Новости за 21.02.2018

A blistering 30-ball 69 from Heinrich Klaasen and a measured 40-ball 64* from captain JP Duminy helped South Africa hunt down 189 as they beat India by six wickets in Centurion to draw level at 1-1 in the three-match series on Wednesday night.

Manish Pandey and MS Dhoni struck fifties each to fire India to 188/4 in the second T20I of the three-match series against South Africa in Centurion on Wednesday. Pandey scored a career-best 79 not out and a vintage Dhoni recorded his second half-century to remain unbeaten on 52.

Delhi Dynamos rallied to hold FC Goa to a 1-1 draw to make a dent on the home side's chances of making it to the play-offs of the Indian Super League on Wednesday.

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Speedsters Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah's workload is expected to be a topic of discussion when the national selection committee headed by MSK Prasad meets this weekend to decide on the Indian squad for the Tri-Nation T20 meet in Sri Lanka.

Para-powerlifter Sakina Khatun is all set to take part in the upcoming CWG in Gold Coast after the Commonwealth Games Federation granted a conditional slot to her in view of the "exceptional circumstances" she had faced.

UAE Emirates team made a winning start to their home race winning Stage 1, the Al Fahim Stage, with a late surge by Alexander Kristoff that saw Mitchelton-Scott's Caleb Ewan, give away his lead with just over 50m to go.

The seasoned Vikas Krishan and the fast-rising Amit Panghal advanced to the quarter-finals of the 69th Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament for men and women, on Wednesday.

Indian women's cricket team will return from their tour of South Africa without losing a single series after the fourth T20 International was abandoned due to rain, giving Harmanpreet Kaur's team an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the five-match contest.

Indian shuttlers are working hard on the new service rule which Badminton World Federation is introducing on an experimental basis at the forthcoming All England badminton championships which kick off in Birmingham on March 14.

"Yes. IOA won't be taking any financial support from the government to send the contingent for CWG. It shows that the association is becoming self-sufficient," informed sources told TOI.

Australia on Wednesday defeated New Zealand in the final of T20I Tri-series via Duckworth-Lewis method to win the trans-Tasman title by 19 runs in Auckland.

India will not be fielding male boxers in the 64kg and 81kg categories, along with a couple of women's divisions, in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, the trials for which would be held by the end of this month.

As the mystic Delhi team, which keeps on producing big players, locks horns against an in-form Andhra in the quarterfinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, here at the Palam ground on Thursday, all eyes will be on veteran Gautam Gambhir.

In a bizarre turn of events, Jeet Raval managed to send a ball over the boundary for a six even after the ball hit the bowler's head. The incident occurred during New Zealand's domestic 50-over competition Ford Trophy on Wednesday.

Norway's Marit Bjoergen became the most successful athlete in Winter Olympics history on Wednesday as she took bronze behind a stunning win for USA in cross country skiing's women's team sprint free.

Come April when the country's top cricketers crisscross the nation for IPL, Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara will be starting his "homework" for India's 'English Test'.

Australia big-hitting Chris Lynn on Tuesday dislocated his shoulder during the final of the Tri-series final against New Zealand and will miss the Pakistan Super League [PSL] in Dubai. However, he hopes to get fit in time for the Indian Premier League [IPL] in April.

Indian racer Arjun Maini will drive for Trident Motorsport in the upcoming 2018 season of the FIA Formula 2 Championship, which start April 6 in Bahrain.

An emotional Lindsey Vonn signed off from her Olympic downhill career with a bronze on Wednesday, saying her "hurting body" would not allow her to compete at the Beijing Games in four years time.

Hosts New Zealand will take on Australia in the big final of the T20I tri-series at Eden Park, Auckland.

Lindsey Vonn's bid for a second Olympic downhill gold medal came unstuck on Wednesday as the US ski star finished third in the women's blue riband event won by "crazy" close friend Sofia Goggia of Italy.

Lee Chong Wei has revealed he once rejected an offer by a match-fixer and said he was "ashamed" two fellow Malaysian badminton players were under investigation over alleged fixing, a report said Wednesday.