Новости за 21.07.2018

Former captain Sourav Ganguly feels that batsmen will hold key to India's chances in the upcoming five-Test series against England.

Promising athlete Muhammed Anas Yahiya came up with another yet sterling display as he bettered his own 400m Indian record with the timing of 45.24s at the Cena Noveho Mesta nad Metuji meet in Czech Republic on Saturday.

Vishal Kaliraman frittered away a stupendous start in his gold medal bout while Sachin Giri and Naveen were outwitted by their opponents, settling for silver medals at the Junior Asian Wrestling Championships, on Saturday.

Sebastian Vettel surged to pole for his home German Grand Prix on Saturday as Lewis Hamilton suffered a setback when his Mercedes broke down to leave him at the back of the grid.

India warded off relentless pressure from world No. 2 England and held the hosts to a 1-1 draw in their opening game of the Women's Hockey World Cup at London's Lee Valley and Hockey Centre on Saturday.

Taiwanese shuttler Chou Tien-chen powered into the finals of the Singapore Open after a thrilling 21-12, 18-21, 21-16 win over China's Qiao Bin on Saturday.

Britain's Tom Bosworth opened the London Diamond League meeting in style with a world outdoor best performance in the 3,000m walk on Saturday.

England Test captain Joe Root may have decoded how to tackle chinaman Kuldeep Yadav but Sachin Tendulkar feels that the young wrist spinner could still prove to be a handful if the home team prepares dry surfaces for the upcoming five Test series against India, starting August 1.

Justin Rose matched the lowest score in Carnoustie's British Open history, a flawless seven-under-par 64 in the third round at the British Open on Saturday.

Rakesh Gond set a youth national record in the pole vault competition to grab the spotlight on the opening day of the 15th National Youth Athletics Championships on Saturday.

India finished with two medals - a silver and bronze, both in compound team events in the fourth and concluding stage of the Archery World Cup in Berlin on Saturday.

The Indian men's hockey team registered its second successive victory against New Zealand, beating the visitors 3-1 to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series at the Sports Authority of India's Bengaluru Campus on Saturday.

Keshav Maharaj returned the second best figures by a South African bowler in a Test innings but Sri Lanka took a firm step towards a 2-0 series sweep after thoroughly dominating day two of the second and final Test on Saturday.

Banished opening batsman David Warner says he is looking to be part of Australia's World Cup defence in England next year after his first hit-out at home on Saturday.

The pace bowler gears up to prove his fitness and make a comeback in the big-ticket Test series against India, beginning August 1.

Rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen stormed into the finals after disposing off fourth-seed Indonesian Ikhsan Leonardo Imanuel Rumbay in the semifinals of the Asia Junior Championships at Jakarta on Saturday.

South African spinner Keshav Maharaj on Saturday shattered a few records when he ripped through the Sri Lankan line-up in the first innings on Day 2 of the second and final Test at the SSC Stadium here.

A joint table tennis team from the two Koreas on Saturday won the final in mixed doubles at the Korea Open, claiming the first gold in the latest instalment of sporting diplomacy on the peninsula.

India's Trisha Deb, Muskan Kirar and Jyothi Surekha fell short by an agonizing one point against France in the final on Saturday

Suffering from a serious shoulder injury, India's Test wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha will undergo a surgery in Manchester at the end of this month or the beginning of next, the BCCI has informed on its website on Saturday.

On July 27, 1993 in Salamanca, Spain, Cuban Javier Sotomayor set a high jump record of 2.45m. A quarter of a century later, that record still stands.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow says England will look to carry forward the momentum of their come-from-behind ODI series triumph against India into the Test arena.

Yellow jersey holder Geraint Thomas hit back at the doubters on Friday by claiming Team Sky are racing "100 percent" clean at the Tour de France.

Team chief Fred Vasseur on Friday said he has not ruled out a swap deal with Ferrari that would see Kimi Raikkonen returning to Sauber and Charles Leclerc going the other way.

Overnight pacesetter Kevin Kisner and former champion Zach Johnson shared the lead at the halfway stage of the British Open on Friday, with Tommy Fleetwood right in contention behind them.