Новости за 04.01.2018

Kerala Blasters looked dead and buried at the halfway mark. It was an inspired substitution by David James, the Englishman who has returned as coach of the Kerala side after three years, that changed the whole complexion of the match.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has dismissed speculation about his future at the Premier League club, saying he would like a long-term stay at Old Trafford provided the team's owners are happy with his input.

The lure to play an extra bowler in Hardik Pandya along with an in-form Rohit Sharma in the opening Test against South Africa has cast doubts over Ajinkya Rahane's place in the playing XI despite having the best away record among the current crop of batsmen.

Roger Federer's early season confidence is soaring after he led Switzerland into the Hopman Cup final with another masterclass against top-10 rival Jack Sock at the mixed teams tournament in Perth on Thursday.

The country's top singles player, Ankita Raina, will lead the Indian challenge at Asia/Oceania Group I in Fed Cup, to be hosted in New Delhi's DLTA from February 7 to 10.

He not only defeated both Lee Chong Wei and Olympic champion Chen Long in consecutive matches in Indonesian Open but also won the US Open Grand Prix defeating compatriot Parupalli Kashyap.

Former cricketer Ajay Jadeja feels the first Test against South Africa, starting in the friendly conditions of Cape Town on Friday, will provide India the best chance to record a win in the three-match series.

On Thursday, the eight franchises participating in the 2018 edition of the Indian Premier League confirmed the players they sought to retain for the 11th season of the lucrative Twenty20 league. Some picks were obvious, some surprising.

The Indian cricket team on Thursday skipped the optional practice session ahead of the opening Test against South Africa, while skipper Virat Kohli also gave the pre-match press briefing a miss, a noticeable departure from convention for a bilateral engagement.

The prodigal sons have returned. Chennai Super Kings on Thursday announced they have retained MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja during an event in Mumbai.

Ahead of the mega IPL auction later this month, India's premier cash-rich league T20 competition held its player retention ceremony on Thursday in Mumbai.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been named as the new head coach of Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils.

South African skipper Faf du Plessis ratcheted up the rhetoric on the eve of the much- anticipated opening Test against India, saying they have a "score to settle" with the World No. 1.

Sri Lanka on Thursday ousted Thisara Perera as one-day captain and said it would announce a replacement next week. Perera took on the job in late November, succeeding Upul Tharanga, who was sacked after a series of losses.

NEW DELHI: India begin their tour of South Africa with the first Test from Friday in Newlands, Cape Town. The two teams will square off in three Tests, six ODIs and three T20Is between January 5 and February 24, 2018.

South Africa is not known for producing spin-friendly tracks and that's why Sachin Tendulkar wants Indian pacers to create "enough rough" on the Newlands pitch for R Ashwin, something that Zaheer Khan did for Harbhajan Singh in 2010-11.

Premier League leaders Manchester City have more financial muscle than any other club in world football, according to a study that sees English clubs dominate the top 10.

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) to allow the state team of Bihar to compete in India’s premier domestic competition, Ranji Trophy, and other domestic tournaments from next season onwards.

Russian former world number one Maria Sharapova marched into the semi-finals of the Shenzhen Open on Thursday with a comfortable 6-3, 6-3 victory over Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan.

Former world number one Andy Murray withdrew from the Australian Open on Thursday after failing to recover from a hip injury, joining injured Japanese star Kei Nishikori on the sidelines.

Virat Kohli’s team will back itself to become the first from India to win a Test series on South African soil, coming as it does off a superb last two years and with players in form and high on confidence, but history tells us that the challenge is mighty.

Virat Kohli’s team will back itself to become the first from India to win a Test series on South African soil, coming as it does off a superb last two years and with players in form and high on confidence, but history tells us that the challenge is mighty.

On December 19, 2010 against South Africa at Centurion, Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to score 50 centuries in Test cricket.

World number two Garbine Muguruza accepted a wildcard into the Sydney International on Thursday to get match fit after retiring with severe cramp from a tournament this week.