Новости за 29.06.2018

A ruthless India demolished Ireland by 143 runs to clinch the series 2-0 as spinners yet again tormented the hosts after authoritative batting show by the visiting batsmen in the second and final Twenty20 International.

World champions India held their nerves under pressure to prevail over Korea 36-20 and set up a summit clash against Iran in the six-nation Kabaddi Masters on Friday.

Uruguay have put their three group wins behind them and are fully focused on Portugal and Ronaldo, striker Luis Suarez said ahead of their last-16 World Cup clash in Sochi on Saturday night.

Harmanpreet Kaur has been signed up by Lancashire Thunder as their overseas player for the 2018 season of England's Kia Super League, becoming the second Indian cricketer to play in the league after Smriti Mandhana.

Ace shooter Heena Sidhu said she is 'heartbroken' and 'hurt' by the injustice meted by the NRAI by including junior pistol shooter Manu Bhaker in the Asian Games and World Championships squads, despite not meeting the selection requirement.

Lewis Hamilton dominated the opening day's practice for this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, topping the times in both sessions ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas.

France have a number of options to limit Lionel Messi's influence in their round of 16 clash against Argentina but they are also resigned that he could turn the match in an instant, coach Didier Deschamps said on Friday.

Roger Federer is already the most prolific and oldest winner of the Wimbledon men's singles title but when he saunters into the All England Club on Monday he will do so as favourite to lift the trophy for a ninth time.

India's junior men's team put up a clinical performance to beat Bangladesh senior team 4-0 in the first practice match played here at the SAI on Friday.

Gaganjeet Bhullar sparkled on the back nine of the Phoenix Gold Golf Course with six birdies and put together a round of 6-under 65, which lifted him from overnight tied 25 to tied third at 9-under 133 at the midway stage of the Queens Cup on Friday.

Manchester United and Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini has extended his five-year stay at Old Trafford by signing a new two-year deal until 2020, the Premier League club said on Friday.

World Champion Saikhom Mirabai Chanu will spearhead the Indian weightlifting challenge in the upcoming Asian Games as the national federation named a five-member team on Friday.

India's top singles player Yuki Bhambri was on Friday drawn to meet old nemesis Thomas Fabbiano in his Wimbledon opener and as many as six Indians will feature in the doubles main draw at the grass court major.

Ramping up its preparations for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championships, the Indian junior team will play seven international matches against four national squads, its sojourn starting with a month-long three-nation tour of China, Thailand and Malaysia.

Anirban Lahiri opened with a solid 3-under 67 settling for a tied 10th place after the first round at the Quicken Loans National Championship on Friday.

On R Ashwin's only visit to England for a Test series, in 2014, the off-spinner was confined to playing just the last two Tests in the five-match series.

England's talismanic allrounder Ben Stokes has been named in the squad for the three-match one-day international series with India after missing the 5-0 whitewash of Australia with a hamstring injury.

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes one-two in an overcast first practice session for the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday.

Shiva Thapa (60kg) claimed a place in the Indian boxing team for the Asian Games after winning the trials, whereas Sarjubala Devi clinched the 51kg spot in the women's squad -- a category that had been thrown open after MC Mary Kom pulled out of the equation due to a shoulder problem.

FIFA said it has no plans to change its fair play criteria that allowed Japan to qualify for the last 16 of the World Cup at the expense of Senegal in controversial circumstances.

Ace India shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth entered the semifinals of the ongoing Malaysia Open BWF World Tour Super 750 in their respective categories on Friday. While Sindhu defeated Olympic champion Carolina Marin in women's singles, Srikanth continued his impressive run with a straight-game win over France's Brice Leverdez .

Kidambi Srikanth continued his impressive run at the Malaysia Open, progressing to the semifinals of the men's singles competition with a straight-game win over France's Brice Leverdez in the USD 700,000 world tour super 750 tournament here today.

Serena Williams will face Arantxa Rus in the Wimbledon first round as the seven-time champion begins her bid to win a first Grand Slam title since becoming a mother.