Новости за 31.05.2018

A shot to start and a second to finish. Blink and you're beaten. Ironically, even in this new aggressor-takes-it-all era, the world No. 1 and top-seed at the French Open is Simona Halep, one of the fiercest retrievers the sport has seen.

Co-owner Vijay Mallya has resigned as a director of the Force India Formula One team but will continue to serve as principal and shareholder.

Simona Halep's focus was still not as sharp as she would have liked but that did not prevent the Romanian top seed from blazing past American Taylor Townsend 6-3 6-1 in the French Open second round on Thursday.

Rafael Nadal stormed into the French Open third round on Thursday as he continued his bid for an 11th title by sweeping aside Argentinian Guido Pella 6-2, 6-1, 6-1.

Maria Sharapova huffed and puffed her way into the French Open third round with a 7-5 6-4 victory over Croatia's Donna Vekic on Thursday.

A Court of Arbitration for Sport judging panel on Thursday dismissed Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter's appeal against disqualification from the 2008 Beijing Olympics for a positive doping test discovered eight years later.

The BCCI is keeping a close watch on Wriddhiman Saha’s injury. Playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, the wicketkeeper-batsman was struck on his right thumb by a short delivery from pacer KKR pacer Shivam Mavi during the IPL Qualifier 2 at the Eden Gardens last week.

India Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha on Thursday made it all but clear that he is out of India's Afghanistan Test match owing to a thumb injury.

Everton have named Portuguese Marco Silva as their manager, the Premier League club said on Thursday. The 40-year-old Silva, former manager of Watford and Hull City, takes over from Sam Allardyce who left Goodison Park at the end of last season.

Peeved with the CoA, around 13 state units of the BCCI have demanded a Special General Meeting on June 22 to discuss lingering policy issues such as players' contracts, a long-standing revenue dispute with the ICC, and commercial ventures of the board.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials’ move to restrict the number of Indian commentators to only two – Sunil Gavaskar and Sanjay Manjrekar - for the IPL play-off games hasn’t gone down well with former players.

Ace Indian weightlifter Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu, who won gold at the last month's Commonwealth Games, has failed a dope test for a banned anabolic steroid according to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

Up and coming players Lakshya Sen and Vaishnavi Jakka Reddy will spearhead the Indian challenge in the Badminton Asia Junior Championships to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia from July 14 to 22.

Peru captain Paolo Guerrero was cleared to play at next month's World Cup after a Swiss court on Thursday agreed to temporarily lift his doping suspension while it considered his appeal against a 14-month ban.

Austrian Dominic Thiem returned to Court 18 to finish off Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas and reach the French Open third round for the third consecutive year on Thursday.

Far from the showpiece razzmatazz of this year's official World Cup in Russia, 16 teams are set to do battle at an alternative World Cup for those outside the system.

Garbine Muguruza cruised past French wild card player Fiona Ferro 6-4 6-3 on Thursday, booking her place in the French Open third round.

A fairly impressive AFC Asian Cup qualifying campaign being the confidence-booster, the Indian football team begins its preparations for the continental showpiece by taking on Chinese Taipei in the lung-opener of the Intercontinental Cup on Friday.

All international teams touring India will now play one practice game against Afghanistan, an arrangement which will constantly provide international exposure to the team from strife-torn nation.

Joachim Loew believes Germany will be hunted "like never before" when they attempt to become the first team for 56 years to successfully defend the World Cup in Russia.

The team will be led by ace goalkeeper PR Sreejesh under whose captaincy the Indian team created history in the previous edition by clinching the silver medal after a tense final encounter with World No.1 Australia.

One of the more impressive performers for Stoke City in a season that ended in relegation from the Premier League, Xherdan Shaqiri is hoping to do his unquestionable talent justice at what represents a third World Cup for the Switzerland star.

While many pundits and former cricketers ruminate on the future of Test cricket South African icon Graeme Smith has a suggestion for the ICC: Shelve Twenty20 internationals and put more efforts into boosting interest in the five-day format.

Tiger Woods heads into Thursday's Jack Nicklaus-hosted Memorial Tournament confident he still has what it takes to clinch victory.