Новости за 06.06.2018

Novak Djokovic, who usually takes his time to meet the press, walked off the court and settled down in an ill-sized side room, refusing to go to the main media conference facility.

Pakistan fielding coach, Steve Rixon has decided to step down after the two T20 internationals against Scotland next week as he is apparently unhappy with the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Maria Sharapova hit back at Serena Williams's accusations that the Russian's autobiography was "100 percent hearsay", insisting Wednesday that controversial references to her arch-rival are accurate.

Top seed and world number one Simona Halep defeated Angelique Kerber 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 6-2 to reach her third French Open semi-final on Wednesday.

World Rapid champion Viswanathan Anand came up with an inspired performance to outplay Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France and jump to joint lead on 3.5 points after the end of the seventh round of Altibox Norway Chess tournament here.

Encouraged by the positive feedback during the last domestic season, the BCCI will continue with neutral curators in the upcoming 2018-19 Ranji Trophy, a move that also scuttled the home state associations' habit of preparing pitches as per their wishes.

Australia coach Justin Langer insisted "sledging's a good thing" as the team prepared to face England in their first series since March's dramatic ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.

Manchester United have signed 19-year-old Portuguese defender Diogo Dalot from FC Porto on a five-year deal with an option to extend for a further year, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday.

Former world youth champion Sachin Siwach (49kg) was among the two Indian boxers to enter the quarterfinals, while three others lost their opening-round bouts of the President's Cup Tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan.

EFI president Ashok Ambre said in a signed statement that the squad was cancelled because “NO rider has met the criteria for any of the team or individual events ie in eventing, show jumping and dressage.”

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has joined the Australian coaching staff for the side's five one-day internationals and one Twenty20 international game against England in June.

Two-time Indian Super League champions ATK, who endured a nightmarish 2017-18 season, on announced the signing of attacking Spanish midfielder Manuel Lanzarote Bruno and English centre back John Johnson.

India's Rashid Khan was hoping to end a four-year title drought as he geared up to compete at the $300,000 Thailand Open, starting on Thursday.

Bangladesh took full advantage of a complacent India as they recorded a comfortable seven-wicket victory in the Women's Asia Cup T20 competition on Wednesday.

Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma have revealed an entertaining anecdote during one of their trips together when they went on a jungle safari in South Africa with Ravindra Jadeja.

Indian boxing star Vijender Singh will be gunning for his third professional title when he takes on Briton Lee Markham for the Commonwealth Super Middleweight belt on July 13 in London.

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli's wax statue was unveiled at the Madame Tussauds museum in the capital on Wednesday.

They may have been the words of a hurting champion too soon after a crushing defeat but if Novak Djokovic does decide to skip Wimbledon it might be wise, according to Mats Wilander.

US Open champion Sloane Stephens said Tuesday that her relationship with good friend Madison Keys will stay "normal" ahead of their French Open semi-final clash at Roland Garros -- a repeat of last year's Flushing Meadows final.

Virat Kohli, 29, is not just cricket-crazy India's biggest name but is also one of the most popular athletes in the world, "boasting more Twitter followers (25 million-plus) than all but three active sports stars", Forbes said.

Novak Djokovic slumped to an epic 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 1-6, 7-6 (13/11) quarter-final loss to world number 72 Marco Cecchinato, a player who had never won a match at the majors before this year's Roland Garros.

With a hat-trick of Champions League titles won at Real Madrid, the German midfield general reaches Russia with great confidence.

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR technology) was introduced to make refereeing decisions error-free. Yet, it is not as simple as its name goes due to the limited-trials and has this invited polarising opinions.

Russia extended their winless streak to seven matches with a 1-1 home draw against Turkey on Tuesday in their last warm-up game just nine days before the World Cup kick-off.

Constantine has appealed to the government to send a team for the Asian Games which will be held in Jakarta from August to September.