Новости за 18.04.2018

Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday registered a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur and jumped to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) standings.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Wednesday arrived in India for a two-day visit.

Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday felicitated army athletes who were a part of the Indian contingent for the recently concluded Commonwealth Games (CWG) held in Gold Coast, Australia.

India pacer Mohammed Shami on Wednesday got a temporary relief from Kolkata Police to join his Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils (DD) following a three-hour interrogation.

Cricket Australia (CA) has denied claims that former Test opener Justin Langer will be appointed as Australia's head coach.

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The Indian skipper - the second-ranked Test batsman in the world and the best in one-day internationals - had an uncharacteristically ordinary spell during the England tour in 2014.

Former world number one Maria Sharapova will compete at the Birmingham Classic grasscourt event in the lead-up to Wimbledon, Britain's Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) announced on Wednesday.

Australian all-rounder James Faulkner feels Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have the strongest bowling attack in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the likes of in-form pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and leg spinner Rashid Khan in their rank.

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It was the summer of 1984 when a decision by Professor Ramesh Tendulkar - to let his youngest child Sachin switch school - changed the boy's life.

Test specialist Wriddhiman Saha reckons that opening the batting for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been a big positive for him.

India's only gold medallist in athletics at the 21st Commonwealth Games, young javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has set his eyes at achieving a distance of 90m consistently to enhance his chances of winning a medal at the Olympics.

The Law Commission of India on Wednesday recommended the central government to include the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) along with its constituent member cricketing associations under the RTI Act.

Seven-time champions India have been drawn in Group B with Maldives and Sri Lanka during the official draw of the 2018 SAFF Cup Football tournament.

"We win lot of medals in shooting (at the CWGs). Look at the kids who are doing so well and they will only do better as they go along. So it saddens me that shooting won't be a part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. It will affect young medal prospects of our country," Jitu Rai said.

Bhutia, the face of Indian football for over a decade and a half, and who as a player won the Nehru Cup, LG Cup, SAFF Championship (thrice) and AFC Challenge Cup, Bhaichung spoke to TOI Sports on the genesis of this academy and the road ahead.

Ishant Sharma made a splash in his first appearance for Sussex taking five wickets in Sussex’s draw with Warwickshire at Birmingham, with figures of 20.2-4-53-3 and 9-3-16-2.

"I don't feel like wearing this (orange cap) right now because it really doesn't matter," said Virat Kohli, who is top of the IPL batting chart with 201 runs in four games this season.

Gold medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was the undisputed star as the Indian track and field team returned from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games to a warm reception.

"...with Evin Lewis batting, anything can happen, he is a great striker of the ball and anything in his area he is going to smash it and that is what he did. It allowed me to take my time, which was very crucial. We always wanted one set batsman to bat as long as possible and (it was a) perfect platform for me to do that," explained Rohit Sharma.

Brazilian superstar Neymar said Tuesday that he won't be back playing at least until the second half of May, when he is scheduled to have his final medical exam following foot surgery.

India's table tennis ace Mouma Das, who returned home on Tuesday after a spectacular double medal conquest at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, spent some anxious hours when the Delhi Customs held her check-in baggage after detecting a power bank, which the player said she did not carry.

Commonwealth Games winner Manu Bhaker is miffed with the news going around that she was insulted during a felicitation ceremony held in Dadri on Tuesday.