Новости за 05.08.2018

Orange City's international skater Nikhilesh Tabhane brought laurels to the region when he captured a bronze medal in the Speed Skating Competition held at China on Saturday.

Sergio Aguero spoiled Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri's first taste of English football as the Argentine's double gave Manchester City a stylish 2-0 victory in the Community Shield on Sunday.

Critical of the way India prepared for the Test series against England, Sunil Gavaskar says lack of serious practice ahead of the Birmingham game hurt India dearly as batsmen's poor technique against moving deliveries was thoroughly exposed.

Doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna, recuperating from a shoulder injury, will skip the ATP Rogers Cup beginning in Toronto on Monday, and will reach Palembang on August 14 to get acclimatised to the conditions ahead of the Asian Games.

India U-19 team suffered a batting collapse towards the end of their run chase to lose the third Youth ODI against Sri Lanka U-19 by seven runs on Sunday.

Agarwal smashed a double hundred in the company of centurion Prithvi Shaw as India A flayed the South African bowling attack to reach 411/2 in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Batsman Reeza Hendricks smashed a century on his one-day international debut to set up South Africa's series-clinching 78-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third match in Pallekele on Sunday.

Ganguly has urged Vijay and Rahane to bat with more determination and advised skipper Kohli to not chop and change the playing XI after defeat in the first Test against England.

He might still be a "work in progress" but Hardik Pandya could take a cue from Ben Stokes' bowling during the ongoing series, which could prove to be a "defining one" in the all-rounder's career, feels Ian Chappell.

"I think Kohli is best in the world and anyone who averages 50-plus in all three formats must be a very, very fine player," said Brearley.

England recalled Chris Woakes in place of Ben Stokes and brought in Ollie Pope to replace the dropped batsman Dawid Malan when they named a 13-man squad on Sunday for next week's second Test against India at Lord's.

Kento Momota became the first Japanese man to win the badminton World Championships on Sunday, putting behind him a gambling scandal that threatened to ruin his career.

Success propels but setbacks teach life lessons like none can, feels seasoned Indian boxer Shiva Thapa, who cannot wait to turn his "growth" story of a roller-coaster year into a maiden Asian Games medal this month.

Italian Fabio Fognini captured his first career hardcourt title on Saturday, surprising Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 6-2, in the final of the ATP Los Cabos Open.

​Spain's reigning Olympic champion, Marin, lifted her third World Championships title with a 21-19, 21-10 scoreline in Nanjing on Sunday, while Sindhu lost her second Worlds final in a row.

Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova dropped just four games to reach her first WTA final in over a year as the Russian defeated Germany's Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 6-2 in the semi-finals of the Citi Open in Washington on Saturday.

Australian 19-year-old Alex De Minaur saved four match points Saturday and advanced to Sunday's ATP Washington Open final, where he will face third-ranked defending champion Alexander Zverev.

Kohli scored his 22nd Test century with a knock of 149 in the first innings of the Edgbaston Test against England and followed it up with 51 in the second innings. It helped him push Steve Smith to No. 2 in the ICC Rankings.

A fine all-round performance by Shakib al Hasan lifted Bangladesh to a series-levelling 12-run win over the West Indies in the second fixture of a three-match T20 International series.

A late chip-in eagle saw India's Gaganjeet Bhullar hold off a charging Anthony Quayle to claim the Fiji International by one stroke on Sunday.

Maurizio Sarri has only had his feet under the table at Chelsea for three weeks, and yet the Italian already has his heart set on an extended stay at Stamford Bridge.

Ben Stokes starred on the decisive day as England beat India by 31 runs to win a thrilling first Test at Edgbaston, drawing first blood in the five-match series.

The victory tasted sweet for England, but there was more in store for them. The Lions unearthed a new hero in Sam Curran, whose allround performances won him the Man of the Match award on Saturday.