Новости за 14.08.2018

Spinner Lakshan Sandakan starred in Sri Lanka's hard fought three-wicket win over South Africa in the only Twenty20 international after bowling out the visitors for their lowest total in the game's shortest format.

Indian boxers will know their global standing from their Asian Games show, high performance director Santiago Nieva said on Tuesday and reckoned the draw could play a crucial role in how well the pugilists perform in Jakarta.

"Think what you want to leave behind," Harendra asked his boys. In simple terms: What will be your legacy for Indian hockey?, he had asked. The players had never thought that way before. But coach's words did make them curious -- until he explained himself.

Double world champion Fernando Alonso will retire from Formula One at the end of the season, his team McLaren said in a statement on Tuesday.

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand had another below-par day with a couple of draws and a defeat, finishing ninth spot in the rapid section of St. Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament that concluded here.

All-rounder Ben Stokes, who was deemed not guilty of affray charges by a Bristol court on Tuesday, has subsequently been added to the England squad for the third Test starting on Saturday in Nottingham.

Rising leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal says "using the brain more" is important while playing red-ball cricket as batsmen tend to attack the bowlers less in the longer format of the game.

Members of the Indian contingent on Tuesday began arriving at the Athletes Village here for the Asian Games, with the shooters being the first to check in at their allotted accommodation.

Boycott, who had famously coined the moniker 'Prince of Calcutta' for former India captain Sourav Ganguly, felt that the Indian batsmen lack application while trying to flick outswingers, referring to Murali Vijay's mode of dismissals.

The 27-year-old -- whose co-defendant Ryan Ali was also found not guilty -- had been charged following a brawl hours after England played the West Indies in a one-day international in Bristol, southwest England, in September last year.

Skipper Virat Kohli is in a race against time to get completely fit for the third Test. He had confirmed his availability albeit with the rider that he might not be able to field or run between the wickets up to a 100 percent of his ability.

On August 12, 1948, India won its first Olympic gold medal as an independent nation, when the men's hockey team defeated Great Britain 4-0 in the final of the London Olympics at the Wembley Stadium.

The Indian women's handball team began its Asian Games campaign on a losing note as it suffered a 19-36 defeat to Kazakhstan in their preliminary round match here on Tuesday.

The Asian Games-bound Indian squash players have questioned the presence of Cyrus Poncha and Bhuvneshwari Kumari as coaches in the contingent, saying they can only play the role of administrators in the continental mega event in Indonesia.

Roger Federer said he is eager to make his start at the Cincinnati Masters as the world number two begins his delayed summer hardcourt season.

India A captain Shreyas Iyer says not getting picked for senior national team despite a consistent show runs into his mind and it affects his performance at times.

England coach Trevor Bayliss has defended India's much-criticised preparation for the ongoing Test series, saying the beleaguered visitors couldn't have fit in more practice than what they did before the disastrous first two games.

India's dismal run in the ongoing Test series against England has forced India skipper Virat Kohli to post a message on social media in which he appealed to fans to never give up on the team.

Former India offspinner Ramesh Powar has been asked to continue as the interim coach of the women's national cricket team until the ICC World T20 scheduled in November 2018.

He finished school and then went to various construction sites to pick wooden logs so that he could earn money to buy hockey gear and accessories.

A major reason for India's poor show in the ongoing Test series in England has been the failure of all the three openers - Murali Vijay, KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan - on the tour so far.

For decades, 72-year-old Bahadur Singh has been known as the chief national coach of the Indian athletics. Similarly, Radhakrishnan Nair has, for years, donned the hat of deputy chief national coach.

Among those disappointed with India's abject surrender at Lord's are former India batsman VVS Laxman, who pointed at the team's "lack of belief" as one of the reasons for its lackadaisical show.

Times Sport takes a brief look at the athletes/teams who can make a podium finish in Indonesia.