Новости за 16.05.2022

Come Monday, a rematch of last year's American League Championship Series awaits as the Houston Astros visit the Boston Red Sox for the first of three games. "If we need motivation, they're right there, right in front of us," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. "They did what they did to us in October, and we've just got to be ready. They are playing good baseball." The Red Sox were unable to complete a three-game sweep in

Suddenly, there is light at what appeared to be endless tunnels for the Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays. When the two teams meet Monday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., they'll have more reason to be hopeful than they have at any point this season. For a Tampa Bay pitching staff that was banged up coming out of spring training, things are looking a lot brighter than when the Rays were searching for ar

It's been more than three weeks since the Chicago Cubs won a home game. That came against the Pittsburgh Pirates, who happened to enjoy some rare success at Wrigley Field last month. Looking to avoid a seventh consecutive home defeat, the Cubs welcome the Pirates, who are trying for a season-high third straight win, back to Chicago on Monday night. The Cubs won three of their first four 2022 home games, but are 1-10 th

Mumbai (Maharashtra)[India], May 16 (ANI): Rajasthan Royals beat Lucknow Super Giants by 24 runs here at the Brabourne stadium on Sunday to register the eighth win of the season in 13 matches and go to the second spot in the points table. RR skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to field first backing his batters to put a big score and backing his bowlers to defend the target."This win was satisfying. The atmosphere

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 16 (ANI): Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul said his team could not execute their plans well during the clash against Rajasthan Royals. Trent Boult and Obed McCoy's two-wicket haul respectively helped Rajasthan Royals register a 24-run victory over Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2022 match here at Brabourne Stadium on Sunday. "I thought it was a gettable target. Good pitch, obvious

When the Miami Marlins continue their nine-game homestand on Monday night against the Washington Nationals, there will be an adjustment in the rotation. Marlins lefty Jesus Luzardo (2-3, 4.03 ERA) was placed on the injured list on Sunday due to a strained forearm. Right-hander Sandy Alcantara(2-2, 2.74 ERA) will move up one day to make the start on Monday. He will have four days of rest. In three starts this year on fo

Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Yusei Kikuchi will face his former team for the first time Monday night, and the visiting Seattle Mariners should be a happy bunch. Both teams have struggled this season, but the Mariners held on Sunday to defeat the New York Mets 8-7 in the rubber match of a three-game series. It was the first road series victory of the season for the Mariners, and it opened a 10-game trip. It was the firs

Johnny Gaudreau scored the series-winning overtime goal and the host Calgary Flames claimed a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars in Sunday's Game 7 of their Western Conference first-round series. Tyler Toffoli and Matthew Tkachuk also scored for the Flames, while goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 26 saves in an exhilarating game. The Flames will face the Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs -- th

The Milwaukee Brewers will be seeking revenge on Monday night when they open up a six-game homestand with the first of three games against the Atlanta Braves. The two teams squared off earlier in the month, with the Brewers dropping two of three games against the defending World Series champions. Milwaukee was held to just two runs in each of their losses. In their six games since losing that series, the Brewers needed

Kingston [Jamaica], May 16 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind was given a rousing welcome on reaching Jamaica by the Indian diaspora. Indians were elated to meet the president on the Jamaican mainland. The visit of President Kovind is expected to strengthen the diplomatic relations between both the countries as well as give a boost to bilateral trade. An Indian businessman in Jamaica, Mukesh Kumar Singh, said, "President's

The New York Yankees will look to continue one of their best starts in franchise history when they visit the Baltimore Orioles to open a four-game series on Monday. The Yankees, who took three of four games against the Chicago White Sox this past weekend, are a major league-best 25-9. The Oriolesgot swept in their three-game series by the host Detroit Tigers after arriving in Motown having won six of eight games. The Ya

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of the latest matches in Brazil's Serie A championship (home teams listed first):

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Botafogo scored twice in the last five minutes to secure a 3-1 home victory over 10-man Fortaleza in Brazil's Serie A championship on Sunday.

NEW YORK, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Grant Williams scored a career-high 27 points and hit seven three-pointers, helping the Boston Celtics defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 109-81 in Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday to end the Bucks' title defense.

Cincinnati Reds rookie right-hander Hunter Greene and reliever Art Warren combined on a no-hitter Sunday, but the host Pittsburgh Pirates scratched out a run on Ke'Bryan Hayes' fielder's choice in the eighth for a 1-0 win. Greene (1-6) started and went 7 1/3 innings, and Warren finished the eighth. According to the Pirates, it is the sixth time since 1901 a team has thrown a no-hitter and lost. Greene, 22, a highly tout

BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The following pictures taken from high in the sky depict the wonders of China's contributions to reducing carbon emissions.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 16 (ANI): Kenya's Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli and Irene Cheptai smashed into the record book by running the entire course in the 14th edition of the World 10K Bengaluru 2022, clocking 27:38 and 30:35 minutes respectively. The World 10K Bengaluru 2022 is a World Athletics Elite Label Race, which was held on Sunday. Kipkorir Kimeli, fourth in the Olympic Games 5000m last summer, took the lead

Le Mans [France], May 16 (ANI): The French GP was ultimately a weekend of ups and downs as Marc Marquez and Pol Espargaro worked to deliver the maximum potential result in Le Mans. A morning spit of rain would ultimately amount to nothing as the Le Mans circuit hosted one of the hottest French Grands Prix in recent years. Over 100,000 passionate French fans made for an electric atmosphere as the MotoGP World Championship

Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina became the winningest pitcher-catcher battery in Major League Baseball history as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting San Francisco Giants 15-6 Sunday. Wainwright and Molina recorded their 203rd victory together, moving them past Warren Spahn and Del Crandall for first place on the all-time list. Molina paced the offense with a two-run homer and a two-run single. Paul Goldschm

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 16 (ANI): Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik paid tribute to former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds, who died in a car accident on Saturday night, through his sand art at Puri beach in Odisha. Pattnaik created a sand sculpture of the late cricketer at Puri beach with a message that reads, "We will miss you... Tributes to Andrew Symonds". Taking to Twitter, Pattnaik paid homage to the Aust

ROME, May 15 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan took a giant step towards the Serie A title on Sunday, defeating Atalanta 2-0 to need just one point to win the league in their last home game of the season.

Calgary Flames defenseman Chris Tanev and Dallas Stars forwards Roope Hintz and Luke Glendening didn't play in Game 7 of their Western Conference first-round clash Sunday due to injury. Tanev, a key part of Calgary's penalty killers, was injured in the second period of his team's Game 6 loss on Friday when he fell awkwardly and had a player land on him. Tanev attempted to return to the game but took a quick shift and did

Artemi Panarin scored a power-play goal with 15:14 remaining in overtime and the New York Rangers outlasted the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 Sunday night in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference first-round series. With 17:05 remaining, Pittsburgh's Brock McGinn was called for holding on K'Andre Miller after losing the puck to the defenseman. As time wound down on the man advantage, Panarin got a cross-ice pass from defenseman

Luka Doncic recorded 35 points and 10 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks dismantled the host Phoenix Suns with a convincing 123-90 victory in Game 7 to claim a spot in the Western Conference finals. Spencer Dinwiddie poured in 30 points off the bench and Jalen Brunson added 24 as fourth-seeded Dallas steamrolled the top-seeded Suns. The Mavericks led by as many as 46 points while reaching the finals in the West for the fi

Istanbul (Turkey), May 16 (ANI): India's Nikhat Zareen (52kg), Parveen (63kg), Anamika (50kg) and Jaismine (60kg) eased past their respective rivals to storm into the quarter-finals at the 12th edition of the Women's World Boxing Championships in Istanbul on Sunday.Appearing in the ring as the first Indian, Nikhat made light work of her Mongolian rival Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg by a unanimous 5-0 verdict to sail into the qu