Новости за 03.03.2018

India shooter Shahzar Rizvi made his maiden ISSF World Cup appearance a memorable one by winning the gold medal in the 10m air pistol event at Guadalajara in Mexico late on Saturday. Jitu Rai won the bronze in the event with a score of 219 points.

A 67th minute penalty strike by Rene Mihelic ensured Chennaiyin FC beat Mumbai City FC 1-0 on Saturday, to end their league phase engagements of the Indian Super League on a winning note.

Celebrations broke out at the home of wrestler Navjot Kaur who scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman grappler to win a gold in a Senior Asian Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Surgery to repair a broken bone in Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar's right foot was successful, the Brazilian football federation said Saturday.

South Africa fought back on the third day of the first Test but could not stop Australia from taking their lead beyond 400 at Kingsmead on Saturday.

Burnley ended an 11-match winless run in the Premier League as Chris Wood's late header sealed a 2-1 victory over Everton on Saturday.

Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas showed why she is the world's best triple jumper to retain her world indoor title on Saturday just when it looked like she might come up short.

The 48-year-old Vikram Rathour seems to have made an immediate impact to the fortunes of Himachal cricket since he was appointed as the director of cricket operations in HPCA last August.

Virat Kohli and his brand of captaincy has caught the attention of fans and pundits alike, but former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that the present generation needs some time before they can be compared to the past national teams.

Former India off-spinner Aashish Kapoor in all likelihood will make a comeback in the junior national selection panel after chairman Venkatesh Prasad resigned from his post on Friday.

Indian wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinod Omprakash Kumar added two more medals to India's tally as they won their respective bronze-madal bouts of the Asian Wrestling Championships at Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan on Saturday.

The controversial Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system looks set to be used at the World Cup in Russia after international rules body IFAB gave it their backing on Saturday.

Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif will be one of the key players in the upcoming tennis ball cricket tournament, 10PL scheduled to be held in Dubai from March 19-23.

The BCCI is all set to appoint former Director General of Police (Rajasthan), Ajit Singh Shekhawat, as the head of its Anti Corruption Unit (ACU), replacing Neeraj Kumar.

India went down fighting against Argentina in their opening match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup match at Ipoh in Malaysia on Saturday. The sixth-ranked Indian side lost the tie 2-3 to the World No. 2 Argentina.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the upcoming tri-nation Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka as he is still nursing a finger injury, Bangladesh Cricket Board said Saturday.

Ben Stokes' brilliant diving catch proved the catalyst for a spectacular middle-order collapse, while Chris Woakes bowled a superb final over as England beat New Zealand by four runs in their third one-day international on Saturday.

"Manan played exceptional snooker especially in the crucial deciders of the semifinal and final, when it mattered most. I'm really happy for him to win his first world title," said Pankaj Advani, who increased his tally of world titles to a staggering 19.

Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar was to undergo surgery for a broken right foot Saturday, putting the planet's most expensive footballer out of action until the eve of the World Cup.

Former world number one Novak Djokovic's toughest hurdle when he returns to the ATP Tour after a long injury absence will be a mental one, believes former coach Boris Becker.

Australia's George Corones, who celebrates his 100th birthday next month, has broken what is claimed to be the 50-metres long-course freestyle world record for his age group.