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Day 1: Saudi vs Russia 14 JUN 2018 RUS Russia 20:30 KSA Saudi Arabia

India thrash Kenya to lift Intercontinental Cup Skipper Sunil Chhetri continued his superb form, striking a brace as India thrashed Kenya 2-0 to clinch the Intercontinental Cup at the Mumbai Football Arena here on Sunday. India have lifted the Intercontinental Cup football title. In the summit clash in Mumbai last night, they defeated Kenya 2-nil. Both the goals were netted by skipper Sunil Chhetri. He gave India the lead in the eighth minute before scoring the second goal in the 29th minute. Sunil Chhetri has became the joint second highest international goal scorer among active players along with Argentine superstar Lionel Messi with his 64th strike for the country against Kenya.

French Open final: Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem, wins 11th Rolland Garros title Spain's Rafael Nadal clinched his 11th French Open title when he beat Austria's Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in the final on Sunday. The main problem for Thiem was unforced errors, which eventually became a major problem. Thiem took a 1-0 lead for the first time in the match, but that was not enough for him to stay in the game.

India win 3 more medals on third & penultimate day of Asian Junior Athletics Championships at Gifu in Japan India won three more medals on the third and penultimate day of Asian Junior Athletics Championships at Gifu in Japan yesterday, taking their overall tally to three gold, one silver and nine bronze medals. Middle distance runner Anu Kumar claimed a gold in the men's 800 metres while Arpandeep Kaur Bajwa grabbed a bronze in the women's discus throw. Another bronze medal came in the Men's 4 x 100 relay. The team comprising Gurvinder Singh, Prajwal Mandanna Kakera Ravi, Akash Kumar and Nitin Balakumar clocked a time of 40.75 seconds to claim the medal. Japan won the gold in the event, while Chinese Taipei bagged the silver.

Mithali Raj becomes first Indian to score 2,000 runs in T20 International She is the seventh woman to reach 2,000 runs in T20 format. The list is headed by England cricketer Charlotte Edwards with 2,605. India men's team captain Virat Kohli with 1,983 runs is the next on the list, followed by Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina. Mithali Raj has become the first Indian to score 2,000 runs in T20 International Cricket. She achieved the landmark during India's seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the Women's Asia Cup T20 at Kaula Lumpur yesterday. Mithali now has 2,015 runs from 75 matches.

India skipper Virat Kohli has emerged as the International Cricketer of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Ratings awards, which were presented in Mumbai last night. The 29-year-old cricketer had a memorable last season with the bat. Batsman Rohit Sharma collected the award on behalf of Kohli. Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan was presented the International Batsman of the Year Award, while New Zealand pace sensation Trent Boult won International Bowler of the Year Award. Afghanistan leg spinner Rashid Khan, who impressed everyone with his skills in the recently concluded IPL grabbing 21 wickets, was presented with the T20 Bowler of the Year Award. Woman cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur, who single-handedly took the team to the final of the ICC Women's World Cup with her breathtaking knock of 171 not out against Australia in the semi-final, won the Outstanding Innings of the Year Award. Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed on former India wicket-keeper Farokh Engineer.

Chennai Super Kings lifted their third Indian Premier League title after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in Mumbai lastnight. Chasing 179 for victory, Chennai reached the target with 8 wickets in hand. Shane Watson's whirlwind century helped Chennai to defeat Hyderabad with 9 balls to spare. Man of the Match Watson hit 11 fours and eight sixes during his unbeaten knock of 117 off 57 balls. Earlier, Chennai Super Kings skipper M S Dhoni won the toss and decided to field first. Sent in to bat, Sunrisers Hyderabad made 178 for 6 in the stipulated 20 overs.

Real Madrid has lifted Champions Trophy defeating Liverpool 3-1 in Kiev, Ukraine. A sensational overhead strike from Real Madrid substitute Gareth Bale and two calamitous errors by Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius gave the Spanish side a third straight Champions League title in an incident-packed final last night.

Womens World Badminton Championship: Japan's women clinch Uber Cup Japan's women clinched the Uber Cup, The Womens World Badminton Championship today, defeating Thailand 3-0 in Bangkok, ending a 37-year wait to regain the title. With a team stacked with top ranked players in both the singles and doubles, Japan entered the finals for the first time after stunning China in the semis. It ends an Uber Cup drought for Japan that stretches back to 1981. Earlier Japan lifted this coveted cup in 1966, 1969, 1972 and 1978. China won the title 14 times. The Uber Cup is second in prestige only to the Olympics as a national team event. World singles number two Akane Yamaguchi got Japan off to a flyer, with a 21-15, 21-19 win over Ratchanok Intanon. Doubles pair Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota stormed to the second point of the match winning their tie 21-18, 21-12.

Former South African captain and one of modern day cricket's best batsmen AB de Villiers has retired from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect. The middle order batsman announced his retirement on Twitter. De Villiers, who debuted for South Africa in December 2004, appeared in 114 Test matches scoring 8765 runs at an average of 50.66. He has 22 centuries and 46 half-centuries to his name in cricket's longest format.

THE WINNERS OF THE YEAR 2018 ARE SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR ROGER FEDERER (Switzerland) Tennis SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) Tennis COMEBACK OF THE YEAR ROGER FEDERER (Switzerland) Tennis SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR WITH A DISABILITY MARCEL HUG (Switzerland) Athletics BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR SERGIO GARCIA (Spain) Golf ACTION SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR ARMEL LE CLÉAC'H (France) Sailing TEAM OF THE YEAR MERCEDES-AMG PETRONAS F1 TEAM (Germany) Motor Racing SPORT FOR GOOD ACTIVE COMMUNITIES NETWORK (UK, Ireland, South Africa) SPORTING INSPIRATION J. J. WATT (USA) BEST SPORTING MOMENT ETERNAL CHAMPIONS (CHAPECOENSE) (Brazil) EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FRANCESCO TOTTI (Italy) LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD EDWIN MOSES (USA)

Hockey India names Harendra Singh as Indian Hockey men's coach [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Harendra Singh as Indian Hockey men's coach[/caption] Hockey India today named Women's hockey coach Harendra Singh as chief coach of the Indian men's team. Incumbent men's in-charge Sjoerd Marijne was re-appointed as Indian women's hockey coach. Men's team under the tutelage of Marijne had returned without a medal in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Australia, for the first time since the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Indian competitors ended their campaign in the eleven day event on the third place, with 66 medals including 26 Gold, 20 Silver and 20 Bronze medals. Australia stood first in the medal tally with 198 medals including 80 Gold, 59 Silver and 59 Bronze followed by England 136 medals. On the final day today, India won seven medals which include one Gold, Four Silver and two Bronze. The lone Gold came in women's singles Badminton, in which star shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehal were pitted against each other in the final.

Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth became World number 1 in men’s singles category after Badminton World Federation updated its weekly rankings. He overtook World Champion Viktor Axelsen at the top of rankings with 76,895 points. Srikanth has now become the first Indian male shuttler to achieve the feat in modern ranking system. He joins Saina Nehwal to become only the second Indian to achieve the feat.

Kerala have lifted their sixth Santosh Trophy Football title in Kolkata today, they held their nerves to beat defending champions and 32-time winners Bengal via penalty shootout. Kerala had beaten Punjab 3-2 with an extra time goal to win their earlier Santosh Trophy title in New Delhi in October 2004.

Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj was adjudged 'Sportsperson of the Year' while ace shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and P V Sindhu bagged the best senior male and female athletes at the Telangana Sports Journalists Association annual awards for 2017 in Hyderabad today. Mithali Raj was not present to receive the award. Her parents received it on her behalf from B V Papa Rao, Advisor to the Telangana government. Former BCCI president N Shivlal Yadav gave away the 'best senior male athlete' award to Srikanth while tennis star Sania Mirza presented the 'best senior female athlete' award to Sindhu. Former Indian cricketer V V S Laxman presented 'best coach of the year' award to Gopichand, who received this award for the second time in a row. Triple Olympian and former national Hockey player N Mukesh Kumar was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at the event.

Australia beat England to lift Sultan Azlan Shah cup in Malaysia World champions Australia have lifted the coveted Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey title. In the final at Ipoh, Malaysia on Saturday, they beat defending champions England by a narrow 2-1 margin. Australia have now won the prestigious tournament for the 10th time. Earlier, in the classification match for the 3rd place, Argentina finished third after beating Malaysia 3-2. The hosts ended at the 4th spot. Meanwhile, India finished a disappointed fifth in the six-nation tournament. In the classification match for the fifth and sixth places today, India defeated Ireland 4-1. India had bowed out of the medal race, when they suffered a 2-3 loss against the same opponents in the last round robin match on Friday.

Aruna Budda Reddy has created history by becoming the first Indian to win an individual medal at the Gymnastics World Cup. She clinched a Bronze in the Women's Vault event in Melbourne yesterday. Aruna, who hails from Hyderabad, scored 13.649 average points to finish third and claim the bronze medal at the Hisense Arena. Tjasa Kysslef of Slovania took home the Gold, while Emily Whitehead of Australia won the Silver.

Sweden's Charlotte Kalla claimed the first gold on the opening day of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

India has lifted the ICC Under-19 World Cup for the record fourth time. They defeated Australia by eight wickets at bay oval at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand, who were also eyeing the title for the fourth time. India achieved the target of 217 runs, with 67 balls to spare.