Новости за 20.02.2018

Hockey is a sport Indian didn’t just dominate but virtually reigned supreme in. However, that was decades ago.

Hockey is a sport Indian didn’t just dominate but virtually reigned supreme in. However, that was decades ago.

Bengaluru FC stormed into the AFC Cup group stage with a 5-0 thrashing of Maldives' TC Sports Club, a splendid hat-trick by Toni Dovale laying the foundation for the rout in the second leg playoff on Tuesday.

Former world silver-medallist Saweety Boora (75kg) and Meena Kumar Devi (54kg) assured themselves of medals by entering the semi-finals on a second successive day of mixed results for Indian boxers at the 69th Strandja Memorial Tournament.

The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) is targeting celebrated Dutch coach Roelant Oltmans to once again take charge of the national team before the Commonwealth Games.

England's Kevin Pietersen will end his professional cricket career after the Pakistan Super League's third edition, which begins in Dubai on Thursday.

Mangalurean tweetarati's have warmed up to former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag, after he tweeted in support of the assent to the rural sport received from President of India.

India's charge in the badminton events of the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 will be spearheaded by Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu, world No. 3 Kidambi Srikanth and ace shuttler Saina Nehwal.

Olympic bronze-medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik said her preparations for the upcoming Commonwealth Games and Asian Games are on the right track.

Top Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth would not prefer any drastic changes in the scoring system, being contemplated by the World body, and reckons that he can grab the top rank in the 2018 season.

There's a parallel universe where cricket is played as seriously but followed by just a few. This world has the Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Englishman Stephen Constantine said he has accepted the contract extension offered to him by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), which will make him the longest serving national coach in the history of the sport here.

National steeplechase record holder Lalita Babar wants to focus all her attention on this year's Asian Games as she feels she has better chances at the continental mega-event than the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

Breaking away from tradition, the women athletes of the Indian contingent will wear blazers and trousers instead of sarees at the opening ceremony of the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

Terming 2018 "as a big year", top Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Tuesday said she wants to become the world number one by the end of it after narrowly missing out of the numero uno status last season.

Former international cricketer Aamer Hanif's son has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after being snubbed by selectors in an Under-19 cricket team, a media report has said.

"I want to change the colour (of the medal) from silver to gold. I would be chasing my dream for that and definitely I hope I would do it," said PV Sindhu, who had finished second at the Rio Olympics.

India captain Virat Kohli has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the ICC ODI batsmen rankings, while fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has become the top-ranked ODI bowler, as per the latest reshuffling of the rankings.

Canadas Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir planned to guzzle some champagne to toast their sparkling record-breaking ice dance triumph today which saw them become the most decorated Olympic skaters of all time.

A highly competitive 1-2 loss in the Tests, followed by a comprehensive 5-1 ODI triumph has made for quite a roller-coaster tour so far and the Indians would be aiming for a happy end to the long sojourn with a T20 victory.

If Kohli manages another 104 in the remaining two T20Is to be played on February 21 and 24, he will move past Bradman’s scarcely believable mark of 974 runs in five Tests against England in 1930 to second on the all-time list of most runs scored on a tour.

The hearing into shot-putter Inderjeet Singh's doping case was adjourned again even as the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has provisionally suspended five athletes for violating anti-doping rules.

The Indian women's cricket team would be aiming for quick recovery from a rare setback when it takes on South Africa in the fourth Twenty20 International, where a win would give the visitors an unbeatable series lead, on Wednesday.

Alongside sixth-ranked India, the tournament will feature World No.1 Australia, World No.2 Argentina, England, Ireland and hosts Malaysia with the final being played on March 10.

South Korean speed skaters faced an angry backlash on Tuesday after shaming a teammate in a live interview, prompting calls for their expulsion from the Olympic team.