Новости за 04.03.2018

Barcelona beat nearest challengers Atletico Madrid 1-0 thanks to an outstanding free kick from Lionel Messi on Sunday to move eight points clear at the top of La Liga and closer to a 25th Spanish title.

Karthik, a regular fixture in the IPL set up in the last decade, has guided Tamil Nadu to victory in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2009-10, helped India Red to title-win in the last Duleep Trophy.

Australia moved one wicket from victory in the first Test against South Africa on Sunday after Mitchell Starc's swing bowling decimated the hosts' lower order and dampened their hopes of an unlikely recovery.

Viswanathan Anand won the rapid event at the 11th Tal Memorial chess in Moscow on Sunday evening. The World rapid champion finished the event with 6 points while Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (with 5 points) came second.

FC Goa rode on Spanish striker Ferran Corominas' brace either side of half-time to qualify for the Indian Super League (ISL) playoffs in a virtual knockout clash against Jamshedpur FC at the JRD Tata Sports Complex here on Sunday.

At 19 years and 165 days of age, highly-rated Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan, the No. 1 Twenty20 International bowler, on Sunday became the youngest captain in the history of international cricket.

Britain's top long distance runner Mo Farah won the inaugural Big Half 13.1-mile half-marathon on Sunday in his build-up to next month's London Marathon.

Set to lead India's pace attack in the upcoming Nidahas T20 Trophy in Sri Lanka, Jaydev Unadkat wants to use the opportunity to stake a claim in the ODI squad with an eye on the World Cup next year.

India's Siddhanth Thingalaya finished a disappointing sixth in his 60m hurdles heat at the IAAF World Indoor Championships here.

India's foreign coach Achraf El Karargui has flown back home in mysterious circumstances, raising doubts over his return with less than a month to go for the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

Badminton ace PV Sindhu on Sunday said that she aimed for the top spot in the sport and expressed hope that she would do well in the forthcoming All England Badminton Championships and the Commonwealth Games.

The Commonwealth Games may be taking place early in the athletics season but India's top javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra says he can hit top gear and better his personal best to win a medal at Gold Coast next month.

Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore says the corporate sector is very much willing to support development of sports and athletes in India but it needs to be given the assurance that the money is going in right hands.

A wasteful India played out a 1-1 draw against England in their second match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Sunday in Ipoh, Malaysia.

Rohit Sharma-led India enter the tournament against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh as favourites, but must cope without big-hitters Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Selectors opted to rest the star pair for the short-format series and instead experiment with fresh faces.

Venkatesh Prasad was on Sunday appointed bowling coach of Kings XI Punjab for the upcoming Indian Premier League, barely a couple of days after the former India medium pacer resigned as the chief of junior national selection panel.

From taking the golfing world by storm to being dismissed as a member of the media by an icon of the sport, India's Shubhankar Sharma is experiencing it all at the WGC Mexico Championship.

Australian cricketer Sean Abbott, who bowled the bouncer that struck and killed Phillip Hughes, was involved in another chilling incident that felled a batsman in the domestic Sheffield Shield on Sunday.

Indian football legend Bhaichung Bhutia has come down heavily on defending Indian Super League (ISL) champions ATK and NorthEast United FC who are languishing at the bottom of the points tally. With three wins from 17 matches, ATK have 13 points and are currently locked in a battle with bottom-placed NEUFC, who have 11 points, to avoid the wooden spoon.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have named wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik as their captain for the upcoming season of Indian Premier League which starts next month. Announcing their decision on Saturday, KKR also revealed Robin Uthappa, one of the frontrunners for the top job, has been appointed as vice-captain.

While it was expected that the India mainstays would attract maximum attention during the auctions for the inaugural Mumbai T20 League, but teams had also studied the performances of the city’s promising short-format players minutely, as was evident from the fervent bidding that took place for them.

Shooting in his first ISSF World Cup, Shahzar Rizvi showed nerves of steel as he clinched gold with a world record score in the men's 10m air pistol event at ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Saturday.