Новости за 02.08.2018

After goal-less 60 minutes of regulation time, Ireland edged India 3-1 in the penalty shootout on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the showpiece event in London.

Virat Kohli took a giant stride towards exorcising the ghosts of 2014 with a masterful century as he singlehandedly pulled India out of the woods against England on an eventful second day of the first Test.

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by two athletes against their non-inclusion in the Indian 4x400m relay team for the Asian Games in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2.

Popular face of TV, Anas Rashid made is Punjabi film debut recently, which brought him back to home state Punjab and Chandigarh where he completed his education

Indian skipper Virat Kohli led his team from the front by scoring a maiden Test century in England on the second day of the first Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Thursday.

Delhi's wicketkeeper-batsman Anuj Rawat, who recently captained India U-19 in four-day matches in Sri Lanka, is under the scanner for playing an unsanctioned T20 league in Mauritius last year along with a host of Pakistani cricketers.

Sri Lanka U-19 rode on Nipun Dananjaya Perera's unbeaten 92 to beat India by five wickets in the second Youth ODI and draw level the five-match series 1-1 on Thursday.

Sri Lanka's cricket authorities on Thursday shelved long-delayed plans for a Twenty20 competition akin to the massively lucrative Indian Premier League, instead announcing a local tournament with no foreign players.

Michelle Wie said she was "devastated" after a longstanding hand injury forced her to pull out during the first round of the Women's British Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes on Thursday.

Badminton legend Lin Dan's bid for a sixth world title met a sorry end as the man widely regarded as the best player of all time was well beaten by Chinese compatriot Shi Yuqi in the last 16.

Anikate Chakraborty finished third with a tally of 18.450 in Age Group 2 of the men's individual category, while Esha, Yurika and Divyashree also claimed a bronze medal in the women's trio event.

India skipper Virat Kohli mocked at Joe Root's 'mic drop' celebration with his own version of the gesture but the England captain took it sportingly, saying "it adds to the spectacle of Test cricket".

The Indian athletics contingent's preparation for the upcoming Asian Games was dealt a severe blow after steeplechase runner Naveen Dagar tested positive for banned substance meldonium during the Inter-State Athletics Meet in Guwahati.

Indian shuttlers are just a victory away from winning four medals at the BWF World Championships. But for Kidambi Srikanth all the others stormed into the quarterfinals in Nanjing on Thursday.

"When I came here for county stint last year, first thing I realised is the speed with which the bowlers bowl here," India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who had played for county side Worcestershire, told BCCI.tv.

While Virat Kohli-led Indian team is playing England in the first of the five-match Test series in Birmingham, former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has returned home in Ranchi after the limited-over duties in the United Kingdom

The Indian mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa pulled off a stunning victory over the Malaysian world no.7 combination of Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Jemie Lai to progress to the quarterfinals of the World Championship on Thursday.

On a comeback trail after a long hiatus due to an injury leading to poor form, two-time Commonwealth Games champion pistol shooter Rahi Sarnobat is targeting a podium finish at the Asian Games commencing later this month.

"(The tour of) South Africa was a long time ago and there have been some off-field issues after that. I had to fight a lot in between but my effort was that I have to keep doing what I love most and what is most important to me (cricket)," Mohammed Shami said.

Virat Kohli's celebration of Joe Root's dismissal with a 'mic drop' gesture, mocking the bat drop by the Englishman to celebrate a hundred during the ODI series, added a bit of spice to the proceedings on Wednesday.

Taking note of the severe illness of Asiad Gold medallist Hakam Singh Bhattal, who is suffering from liver psoraris, union youth welfare and sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has announced financial assistance of Rs. 10 lakh.