Новости за 09.07.2018

World number one Rafael Nadal reached his first Wimbledon quarter-final since 2011 with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 win over Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic on Monday.

Divij Sharan has reached the Grand Slam quarterfinals for the first time in his career as he combined with Artem Sitak to stage yet another dramatic comeback after being by down by two sets to defeat Jonathan Erlich and Marcin Matkowski at the Wimbledon.

Kei Nishikori overcame an arm injury to reach his first Wimbledon quarter-final on Monday with a gritty 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (12/10), 6-1 win over Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis.

Serena Williams raced into her 13th Wimbledon quarter-final as the seven-time champion thrashed Russian qualifier Evgeniya Rodina 6-2, 6-2 in just 62 minutes on Monday.

Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has withdrawn from the Thailand Open, starting from Tuesday, due to an injury.

Manager Gareth Southgate has largely stuck to his guns in terms of England's tactical approach at this tournament but the challenge of a World Cup semi-final against Croatia in Moscow on Wednesday poses him a tricky dilemma.

World champion weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu may have to compete in the 49kg class in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics instead of her current 48kg category as the international federation recently decided to introduce new categories in the sport.

German 11th seed Angelique Kerber became the highest-ranked player to reach the women's quarter-finals after she outclassed Switzerland's Belinda Bencic 6-3, 7-6(5) at Wimbledon on Monday.

Defending champion Roger Federer eased into his 16th Wimbledon quarter-final on Monday with a 6-0, 7-5, 6-4 win over unseeded Adrian Mannarino of France.

Fast rising Indian sprinter Hima Das will start as favourite to win the women's 400m race gold in the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships which begin on Tuesday.

Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko swept into her second Wimbledon quarter-final with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-0 win against Belarusian world number 50 Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Monday.

Luis Enrique, who was in charge of Barcelona for three years, was appointed new coach of the Spanish national team on Monday, the football federation (RFEF) said.

Wimbledon chiefs insisted again Monday that the men's final will start at its traditional time despite it clashing with a potential England World Cup triumph.

The Committee of Administrators (CoA), which often questions BCCI office bearers' foreign visits, was on Monday put in a tight corner after treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhry raised questions with regards to GM (Cricket Operations) Saba Karim's impending tour of UK.

In-form India batsman KL Rahul has jumped nine places to reach a career-high third spot in the latest ICC T20I rankings while Team India has gained a place to be second in the team standings following the series win against England.

Belgium are in uncharted territory for their World Cup semi-final with France but believe their team spirit and togetherness can ensure they carry on their extraordinary journey in Russia, manager Roberto Martinez has said.

Top shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth would look to continue their impressive run in their quest for first title of the season when they lead India's challenge at the USD 350,000 BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament starting on Tuesday.

The seemingly unending war between the Committee of Administrators (CoA) and the BCCI office-bearers continues.

The team for the 18th Asian Games, to be held in Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2, was announced by Hockey India and featured just two changes from the Champions Trophy squad that won a second consecutive silver medal in Breda, Netherlands recently.

The team for the 18th Asian Games, to be held in Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2, was announced by Hockey India and featured just two changes from the Champions Trophy squad that won a second consecutive silver medal in Breda, Netherlands recently.

England captain Eoin Morgan said his side was 20-30 runs short in the lost third T20 International against India and blamed the death-overs' batting collapse for the score, which wasn't enough despite being steep.

"Rohit played amazingly well. He was outstanding and played a fantastic hand. He won the game single-handedly for us. We expect that from him. I haven't seen anyone hit the ball as hard as Rohit," Hardik Pandya told reporters at the post-match press conference.

Rakesh Kumar, Shyam Sundar Swami and Tarif created history by bagging the first-ever gold medal for India in a para archery event by finishing on top in the European Para Archery Cup Stage II at Nove Mesto Nad Metuji in Czech Republic on Friday.

England are looking forward to their first World Cup semi-final since 1990 as Gareth Southgate's young team swept Sweden aside 2-0 on Saturday, sparking mass celebrations in England.

The question facing Shami, as he looks to put his best foot forward right now, is if he can keep the focus entirely on cricket in order to further his career. The Team India management told TOI this week, it'll help the cricketer rebuild that confidence in himself.