Новости за 25.08.2022

Novak Djokovic will not play in the U.S. Open in New York because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. The decision was expected for Djokovic, who confirmed it was official over social media on Thursday. Current rules require non-U.S. citizens to show proof of being fully vaccinated before entering the country by air from a foreign nation. "Sadly, I will not be able to travel to NY this time for US Open," the 35-year

Dallas Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith needs surgery to repair an avulsion fracture in his left knee and could miss 12 weeks, NFL Network reported. Smith, 31, left Wednesday's practice with what was thought to be a severe hamstring injury. Testing revealed the hamstring tendon behind the knee separated from the bone, creating the fracture, per reports. Smith, an eight-time Pro Bowl selection, did not damage his ACL. Th

Forward Phil Kessel signed a one-year, $1.5 million deal with the Vegas Golden Knights. Entering his 17th NHL season, Kessel showed he has plenty left in the tank with a team-leading 44 assists with the Arizona Coyotes last season. Kessel has 956 career points in 1,204 games and the 34-year-old is eight games from establishing a new NHL ironman record. Kessel has played in 982 consecutive NHL contests, fast approaching

Free agent center JC Tretter is retiring from the NFL but plans to maintain his role as NFLPA president. Tretter, 31, spent eight years in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns, who released him in the offseason due to a knee injury. "My time on the field may be over, but I'm not stepping away from football," Tretter said in a statement. "I'm looking forward to doubling down on my work as NFLPA Preside

Oklahoma City Thunder rookie forward Chet Holmgren will miss the 2022-23 season after sustaining a Lisfranc injury in his right foot, the team announced Thursday morning. Holmgren, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, was injured during Saturday's CrawsOver Pro-Am game in Seattle after rolling his ankle. Holmgren was defending LeBron James on a fast break when the injury occurred. "Certainly, we are disappointe

The Serbian star will not travel to New York this year, he announced

Novak Djokovic has confirmed that he will not contest this year's US Open after being unable to travel to America because of his Covid vaccine status. 

"Sadly, I will not be able to travel to NY [New York] this time for US Open,"

New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara said that one of his goals is to win the ICC Test Championship for his country. India's Test veteran held a QA session with his fans on Twitter, which saw his fans asking many questions about his career and life. On being asked by a user about goals for the rest of his career, Pujara answered, "I like being in present and don't set too many goals for the

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 25 (ANI): Pakistan cricket batting coach Mohammed Yousuf said on Thursday that star batter Babar Azam is playing exceptional cricket at the moment, both as a player and captain of his side. Azam has been in a fine form in 2022. He is the world's leading batter in ODI and T20I formats while he is in the third spot in the Test rankings. Across all formats this year, Azam has played 15 matches and has

New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): The Indian Women's Hockey Team made history at the recently-concluded Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games after clinching the bronze medal, their first CWG Medal after 16 years. The 27-year-old Midfielder Nisha, who was absolutely thrilled to be a part of the Bronze medal-winning team, expressed the importance of the medal for the team and for her career. "This CWG medal will always be s

Viacheslav Fetisov thinks Russia can send a team to the 2024 World Cup of Hockey

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh [India], August 25 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials posted in districts along the Yamuna and Betwa rivers to stay alert as flood-like situations could emerge. Adityanath apprised the officials that because of water being released into Kota Barrage and Dhaulpur, the water level had risen in the Yamuna river. Other than this, heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh had

Washington [US], August 25 (ANI): Actor Ewan McGregor is all set to star in the drama series 'A Gentleman in Moscow', the adaptation of Amor Towles' novel, for Paramount Plus. According to Variety, McGregor will play Count Alexander Rostov, who goes from riches to rags as a result of the Russian revolution. McGregor has also been in the Star Wars saga and 'Halston.' He is exiled by a Soviet court to an elegant hotel's att

Eric Smith

Below are three takeaways from podium sessions before Wednesday's practice:

Staley provides an update on J.C. Jackson

Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson underwent a procedure on his ankle Tuesday in New York.

"It was a very minor procedure, and more for comfort more than anything," said Chargers Head Coach Brandon Staley .

The Chargers said Tuesday that Jackson's

Cory Kennedy

Take a look at top quotes from Head Coach Brandon Staley, linebacker Troy Reeder and wide receiver DeAndre Carter before the Bolts final practice of training camp on Wednesday:

Head Coach Brandon Staley

On preparing for the third preseason game on Friday night:

"It's important that we go out there and play well. Guys that had a tough night against

Eric Smith

That's a wrap on Chargers Training Camp in 2022.

The Bolts held their 19th and final camp practice Wednesday in Costa Mesa, as their attention now turns to the preseason finale Friday in New Orleans.

Here are three observations from the Chargers final camp practice:

1. Brandon Staley ... holder?

Chargers Head Coach Brandon Staley provided a moment of fun Wednes

Clifton Brown

Fourth-round pick Isaiah Likely has sparkled since being drafted, adding another weapon to Baltimore's offense as a tight end with soft hands and run-after-catch ability. Likely is flashing tight end/wide receiver hybrid traits, lining up in the slot and multiple other spots.

Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman has always liked using his tight ends, and he's having even more fun thinking of ways

Katie Archibald tried in vain to save the life of her partner, mountain bike champion Rab Wardell

Adelaide [Australia], August 25 (ANI): Adelaide Strikers announced on Thursday that former Australian batter Chris Lynn has signed with the side for the upcoming 12th season of the Big Bash League. One of the most influential and successful players in Big Bash history, the explosive top-order batter will travel south this season, tasked with wowing fans in one of the world's most iconic cricketing venues. Lynn is the only

Tokyo [Japan], August 25 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler Prannoy HS advanced into the quarterfinals of the ongoing BWF World Championships after defeating compatriot Lakshya Sen in their last sixteen match of the men's singles category on Thursday. Playing on court 3, Prannoy won the match by 17-21, 21-16, 21-17. Prannoy was not off a very good start as he lost a competitive first game to the CWG 2022 medalist by 17-21. Howeve

Travis Wingfield

It's difficult to imagine a better way to close out the final week of camp. The Eagles' arrival had the crowd buzzing on the penultimate day of practices open to fans as both teams competed and entertained.

The Dolphins had their victories, the Eagles had theirs, but the most-apparent takeaway from this practice was that both teams got better.

To find the press conferences of Tua Tag

Geoff Hobson

The Bengals and Rams, the kissing cousins of the NFL, got together Wednesday for the first of two joint practices and the crispness and no-frills punctuality of the camp on the sweltering Kettering Health Practice Fields in downtown Cincinnati showed why these teams ran so well last season and played each other in the Super Bowl.

The coaches should have been dressed business casual.

The

Giancarlo Stanton is expected to return as a designated hitter when the New York Yankees open a four-game road series against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night. The series is a rematch of a three-game New York home sweep in late June that ended the same way this one apparently will begin --with Stanton serving as a DH. Stanton hit a three-run homer off Cole Irvin in that most recent meeting on June 29. He also hom

MADRID, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona on Thursday announced that its French central defender Samuel Umtiti has joined Italian Serie A side Lecce on a season loan until the end of June 2023.

MADRID, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- La Liga side RCDE Espanyol has sold Chilean winger Matias Vargas to Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port for a fee of around five million euros.

After leading the American League Central for the majority of the season, the Minnesota Twins head into their Thursday night series finale against the host Houston Astros in the midst of a season-worst five-game losing streak and trailing the first-place Cleveland Guardians by four games. Following a 5-3 loss to the Astros on Wednesday night, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli held a team meeting to try to ease the tension tha