Новости за 05.03.2018

Karnataka pulled off a narrow six-run victory over India 'B' to start their campaign in the Deodhar Trophy cricket tournament on a positive note on Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu's Subramani Siva shattered his own national record enroute to winning the men's pole vault title while veteran Seema Punia clinched a gold in women's discus throw on the opening day of the 22nd Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships.

India are seen as overwhelming favourites for the tri-nation Nidahas Trophy beginning Tuesday, but captain Rohit Sharma played down the perception, saying anything can happen in the fickle T20 format.

Australia spinner Nathan Lyon was fined 15 percent of his match fee by the International Cricket Council for breaching the code of conduct in a highly-charged first Test against South Africa, world cricket's ruling body said on Monday.

Spanish racing driver Carmen Jorda has suggested women could be better suited to Formula E than Formula One because the all-electric cars are less physically challenging.

Australian fast bowling great Glenn McGrath is highly impressed with Indian pacers' performance during the Test series in South Africa and backed them to maintain the momentum in the upcoming tours of England and Australia.

Sri Lanka coach Chandika Hathurusingha on Monday termed India favourites in the triangular T20 series, despite entering the tournament with a second-string side that does not have the likes of Virat Kohli and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

IAAF chief executive officer Olivier Gers has resigned less than 18 months into his role to allow the global governing body of athletics to pursue a different commercial strategy, he said in a statement on Monday.

Legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar was named as the commissioner of the inaugural edition of the T20 Mumbai League, which will be held here from March 11-21.

Lionel Messi in full flow is one of the most exhilarating sights in football and a threat that puts defences on red alert, but the Barcelona talisman has become just as dangerous from dead ball situations too.

Two-time Wimbledon winner Andy Murray has lost his status as Britain's number one for the first time since 2006 after he was overtaken by Kyle Edmund in the ATP rankings released on Monday.

Northeast has been the hub of Indian football for over two decades and former India international Renedy Singh says the sport "flows like blood in everyone's veins in the region".

English FA chief executive Martin Glenn apologised on Monday over comments he made regarding political and religious symbols in which he included the Star of David and the Nazi swastika among those that should be kept out of the game.

Australia captain Steve Smith accused South Africa wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock of setting off a heated dispute by making a personal remark to David Warner, with the altercation captured on camera and overshadowing the visitors' victory at Kingsmead.

Heaping praise on skipper Virat Kohli and his recent exploits in South Africa, India cricket team coach Ravi Shastri has compared the mercurial player to Pakistan's World Cup winning captain Imran Khan.

Australia wrapped up a 118-run win on the fifth day of the first Test against South Africa on Monday but the result is likely to be overshadowed by an ugly bust-up between David Warner and Quinton de Kock.

Rated highly by none other than Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara while he was his teammate at Sunrisers Hyderabad, Vihari was always consistent, as his impressive average in First Class (59.46) and List A cricket (46.00) reflect.

India opened their account in the 5th minute when Lalremsiami found the back of the net and the early lead was maintained through some excellent field work.

While India lost 2-3 and drew 1-1 against Olympic champions Argentina and England in their first two games respectively, Australia defeated England 4-1 before getting the better of hosts Malaysia 3-1.

Australia offspinner Nathan Lyon has been charged by match referee for his actions during the run out of South Africa's AB de Villiers on Day 4 of their first Test in Durban.

With several first-choice Indian players rested for the tour - skipper Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav - this series will offer several fringe players a chance to make a name for themselves.

Having faced Sri Lanka in 18 international matches this season (6 Tests, 8 ODIs and 4 T20 Internationals) on home and away basis, another face-off can only add to the Indian players as well as viewers' fatigue due to lack of context.

The new media rights deal gives SPN the rights to both televise and digitally broadcast within the Indian subcontinent upwards of 80 men’s and women’s international matches played in England, a media release on Monday stated

A visibly shaken Antonio Conte and World Cup winner Gianluigi Buffon paid emotional tributes to Davide Astori, who died at the age of 31 on Sunday, describing their Italian compatriot as "fantastic" and "a great guy".

Manchester City's relentless run towards the Premier League title continued as they opened up an 18-point lead by inflicting more damage on Chelsea's chances of a top-four finish with a 1-0 home win on Sunday.