Новости за 06.03.2018

Chris Gayle hammered his 23rd one-day international hundred to lead the West Indies to victory in their opening World Cup qualifier against the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, while Afghanistan collapsed to defeat by Zimbabwe.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has directed its constituents not to attend any meetings organised the Sports Ministry or the Sports Authority of India regarding the Khelo India programme until the government makes its intentions clear on the initiative.

Kusal Perera's blazing half-century trumped Shikhar Dhawan's 49-ball 90 as Sri Lanka defeated India in the opening T20I of the Nidahas Trophy tri-series by five wickets at R Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday. Riding on Perera's 37-ball 66, the hosts chased down 175 in 18.3 overs.

The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Tuesday announced the complete contingent for the Commonwealth Games with seasoned pugilists MC Mary Kom and Manoj Kumar leading the country's charge in Gold Coast in April.

In what could be termed as an open confrontation, the BCCI acting secy Amitabh Chaudhary, in a strongly-worded letter, refused to sign the appointment letter of the new General Manager (marketing), which was finalised by the two-member COA committee.

Two days after Sharma held the 54-hole lead at his first World Golf Championship, the 21-year-old from India accepted a special invitation to the Masters next month.

Get live score updates of 1st T20I match of Nidahas Trophy between India and Sri Lanka on Times of India

Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra lived up to the expectations with career's second-best effort while Assam teenager Hima Das blazed the track to earn a Commonwealth Games ticket in the women's 400m on the second day of the 22nd Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships.

Mona played in all the matches of World Cup qualifier in Sri Lanka and held the Indian middle order with aplomb. In fact, she was one of the finds of that tour. Mona had shown what she could do with a consistent run.

Get live score updates of 1st T20I match of Nidahas Trophy between India and Sri Lanka on Times of India

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said that the Premier League leaders must maintain a lengthy period of dominance in England and Europe in order to be compared with his former club Barcelona.

In-form Shiv Kapur reckons it would be tough for any Indian golfer to outclass their international counterparts and retain the 2018 Hero Indian Open title at the tricky DLF Golf course.

The Australian women's team warmed up in style as they thrashed India A by 321 runs in the first of the two practice games held on Tuesday.

The Sports Authority of India (SAI) vehemently denied Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and national sports observer Anju Bobby George's allegation of the AFI being denied permission to host Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships.

The ICC announced a six-month suspension on Maharashtra Cricket Association's pitch curator Pandurang Salgaonkar following its investigations over alleged charges of corruption made by India Today in October 2017.

The ICC announced a six-month suspension on Maharashtra Cricket Association's pitch curator Pandurang Salgaonkar following its investigations over alleged charges of corruption made by India Today in October 2017.

India suffered their second loss in three games with a 2-4 defeat against Australia in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey on Tuesday.

One day she lived up to the expectations only to far exceed them the next but winning two gold medals in as many days on a World Cup debut is "beyond belief" for even a storehouse of talent like Manu Bhaker.

Indian women's hockey team registered their second consecutive victory of the South Korea tour as they defeated hosts 3-2 in the second match of the five-match series here at the Jinchun National Athletic Centre on Tuesday.

David Warner will continue as Australia vice-captain despite his involvement in a heated exchange in the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead, an incident which has drawn condemnation and put his fiery personality back in the spotlight.

Australian speedster Mitchell Starc reached a career-best fifth position among bowlers after his 'Player-of-the-match' performance in the Durban Test against South Africa helped his side win by 118 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.

The police curfew re-imposed on the Kandy district of Sri Lanka has, at least for the time being, not disrupted the Nidahas Trophy, a T20I tri-series also featuring India and Bangladesh, which gets underway in the country’s capital Colombo today.

The police curfew re-imposed on the Kandy district of Sri Lanka has, at least for the time being, not disrupted the Nidahas Trophy, a T20I tri-series also featuring India and Bangladesh, which gets underway in the country’s capital Colombo today.

Indian football team goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu says they will look to erase the ghost of the disastrous outing in 2011 Asian Cup by "giving everything on the pitch" when they compete in the continental event next year.