Новости за 20.04.2018

Chennai Super Kings cruised to a comprehensive 64-run victory over Rajasthan Royals at their new home in Pune and jumped to top of the Indian Premier League standings on Friday.

If there is a word that can describe Ashwini Ponnappa's present state of mind, it would be tranquil. At the moment, the doubles shuttler is sorted in her head and clear in her heart.

Virender Sehwag was the first to know about then coach Greg Chappell's infamous e-mail against Sourav Ganguly during the 2005 Zimbabwe tour, the dashing former India opener revealed on Friday.

Skipper Gautam Gambhir's experience of winning two IPL titles for Kolkata Knight Riders makes him a valuable leader, said Delhi Daredevils assistant coach Pravin Amre on Friday.

Alex Ferguson said he felt "proud to have been a rival, colleague and friend" of Arsene Wenger after the Arsenal manager announced Friday his intention to step down at the end of the season.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) all-rounder Chris Woakes believes that they will use the four consecutive home games in Bengaluru as "a springboard" to turn things around after managing only one win in four games in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Follow all the live IPL Score updates from the 17th Match of IPL 2018 between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals on Times of India

Follow all the live IPL Score updates from the 17th Match of IPL 2018 between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals on Times of India

Skipper Sunil Chhetri led from the front with a brace as Bengaluru FC thrashed 10-man East Bengal 4-1 to win the inaugural Super Cup football tournament here on Friday.

Be it Chris Gayle or Andre Russell, the West Indian cricketers have been in big demand in Twenty20 leagues across the world and former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak says it could be because perhaps the 'powerful' Caribbeans get 'bored' playing Test cricket.

Such was Arsene Wenger’s impact and influence over Arsenal Football Club that for 22 long years the club has been synonymous with their manager.

A vital cog in the Indian football team for some time, midfielder Eugeneson Lyngdoh says it must get to play adequate international friendlies against "tougher opponents" if it's to do well in the 2019 Asian Cup.

The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) on Friday recommended Manika Batra, the country's only quadruple medallist at the Commonwealth Games, for the prestigious Arjuna Award.

Former Test batsman Ed Smith has been appointed as England's new national selector, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday.

68-year-old Arsene Wenger won the Premier League title three times and the FA Cup seven times with Arsenal since taking over in October 1996, but has faced growing disillusionment from fans in recent years.

Tejaswini Sawant finishing on top of the podium recently was seen by many as comeback of sorts but the ace shooter, who was away for a brief while, looks at the Commonwealth Games success in Gold Coast as continuation of her journey.

"No doubt, it will be a huge setback for the country and our shooters. It will hit hard on the up and coming shooters," Abhinav Bindra said at the sidelines of a felicitation ceremony of India's Olympic medalists by the visiting International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach.

"Gayle played to perfection. He made sure that he stayed there till the end. You don't often see (spinner Rashid) Khan get hit for more than 25 in one over. To make Rashid concede that many runs (55 in four overs) was awesome," Andrew Tye said.

Lance Armstrong has agreed to pay $5 million in order to settle the looming federal fraud case stemming from his drug-fuelled reign as king of the Tour de France, it was confirmed on Thursday.

"I think Virender Sehwag saved the IPL by picking me (in the January auctions)," said Chris Gayle with a big smile. Everyone says I have a lot to prove. I am just here to put some respect on my name."

During Delhi Daredevils’ brief stay in Mumbai last weekend for their IPL 11 fixture versus Mumbai Indians, Gautam Gambhir was coaxed into stepping out of the team hotel to explore the nearby Mumbai maidans and returned with a mixed view of the city’s famed cricket structure.

Though IOC president Thomas Bach agreed that the country has the potential to host big-ticket multi-sport events, he said that the time hasn’t come to discuss these matters with India since “no procedures are presently open” for bidding.

Selectors should not be held accountable to the public for the decisions they make in selection committee meetings if and when the Indian cricket board (BCCI) comes under the ambit of the RTI Act, feels the Committee of Administrator (CoA) running cricketing affairs. There are fears within the board that coming under the RTI Act may interfere with the independent judgement and discretion of selectors who pick the respective teams.

In the aftermath of Indian athletes breaching the Gold Coast CWG organisers’ no-needle policy inside the athletes’ village, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra on Thursday asked the national sports federations (NSFs) to implement the no-needle policy in all the national camps at the earliest.