Новости за 25.02.2018

Alejandro Valverde of Team Movistar put in a spectacular performance to win stage five of the Abu Dhabi Tour, with that the overall General Classification for his first big win of the season.

Tamil Nadu allrounders Washington Sundar and Vijay Shankar were rewarded for their performances in the domestic limited-overs tournaments with slots in India’s 15-man squad for the upcoming Nidahas Trophy for the T20 tri-series to be held in Sri Lanka next month.

Romelu Lukaku broke his barren run against top six Premier League opposition and provided the winner for Jesse Lingard as Manchester United came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 at Old Trafford.

Indian shuttler Sameer Verma dished out a clinical performance to outwit former world no. 2 Jan O Jorgensen and clinch the men's singles title at the $150,000 Swiss Open Super 300 tournament.

Harry Kane struck late to secure Tottenham Hotspur's 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Sunday that moved Mauricio Pochettino's side into the top four immediately ahead of Chelsea's visit to Manchester United.

Leading goal-scorer Ferran Corominas struck twice in the second half as FC Goa produced top-drawer stuff to rout FC Pune City 4-0, keeping their play-off hopes alive in the Indian Super League.

Amit Panghal claimed his second consecutive international gold but the celebrated MC Mary Kom had to be content with a silver in the 69th Strandja Memorial boxing tournament for men and women on Sunday.

Five-time world champion MC Mary Kom had to be content with a silver medal after going down in the final of the 69th Strandja Memorial boxing tournament for men and women here on Sunday.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has accepted India A and under-19 head coach Rahul Dravid's demand for parity in cash rewards announced after India won the 2018 ICC U-19 World Cup earlier this month.

South Korea brought the curtain down on its "Peace Games" on Sunday, with winter sports athletes dancing and singing together at a vibrant closing ceremony, though there was little warmth between dignitaries from the United States and North Korea.

Indian captain Virat Kohli refused to bask in his team's success in South Africa as he received the International Cricket Council Test championship mace for the second year running.

Whatmore may not have replicated the success he achieved with international teams in his first season as coach of a Ranji side with Kerala but has turned them into a fiercely competitive unit who has evoked fear in their opponents in domestic circuit.

Ravindra Jadeja (56) and Arpit Vasavada (58) added 113 for the fifth wicket which helped Saurashtra tide over the early setbacks. Towards the end, Prerak Mankad's (40) late onslaught helped Saurashtra reach a competitive 255.

After clinching a historic bronze medal in vault at the Gymnastics World Cup, Aruna Budda Reddy finished a lowly seventh in the final round of women's floor event here.

At his best, Dhyan Chand had the world queueing up to watch his wizardry with the hockey stick but the politics of Indian sports once forced him to queue up for a ticket to watch the sport he defined, a new book has claimed.

Russia said on Sunday it expected to have the doping ban lifted in the "next few days," saying restoring the rights of its athletes could become a major result of the Olympic Games.

She may be the hottest new sensation on the Indian wrestling circuit, but the sport was not the first love for Haryana girl Pooja Dhanda.

The BCCI has turned down ICC's request of rescheduling an IPL match in Kolkata during its Annual board meeting in Kolkata from April 22-26.

Ross Taylor scored his 18th one-day international century and combined in a 178-run partnership with Tom Latham to lead New Zealand to a three-wicket win over England in the first game of their five-match series.

India opener Shikhar Dhawan and fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar made significant gains in the latest ICC T20I rankings, riding on their superlative performances in a 2-1 T20 International series win over South Africa.

Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez says the International Cricket Council (ICC) should tweak its rules to ensure the 'doosra' remains part of the sport.

India never backed down in adverse situations and played an aggressive brand of cricket to emerge as deserving winners in the limited over series, said stand-in captain Rohit Sharma.

Reigning Asian Champion Gopi Thonakal ran his personal best to retain his title at the IDBI Federal Life Insurance New Delhi Marathon on Sunday.

Russia dramatically ended a 26-year men's hockey title drought on Sunday, defeating Germany 4-3 in over-time in a championship-game thriller for the only gold medal by Russian men at the Pyeongchang Games.