomed the return of Ben Stokes but said the all-rounder is unlikely to play the first one-day international of the New Zealand series.

South African pacer Kagiso Rabada was fined 15 per cent of his match fee and handed a demerit point for making "aggressive gestures" at Shikhar Dhawan following the Indian opener's dismissal in the fifth ODI at Port Elizabeth.

Seasoned legspinner Amit Mishra, who was bought by Delhi Daredevils [DD] at the Indian Premier League auction 2018, said he has added couple of new variations to make a big impact in the 2018 edition of the Twenty20 cricket tournament.

A disappointed South Africa coach Ottis Gibson says he has no excuses to offer for the "hiding" his depleted side has taken from a rampaging India, leaving him with a lot to think about going forward.

Kei Nishikori returned to an ATP Tour level event for the first time since last August and cruised into the second round of the inaugural New York Open with a 7-5 6-3 win over American wild card Noah Rubin on Tuesday.

Following India’s emphatic 73-run victory, that set up a series win for India in the fifth one-day international at St George's Park on Tuesday, skipper Virat Kohli praised his team’s "complete performance" in the series.

With the Hero Indian Open teeing off at the DLF Golf & Country Club’s Gary Player course on March 8, the chances of another home triumph seem high.

India climbed to the top of the ICC ODI rankings after their 73-run win over south Africa in Port Elizabeth in the 5th ODI on Tuesday.

There is little doubt that India’s most successful captain ever - and arguably the finest wicketkeeper-batsman of his time in the shorter formats - is struggling.

For the first time in 26 years, a visiting Indian team recorded a first in South Africa, winning their maiden one-day series after a 73-run win in the fifth ODI at St George’s Park on Tuesday.