Новости за 29.05.2022

Monte Carlo [Monaco], May 29 (ANI): India's Jehan Daruvala took his fourth podium from five rounds this season with a second-placed finish this weekend at the iconic Monaco street track. The 23-year-old chalked up the landmark result, his 11th Formula 2 podium, in Saturday's Sprint race. The Prema Racing driver had lined up third on the grid. He got a good getaway but had to take avoiding action to dodge stalled pole-sitt

Top seed Novak Djokovic bludgeoned his way past 15th seed Diego Schwartzman on Sunday to progress to the last eight at the French Open. American teenager Coco Gauff also advanced to the last eight with a straight sets dismissal of Elise Mertens.

The scary incident occurred after a boxing show at the Barclays Center

The incident immediately caused the son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher to retire from the Monaco Grand Prix

French police arrested 105 people and placed 39 into custody in Paris during the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, following chaotic scenes on Saturday at the Stade de France that were branded a national embarrassment.

The Carolina Hurricanes obviously would've rather avoided another Game 7, but at least they'll be back in their comfort zone. The Hurricanes will try to stay unbeaten at PNC Arena this postseason when they face the New York Rangers in the deciding Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinal on Monday night in Raleigh, N.C. Carolina is 7-0 at home through the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, compared to 0-6

The Minnesota Twins recalled infielder Royce Lewis from Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday. Lewis, 22, made his major league debut on May 6 and played in 11 games, hitting .308 with four doubles, two home runs, five RBIs and five runs before being sent down on May 18. He was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2017 MLB Draft and is the top-rated prospect in the Twins' system. In 34 games at St. Paul this season, he's hitting .313 w

Mike Breen, NBA play-by-play announcer for ESPN, will miss Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final on Sunday night after testing positive for COVID-19, a network spokesperson told multiple media outlets. The Boston Celtics and host Miami Heat will meet in the last game of the conference final, with the winner playing the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals starting on Thursday night. Breen called the first six games

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 29 (ANI): Three-wicket haul by Hardik Pandya helped Gujarat Titans restrict Rajasthan Royals at 130/9 in the first innings of the IPL 2022 final, here at the Narendra Modi Stadium, on Sunday. Apart from Hardik, Sai Kishore scalped two wickets while Mohammed Shami, Yash Dayal, and Rashid Khan took one wicket each. Opted to bat first, Rajasthan made a good start to their innings with openers

Ahmedabad (Gujarat)[India], May 29 (ANI): Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah laid foundation stone for the new international sports complex in Naranpura area of Ahmedabad city this evening. This ambitious project will be completed in the next 30 months in 20.39 acres of land at a cost of Rs 631.77 crore. The infrastructure boasts of an aquatic stadium, centre for sports excellence, community sports centre, indo

The Milwaukee Brewers are set to call up top pitching prospect Ethan Small, ESPN reported Sunday. Small, 25, was the Brewers' first-round draft pick in 2019 following his career at Mississippi State. The left-hander has yet to make his major league debut. At Triple-A Nashville this season, the 6-foot-4 Small is 3-1 with a 1.88 ERA in eight starts. He has struck out 49 in 38 1/3 innings. Since being drafted, he has star

KAMPALA, May 29 (Xinhua) -- In many poverty-stricken areas in Uganda, teenage girls skip classes during the menstrual cycle because they cannot afford sanitary pads.

Controversial free-agent wide receiver Antonio Brown, who earlier this month said he wanted to retire as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, now says he has no plans to play in the NFL next season. "Don't play yourself lookin' to me to play," Brown said Saturday during an interview at a Fan Controlled Football league game. Just before that, Brown said: "Obviously, we live the game, but you can't play forever. I think I'

Paris [France], May 29 (ANI): Novak Djokovic's title defence campaign continued with a smooth straight-sets victory against Argentine No.15 seed Diego Schwartzman on Sunday as the world No.1 reached a 13th consecutive French Open quarter-final. Djokovic improved to 16-0 in fourth rounds here in Paris and awaits Rafael Nadal or Felix Auger-Aliassime in the last-eight stage. The Serbian world No. 1 defeated Schwartzman by 6

KIGALI, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan athletes on Sunday dominated the Kigali International Peace Marathon held in the Rwandan capital city of Kigali.

The Serb was met with a mixed reaction ahead of his match with Diego Schwartzman

Poznan [Poland], May 29 (ANI): Canoeist Prachi Yadav became the first Indian to bag a World Cup medal by capturing a bronze at the 2022 ICF Paracanoe World Cup held in Poznan, Poland. "PRACHI CREATES HISTORY Paralympian @ItzPrachi_ becomes the 1st Indian Canoeist to win a World Cup Medal Prachi won in VL2 Women's 200m at the 2022 ICF Paracanoe World Cup, Poznan Heartiest congratulations on the remarkable feat IndianSports

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 29 (ANI): Amid the high voltage final clash of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals, the tournament created the Guinness World Record for the world's largest cricket jersey. IPL achieved this feat during the summit clash of the 15th edition, here at Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. The certificate was presented to the Board of Control for Cricket in

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jason Spezza said Sunday he is retiring after 19 seasons as an NHL player and will take a front-office role with the team. Effective immediately, he will become the special assistant to general manager Kyle Dubas. A Toronto native, Spezza was the No. 2 overall pick by Ottawa in the 2001 NHL Draft. He spent 11 seasons with the Senators (2002-14), five with the Dallas Stars (2014-19) and the pa

Stanford forward Harrison Ingram, the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2021-22, is pulling out of next month's NBA draft to return to the Cardinal for his sophomore season. The 6-foot-7 Ingram averaged 10.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists a game last season, becoming the only Pac-12 freshman to average in double figures in scoring for the season. He started 30 of his 32 games played. The Dallas native announced his r

New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday vowed to align Delhi Capital Badminton Association's (DCBA) goal with Khelo India in search of talented badminton players across the country. Rijiju's remarks came as the Delhi State Ranking prize money badminton championship 2022 organized by DCBA concluded on Sunday. "We want to align DCBA's goal with Khelo India and take it to district level in

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 29 (ANI): Top contender for a medal in the Khelo India Youth Games, Dhanavath Ganesh, studies at the Telangana Sports School in Hakimpet, Hyderabad. His mother Saidamma is a sweeper there. That has, however, neither deterred him from nursing the dream of becoming one of India's top weight-lifters nor winning medals for his institution or his state. "My dream is to star on the internation

London [UK], May 29 (ANI): Manchester United announced on Sunday that Ralf Rangnick will not be staying as a consultant with the club due to the demands of his new role as Austria's manager. "Ralf Rangnick has announced that he will not be staying on at Manchester United as a consultant due to the demands of his new role as Austria manager. We would like to thank Ralf Rangnick for his efforts as interim manager over the p

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 29 (ANI): Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to bat first against Gujarat Titans in the title clash of the Indian Premier League 2022, here in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The Titans could have a significant psychological edge in this contest having won against the Royals in the first qualifier en route to the final. Add to that the expected full house in their own backya

Mangaluru (Karnataka)[India], May 29 (ANI): In a truly nail-biting finish Karnataka's Ramesh Budhial snatched away victory from the laps of Tamil Nadu's Ajeesh Ali to be crowned as the new national champion in the Men's Open Surf Category on the final day of the third edition of the Indian Open of Surfing. Sugar Banarse and Sofiya Sharma have been crowned the national champions in the women's open and Groms Girls 16 and U