Новости за 15.01.2022

BEIJING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are news items about China to be covered or pursued by Xinhua on Saturday:

Sam Bennett scored three goals and added an assist, leading the Florida Panthers to yet another home win, 7-1 over the Dallas Stars on Friday night in Sunrise, Fla. Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves to improve his record to 18-3-3. The Panthers have the NHL's best home record at 20-3-0, and they have scored at least four goals in 19 of those 23 games. On Friday, the Panthers also got goals from Gustav Forsling, Anthony Du

Trey Lyles had 21 points and seven rebounds off the bench and the host Detroit Pistons defeated the Toronto Raptors 103-87 on Friday. Cade Cunningham had 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Hamidou Diallo supplied 18 points with six rebounds. Saddiq Bey contributed 15 points and Josh Jackson added 13 off the bench for Detroit, which held Toronto to 32.2 percent shooting. Fred VanVleet led the Raptors with 24

Moritz Wagner scored 26 points off the bench to support his brother's strong outing in a starting role as the Orlando Magic snapped a 10-game losing streak by surprising the host Charlotte Hornets, winning 116-109 on Friday night. Franz Wagner provided 19 points and seven assists and Gary Harris notched 18 points, while Jalen Suggs contributed 12 points and Terrence Ross and Robin Lopez each had 10 points to help the Mag

Panaji (Goa) [India], January 15 (ANI): Indian Super League club Odisha FC on Friday decided to part ways with head coach Kiko Ramirez. Odisha terminated head coach Kiko Ramirez's contract with immediate effect. "This has been a very difficult decision and not one that the club owners and management have taken lightly," the club in a statement said. This decision has come after Kerala Blasters FC romped home to a comforta

Devin Booker scored 22 of his 35 points in the third quarter and Deandre Ayton had 27 points and 12 rebounds to fuel the visiting Phoenix Suns to a 112-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday in Indianapolis. Booker drained a career high-tying six 3-pointers to propel Phoenix to its fifth win in the last six games. Ayton made 12 of 18 shots and his lone 3-point attempt to fall one point shy of his season-high point

Joel Embiid posted 25 points, 13 rebounds and six assists as the Philadelphia 76ers downed the visiting Boston Celtics 111-99 on Friday night for their eighth victory in nine games. Embiid finished five points shy of what would have been his ninth straight game with at least 30 points, which would have broke the franchise record he shares with Hall of Famers Allen Iverson and Wilt Chamberlain. Tyrese Maxey added 23 poin

UCLA rewarded coach Chip Kelly with a four-year extension through the 2025 season on Friday, the program announced. Kelly, 58, is coming off his first winning season with the Bruins in four years as their coach. UCLA went 8-4 in 2021. The team was set to play in the Holiday Bowl against NC State before COVID-19 complications forced the cancellation of the game. Kelly is 18-25 in four seasons at UCLA after stints with Or

New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Saturday confirmed that one player from the current draw has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been withdrawn from the India Open 2022. The player returned a positive result to a mandatory RT-PCR test conducted on Friday. His doubles partner has been identified as a close contact and has also been withdrawn from the tournament. Their opponents wil

The San Jose Sharks seem to be catching the Pittsburgh Penguins at another bad time. The Penguins are scheduled to visit San Jose on Saturday, two nights after playing what many concluded was Pittsburgh's worst game of the season. The Penguins took a 6-2 road defeat against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night, giving up three consecutive goals in a 1:23 span of the third after they rallied to tie the score earlier i

The Ottawa Senators showed little signs of rust when they played for just the second time in 26 days and for the first time in 12 days on Thursday night at Calgary, where they defeated the Flames 4-1. But now comes a much bigger challenge on Saturday night, when they travel to Edmonton to play anOilers squad that hasn't played since a 4-2 loss at Toronto on Jan. 5. The teams met nine times last year in the North Divisio

LONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following is the English Premier League result on Friday:

BERLIN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Following is the German Bundesliga result on Friday:

The Los Angeles Kings seem to be gaining confidence by the day. With a lineup featuring four holdovers from their Stanley Cup championship teams in 2011-2012 and 2013-14 and some talented youngsters, the Kings have won three straight games and moved into third place in the Pacific Division. They will look to extend the streak when they travel to Seattle to face the expansion Kraken for the first time Saturday night. Th

One day after announcing the firing of head coach David Culley, the Houston Texans interviewed former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores for the same position Friday. Field Level Media's Aaron Wilson reported Thursday that Flores was Houston's top target for the vacancy. Flores and Texans general manager Nick Caserio have a shared history from their time with the New England Patriots. Flores, 40, was fired after three se

BERLIN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- A brace from Thomas Meunier and Erling Haaland helped second-placed Borussia Dortmund put pressure on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich after easing 5-1 past fourth-placed Freiburg in the opener of the 19th round on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Former Tottenham and Barcelona midfielder Paulinho said Friday that he is motivated and eager for success as he embarks on his second spell with Brazilian giants Corinthians.

A rare third meeting between Buffalo and New England will settle the score between the two AFC East rivals as the third-seeded Bills host the sixth-seeded Patriots in an AFC wild-card matchup on Saturday night in Orchard Park, N.Y. The Bills opened as 4.5-point favorites at DraftKings and BetMGM,where the line has moved to 4.0 points with the action split and Buffalo backed by a slight margin at 52 percent of the spread-

ASUNCION, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Uncapped Porto goalkeeper Angel Gonzalez has been named in Paraguay's squad for World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil, the Paraguayan Football Association said on Friday.

Two teams that began the season with eyes on competing for a championship find themselves hovering around .500 midway through the season. The Los Angeles Lakers made bold moves in the offseason, trading for Russell Westbrook and signing Carmelo Anthony, among other transactions. But so far thingshaven't gone as well as they'd hoped. Los Angeles is 21-21 after losing its last two games, the second of which came at the Sac

Craig Slater reports that Lewis Hamilton's return to Formula 1 hangs on the FIA findings on the last lap controversy at Abu Dhabi and how the FIA conducts itself going forward.

WEC boss Frederic Lequien confirmed that the new Peugeot 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar will be required to race at either the Sebring 1000 Miles season opener in March or round two at Spa in early May if the French manufacturer is to be allowed to take up its two WEC entries for the double-points round on 11-12 June. "They must race one event before, so we expect to have them at Spa," said ... Keep reading

Ross Brawn, together with F1s technical working group, immediately singled out the complex aerodynamic solution as one of the changes required in order to reduce the aerodynamic wake created by the cars and help produce closer racing in future. In recent years, driven by the openness of the regulations in that region, the bargeboards had become increasingly complex - and by the end of 2021 ... Keep reading

WEC boss Frederic Lequien is confident the 1000-mile fixture in Florida set for 18 March, the day before the Sebring 12 Hours IMSA SportsCar Championship round, will take place for the first time since 2019. His expression of confidence comes despite a surge in COVID-19 cases in Florida since December. "There is no reason to panic: we are confident that Sebring will go ahead," said ... Keep reading

WEC boss Frederic Lequien confirmed in the wake of the announcement of a record 39-car entry for the WEC in 2022 on Wednesday morning that it had to reject a number of applications from teams for this season. But he would not go into detail why the German-based ByKolles team was not able to return to the WEC after a year's absence in the Hypercar car class, which has attracted just six entries ... Keep reading