Новости за 09.05.2018

The resurgence of defending champions Mumbai Indians continued as they outclassed Kolkata Knight Riders by a massive 102 runs at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

India's U-16 football team started the four-nation international tournament with a 2-1 victory over Jordan in Serbia on . After conceding in the second minute of the match, India made a strong comeback in the 17th minute, thanks to a terrific finish by Ridge.

Afghanistan will host Bangladesh for three T20 Internationals in Dehradun prior to the strife-torn nation's historic one-off Test against India.

IPL Score: Follow all the live IPL Score updates from the 41st Match of IPL 2018 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians on Times of India

Six athletes from the track and field, shooting and weightlifting disciplines were today inducted into the Target Olympic Podium Scheme, with the Sports Ministry including discus thrower Seema Punia and leaving out seasoned shooter Gagan Narang.

Maharashtra batsman Ankit Bawne is hopeful of putting up a good show for India 'A' in the four-day game in England which he feels can give him a berth in the senior team.

Australia's World Cup winning captain Michael Clarke said he is "surprised" by Virat Kohli's decision to skip India's one-off Test against Afghanistan next month in order to play for English county side Surrey and prepare better for India's long tour of England.

An association of basketball players has appealed to Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore to consider conferring the Dronacharya Award posthumously on basketball coach Rajesh Patel who died recently.

Paddler G Sathiyan, who was part of the men's team that won the gold medal in last month's Commonwealth Games, has set his eyes on the Asian Games in August with much tougher teams to compete against.

Former world number one Tiger Woods has confirmed his entry for the 147th British Open at Carnoustie, the tournament organisers announced on Wednesday.

Barcelona defender Sergi Roberto will miss the rest of the Liga season and the first match of the next campaign after being given a four-game ban for striking Real Madrid's Marcelo in last Sunday's tension-filled 2-2 draw at the Nou Camp.

Struggling to stay alive in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Rajasthan Royals hope for a change in fortune as they plan to don a special pink jersey in Friday's home match against the Chennai Super Kings, to raise awareness about early cancer screening.

Indian shuttlers started on a positive note at the Australian Open with second seed B Sai Praneeth and fourth seed Sameer Verma progressing to the second round of the men's singles event on Wednesday.

Forced to step down as Australia's coach owing to the ball-tampering scandal, Darren Lehmann will now groom young talent as part of a National Performance Programme, Cricket Australia announced on Wednesday.

Former world number one Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week's Italian Open, the organisers said on Wednesday, casting doubts over her participation in the French Open beginning later this month.

"With just one and a half to two years left for the Tokyo Games, we are not only focusing on their training but also rehab if any athlete is injured," Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said, sitting on a Swiss exercise ball which he uses as a chair in his office.

"With just one and a half to two years left for the Tokyo Games, we are not only focusing on their training but also rehab if any athlete is injured," Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said, sitting on a Swiss exercise ball which he uses as a chair in his office.

The parents of Indian cricketer Shardul Thakur were injured when their motorcycle met with an accident in the neighbouring Palghar district, the police said on Wednesday.

Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has set his sights on playing at least until the 2020 World Twenty20 and the 36-year-old is aware that he will have to perform consistently to achieve that goal.

Following the revealing of India’s ODI and T20I squads to play in Ireland and England next month as a blockbuster summer gets underway, here’s a look at some players who could consider themselves unlucky to not be picked.

Former England captain Wayne Rooney is in advanced talks to join DC United of Major League Soccer from his Premier League club Everton, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.

West Brom were relegated from the Premier League on Tuesday after Southampton took a huge step towards keeping their place in the English top flight by beating fellow strugglers Swansea.

Mumbai face KKR in back to back games, and if the last two matches are anything to go by, they do possess a settled look to their Playing XI. However, former India opener Kris Srikkanth feels that their skipper Rohit Sharma is better suited opening the innings than batting at No.4.

Mumbai Indians are a team that thrives in adversity and seem to reserve their best when the chips are down. They had done that in 2014, when they won five of their last six matches to progress to the playoffs. The defending champions have to show similar intent if they are to sneak into the knock-out stage in IPL-11.