Новости за 13.07.2018

Visitors from Croatia came to Gandaulim, about 4km from Old Goa, sometime in the 16th century. They may have not dwelled there for long, but the restored Church of Sao Braz that they built beside Cumbarjua canal is a reminder of that stay in this small riverside settlement of about 200 inhabitants.

Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen burst past Colombian sprint rival Fernando Gaviria to win the Tour de France seventh stage at the end of a 231 km run from Fougeres to Chartres on Friday.

Young Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan claimed the women's air rifle gold medal in the 28th Meeting of Shooting Hopes junior international championship in Plzen, Czech Republic.

Rishabh Pant shone with a counter-attacking 71-ball 67 as India 'A' completed an incredible five-wicket victory over West Indies 'A' in the second unofficial Test, coming back from a precarious position to clinch the series 1-0 on Friday.

Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has expressed his inability to attend the Asian Games torch relay here on Sunday, prompting the Indian Olympic Association to extend an invitation to his predecessor Vijay Goel, who has accepted it.

Pakistan stormed to a 201-run win over Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on Friday in the opening game of their five-match one-day series.

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Friday issued an apology for allegedly mocking Hima Das' English skills on their official Twitter account.

Cricket has cash and it is time the corporate houses look beyond and invest in other sports, India's lone individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra said on Friday.

Cricket has cash and it is time the corporate houses look beyond and invest in other sports, India's lone individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra said on Friday.

India at the FIFA World Cup might be a long shot at this point but a couple of Indian kids got to live a dream by being the Official Match Ball Carriers (OMBCs) at the ongoing mega-event here.

Spinners led by Dilruwan Perera put hosts Sri Lanka in firm command of the first Test on Friday after South Africa were bowled out for 126 -- their lowest Test innings in the country.

"I am living a dream", said Hima Das as she tried to put in words her remarkable journey from being a stubborn footballer in a nondescript Assam village to becoming the first Indian woman world champion in athletics.

If Antoine Griezmann's jocular demeanour is anything to go by, France are far from overawed by the prospect of playing in the World Cup final and in buoyant spirits ahead of Sunday's clash with Croatia.

Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the women's singles semifinals after knocking out Malaysia's Soniia Cheah in straight games at the $350,000 Thailand Open World Tour Super 500 tournament on Friday.

Stand-in-skipper Suranga Lakmal and Dilruwan Perera starred as Sri Lanka skittled South Africa for just 126 on Friday -- their lowest Test innings in the country, leaving them 161 runs behind on day two.

Stand-in-skipper Suranga Lakmal and Dilruwan Perera starred as Sri Lanka skittled South Africa for just 126 on Friday -- their lowest Test innings in the country, leaving them 161 runs behind on day two.

After giving India her first ever track gold medal at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships in Finland on Friday, Assam's Hima Das called up her father, thousands of kilometer at a non-descript Kandulimari village of Dhing in Nagaon district in central Assam to break the big news.

Akash Kumar (56kg) and Lalita (69kg) assured India of two medals at the 36th Golden Glove of Vojvodina youth boxing tournament after advancing to the semifinals of the event in Serbia.

With the success at World U20 Championships making her a favourite for the gold at next month's Asian Games, both Hima Das and her millions of fans back home will be hoping for more than one medal at the continental extravaganza.

Croatia's neighbours in the former Yugoslavia have largely praised the team's surprise success in reaching the World Cup final in Russia -- just don't expect the Serbian president to support them, at least for now.

Roger Federer seemed to be on a run at Wimbledon. He had won 34 consecutive sets until midway through his quarterfinal clash against the towering South African Kevin Anderson.

"Anything is possible with the selections for Tests and there might be a few surprises. Kuldeep is making a strong case for himself and so is Chahal. And looking at the way, the English batsmen have struggled against them, we might be tempted to do it," said Virat Kohli.

Congratulatory wishes are pouring in for India's new golden girl in athletics Hima Das who on Thursday created history after becoming the first from her country to win a gold medal in the track event of a world championships.