Новости за 09.08.2018

Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh says "big occasion player" Virat Kohli has the best batting technique among the current cricketers in the world. Drawing a comparison with legends such as Brian Lara and Vivian Richards, Waugh said Kohli has shown all the traits of a great batsman.

Bindra, who is India's lone winner of an individual Olympic gold, became only the second Indian sportsperson after badminton ace Saina Nehwal to be appointed on the prestigious Athletes' Commission.

The remaining four days will see 96 overs each to make up for the lost time. However, there is more rain forecast for this weekend and as such this match could see routine rain breaks.

Various state associations, including Mumbai and Saurashtra, hailed the Supreme Court's decision to reinstate their voting rights in the BCCI.

Surgeon Lennard Frank, who operated on Saha's right arm on August 1, reviewed his progress before allowing him to fly home; however, no time has been set for his possible return to cricket.

Former Australian seamer and one of the sport's all-time great, Glenn McGrath believes that India are well stocked as far as quality pace bowlers are concerned and believes that there are more in the pipeline.

The three-member senior national selection panel, led by MSK Prasad, is unlikely to continue once the new BCCI constitution is formally adopted as per the Supreme Court directive and the election process is set in place.

Ronaldo, who won the award last year, topped the scoring charts with 15 goals as Real Madrid won a third consecutive crown. Egypt's Salah led Liverpool's remarkable run to the final with 10 goals, while Barcelona talisman Messi netted six goals.

A relaxation in the mandatory 'cooling off' norm by the Supreme Court may be seen as a relief for the BCCI but not for its incumbent acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary and treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhry.

A relaxation in the mandatory 'cooling off' norm by the Supreme Court may be seen as a relief for the BCCI but not for its incumbent acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary and treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhry.

Meanwhile in the men's rankings, Kidambi Srikanth dropped two places to be at the eighth place while HS Prannoy is static at No.11.

Meanwhile in the men's rankings, Kidambi Srikanth dropped two places to be at the eighth place while HS Prannoy is static at No.11.

India's junior men and women teams will feature in the five-a-side competition at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympics to be held from October 6 to 18.

Jayaram, who touched a career-high rank of 13, toppled top-seeded Brazilian Ygor Coelho 22-20, 21-14, in 34 minutes and will next face Canada's Xiaodong Sheng.

Jayaram, who touched a career-high rank of 13, toppled top-seeded Brazilian Ygor Coelho 22-20, 21-14, in 34 minutes and will next face Canada's Xiaodong Sheng.

Stokes, Hale and a third man, Ryan Ali, were in Bristol Crown Court on Thursday for the fourth day of their trial for alleged affray in the southwest English city on September 25 last year.

Absent all-rounder Ben Stokes sent best wishes to his England team-mates, in particular debutant batsman Ollie Pope, ahead of the second Test against India at Lord's on Thursday.

Weather forecast is for improved weather around tea time, so there could be an extended last session. Drainage facilities at Lord's are excellent and play can begin as soon as the conditions improve.

Maria Sharapova fired 25 winners past hapless Russian compatriot Daria Kasatkina in a 6-0, 6-2 victory at the rain-hit Montreal WTA event on Wednesday, but Angelique Kerber's first match since capturing the Wimbledon title ended in a sobering defeat.

Manchester United have to defy their own manager Jose Mourinho's fears for a season of doom and gloom when they kick off the Premier League campaign against Leicester City on Friday.

Australian fast bowlers Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood were Thursday ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates as they continue to recover from injury.

Under no illusions about the enormity of his task at the Asian Games, Bishweshwar Nandi, the coach of Indian gymnastics' golden girl Dipa Karmakar, said the "first target" will be to make the finals of the vault event in artistic gymnastics, the recent high notwithstanding.

"This is an excellent order by the Honourable Court. I have absolutely no problem with office-bearers having two consecutive terms. Even I had originally wanted a six-year term before cooling off period but couldn't get consensus," Vinod Rai said.