Новости за 17.08.2018

Sunil Gavaskar on his old friend Imran Khan who became Pakistan's Prime Minister.

Javelin-thrower Annu and 1500m runner Monika were dropped from the athletics squad after their performance in the confirmatory trials was found to be unsatisfactory by the selection committee

Kohli has made 37 changes in 37 Tests as captain and that trend looks set to continue when India meet England in a must-win third Test here from Saturday.

India captain Virat Kohli said "the only option is to win this game" as he urged his side to make a virtue of their dire position heading into the third Test against England. India will start Saturday's fixture at Nottingham's Trent Bridge 2-0 down in a five-match series after a narrow loss at Edgbaston was followed by a thumping innings and 159-run defeat at Lord's last week.

The move was widely expected following media reports earlier in the week claiming the five-time Ballon d'Or winner had asked to be excused from the country's four remaining friendlies in 2018.

Indian team, which won a bronze medal in the last edition at Incheon, will face top seeds Japan in the quarterfinals after receiving a first-round bye. The team events begin on Sunday.

As the truck, carrying their 'captain' Ajit Wadekar's body arrived in front of the Shivaji Park Gymkhana, a horde of supporters thronged to pay their last respects to one of the most famous exponents of a club famed for churning out Test cricketers on a regular basis at one point.

Down with fever for five days, the Commonwealth Games twin gold medallist's departure was delayed, with the archery contingent leaving on August 14.

Rita Choksi says yoga and breathing exercises have kept her sharp as the Indian grandmother goes for gold at the age of 79 -- just one of many elderly contenders in the Asian Games bridge competition.

De Bruyne, who came on as a substitute in City's 2-0 victory over Arsenal in their first league match of the season last weekend, suffered the injury in training this week.

The Asian Games over the years, however, have been an extremely challenging tournament for India's shuttlers. Since the first edition of the Games in New Delhi in 1951, India have won only bronze medals. No silvers and no gold.

All-rounder Stokes was added to England's 13-man squad on Tuesday, just hours after being acquitted on a charge of affray at Bristol Crown Court. He replaced Sam Curran.

All-rounder Stokes was added to England's 13-man squad on Tuesday, just hours after being acquitted on a charge of affray at Bristol Crown Court. He replaced Sam Curran.

The event was originally scheduled in India with BCCI playing the hosts but Pakistan's participation was an issue considering the prevailing political situation between the neighbouring countries.

Former India cricket captain Ajit Wadekar, who died on August 15, was cremated at the Shivaji Park crematorium here on Friday with full state honours.

On Thursday, the teenager won the country's maiden medal in track cycling at the world level by claiming silver in the Men's Keirin event of the UCI Junior Track Cycling Championships in Aigle, Switzerland.

Ali said he tried his best to convince Paes to change his mind but the 18-time Grand Slam champion eventually decided against coming to Palembang after expressing his disappointment over selectors not picking a doubles specialist to play with him.

"This is an irreparable loss. I will say it is a personal loss. People know Wadekar sir as a great cricketer, but I was fortunate enough to see him as a great cricketer as well as a wonderful person. For me he was very important. Over the years our relationship grew stronger," Sachin Tendulkar said.

The build-up has been signature chaos with complaints and even court cases about selection matters, usual controversies over the size of the contingent which came to 804 -- athletes and officials combined, and not to forget, the credentials of the travelling officials.

Indian men's hockey team coach Harendra Singh is chasing a second successive Asian Games gold not just to secure qualification to the 2020 Olympics, but also kick-start preparations for the year-end World Cup, where he is eyeing a podium finish.

For Indian team, the Trent Bridge Test will be their last chance to save the series after being outplayed in the first two Test matches -- by 31 runs Edgbaston and innings and 159 runs at the Lord's.

Former Vidarbha cricketer TH Naidu has fond memories of Ajit Wadekar. The legendary cricketer passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday. In shock after the news of Wadekar's demise, Naidu relived the day spent with the former India captain at Shivaji Park, the home of Mumbai cricket.

Former Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed has been banned for 10 years by an anti-corruption tribunal for his part in the spot-fixing scandal that engulfed the Pakistan Super League in 2017, the country's cricket board (PCB) said on Friday.

Prominent Indian sportpersons have started pitched in to help by spreading awareness about the tragedy as well as the effort needed for the relief and rescue work.