Новости за 30.05.2018

Serena Williams has thrown herself into motherhood in much the fashion she embraces challenges on a tennis court. The 36-year-old mother of Alexis Olympia is in it every moment of the day, step of the way. “I'm a super hands-on mom,” a poised Williams said after her first-round win at the French Open.

Novak Djokovic, the 2016 French Open champion, came through 7-6 (7-1), 6-4, 6-4 to win in 2 hours 18 minutes, an untidy affair in which he sprayed 33 unforced errors.

On a day which saw the making and breaking of records at the Pro Kabaddi League players' auction, five Indian and one foreign player entered the Rs 1 crore club with raider Monu Goyat being the most expensive after being snapped up by Haryana Steelers for a whopping Rs 1.51 crore.

Indian football team goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu on Wednesday said that his side have been placed in a tough group in next year's Asian Cup and the players will have to give their best to make an impact in the tournament.

Serena Williams brought out her 'Black Panther' catsuit again at the French Open on Wednesday, teaming with sister Venus to beat Japan's Shuko Aoyama and Miyu Kato 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in doubles.

Mohammad Amir claims bowling Pakistan to a Test series win in England would be "the best memory" of his life. Fired-up Amir was a key figure in Pakistan's nine-wicket win over England in the first Test at Lord's.

A trip to Jakarta for the Asian Games is looking increasingly unlikely for Mary Kom, although she is currently at the Olympic Performance Training Centre in Assisi, Italy, with other women pugilists from India who are preparing for the Asian Games.

Real Kashmir FC on Wednesday became the first football club from Jammu and Kashmir to qualify for the country's top tier I-League after they won the second division league by beating Hindustan FC 3-2.

TOI has learnt that the BCCI, in a long-due move which will be appreciated by many in the cricketing fraternity, has doubled the match fee of its ‘behind the scenes men’ — curators and match officials (umpires & match referees), scorers and video analysts.

Former champion Novak Djokovic reached the French Open third round for the 13th consecutive year by beating Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar 7-6 (7/1), 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday, while women's top seed Simona Halep battled to victory in her opening match.

In the presence of national team coach Pullela Gopichand, around 150 kids from across Telangana took part in a two-day badminton tournament for under-13 boys and girls in singles and doubles categories as the Hyderabad Hunters got its academy underway.

Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni had a big hand in Shane Watson emerging as the player of the IPL final against Sunrisers Hyderabad last Sunday.

A galaxy of former and current stars will be in action at the iconic Lord's on Thursday to play an exhibition match between the ICC World XI and the West Indies and help raise funds for the refurbishment of five cricket stadia in the Caribbean that were damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.

England's limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan has been included in the one-day international (ODI) squad to face Australia and Scotland despite suffering a finger injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday.

Iranian defender Fazel Atrachali became the costliest buy in the history of the Pro Kabaddi League after being pocketed by U Mumba for a whopping Rs 1 crore at the league's foreign player auctions here on Wednesday.

India's top discus thrower Vikas Gowda on Wednesday announced his retirement from the sport after competing at the highest level for over 15 years, during which he became the first and only Indian male to win Commonwealth Games medals in the discipline.

Top seed Simona Halep reached the second round of the French Open a day later than expected and not without a fright as she recovered from a slow start to beat American Alison Riske 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 on Wednesday.

Bayern Munich's star striker Robert Lewandowski wants to leave the Bundesliga club this summer to seek "a new challenge", his agent told Sport Bild on Wednesday.

Elina Svitolina saw off Roland Garros debutante Viktoria Kuzmova of Slovakia 6-3, 6-4 to reach the third round of the French Open on Wednesday.

India striker Jeje Lalpekhlua on Wednesday said he and skipper Sunil Chhetri complement each other well upfront whenever they turn up for the national side.

Jaipur Pink Panthers owner Abhishek Bachchan on Wednesday explained the idea behind not retaining any player ahead of the upcoming sixth season of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), starting October 19.

Former India No.1 Somdev Devvarman, whose charity 'Life Is A Ball', is breaking new ground in introducing more kids to sport, believes that Indian tennis players pursuing singles goals are driven by their dreams.

Disgraced Australian cricketer Steve Smith will be much stronger mentally when he returns to international cricket after serving a one-year ban for his involvement in ball tampering, former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith said.

The punishments slapped on Australian cricketers Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft for their roles in a ball-tampering scandal were extreme, former Australia international Shane Watson said on Tuesday.

Australia coach Bert van Marwijk has been described as "football's equivalent of a civil servant" -- a low-profile figure who emphasises team ethos over individual brilliance.