Новости за 05.01.2022

Johannesburg [South Africa], January 5 (ANI): Indian bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur expressed happiness after this breakthrough performance against South Africa in the ongoing second Test here at the Imperial Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on Tuesday. Shardul Thakur picked seven wickets as South Africa was bundled out for 229 in the first innings of the second Test on Tuesday. "When I enter the ground, everything is

Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): The White House has urged private companies to oppose the human rights abuses and genocide by China in Xinjiang. This comes after Tesla, a US-based vehicle manufacturer, opened a showroom in the region in China, Kyodo News reported. At a news conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that private sector companies that fail to address forced labor and human rights abuses withi

Jon Rahm is making his fifth career start at the Tournament of Champions this week, but his first as the No. 1 player in the world to begin a year. "It means you've done a good job, you've won a tournament and you've had a great year," Rahm said Tuesday of being in Kapalua, Maui, to begin the year. "So happy to be here, it's always a tournament I look forward to." It comes after a whirlwind two years during which Rahm h

Tyler Bertuzzi and Pius Suter each scored two goals to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 6-2 home win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. Detroit (16-15-3, 35 points) snapped a three-game home losing streak, while San Jose (17-16-1, 35 points) dropped its second straight. The Red Wings opened the scoring with 6:58 left in the first period on a goal by Bertuzzi, who from a bad angle behind the end line and to the left of

Devin Booker scored 33 points and Chris Paul had a double-double as the short-handed Phoenix Suns defeated the host New Orleans Pelicans 123-110 on Tuesday night. Paul had 11 points and 15 assists, Mikal Bridges scored 23, Cameron Johnson added 18, Bismack Biyombo had 16 and Jalen Smith had 12. The Suns overcame the absence of head coach Monty Williams, starters Deandre Ayton and Jae Crowder, and backups JaVale McGee an

Julius Randle returned from the COVID-19 list to post a double-double -- 30 points and 16 rebounds -- and RJ Barrett scored 32 points as the host New York Knicks fended off the Indiana Pacers to earn a 104-94 win Tuesday night. Barrett scored 19 points in the first quarter for the Knicks, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Alec Burks added 14 points and Immanuel Quickley scored 11 off the bench. Keifer Sykes, a 28-ye

TOKYO, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Japan's domestic shipments of motorcycles in 2021 appeared to hit a record high in 23 years as demand surged for vehicles that allow people to practice social distancing when riding amid the COVID-19 pandemic, local media reported Wednesday.

Brasilia [Brazil], January 5 (ANI): The rhythms of activity in all biological organisms, both plants and animals, are closely linked to the gravitational tides created by the orbital mechanics of the Sun-Earth-Moon system. This truth has been somewhat neglected by scientific research but is foregrounded in a study by an international team of researchers. The findings by Cristiano de Mello Gallep at the University of Campi

David Pastrnak scored the go-ahead goal with 5:49 remaining in the third period to lead the Boston Bruins past the visiting New Jersey Devils in a 5-3 win on Tuesday night. It was the first goal since Nov. 30 to end a nine-game scoring drought for Pastrnak, who finished off his own point-blank rebound into the upper left corner to make it 4-3. Brandon Carlo scored with 22.8 seconds left and Curtis Lazar, Oskar Steen and

Two lopsided semifinals games on New Year's Eve led to the lowest ratings ESPN has seen during the College Football Playoff era. ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU averaged 16.9 million viewers for Alabama's 27-6 win over Cincinnati and Georgia's 34-11 rout over Michigan on Friday, per the Sports Business Journal. That's below the previous low of 17 million in 2016 -- the most recent time the semifinals were staged on New Year's Eve.

THE HAGUE, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Eredivisie leaders PSV have attracted midfielder Joey Veerman of SC Heerenveen as a replacement for former Dutch international Davy Propper who announced his retirement on Tuesday.

Patric Hornqvist scored two goals and Brandon Montour dished three assists as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Calgary Flames 6-2 on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla. The Panthers, who have the NHL's best home record at 18-3-0, trailed 2-1 before scoring five straight goals. Besides Hornqvist, Florida got goals from Anthony Duclair, Joe Thornton, Ryan Lomberg and Lucas Carlsson. Sergei Bobrovsky made a season-high 4

Ja Morant scored 26 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 22 to propel the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a 110-106 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. Morant, the Western Conference Player of the Week, made several crucial plays in the waning moments to send Memphis to its season-high sixth straight win and 16th in its last 20 games. Jarrett Allen's dunk and rookie Evan Mobley's short jumper helped Cleveland f

Twelve months ago, Jordan Spieth could only watch on television as his counterparts met at the year-opening Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. Despite an expanded field following the PGA Tour's three-month hiatus at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Spieth had failed to qualify for the eventin Kapalua, Maui, for the third consecutive year. Mired in an elongated drought, Spieth had fallen to No. 82 in the world ente

Mount Maunganui [New Zealand], January 5 (ANI): After suffering an eight-wicket loss in the first Test against Bangladesh, New Zealand stand-in skipper Tom Latham on Wednesday said that the loss is hurting his side, but is hopeful of the BlackCaps turning the tide and coming back strongly in the next game. Ebadot Hossain picked up a six-wicket haul in the second innings as Bangladesh defeated New Zealand by eight wickets

Fred VanVleet scored 24 of his 33 points in the first half and had seven assists as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting San Antonio Spurs 129-104 Tuesday night. VanVleet, who was 7 of 14 in 3-point attempts, has scored more than 30 points in the past three games as the Raptors improved their record to .500 for the season at 17-17. Pascal Siakam added 18 points, 12 rebounds and five assists for the Raptors, who hav

MONTEVIDEO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- New Uruguay head coach Diego Alonso insists the Celeste remain well placed to secure a place at this year's FIFA World Cup, despite four defeats in their past four qualifiers.

BRATISLAVA, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Slovak alpine skier Petra Vlhova clocked a time of one minute 56.99 seconds to win the women's World Cup slalom in Zagreb on Tuesday.

Sydney [Australia], January 5 (ANI): Opening batters David Warner and Marcus Harris ensured that Australia does not lose any wicket in the morning session on Day 1 of the ongoing fourth Ashes Test here at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday. At the lunch break, Australia's score reads 30/0 with Warner (15) and Harris (11) currently at the crease. Only 12.3 overs were bowled in the first session. Opting to bat first, op

Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): NASA technicians have successfully fully deployed the massive sunshield protecting the James Webb Space Telescope, the US space agency announced in a statement on Tuesday (local time). "The James Webb Space Telescope team has fully deployed the spacecraft's 70-foot sunshield, a key milestone in preparing it for science operations," the release said. The sunshield - about the size of a ten

Johannesburg [South Africa], January 5 (ANI): South Africa batter Keegan Petersen has said that he does not want to add to the controversy surrounding Rassie van der Dussen's dismissal in the first innings of the ongoing first Test against India here at the Wanderers, Johannesburg. Rassie van der Dussen had been adjudged caught behind wicket off the bowling of Shardul Thakur. On-field umpire Marais Erasmus gave van der Du

The Philadelphia Flyers placed forward Claude Giroux and defenseman Ivan Provorov in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol on Tuesday. Three other Flyers players -- forwards Derick Brassard and Jackson Cates and defenseman Nick Seeler -- already were in the protocol. In addition, Philadelphia placed a staff member into protocol along with Giroux and Provorov on Tuesday. Giroux, the team captain, has 29 points (11 goals, 18 assist

The Miami Heat ruled out guard Jimmy Butler for Wednesday night's game at Portland with an ankle injury. Butler suffered the injury in the third quarter of Monday night's loss at Golden State. Butler crumpled to the ground and had to be helped off the floor. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said afterward that Butler turned his ankle. Butler exited with 22 points and five rebounds. He's averaging 23.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and

No. 7 USC is scheduled to return from a 19-day layoff and will put its unbeaten record on the line in a Pac-12 Conference basketball game against California on Thursday night in Berkeley, Calif. The Trojans (12-0; 2-0 Pac-12) have had three games cancelled or postponed -- including Pac-12 contests against Arizona and Arizona State -- while the program was paused to deal with COVID-19 issues following a 67-53 win over Geo

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry, who has been on injured reserve since Nov. 1 with a broken bone in his right foot, is expected to return from injured reserve Wednesday and participate in practice, ESPN reported Tuesday. Henry got some light work in Monday, when Titans coach Mike Vrabel said the team will consider whether to activate his window to return from injured reserve mid-week. If Henry is designated t