Новости за 22.05.2022

Houston right-hander Justin Verlander continues to pitch to a level of exceptionality that not only belies his two-year absence following elbow surgery, but the Astros' unwavering commitment to utilizing him judiciously with each start. Verlander produced his third consecutive scoreless start inleading the Astros to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Saturday in the third contest of this four-game weekend s

Ajla Tomljanovic has slammed the decision to remove ranking points from this year's Wimbledon Grand Slam

The visiting Atlanta Braves will aim for a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins when the teams meet on Sunday afternoon. William Contreras recorded his second multi-homer game of the season with two solo homers in Saturday's 4-3 victory as Atlanta won for the third time in its last four games.Miami has struggled to come up with timely hits in the first two games of the series, going 2-for-20 with runners in scoring posi

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 22 (ANI): Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma cheered her husband and cricketer Virat Kohli as his Indian Premier League (IPL) 's team Royal Challengers Bangalore entered the playoffs. Taking to her Instagram Story on Sunday, Anushka shared RCB's official post announcing their entry into the playoffs. She wrote, "To the playoffs...RCB...RCB...RCB" with heart emojis. Earlier, the 'Sultan' actor

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather returned to the ring on Saturday night

Even at 45, Floyd Mayweather showed that his capacity for high profile paydays remains as strong as ever after breezed through his latest exhibition fight against overmatched opponent Don Moore in the United Arab Emirates late on Saturday.

Mayweather, who retired from professional competition following a 2017 win against

The Toronto Blue Jays will bid for their first series sweep of the season Sunday afternoon when they start left-hander Yusei Kikuchi against the visiting Cincinnati Reds. The Blue Jays posted a 2-1 win in the series opener on Friday and a 3-1 victory the following day. Kikuchi (2-1, 3.38 ERA)will face the Reds for the first time in his career. He will oppose right-hander Graham Ashcraft, who is scheduled to make his maj

Wellington [New Zealand], May 22 (ANI): Canterbury Cricket announced on Sunday that New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi will represent the side in the upcoming 2022-23 domestic cricket season after representing Northern Districts for 10 seasons. "BLACKCAPS leg-spinner Ish Sodhi has confirmed his shift from Northern Districts to Canterbury for the upcoming 2022/23 season," read an official statement from Canterbury Cricket.

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Detroit Lions rookie Josh Paschal thinks of himself as a big defensive end.

The Lions used a second-round pick on Paschal in this year's NFL Draft because they think he's a versatile player who can play on the edge and move inside in certain situations. That's exactly how Paschal said he's being used early on.

"I think I fit as a big defensive end," Paschal said during rookie minicamp.

New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Thomas Cup team of the badminton champions, who shared their experiences of the tournament. The players talked about different aspects of their game, life beyond badminton and more. The Prime Minister told the team that they will win many more medals in the course of time. They have to play a lot and bloom (khelna bhi hai khilna bhi hai) and hav

Gleaming football stadiums built for the Asian Cup may turn into 'white elephants' after China withdrew as hosts, experts say, with President Xi Jinping's World Cup dreams more remote than ever.

Cooch Behar (West Bengal) [India], May 22(ANI): Minister of State for Sports Nisith Pramanik and Minister of State for Railways Darshana Jardosh laid the foundation stone of the Sports Authority of India National Centre of Excellence in Cooch Behar on Saturday. A Memorandum of Understanding was also signed between SAI and the Ministry of Railways on the occasion. Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur a

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 22 (ANI): Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma said on Saturday that his side's disappointing performance during the ongoing Indian Premier League 2022 was due to some players taking time to understand their role. A top-notch Jasprit Bumrah spell (3/25) and fine knocks from Ishan Kishan (48), Dewald Brevis (37) and Tim David (34) helped MI end their disappointing season with a bang as they

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NEW YORK, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Bam Adebayo's 31 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals helped the Miami Heat defeat the Boston Celtics 109-103 in Game 3 of the 2021-2022 NBA season Eastern Conference finals on Saturday to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

NEW YORK, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Bam Adebayo's 31 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals helped the Miami Heat defeat the Boston Celtics 109-103 in Game 3 of the 2021-2022 NBA season Eastern Conference finals on Saturday to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

The streaking Los Angeles Dodgers will look for their eighth straight victory when they go for a series sweep against the host Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. After losing three of four to the Phillies last week in L.A., salvaging the finale, the Dodgers won four in a row over the Arizona Diamondbacks. On Saturday, the Dodgers rallied from a 4-1 deficit and came away with a 7-4 win to take the first two in the Phillies

Getting through the first game was all part of the process for catcher Adley Rutschman and the Baltimore Orioles. Now settling in as a major leaguer can commence for one of baseball's top prospects. Rutschman, the overall No. 1 draft pick in 2019, made his Orioles debut Saturday night in a 6-1loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. The teams complete a three-game series Sunday afternoon in Baltimore. Rutschman is expected to be th

The Boston Red Sox have waited for this kind of week all season long. They will look to make it five straight wins and complete a four-game sweep of the visiting Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon. Boston showed resilience to extend the streak with Saturday's 6-5 win, overcoming a 5-0 deficit to take its first and only lead on Christian Vazquez's game-winning RBI single in the eighth. "It was a total team effort toda

NEW YORK - Roger Angell, the celebrated baseball writer and reigning man of letters who during an unfaltering 70-plus years helped define The New Yorker's urbane wit and style through his essays, humor pieces and editing, has died. He was 101.

Randy Arozarena belted two home runs and Jeffrey Springs threw 5 2/3 shutout innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the host Baltimore Orioles 6-1 and spoiled the debut of heralded catcher Adley Rutschman on Saturday night. Kevin Kiermaier also homered as the Rays bounced back from a 13-inning loss from a night earlier. It was the first game for Rutschman, who was the overall No. 1 draft selection in 2019 and called up from

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Reigning Copa Libertadores champions Palmeiras rose to second in Brazil's Serie A championship on Saturday with a 3-0 victory at Juventude.

The Los Angeles Angels got six scoreless innings from Michael Lorenzen and home runs from the unlikeliest of sources in a 5-3 win over the visiting Oakland A's on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif. Luis Rengifo entered the game with 14 career homers over four major league seasons, and Andrew Velazquez had a total of two homers in five seasons, but both connected to help the Angels end a four-game losing streak. Lorenzen

The Seattle Mariners signed outfielder Justin Upton to a one-year deal Saturday night. Upton will report to Seattle's extended spring training camp. The team designated right-hander Adrian Sampson for assignment to create roster space. Upton will make roughly $550,000, the prorated portion of the $700,000 MLB minimum. Upton was released April 8 by the Los Angeles Angels, who owe Upton the remainder of his $28 million s

Bo Bichette hit two home runs and right-hander Alek Manoah went eight innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Cincinnati Reds 3-1 on Saturday afternoon. Bichette's second home run of the game was a two-run blast against Luis Cessa (2-1) in the seventh inning to break a 1-1 tie. Manoah (5-1) allowed one run and seven hits with no walks and four strikeouts. Manoah could be seen in the dugout pleading to pi

Brian Serven hit two home runs and the host Colorado Rockies scored seven runs in the sixth inning to beat the New York Mets 11-3 in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday night in Denver. Serven's two homers were the first two hits of his major league career. He had four RBIs. Connor Joe had three hits, Randal Grichuk added two, and C.J. Cron also homered for the Rockies. Ashton Goudeau (1-0) tossed 2 2/3 inning