Новости за 03.07.2023

New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): With exactly a month to go for the highly-anticipated Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023, preparations are in top gear at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Egmore, Chennai. The iconic stadium which hosted the Men's Asia Cup in 2007, which India won, is undergoing a major renovation ahead of the prestigious event. The 8000 capacity stadium, which was built in 1995, is getting brand

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 3 (ANI): Argentina's 2022 FIFA World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez arrived at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Monday to a warm welcome from supporters and fans. There was palpable enthusiasm at the airport with fans cheering for the footballer who was one of the heroes of Argentina's World Cup victory in Qatar last December. He will be in the ci

Rain paused most of the afternoon action at Wimbledon on opening day Monday, but No. 1 Iga Swiatek sailed into the second round with an easy 6-1, 6-3 win over Lin Zhu of China. A brief delay to close the roof wasn't enough to shift momentum for Zhu, who lasted less than 10 minutes after the Court 1 lid was put into place. Swiatek was forced to withdraw from the semifinals at Bad Homburg on Friday due to illness. She loo

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 3 (ANI): Bengaluru's Rajendra R underlined his standing as India's top biker, winning the opening South Zone round of the FMSCI Reise Indian National Rally Sprint Championship (2W) on Sunday.As per the official press release, "Rajendra R, recorded the fastest time of the day in the Open Class Up To 550cc, scorching the 10-km specially designed course in Sarjapur on the outskirts of Beng

The Tampa Bay Lightning traded winger Pat Maroon and a prospect to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2024 draft. Maroon, 35, a three-time Stanley Cup winner, is owed $1 million on the final year of his contract in 2023-24. The Lightning are retaining 20 percent of that salary. Tampa also sent forward Max Cajkovic to Minnesota in the deal, announced late Sunday night. Maroon tallied 14 point

New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): West Indies has been knocked out of the 50-over World Cup race, a news that not many would have anticipated back in 2019 after the previous edition of the tournament in 2019, has finally become a reality. The two-time champions in 1975 and 1979, one the biggest powerhouse in cricket that has produced legends like Viv Richards, Desmond Haynes, Ian Bishop, Malcolm Marshall, Curtley Ambrose,

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 3 (ANI): Describing the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government as an "illegitimate child," Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the people had given the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance a significant mandate in the 2019 assembly polls but Uddhav Thackeray "cheated them" by aligning with NCP and Congress to become the chief ministerIn an interview with ANI Editor S

New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Neeraj Chopra added another silverware to his cabinet after securing first position in the Javelin throw event of the Dimond League 2023 with the best throw of 87.66 metres. In a recent press conference, Neeraj Chopra revealed that injury was on his mind before his fifth throw. Chopra's fifth throw of 87.66 metres helped him secure another gold medal in his career. According to the officia

The rioting and looting that has erupted in France following the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Nahel by police at a traffic stop has been widely relayed abroad, but from radically different perspectives.

With outfielder Bryan Reynolds back in the fold, the Pittsburgh Pirates will hit the road this week in an attempt to find some of the form they showed on the most recent homestand. Reynolds returned Sunday from a stint on the injured list because of lower back inflammation and went 0-for-4 in a 6-3 defeat to the Milwaukee Brewers. It was Pittsburgh's second consecutive defeat after opening a six-game home stretch with fo

The distances to the fences at Petco Park have shortened in the 18 seasons since Phil Nevin said "hitting a home run in San Diego is like hitting one out of a national park." Comments such as that hastened Nevin's trade to the Texas Rangers in 2005. Now the manager of the Los Angeles Angels, Nevin -- who still ranks third on the Padres' list of all-time home run leaders -- will return to Petco Park on Monday night with

HANGZHOU, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese naval hospital ship "Peace Ark" set sail on Monday for a humanitarian medical mission in Kiribati, Tonga, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and East Timor.

HT SyndicationPanaji (Goa) [India], July 3: More than 700 young people across New Delhi and Goa took part in football tournaments and value-based workshops over the past couple of months, run by the Premier League and British Council, the UK's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural exchange as part of the Premier League Primary Stars education programme. Premier League Primary Stars supports

The Atlanta Braves will try to run their winning streak to nine games when they open a three-game series at the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night. Atlanta also has won 16 of its past 17 games and 23 of 26 to take a nine-game lead in the National League East. "These guys don't get caught upin what we've done or any of that," Braves manager Brian Snitker said. "They're just about today's game." Atlanta will put its win

Costa Rica head coach Amelia Valverde during an international friendly match between Scotland and Costa Rica at Hampden Park on April 11, 2023, in Glasgow, Scotland. /CFP

New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned for July 14 pleas challenging the Tamil Nadu government's decision to construct 134 feet tall "Pen monument" in honour of ex-Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo M Karunanidhi at the Marina Beach near the Muthamil Kalaignar Karunanidhi memorial. A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul posted the matter for hearing to next Fri

With the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games just around the corner, RFI's French and foreign-language editorial teams have taken a look back at ten Olympic Games that have made history and at how history has changed the Games.

Dan Salomone

For 16 years, Eli Manning stood in front of the microphone and answered question after question after question in the largest media market in the world. Now, he's the one doing the asking.

That's why Manning 1.0 would have a difficult time understanding Manning 2.0.

"I'd be very confused," Manning said on the Front Office Sports Podcast, where he sat down alongside Giants Chief Business

BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Imagine tens of millions of table tennis balls spinning, bouncing, and even colliding with each other in a gigantic gymnasium. It is almost impossible to track every movement with human eyes.

CANBERRA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Co-hosts Australia have announced their final 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

France's mayors have called on the public and elected officials to gather at town halls nationwide on Monday in a show of mass opposition to violent protests that have rocked the country since last Tuesday following the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old at the hands of the police. There were fewer arrests on Sunday night, suggesting the violence may be waning.

WIMBLEDON, England - Nick Kyrgios pulled out of Wimbledon the night before the tournament's start, citing a wrist injury, a year after he reached his first Grand Slam final at the All England Club.

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 3 (ANI): It was a record-breaking day two of the National Swimming Championships being held in Hyderabad as Olympian Maana Patel was among the swimmers who established new records on Sunday. Maana Patel made a new national record in women's 100 m backstroke event. Lineysha AK also set a new record in the women's 200m breaststroke event"It's a Record Breaking Sunday at the National Swimm

London [UK], July 3 (ANI): Australian veteran spinner Nathan Lyon has been ruled out of the 2023 Ashes series against England and he has backed 22-year-old Todd Murphy to "leave his footmarks" in the series, saying that "stock ball" is good enough to provide a different challenge to the English batters. Australia on Monday announced changes to their squad for the remainder of the series, with Lyon ruled out due to a "sign

London [UK], July 3 (ANI): The prestigious Wimbledon Championships will be starting from Monday, with Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic having his eyes on multiple records. The third grand slam event of the year will be held at the prestigious All England Club in London, UK, as per Olympics.com. It is only played on grass courts. If Djokovic wins the title, he will equal Swiss legend Roger Federer's record of eight singl