Новости за 23.04.2018

Shreyas Iyer failed to become the hero the home team needed as Delhi Daredevils suffered a nail-biting four-run lost to Kings XI Punjab in the first home game of the Indian Premier League at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi on Monday.

Acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary once again stated Indian cricket board's long-standing position that BCCI "never signed any contract" with PCB with regards to bilateral series.

One of the two Tests against the West Indies later this year will be a day-night affair, BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary said on Monday.

Former Australia fast bowler Geoff Lawson expressed anguish at the hapless lot of the bowlers in T20 cricket around the world, especially in the Indian Premier League, and said it was imperative to get them back into the game to render it more balanced.

Fresh from their success in Commonwealth Games, Indian shuttlers arrived in Wuhan for a severe test in the continental championships.

For the first time since the IPL began a decade ago, Ravi Shastri has been missing from the commentary box, due to 'conflict-of-interest' issues that arise due to his present role as the Team India coach.

Playing white ball cricket before plunging into the five-Test rubber against hosts England gives the Indian cricketers sufficient time to get used to the conditions in Old Blighty, said head coach Ravi Shastri on Monday.

Shooter Rahi Sarnobat narrowly missed out on a bronze medal after finishing fourth in the women's 25 metre Pistol event at the second ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage on Monday.

Five Indian women boxers assured themselves of medals, two of them also inching closer to qualifying for this year's Youth Olympic Games in Argentina, after advancing to the semifinals of the Asian Championships on Monday.

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her cricketer husband Shoaib Malik are expecting their first child, due in the month of October this year. The couple celebrated their eighth marriage anniversary a few days back on April 12.

Rajasthan Royals' K Gowtham pulled off a heist against Mumbai Indians at Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Sunday, but the defending champions have little time to brood over the sensational assault that resulted in their fourth defeat in 5 games in IPL 11.

India's Velavan Senthilkumar, a qualifier, capped his strong run in the Madison Open in the USA, beating South Africa's Tristan Eysele in the final to win his maiden PSA World Tour title.

A 29-year-old chef who collapsed while running in Sunday's London Marathon has died in hospital, event organisers said on Monday. Matt Campbell went down 22.5 miles into the race and was treated by doctors before being rushed to hospital.

Top-ranked bowler Rashid Khan of Afghanistan along with Bangladesh stars Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal have confirmed their participation for the ICC World XI, which will take on the West Indies in a charity T20 game at Lord's on May 31.

With Nitish Rana emerging as one of the biggest gains of the new-look Kolkata Knight Riders, chief coach Jacques Kallis on Monday said they always backed the Delhi youngster fully and it is paying off.

PCB chief Najam Sethi feels that resumption of bilateral Indo-Pak cricketing ties is solely dependent on India's will. The prevailing socio-political relations between the two neighbouring nations and security situations has brought bilateral series to a grinding halt.

A week after becoming the first Indian men's doubles pair to win a silver at a Commonwealth Games, 17-year-old Satwik is now busy preparing for his 12th standard board exams while his partner Chirag is attending all the felicitation programs.

As a 13-year-old girl from a poor family at the nondescript Nongpok Kakching village, around 20km from Manipur's capital Imphal, Mirabai decided early in her life that she would earn fame as a sportsperson.

As a 13-year-old girl from a poor family at the nondescript Nongpok Kakching village, around 20km from Manipur's capital Imphal, Mirabai decided early in her life that she would earn fame as a sportsperson.

The standard of umpiring in IPL has yet again come under the scanner - thanks to Vineet Kulkarni, who missed a genuine no-ball towards the fag end of the Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad game in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Gowtham struck an unbeaten 33 from just 11 balls under pressure, hitting two sixes and four fours to seal a three-wicket win for his side after Samson (52) himself and Ben Stokes (40 off 27) had added 72 runs for the third wicket to lay the foundation for the victory Sunday night.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho admitted his side have little chance of catching Premier League champions Manchester City next season unless the standards set by Pep Guardiola's side slip.

Paul Pogba insisted Sunday that he has no problems with Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho despite a difficult season which has seen the French star dropped on several occasions.