Новости за 12.03.2018

India strengthened their chances to qualify for the final of the Nidahas Trophy 2018 after recording a comprehensive six-wicket win against Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium on Monday.

Get live score updates of 1st 20 match of Nidahas Trophy between India and Sri Lanka on Times of India

KL Rahul, who replaced Rishabh Pant in the starting eleven on Monday, inked his name in the select list of batsmen who are dismissed through hit wicket in Twenty20 Internationals and became the first Indian to set the dubious record.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday launched the anthem for the 2018 edition, starting April 7 with defending champions Mumbai Indians taking on Chennai Super Kings.

India's foreign coach Achraf El Karargui finally put in his papers on Monday, bringing a pre-mature end to his eventful tenure after developing serious differences with an "unprofessional" Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI).

Pacer Kagiso Rabada has been suspended for South Africa's next two Test matches after being found guilty of a Level 2 ICC Code of Conduct offence of 'inappropriate and deliberate physical contact with a player'.

In India, the first-class matches as well as the Test matches are played with SG Test brand while kookaburra whites were used for the limited overs matches.

Yuki Bhambri says he is treating his maiden appearance at the Indian Wells Masters like any other tournament.

James Whitaker will leave his role as England's chief national selector at the end of the month as part of a revamp of the team selection process, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday.

Get live score updates of 1st 20 match of Nidahas Trophy between India and Sri Lanka on Times of India

Kagiso Rabada took 11 wickets in the match but may yet turn from hero to villain as South Africa beat Australia by six wickets in the second Test on Monday to level the four-match series.

England allrounder Ben Stokes is set to miss this summer’s second Test match against India after pleading not guilty to affray in the ongoing case related to a Bristol nightclub scuffle in September, which means that the matter will be tried by a jury.

The 2020 Tour de France will start from Nice on France's Cote d'Azur, organisers announced on Monday.

South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, already facing a ban for the remaining two Tests against Australia, was on Monday hit with a new charge in the latest incident of a bad-tempered series.

FC Pune City head coach Ranko Popovic called Sunil Chhetri "the best ever Indian player" while his Bengaluru FC counterpart, Albert Roca, was at a loss of words to define him.

Opener Nicole Bolton struck an unbeaten 100 off 101 balls after Australian spinners bamboozled the Indian batting to set up a crushing eight-wicket win in the opening game of the three-match series, which is part of the ICC Women's Championship.

A podium eluded them on the final day but India had done enough to finish their best-ever campaign at the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico, at the top of the medals tally with four gold, one silver and four bronze.

The Cricket Clubs of Switzerland - largely made up of expats from England, Australia, India and other cricket-playing nations - are part of the silent, steady machinery that has brought cricket in Switzerland to the cusp of emergence.

In a stunning performance, the 110th ranked Yuki Bhambri, who qualified for the main draw, dispatched the ninth seed Frenchman Lucas Pouille 6-4 6-4 in one hour and 19 minutes in the Indian Wells Masters.

The final SmackDown exclusive pay-per-view, WWE Fastlane, saw AJ Styles retaining the WWE Champion in the six-pack challenge main event in a frantic match that saw Styles hit the phenomenal forearm on Kevin Owens for the pin and take the 1-2-3 victory.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 'Mary Kom Regional Boxing Foundation' in Imphal on March 16 and present in the long-awaited event will be Olympic medallists -- boxer Vijender Kumar and wrestler Sushil Kumar.

The 4th match of the Nidahas Trophy 2018 pits India against hosts Sri Lanka and with every team in the competition - the third being Bangladesh - registering one win and enduring one loss each, the teams will be eyeing the second round of matches to edge ahead and stake their claim for a spot in the final.

Tiger Woods came up just short of his 80th US PGA Tour title on Sunday at the Valspar Championship, where it was England's Paul Casey ending a victory drought with a one-stroke triumph.

For the first time this week, Shubhankar Sharma looked flustered. Face buried in his hands, the 21-year-old might have been wondering what could have been. Perhaps, the mental strain was finally catching up.