Новости за 31.03.2018

Former world number one Novak Djokovic has parted company with head coach Andre Agassi after struggling to rediscover his form following a long elbow injury layoff.

Manchester United quickly regained second place in the Premier League with a routine 2-0 home win over Swansea City on Saturday, hours after Liverpool deposed them with a 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace.

Steve Smith may have been disgraced for his role in the ball tampering scandal in South Africa but newly appointed Rajasthan Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane said that he still respects him as a world-class batsman.

Australia's ball-tampering scandal came back to bite them when three replacement batsmen failed on a disastrous day for the tourists in the fourth Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Saturday.

Nepal's cricket sensation Sandeep Lamichhane, who was bought for Rs 20 lakh by Delhi Daredevils at the auctions in January, is hopeful that his IPL stint will be the start of a new era for Nepal's cricketers.

The Delhi Daredevils aren't happy that their team will be playing first five IPL games away from home due to change in the schedule twice - courtesy closure of the Chandigarh airport and state elections in Karnataka.

The turf war in the BCCI got uglier as Committee of Administrators (CoA), headed by Vinod Rai, cleared new Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) chief Ajit Singh's appointment despite acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary refusing to sign the contract letter.

A tearful David Warner apologised for his role in the ball tampering scandal that ruined his career, saying he is resigned to the fact that he may not play for his country again.

Injured Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar will head to Moscow for a month-long training stint as she sets her sight on a successful return at the Asian Games in Jakarta from August 18-September 2, her coach Bisweshwar Nandi said on Saturday.

India on Saturday vehemently denied any wrongdoing after syringes were found near their athletes' accommodation at the Commonwealth Games Village even as the authorities are ascertaining if the matter requires thorough probe.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba's poor club form is not due to an injury he suffered last year and only the Frenchman can explain his struggles this season, manager Jose Mourinho has said.

The BCCI on Saturday appointed former Rajasthan DGP Ajit Singh as the head of its Anti-Corruption Unit, replacing former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar.

Coach Heath Streak said he was shocked after Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) sacked him in a backroom clear-out in the wake of the team's failure to qualify for the 2019 World Cup.

The BCCI is all set to monitor workload of top 50 Indian cricketers, starting with the seven-week IPL, and will create a database for their workload and injury management to keep them fresh for big international assignments.

Skipper Meg Lanning's blazing knock helped Australia reach a record total before Megan Schutt led a brilliant bowling performance to beat arch-rivals England by 57 runs in the title clash of the women's T20 tri-series on Saturday.

Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma missed a lot of makeable putts on the second day to miss the cut at the Houston Open but took a lot of positives as he got into 'Masters' mode a week ahead of the year's first Major.

Set to make their debut at next month's Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Gold Coast (Australia), teenagers Manu Bhaker and Srihari Nataraj are two prodigious talents who emerged as champions from the Khelo India School Games, government's ambitious flagship programme.

Warner had earlier this week stepped down as captain of Sunrisers following the ball-tampering controversy that broke last Saturday in Cape Town, and then had his IPL contract torn up once Cricket Australia suspended him for 12 months.

Warner had earlier this week stepped down as captain of Sunrisers following the ball-tampering controversy that broke last Saturday in Cape Town, and then had his IPL contract torn up once Cricket Australia suspended him for 12 months.

BJ Watling continued to defy England as he combined with Colin de Grandhomme to resurrect New Zealand's innings and lead them to 192 for six as the second day of the second Test at Hagley Oval ended about 30 minutes early due to bad light.

The 36-year-old Swedish superstar told reporters at a press conference he had planned to head to California after his stint with Paris Saint-Germain came to an end in 2016, before instead opting for Manchester United.

It was a phenomenal effort from the American who blasted down 13 aces and took just one hour and 23 minutes to floor Argentina's Del Potro and book his place in Sunday's final.

The Indian table tennis contingent heads to the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Australia with its best ever squad and leading the charge is the 25-year-old Sathiyan Gnanasekaran who is their best bet for not just a podium finish, but a gold in individual and in men’s doubles events.

With 2,232 runs under his belt in 2017-18, Mayank Agarwal holds the record for most runs in an Indian domestic season and is now hoping a successful IPL will get him that elusive India spot.