Новости за 13.01.2019

An upbeat Caroline Wozniacki said she was relishing returning to the Australian Open as defending champion Sunday and dismissed concerns health problems were affecting her game.

Rishabh Pant is a "champion cricketer in the making", who is very much in the mix for the 2019 India's World Cup campaign for his ability to seamlessly switch formats, says chairman of selector MSK Prasad. Prasad is happy that Pant is now understanding what skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri expect of him and Sydney was a testimony to that.

Rishabh Pant is a "champion cricketer in the making", who is very much in the mix for the 2019 India's World Cup campaign for his ability to seamlessly switch formats, says chairman of selector MSK Prasad.

Devanshi Rana's solid start provided her the necessary insurance against a less than productive showing in the final stages to win the junior (Under-21) women's 25m pistol gold in the Khelo India Youth Games on Sunday.

Qatar's Almoez Ali scored four goals in a 6-0 AFC Asian Cup rout of North Korea on Sunday in the eery atmosphere of a near-empty Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.

Kapil Sharma and Ginni Chatrath gear up for their first Lohri as Mr and Mrs Sharma.

Aditee Dandekar and Arik Dey turned in meticulous performances as Maharashtra once again dominated the gymnastics arena at Khelo India Youth Games to wrap up the Under-21 category with a whopping nine medals on last day of competition.

On its website Sunday morning, Cathay was offering first-class flights from Lisbon to Hong Kong - via a connecting flight through London with a partner airline - for just $1,512, the South China Morning Post reported. A similar journey in first-class via Frankfurt meanwhile, would set travellers back an eye-watering $16,000.

A heartbreaking loss after a stunning win denting their confidence, India will still be fired up by the prospect of a maiden knock-out round berth when they take on Bahrain in their final Asian Cup group league match on Monday.

Aware that mere securing an Olympic quota would not guarantee her a place in the 10m air rifle event at the Tokyo Games, CWG silver medallist shooter Anjum Moudgil is focussed on sharpening her skills and takes her fitness to the next level.

The star director, famous for the ‘Munna Bhai’ series, ‘PK’ and the superhit biopic ‘Sanju’, has been accused of sexual assault by a woman, who claimed that Hirani sexually abused her on more than one occasion over a six-month period between March and September 2018, during the post-production work of ‘Sanju’.

On a dream ODI debut, Australian pacer Jason Behrendorff picked up a wicket in his very first over and this was exactly what he had joked about ahead of the match.

Abhinav Shaw became the youngest gold medallist at the Khelo India Youth Games when he teamed up with Mehuli Ghosh to help West Bengal win the 10m air rifle mixed team event on Sunday.

According to the website of the company, Planys Technologies, it is an IIT Madras incubated company that provides submersible robotic inspections and survey solutions using Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV).

Andy Murray will leave the sport as more than just a sporting figure, the Briton's former coach Amelie Mauresmo said on Sunday.

"It is a big advantage (to be picked for the New Zealand tour). I played well there in the U-19 World Cup and now again I have got the opportunity," Shubman Gill said on Sunday after getting the news of his life.

Ambati Rayudu, part-time off-spinner will have to undergo testing within 14 days but can continue bowling until the results are out. The match officials' report, which was handed over to the India team management, cited concerns about the legality of the 33-year-old off-spinner's bowling action.