Новости за 05.09.2018

Here are the big sports events lined up for Thursday (September 6) that include the action from US Open in which Novak Djokovic will be up against John Millman in the quarterfinal match while UEFA's new Nations League will also get underway.

Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese woman in 22 years to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam on Wednesday when she defeated Lesia Tsurenko 6-1, 6-1 in the last-eight of the US Open.

Asian Games bronze medallist Divya Kakran took Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal head on, during a felicitation ceremony, blaming the state government for not providing support to the athletes when they needed it the most.

India have lost the Test series in England but coach Ravi Shastri insists that the current lot is travelling better than the teams of the last 15-20 years.

Asian Games gold medallist Jinson Johnson, says he would not compete in 800m now and focus just on 1500m since he considers himself a medal contender at the Tokyo Olympics in the event.

Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson, Paul Casey and Sergio Garcia were handed the four wildcard picks to make the European Ryder Cup team on Wednesday, as captain Thomas Bjorn put his faith in experience.

Indian shooters added another medal to their tally when Shreya Agrawal and Divyansh Singh Panwar combined to win junior 10m air rifle mixed bronze at the ISSF World Championships in Changwon on Wednesday.

India A collapsed to 163 all out on a turning track as left-arm spinner Jon Holland took a six-wicket haul to set up a 98-run victory for Australia A in the first unofficial Test at the Chinnaswamy stadium on Wednesday.

Asian Games gold medal-winning boxer Amit Panghal said on Wednesday that he might undergo strength training in the USA with the Indian Army's assistance to prepare his jump to the 52kg category for a shot at an Olympic medal.

India's top singles player Yuki Bhambri and Asian Games gold-medallist Divij Sharan have pulled out of the Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie against Serbia due to injuries while Sumit Nagal has refused to join the team as a stand-by.

Alastair Cook had considered retiring from England duty for the last six months before finally announcing the end of his international career.

Age is no barrier in bridge and not many know it better than 60-year-old Asian Games gold medallist Pranab Bardhan, who has offered free tutorials to do his bit for the card sport in the country.

Former spinner-turned-commentator Laxman Sivaramakrishnan feels that injuries to key players like pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha tilted the balance in favour of the hosts.

Brimming with confidence after winning a silver at the Asian Games, India's 400m hurdler Dharun Ayyasamy has set his eyes on winning a medal at the Asian Championships next year.

Ashish Nehra, current bowling coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore, has been confirmed as coach and will be part of the coaching leadership team along with Gary Kirsten.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the medal winners of the recently concluded 18th Asian Games at his residence here on Wednesday.

Rafael Nadal began his U.S. Open quarterfinal as poorly as possible, shut out in a set by a 6-0 score for only the fourth time in 282 career Grand Slam matches.

Rafael Nadal began his U.S. Open quarterfinal as poorly as possible, shut out in a set by a 6-0 score for only the fourth time in 282 career Grand Slam matches.

India is celebrating it's best outing at an Asian Games. Some favourites won, some unfortunately fell short, while some new champions emerged and created history.

Divyansh Singh Panwar and Shreya Agarwal netted a bronze in the 10m air rifle mixed team junior event but India's senior shooters drew a blank on day four of the ISSF World Championships.

Kerala’s Vismaya, part of the gold medal-winning 4x400m women's relay team, had never participated in a senior competition before the Asian Games.

A day after Olympic medal winning boxer Vijender Singh demanded the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to increase the prize money for the Asian Games gold medal winner Swapna Barman, India’s chief athletics coach Bahadur Singh on Tuesday made a similar appeal to reward the Jalpaiguri athlete.

Kuldeep Yadav has played three Tests, the last of which was the rather ill-fated one against England at Lord’s earlier this month.

India’s only spinner In Southampton, who was carrying injuries, failed to deliver when it mattered. While he braved it all for the team, it’s clear the decision to play him backfired.