Новости за 16.07.2018

Cristiano Ronaldo said that he's "different" from other players of his age who move to China for mega-money deals, during his official unveiling as a Juventus player on Monday.

The judge also banned the pitch invader, Veronika Nikulshina, from attending sports events for three years.

Former skipper Dhoni took a lot of flak after an uncharacteristic slow innings at Lord's, where he was even jeered while scoring 37 off 59 balls. After skipper Virat Kohli and leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, Bangar backed Dhoni.

Tens of thousands of Croatians gave a heroes' welcome to their team in Zagreb on Monday after the squad returned from Russia following their World Cup final defeat.

England opener Jason Roy will have a fitness test before play on Tuesday to see if he can take part in the third and deciding one-day international against India at Headingley.

Pacer Mark Wood on Monday said that England should work on denying Indian wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav early success if his side are to win the third and series deciding ODI here on Tuesday.

France's victorious World Cup players will all be awarded the Legion of Honour, the office of President Emmanuel Macron said Monday ahead of their visit to the Elysee Palace.

Pakistan continued their dominance with both bat and ball to win the second of five one-day internationals against Zimbabwe by nine wickets.

The Asia Cup title triumph last year followed by the fourth-place finish at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games have strengthened the belief that the team is moving in the right direction.

A day before Assam govt announced a cash prize for country's new track star Hima Das, a group of Indians living in Finland had made up their mind to drive over the weekend from Helsinki to Tampere to surprise the sprint queen.

India will open its title defence against minnows Hong Kong China on August 22 in the men's hockey competition of the Asian Games to be held in Indonesia.

England enjoyed their best World Cup performance in 28 years under Southgate's leadership, reaching the semi-finals and narrowly missing a spot in the final, losing to Croatia after extra-time.

Simona Halep retained the number one spot in the latest women's rankings despite losing in the third round at Wimbledon, but below her the upsets at the grass-court major caused turmoil.

Hundreds of fans gathered outside the Allianz Stadium in Turin from early morning singing "Ronaldo, bring us the Champions (League)" as the European competition's most lethal striker of all time made a brief appearance ahead of his medical Monday.

English batsmen are struggling against Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav and veteran left-arm spinner Padmakar Shivalkar attributes the Indian wrist spinner's success to his accuracy and loop.

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal along with head coach Chandika Hathurusingha and team manager Asanka Gurusinha have each been banned for four ODIs and two Tests for acting against the spirit of the game.

Four U-19 players who represented India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup last year have been summoned by coach Stephen Constantine for India's preparatory camp for the SAFF Championship.

Britain's Anthony Joshua will defend his World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organization and International Boxing Federation heavyweight titles against Russia's Alexander Povetkin at London's Wembley Stadium on September 22.

Djokovic beat Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) to claim his fourth Wimbledon men's singles crown on Sunday, launching him 11 places to 10th in the rankings, ending an eight months top 10 exile.

When teenager Kylian Mbappe netted France's fourth goal in the World Cup final, thoughts turned to the possibility that the French could go on to emulate the dominant Brazilian teams led by their great striker Pele.

Victory in London confirmed England's spot as the No.1 ODI side in the ICC Rankings. A win for India at Headlingley will only help close the gap and hand them the bragging rights before the Test series begins on August 1.

South Africa's Kevin Anderson vowed to use the pain of his Wimbledon final defeat as fuel to finally win a Grand Slam title.

Novak Djokovic revealed Sunday that the thought of his son seeing him win a Grand Slam title for the first time inspired him to his fourth triumph at the All England Club and 13th crown at the majors.

Croatia captain Luka Modric said being awarded the Golden Ball for the World Cup's best player was "bittersweet" after losing the final 4-2 to France on Sunday.