Новости за 31.05.2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a better sports environment for kids across China after watching some children playing basketball and jumping rope during his visit to a primary school in the capital, Beijing, on Wednesday ahead of International Children's Day, which falls on June 1.

The Texas Rangers will attempt to pick up their second three-game series sweep in as many weeks when they face the host Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon. Texas' last sweep came against the Rockies, as it outscored Colorado 31-10 from May 19-21. The Rangers have won nine of their last 11games, most recently on Tuesday night when they outslugged the Tigers 10-6. Texas rapped five extra-base hits, including two from J

Sydney - Australian Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has been in Paris, France, for talks on a proposed global plastics treaty. A United Nations committee is meeting to work on a global pact that aims to end plastic waste. There is, though, little consensus about what the outcome should be.

Kyle Hendricks allowed one run over five innings in his second 2023 start and Mike Tauchman's tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth made the Tampa Bay Rays pay for some shoddy defense, sending the host Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night. Hendricks returned from a shoulder injury last Thursday, allowing five runs - three earned - in 4 1/3 innings against the New York Mets, in his first start since July 5. On Tue

Budapest [Hungary], May 31 (ANI): Roma manager Jose Mourinho took a second jibe at his former club Tottenham ahead of the UEFA Europa League final on Thursday at the Puskas Arena, Budapest. Since his departure from the London club, the Portuguese manager had been quite vocal about his experience. He was fired before the Carabao Cup final in 2021. He took a swipe at his former club saying Spurs never gave him a chance to s

Harry "HarryVZN" Spierings scored 18 points and Gerald "Sick One" Knapp added 16 points and 20 rebounds as NBL Oz Gaming beat NetsGC 53-49 on Tuesday night to improve to 4-0 in group play at the NBA 2K League's 5v5 The Tipoff event. With Tuesday marking the first day of the second and final weekof group play, Oz Gaming maintained its lead over Heat Check Gaming at the top of the Eastern Conference, as the Heat improved t

Boston [US], May 31 (ANI): Miami Heat defeated Boston Celtics 103-84 in Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at the TD Garden stadium on Tuesday. In the do-or-die match of both teams, Miami Heat prevailed. They will now play in the NBA Final match against Denver Nuggets on June 2. Coming into Game 7, the series was tied at 3-3, and both teams had won three games each, which meant whichever team won Game 7 would win

Denver [US], May 31 (ANI): Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat are set to collide for Game 1 of the NBA Final on Thursday at the Ball Arena stadium in Denver. In an epic showdown, Denver Nuggets will be looking to win their maiden title in the history of the NBA. Denver Nuggets started playing in the NBA league in 1976 and now they will be making their first-ever appearance in NBA Final. Meanwhile, Miami Heat will be hoping to

Johan Oviedo combined with four relievers on a five-hitter, Rodolfo Castro scored the difference-making run in the fifth inning on a wild pitch, and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates evened their three-game series against the San Francisco Giants with a 2-1 triumph Tuesday night. Connor Joe homered for the Pirates, who snapped a three-game losing streak by holding the Giants scoreless over the final eight innings after the

Aaron Judge homered for the third consecutive game as the New York Yankees defeated the host Seattle Mariners 10-2 Tuesday night. Judge hit his American League-leading 18th home run of the season and his fourth over the past three days. He went deep twice in a 10-4 Yankees victory Monday. Anthony Volpe and Greg Allen also homered for New York, which will go for a sweep of the three-game series Wednesday night. Yankees

Freddie Freeman hit a home run among his four hits, Tony Gonsolin went six strong innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 9-3 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Tuesday. Jason Heyward and J.D. Martinez also hit home runs while Freeman extended his hitting streak to 19 games, the third-longest run of his career, as the Dodgers won for the 13th time in their last 14 home games. Gonsolin (3-1) gave up o

Zac Gallen improved to 7-2, including a 6-0 record at home, pitching six innings in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 5-1 victory Tuesday night over the Colorado Rockies in Phoenix. Arizona has won three straight and seven of its last 10 games. Colorado has lost its last five road games against the Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers, sandwiched around a home stand in which the Rockies went 4-2 against the Miami Marlins and New York

A fielding error by third baseman Austin Riley allowed Seth Brown to score the winning run in the ninth inning and give the Oakland Athletics a 2-1 walk-off win over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. The A's have won the first two games of the series and go for their first sweep of the season on Wednesday afternoon. It was Oakland's fifth walk-off win of the season. Atlanta reliever Raisel Iglesias (1-2) wal

Barcelona [Spain], May 31 (ANI): Barcelona's goalkeeper Marc Andre ter Stegen is currently level at 26 clean sheets in a season with Deportivo goalkeeper Paco Liano, who set the record for most clean sheets in 1993/94. Barcelona still has one game to play, which means Ter Stegen can break the record of Paco Liano. Stegen is also likely to win the golden glove award. The golden glove award is given to a keeper who has kept

Manchester [UK], May 31 (ANI): Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been named LMA Manager of the Year for the third time in six seasons. Guardiola previously won the LMA prize in 2018 and 2021. The Spaniard took charge of the Blues at the start of the 2016/17 campaign. Since his arrival, the tactician has won five Premier League titles in the last six years. This time his team went toe to toe against Arsenal who pos

After legendary quarterback Tom Brady hung up his cleats and called it a career, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been left with a huge void to fill under center. Tampa Bay drafted Kyle Trask in the second round of the 2021 draft to help prepare for Brady's eventual departure, but the Buccaneers also brought in a veteran presence this past offseason when they signed Baker Mayfield to a one-year deal. With the starting posi

Andrew Vaughn drilled a bases-clearing double to key a five-run fourth inning, Romy Gonzalez homered and Jake Burger and Luis Robert had three hits apiece to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 7-3 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. Chicago stopped a three-game losing streak behind an 11-hit attack. The White Sox were trailing 3-1 when they came to bat in the fourth, but they quickly turned things aro

New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): With the World Test Championship final just a week away, Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood has provided an update on his fitness. Recently, Hazlewood has been in a battle with a small issue and due to this he had to cut short his time with the Indian Premier League (IPL) outfit Royal Challengers Bangalore earlier this month when the injury started to aggravate. But now the 32-year-old has re

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is appointed as a member of Bayern Munich's supervisory board by the general assembly. /CFP

Alex Bregman and Chas McCormick homered in the second inning while Brandon Bielak pitched effectively into the sixth as the Houston Astros topped the visiting Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Tuesday. The Astros improved to 15-4 over their last 19 games and evened this three-game series by pouncing on Twins right-hander Joe Ryan (7-2) via their second-inning power surge. Bielak (2-2) yielded one run, three hits and three walks ov

Kyle Hendricks allowed one run over five innings in his second 2023 start and Mike Tauchman's tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth made the Tampa Bay Rays pay for some shoddy defense, sending the host Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night. Hendricks returned from a shoulder injury last Thursday, allowing five runs - three earned - in 4 1/3 innings against the New York Mets, in his first start since July 5. On Tue

New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Following a resounding 17-0 victory over Thailand, the Indian Junior Men's Hockey Team advanced to the Semi-Finals of the Men's Junior Asia Cup 2023 in Salalah, Oman on Sunday to face Korea. The Indian team qualified for the FIH Junior Hockey Men's World Cup 2023, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 5 to 16 December 2023. India will now face Korea in the Semi-Final of the Me

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SINGAPORE, May 31 (Xinhua) -- The 2023 edition of sustainable light festival of "i Light Singapore" will be held from June 1 to 25 in Singapore.

During its preview, various eye-opening futuristic light artworks created by artists f

Jon Rahm doesn't care which tour players compete on when it comes to the Ryder Cup. He wants the best players from Europe and the United States going toe-to-toe in what he calls a "beautiful" event. The Europeans were routed two years ago at Whistling Straits, but Rahm teamed with Spanish countryman Sergio Garcia to earn three of their team's nine points. That partnership won't be rekindled in Italy this year, with Team

Jose Barrero hit a grand slam and Ben Lively pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings to help the Cincinnati Reds pick up a 9-8 road victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Barrero's home run came against Red Sox reliever Joely Rodriguez and made it 8-0 in the seventh. Barrero wasn't in Cincinnati's starting lineup but was inserted in center field when TJ Friedl left the game with hamstring tightness. Lively (3-2) allo