Новости за 16.05.2022

KUWAIT CITY, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The FIFA World Cup trophy landed in Kuwait on Monday in the third stop of its tour, before the start of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup in November.

The New York Islanders promoted Lane Lambert to head coach on Monday to replace Barry Trotz behind the bench. Lambert, 57, served as associate head coach with the Islanders the past four years. This will be his first stint as a head coach in the NHL. "I had the opportunity to work with Lane over the past four years, which includes spending time with him on a one-on-one basis when he served as the interim Head Coach this

Florida [US], May 16 (ANI): The WTA on Monday announced an updated tournament calendar for the 2022 season, outlining a fall schedule that includes a combination of established WTA tournaments and new events for 2022. "The 2022 WTA fall calendar will provide a robust amount of job opportunities for players in a regional calendar flow that will take us through to the end of the season," said Steve Simon, WTA Chairman and C

New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen said Monday that the team has not had any discussions with retired quarterback Drew Brees about a comeback. Brees ignited speculation Sunday night with a tweet suggesting he "may play football again," among other ventures. The tweet came in the aftermath of a New York Post report that Brees is out at NBC Sports as an analyst after just one year. "I think it was a comment made in jes

Milan [Italy], May 16 (ANI): AC Milan and Inter Milan won their respective matches on Sunday as the Serie A title race will now be decided on the final matchday. Starting the proceedings on the day, it was AC Milan who defeated Atalanta to move one step closer to the finish line. In an incredible atmosphere at iconic San Siro, the Rossoneri recorded a precious 2-0 victory, with Rafael Leao breaking the deadlock and Theo H

The Boston Bruins signed defenseman Jakub Zboril to a two-year, $2.275 million extension on Monday. Zboril, 25, played in just 10 games in 2021-22 before tearing his right ACL in a Dec. 2 win at Nashville. He tallied three assists last season and has no goals and 12 assists in 54 games over parts of three seasons. Boston drafted the Czech Republic native in the first round (13th overall) in 2015. --Field Level Media

Birmingham [UK], May 16 (ANI): Indian wrestlers Pooja Gehlot (50 kg), Vinesh Phogat (53 kg), Anshu Malik (57 kg), Sakshi Malik (62 kg), Divya Kakran (68 kg) and Pooja Dhanda (76 kg) have been selected to represent the country in the Commonwealth Games 2022 to be held in Birmingham, England. The selection for the senior women's wrestling team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held on Monday at STC, Lucknow. The Commonwea

The Green Bay Packers are finalizing a four-year, $84 million contract extension with cornerback Jaire Alexander, ESPN reported Monday. The deal keeps Alexander in Green Bay through 2026 and reportedly includes a $30 million signing bonus and an average annual value of $21 million, both records for a defensive back. Agent John Thornton of Roc Nation Sports confirmed the particulars of the deal with ESPN. Alexander, 25,

The Atlanta Falcons announced the signing Monday of former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Geronimo Allison. The Falcons did not disclose terms of the deal as they continue to overhaul the receiver position. Atlanta acquired wideout Bryan Edwards in a trade last week with the Las Vegas Raiders and drafted Drake London of Southern California with the No. 8 overall pick last month. The Falcons are playing the 2022 season

Ronaldo's future has been in doubt since Erik ten Hag was announced as the new Red Devils boss

The London tennis showpiece has been criticized for its ban on Russian and Belarusian players

Dallas and Luka Doncic bucked the NBA championship favorite Phoenix Suns from the playoffs and threw the odds to win the title into a free-for-all. The Mavericks ousted the Suns in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals, eliminating the 200 favorites from the field and tilting the title picture on its ear. The Golden State Warriors draw Dallas next and emerged as the new favorites for the title at 130. Boston is 2

The order of selections for the 2022 NBA Draft will be known Tuesday, when the league conducts the lottery in Chicago. The Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons all have a 14 percent chance to draft No. 1 in this year's draft on June 23. All three teams are guaranteed a top-fivepick in the draft under the revised lottery rules put in place to guard against tanking. Houston posted the league's worst regular

New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen and Manisha continued their brilliant forms to secure themselves medals at the 12th edition of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships after registering contrasting wins in their respective quarter-finals in Istanbul on Monday. Confirming their first World Championships medals with a place in the semi-finals, Nikhat clinched a dominating 5-0 win against Engla

The player's stance led him to miss a match at the weekend, according to the French media

Tony Kelley was lambasted online for comments he made to his fighter during a recent event

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 16 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has lauded young Punjab Kings pacer Arshdeep Singh for his quality to excel in the pressure situations in the ongoing IPL 2022. The young uncapped left-arm seamer from Punjab has been winning over hearts with his superlative performances in the 15th edition of IPL. Harbhajan believes it is Arshdeep's ability to bowl the ball of his choice

Rome [Italy], May 16 (ANI): Novak Djokovic on Sunday overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas by 6-0, 7-6(5) to capture a record-extending 38th ATP Masters 1000 crown at the Italian Open 2022. The Serbian became the fifth man in the Open Era to earn 1,000 match wins when he defeated Casper Ruud in the semi-finals and he backed that up with a hard-fought display against Tsitsipas to win his first title of the season after one hour and

A group of Spartak Moscow supporters have pledged to continue shunning matches

Madrid [Spain], May 16 (ANI): Real Madrid on Monday unveiled the jersey for the 2022-23 campaign. The kit represents a tribute to the club's history. It embraces a classic design with modern touches, in which the traditional white colour is combined with purple details on the collar and the three Adidas stripes on the shoulders. In addition, the tribute to the club's glory is also present on the inside of the button-down

ABUJA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian football authorities on Sunday said an agreement has been reached to hire former Portuguese striker Jose Peseiro as head coach of the national team.

Rome [Italy], May 16 (ANI): World No.1 Iga Swiatek won her fifth consecutive WTA Tour title on Sunday, defeating No.7 Ons Jabeur, 6-2, 6-2 to win the Italian Open 2022. The 20-year-old Polish star successfully defended her title in Rome and extended her winning streak to 28 consecutive matches. The victory snapped Jabeur's 11-match winning streak, which began with the Tunisian's title run at the Madrid Open. Swiatek is ju

Turin [Italy], May 16 (ANI): Paulo Dybala on Sunday confirmed his departure from the Serie A giants Juventus FC at the end of the season. The Argentina international also announced that he will make his home farewell in Turin against Lazio on Monday. "It is difficult to find the right words to greet you," Dybala addressed fans in a statement posted to his social media paltforms. "There are so many years and so many emotio

Kovilpatti (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 16 (ANI): The stage is set for state units across India to compete for the 12th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2022 which is set to begin in Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. 30 teams will compete in the tournament starting from May 17, 2022, with the final of the competition to be played on May 29, 2022. The participating teams have been divided into 8 pools of four te

The player's stance led him to miss a match at the weekend, according to the French media