Новости за 20.03.2018

Amid mounting opposition over the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA)'s plans to host the India-West Indies ODI in November at Kochi, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday said hosting the match could damage the FIFA approved World class Football turf.

Even as Budda Aruna Reddy created history by becoming the first Indian to clinch a medal at the Gymnastics World Cup in Melbourne last month, her coach N Brij Kishore was on the sick bed and a couple of weeks later it was diagnosed that he was struck with stomach or gastric cancer.

Since Karthik's heroics against Bangladesh last Sunday, there has been talk that Karthik could be the successor to MS Dhoni when it comes to playing the role of 'finisher' in limited-overs cricket.

Rashid Khan took a big leap towards becoming the quickest bowler to 100 ODI wickets when he grabbed his fourth five-wicket haul as Afghanistan overcame a top-order batting collapse to prevail over the United Arab Emirates in a Super Six fixture of the ICC World Cup Qualifier on Tuesday.

Indian women's ODI captain Mithali Raj on Tuesday admitted that not having a bench-strength of desired quality is a reality and it will take at least two more years before the next crop of international standard players emerge.

Ace men's singles shuttler Kidambi Srikanth and former Asian Games gold medallist tennis player Somdev Devvarman on Tuesday received the country's fourth-highest civilian award, Padma Shri, from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Ace men's singles shuttler Kidambi Srikanth and former Asian Games gold medallist tennis player Somdev Devvarman on Tuesday received the country's fourth-highest civilian award, Padma Shri, from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The diplomatic snub of Russia's World Cup gathered steam Tuesday as four countries said they were either not sending officials in support of Britain's partial boycott or considering the move.

The focus will switch back to cricket as South Africa and Australia clash in the third Test on Thursday, with the world's number one bowler Kagiso Rabada handed a reprieve to bolster the home side in a pivotal moment in the tempestuous series.

South Africa coach Ottis Gibson believes the world's best Test bowler Kagiso Rabada has learnt from his brush with suspension and expects more mature on-field behaviour in the third Test against Australia starting in Cape Town on Thursday.

The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in the Capital early next year will offer 16 quota places for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Australia respect the decision to allow Kagiso Rabada to feature in the rest of the Test series and the South African fast bowler's participation is "exciting", Australia spinner Nathan Lyon said on Tuesday.

Tennis great Vijay Amritraj says there should be least controversy with regards to India's doubles combination in Davis Cup since the doubles match matters only when there are "even singles matches".

Opposition is mounting over the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA)'s plans to host the India-West Indies ODI in November at Kochi, with former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor stating that the association's move was 'suspect'.

"I have two Olympic medals. I have nothing to prove to anyone. But I have an unfulfilled dream and I came very close to it in 2012 (London Games where he won a silver). I feel I owe it to the country to get a gold at the Olympics," Sushil Kumar said.

India's heavy loss to Australia in the recent Women's ODI Championship fixture has prompted the BCCI to expedite the process of strengthening the bench strength of the national team.

India's newest golf star Shubhankar Sharma will start his World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies campaign with a mouth-watering opening match against reigning Masters Tournament champion, Sergio Garcia.

Rabada had his punishment for brushing against the shoulder of Australia captain Steven Smith in the second Test in Port Elizabeth reduced from a fine of 50 percent of his match fee and three demerit points, to 25 percent and one demerit point.

Having stamped their class on the big stage, the youngest shooters in the national team will again jostle for space with the big players, vying for top honours at the Belmont Shooting Complex in Brisbane from April 8 to 14.

The Nehru Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium that hosts football and international cricket matches, but is most popular as the home of ISL franchise Kerala Blasters, who in the recently concluded fourth edition of the tournament finished sixth out of ten.

New Zealand's cricketers are drawing inspiration from images of Richie McCaw leading the All Blacks to Rugby World Cup glory as they head into their first home day-night Test against England on Thursday.

Agarkar, speaking about the final that takes place on Wednesday, highlighted that the team bowling better during the death overs is more likely to win the contest.

In a setback of sorts, the Indian wrestlers have been denied an opportunity to fly down to Australia early for acclimatisation and training.

South Africa are trying to tune out the noise behind the scenes of a bad-tempered series against Australia and focus on the third Test, opening batsman Dean Elgar said on Monday.

In a desperate attempt to make up for the losses projected in their proposed revenue distribution for member boards this financial cycle, the ICC is once again mooting changes in the format of the 2021 Champions Trophy scheduled to be hosted by India.