Новости за 15.02.2018

Chennaiyin FC took a huge leap towards confirming their place in the Indian Super League playoffs as they beat a stuttering FC Goa 1-0, leaving them in huge trouble in the race for top four.

India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has defended the cash-rich Indian Premier League saying the monetary gains the tournament provides serve as a motivation and it's wrong to call it as some sort of villain.

Opener Kusal Mendis scored his maiden half-century in Twenty20 internationals to lead Sri Lanka's six-wicket rout of Bangladesh in the first of the two matches in Dhaka on Thursday.

Yuki Bhambri kept Indian hopes alive after surviving a scare against Japan’s Yasutaka Uchiyama 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Chennai Open Challenger at the SDAT tennis Stadium here on Thursday. Bhambri will meet Duckhee Lee, who beat unseeded Antoine Escoffier, for a place in the final.

Badminton legend and celebrated coach Pullela Gopichand on Thursday launched 'train the trainers' programme here inducting 1500 Physical Education (PE) teachers from across Gujarat for advanced training.

Suresh Raina says he was "hurt" after being dropped from the Indian team despite performing well, but now that he is back in the mix, the southpaw is determined to make the most of the upcoming T20 series in South Africa.

Finding no takers in the cash-rich Indian Premier League, India's Test fast bowler Ishant Sharma will follow in the footsteps of his team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara as he is set to play for English county side Sussex in five first-class and eight List A games.

South Africa opener Hashim Amla says his team is not used to the hammering that it has received in the ongoing ODI series against India and the emphatic nature of defeat has taken the Proteas back to the drawing board ahead of the World Cup next year.

Seasoned goalkeeper PR Sreejesh is determined to reach peak fitness and form in time when the key events start this year and promises to be a better player in order to boost the Indian hockey team in a busy year.

Veteran India pacer Jhulan Goswami on Thursday said winning a World Cup title remains her ultimate dream even as she's basking in the glory of becoming the first woman cricketer to take 200 wickets in One-Day Internationals.

A day after Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium was officially confirmed as one of the venues for the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL), Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) Secretary Rajendra Nandu said that the stadium is all set to host the home matches of the Rajasthan Royals.

Former wicketkeeper Sulakshan Kulkarni has completed his first mission since being appointed as the batting coach of Nepal last month.

He might be standing at the twilight of his career, but former hockey captain Sardar Singh is not done yet and wants to give himself a chance till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before deciding on his illustrious career.

Ramesh Powar, who played two Tests and 31 ODIs, put in his papers on Wednesday after a six-month stint at the BKC facility. The retired tweaker said he was forced to take the step after being denied the opportunity to conduct a three-week camp in January for budding spinners.

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has requested the IOC to retain all 10 men's weight categories in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, suggesting the sparsely-contested women's competition should have just one bronze medal on offer to accommodate the men.

India have a packed schedule this year with as many as four important international tournaments lined up in Commonwealth Games, Champions Trophy, Asian Games and the season-ending FIH men's World Cup, besides the Azlan Shah Cup.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino revealed on Thursday his despair at Italy's failure to reach the World Cup finals where he had hoped to hand the trophy to Azzurri captain Gianluigi Buffon.

Big-hitting Australian batsman Aaron Finch is all set to miss Kings XI Punjab's opening match of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) as he is due to get hitched with partner Amy Griffiths on April 7.

Indian boxers packed a heavy punch at the Asian Games Test event, signing off with five gold, a silver and four bronze medals on Thursday.

The Odisha government will sponsor Indian hockey teams - both men and women. On Thursday, it announced a first-of-its-kind association with Hockey India for the next five years.

South Africa's greatest allrounder Jacques Kallis has figured out why his country's batsmen are struggling against Indian wrist spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav - the Proteas are not facing bowlers like those in the domestic circuit at all.