Новости за 12.07.2018

Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav bamboozled England batsmen with a mesmerizing spell before Rohit Sharma's sublime century saw India cruise to an eight-wicket victory in the first ODI on Thursday.

Indian sprinter Hima Das scripted history on Thursday as she clinched the gold medal in the 400m final - at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships in Tampere, Finland - becoming the first Indian athlete to do so in a track event.

Indian sprinter Hima Das scripted history on Thursday as she clinched the gold medal in the 400m final - at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships in Tampere, Finland - becoming the first Indian athlete to do so in a track event.

Indian wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav made a flurry of records in the first ODI of the three-match series against England. The chinaman bowler dished out a commanding performance to seal his career-best ODI figures that helped India bowl England for 268 on Thursday.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) changed its earlier decision to drop the sport from the Indian Asiad squad and gave its permission for the Indian dragon boat teams to participate in the Asian Games to be held in Indonesia from August 12.

Croatia defender Domagoj Vida apologised after his team's World Cup semi-final victory over England on Wednesday after speaking out in support of Russia's neighbour and adversary Ukraine.

Serena Williams booked a Wimbledon final rematch against Angelique Kerber as the seven-time champion marched into her 10th All England Club title match with a 6-2, 6-4 rout of Julia Goerges on Thursday.

Chelsea have sacked Italian Antonio Conte as manager, media in Britain and Italy reported on Thursday.

Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting believes India captain Virat Kohli is currently the best batsman in the world only because Steve Smith is serving a year-long ban for his role in ball tampering at a Cape Town Test.

Germany's Angelique Kerber proved too solid for error-strewn Latvian Jelena Ostapenko as she reached her second Wimbledon final with a 6-3, 6-3 victory on Thursday.

Sri Lanka opening batsman Dimuth Karunaratne struck a defiant unbeaten hundred on his return to the side to give the hosts a fighting first innings total in the opening Test against South Africa on Thursday.

PV Sindhu saved the blushes for India even as the rest of the squad fell by the wayside in the second round of the Thailand Open BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament in Bangkok on Thursday.

Forced to resign after senior women cricketers gave a negative feedback about him, a hurt Tushar Arothe says that "letting players decide the fate of coaches" will only set a bad precedent.

Brazil forward Neymar's playacting makes people laugh, former Netherlands forward Marco van Basten said on Friday.

Rafael Nadal described long-time rival Novak Djokovic as "one of the more complex" players he's ever met as they prepare to clash for the 52nd time on Friday with a Wimbledon final spot at stake.

Indonesia will provide tight security for nearly 17000 athletes and officials who will take part in next month's multi-sport event, the chief organiser said on Thursday.

France are determined not to make the same mistakes they did two years ago in losing the Euro 2016 final when they take on Croatia for the biggest prize in football, midfielder Paul Pogba said on Thursday.

England batsman Alex Hales will miss the first one-day international against India on Thursday because of a side injury sustained when batting in net practice, the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced.

Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad was on Thursday provisionally suspended by the country's Cricket Board (PCB) after issuing him a notice for failing a dope test in a domestic tournament in April-May.

Serena Williams may be on the verge of making history at Wimbledon, but the stress-free former champion insists she doesn't feel under any pressure

Juan Martin del Potro claimed Wednesday that Wimbledon conqueror Rafael Nadal has more weapons at his disposal than any other player after losing a five-set Wimbledon quarter-final epic.

Tears and cries of joy, hugs and chants, firecrackers and flares -- Croatia was on fire late Wednesday after their victory against England set up a first ever appearance in a World Cup final.