Новости за 15.01.2022

The world's top-ranked men's tennis player, Novak Djokovic, had his case to stay in Australia to compete in the Australian Open moved to a higher court Saturday as he fights the second cancellation of his visa for not being vaccinated against COVID-19.

Hampshire [UK], January 15 (ANI): Hampshire Cricket have announced the signing of former Sussex captain, Ben Brown. The 33-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, who announced he would be leaving Sussex late last year after over two decades with the club, will join Hampshire on a two-year deal across all formats. "I am extremely proud and humbled to sign for Hampshire. To be joining such a talented playing squad and to have the op

Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello scored four seconds apart in the third period Friday to highlight the Minnesota Wild's 7-3 rout of the Anaheim Ducks in Saint Paul, Minn. Zuccarello had two goals and an assist, while Boldy and Ryan Hartman each notched a goal and an assist. Victor Rask, Matt Dumba and Kevin Fiala also scored, and Kirill Kaprizov had two assists for the Wild. Minnesota's Kaapo Kahkonen made 39 saves to win

Marvin Bagley III recorded season-highs with 26 points and 13 rebounds, and De'Aaron Fox poured in a game-high 27 points Friday night as the Sacramento Kings overcame a slow start to roll past the visiting Houston Rockets 126-114. Buddy Hield and Terence Davis combined for seven 3-pointers and 33 points off the bench for the Kings, who won a second straight game for just the sixth time this season. Christian Wood led a

Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello scored four seconds apart in the third period Friday to highlight the Minnesota Wild's 7-3 rout of the Anaheim Ducks in Saint Paul, Minn. Zuccarello had two goals and an assist, while Boldy and Ryan Hartman each notched a goal and an assist. Victor Rask, Matt Dumba and Kevin Fiala also scored, and Kirill Kaprizov had two assists for the Wild. Minnesota's Kaapo Kahkonen made 39 saves to win

Melbourne [Australia], January 15 (ANI): Rafael Nadal on Saturday said the Australian Open is much more important than any one player while talking about his rival Novak Djokovic, who is currently fighting deportation from Australia. Ahead of the start of the season's first Grand Slam on Monday, Nadal at Melbourne Park in his pre-event press conference said: "Australian Open will be a great Australian Open with or without

Nazem Kadri scored the only shootout goal to help the Colorado Avalanche avoid a major upset with a 4-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes in Denver on Friday night. Andre Burakovsky had a goal and an assist, Mikko Rantanen and Tyson Jost also scored, and Devon Toews had two assists for Colorado. Pavel Francouz stopped 23 shots through overtime and two more in the shootout to help the Avalanche win their 13th straight at home

Each coming off significant losses, the Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics will attempt to get back in the win column when they meet Saturday night in Boston. Eastern Conference-leading Chicago was blown out at home 138-96 by the Golden State Warriors while the Celtics fell 111-99 at home to Philadelphia, both games taking place Friday. Bulls guard Zach LaVine exited against the Warriors with 8:28 left in the first quarte

Giannis Antetokounmpo looks to continue his latest stretch of offensive dominance as the Milwaukee Bucks host the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. The two-time MVP has been on a roll since Christmas, averaging 32.6 points, 11.1 rebounds and 7.1 assists over his last nine games. In those nine games, he has also scored at least 30 points seven times. Milwaukee is coming off a 118-99 rout of the Golden State Warriors on

Nottinghamshire [UK], January 15 (ANI): Former Australia pacer James Pattinson is set for a third stint with Nottinghamshire after signing an all-format deal covering the 2022 season. Pattinson previously spent parts of the 2017 and 2019 seasons with the county, taking 40 First-Class wickets at 15.52. The right-arm fast bowler announced his retirement from international cricket in October 2021, having played 21 Tests and

Back at the site of his debut glory, Russell Henley recorded two eagles on Friday and grabbed a three-stroke lead at the midpoint of the Sony Open in Hawaii. Henley ended birdie-birdie-eagle to cap a 7-under-par 63 at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. He sits at 15-under 125, with China's Haotong Li scored at 12 under following a 65. Matt Kuchar (second-round 65) is in third at 11 under, and Michael Thompson (67) holds

CANBERRA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Paul Kelly declared on Saturday he was optimistic that the country's Omicron outbreak was close to its peak.

Mats Zuccarello finished with two goals and one assist Friday as the Minnesota Wild routed the Anaheim Ducks 7-3 in Saint Paul, Minn. Matt Boldy and Ryan Hartman each had a goal and an assist; Victor Rask, Matt Dumba and Kevin Fiala also scored; and Kirill Kaprizov had two assists for the Wild. Minnesota's Kaapo Kahkonen made 39 saves to win his third consecutive start. Max Comtois and Trevor Zegras logged a goal and an

Darius Garland poured in 32 points to tie his season-high as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers held off the San Antonio Spurs 114-109 on Friday in the first of back-to-backs for both teams. The Cavaliers were up by five at the half but by just 104-103 after a free throw by Cedi Osman with 5:37 to play. The two teams went scoreless for more than three minutes before back-to-back dunks by Cleveland's Lauri Markkanen and Jer

Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): The winner of 18 Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam doubles titles, Chris Evert, has been diagnosed with stage 1 ovarian cancer, the tennis legend revealed on Friday. In a Twitter post, Evert said she feel very lucky that "they caught it (ovarian cancer) early and expect positive results from my chemo plan.""I wanted to share my stage 1 ovarian cancer diagnosis and the story

Tyler Herro scored 24 points, including a pair of go-ahead free throws with 46 seconds left, to help the Miami Heat to a 124-118 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks, extending their winning streak to four games. Herro was 7 for 16 from the field and made four 3-pointers. He also scored 21 in Wednesday's 115-91 win over Atlanta. Jimmy Butler, who had missed three games with a sprained ankle, returned to get 23 points and

St John's [Antigua], January 15 (ANI): Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women's selection panel has named an 18-member squad for the One Day International (ODI) series against South Africa at the Imperial Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg from January 25 to February 7. The touring squad sees a return for Afy Fletcher, the experienced leg-spinner and right-handed batter, who returns from maternity leave. The squad also includes t

Islamabad [Pakistan], January 15 (ANI): Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed on Thursday slammed the Imran Khan government for trying to place Islam in the constitutional dispensation and the governance paradigm, adding that the court is burdened by petty issues in the shape of petitions. "The capacity to enforce rights of the citizens is not growing [and] as a result the hapless people of this country are facing

Georgetown [Guyana], January 15 (ANI): Australia delivered a dominant early statement of intent as the hotly-anticipated ICC Under 19 men's World Cup kicked off on Friday. The three-time champions breezed past West Indies by six wickets to get their tournament off to a flyer and inflict an early blow on the hosts in Guyana. Cooper Connolly's side required just 40.1 overs to take all ten West Indian wickets and spearheaded

Step aside Freddy Adu. Major League Soccer has a new youngest-ever player. Real Salt Lake signed 14-year-old forward Axel Kei to a homegrown contract on Friday, giving him a two-year deal. Kei is 14 years, 15 days old. Adu was 153 days older when he signed with D.C. United in 2004 after he was selected first overall in the MLS SuperDraft. An Ivory Coast native, Kei grew up in Brazil, where his father was a professional

Third-ranked UCLA is still searching for its flow after enduring a 26-day stretch between games. Though their COVID-19 issues are behind them, the Bruins seek to rebound from a shaky performance when they face Oregon State on Saturday night in Pac-12 play at Los Angeles. UCLA (10-2, 2-1 Pac-12) won its first two games in its return to action before falling 84-81 in overtime to visiting Oregon on Thursday night. "Obviou

Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): Actor Tiffany Haddish was arrested on Friday in Georgia on a suspected Driving Under Influence (DUI) charge. According to legal documents obtained by Deadline, the 42-year-old actor was released after posting a USD 1,666 bond at around 6:30 am (local time). A local law enforcement source told the outlet that the Grammy winner was found by Peachtree City police after calls to the cops of

Cape Town [South Africa], January 15 (ANI): No formal charges were filed against Team India following the controversial DRS call that had helped Proteas skipper Dean Elgar get his LBW decision overturned in the fourth innings of the Cape Town Test here at Newlands on Thursday. Team India was visibly irked after a controversial Decision Review System call which helped Elgar on Day 3 of the third Test. The controversial cal

Melbourne [Australia], January 15 (UK): Netflix has teamed up with the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Tour, WTA Tour, and ATP Media to bring a tennis documentary series to the screen beginning with the 2022 season at the Australian Open. The series will offer an unfiltered look at life inside the competitive sport of professional tennis through the perspective of the players and their teams, in the same spirit as Fo

Gaydon [UK], January 15 (ANI): Aston Martin on Friday confirmed that former BMW motorsport head Mike Krack will become their Formula 1 Team Principal, taking over from the recently-departed Otmar Szafnauer. Although not a familiar name in the world of F1, Krack has headed up BMW's global motorsport operation since 2014, meaning he was in charge of the German manufacturer's Formula E, GT, and IMSA programmes, as well as ov