Новости за 01.01.2018

Liverpool defender Ragnar Klavan scored a dramatic injury-time winner as the Reds consolidated their place in the Premier League's top four with a 2-1 victory over Burnley on Monday.

Newcastle United recorded back-to-back Premier League wins on the road for the first time since 2014 as an Ayoze Perez goal led them to a 1-0 win over Stoke City on Monday.

Riyad Mahrez scored one and set up another as Leicester City strolled to a 3-0 win over Huddersfield Town in the Premier League on Monday. In a tepid first half, Wilfred Ndidi came closest to scoring, but sliced wide from a good position after Islam Slimani had caused problems on his return to the side.

Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has decided to skip the cash-rich Indian Premier League and play for English county side Surrey next season to improve his game in the longer format.

World champion Viktor Axelsen staved off a strong challenge from World No.5 Korean Son Wan Ho as Bengaluru Blasters defeated Mumbai Rockets with two matches remaining in the Premier Badminton League on Monday.

The ability to adapt when the time demands is what makes Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal very special, reckons world number six Marin Cilic, who was only one of three players to counter the two legends in Grand Slam finals last year.

Former world number one Andy Murray plans to trim his schedule in the new season to prevent a recurrence of the injuries that blighted his campaign in 2017.

Vidarbha Cricket Association president Anand Jaiswal announced that the Ranji champion team will be richer by Rs 5 crore, which will be distributed among the players as well as the support staff.

Captain Faiz Fazal on Monday termed Vidarbha's triumphal march to their maiden Ranji Trophy his career's "biggest achievement", bigger than representing India in a lone ODI against Zimbabwe.

Bournemouth twice came from behind to draw a thrilling south coast derby with Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 at the Amex Stadium in the first Premier League game of the year.

Defending champions Mumbai Indians in all likelihood will be retaining skipper Rohit Sharma along with Pandya brothers, Hardik and Krunal, while under- performing Delhi Daredevils may keep Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer in their stable ahead of the IPL auction on January 27.

Ace doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna says "it is a catch-22 situation" for him to decide whether to play US Open or the Asian Games in Jakarta later this year since the two events are clashing with each other.

England all-rounder Ben Stokes will be eligible to play in the Indian Premier League despite still waiting to hear if he will be charged over an incident last year.

Mischa Zverev powered past Australian qualifier John-Patrick Smith 6-4 7-5 to enter the second round of the Brisbane International on Monday. ​Eighth seed Zverev fired four aces in the match and converted five out of six break points to come through in an hour and 28 minutes.

Ukraine's Elina Svitolina believes she can become world number one in 2018 despite a host of challengers for the coveted top ranking. Svitolina, currently ranked sixth in the world, was speaking after an impressive 6-2, 6-4 win over Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro in the first round of the Brisbane International.

Opting to field, Vidarbha bowled out Delhi for 295 in the first innings with Rajneesh Gurbani picking up six wickets. In reply, Vidarbha notched up a mammoth 547.

Indian Arrows head coach Luis Norton de Matos on Monday said his star goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem should have stayed with the club and played for the I-League to gain further experience before heading for European trials.

It will be a battle of experience vs youthful exuberance when table toppers East Bengal face debutants Indian Arrows, a team made up of teenagers in a Hero I-League match on Tuesday.

Rain forced the abandonment of the second Twenty20 cricket international between New Zealand and the West Indies after nine overs Monday, leaving the home team with a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

A 24-member Indian team will take part in the prestigious British Junior Open Squash to be held in Birmingham from January 3 to 7. The players will be competing in various categories in the championship, a SRFI press release said.

Suspended England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been withdrawn from the squad for this month's five-match one-day international series against Australia and was replaced by batsman Dawid Malan, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday.

It was a good year for the Indian football. Not only did the country successfully host its first ever FIFA event – the Under-17 World Cup - but the youngsters who represented India mesmerised critics and fans alike with their skills.

Reigning Olympic champion, two-time world champion, an All England Open winner and with numerous Super Series titles to her credit, Carolina Marin has everything that a badminton player aspires for, but for her, playing in the Premier Badminton League (PBL) is as significant as any prestigious tournaments.

A bumper year is in store for all sports fans as 2018 will see Russia host the biggest extravaganza: The football World Cup. Asian Games, Hockey World Cup and CWG too should keep you hooked if you are a lover of sport. Times Sport provides a ready reckoner.