Новости за 16.11.2023

GENEVA, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday awarded the 2023 Olympic Cup to the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation for its commitment to supporting refugee athletes and refugees worldwide through taekwondo.

(Photo credit: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports) The red-hot Miami Heat will take a six-game winning streak into a matchup against the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Thursday. The Heat enter off a 115-105 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday, which wrapped up a 4-0 road trip. "We have a will to win," Heat center Bam Adebayo said. Brooklyn has a much more modest two-game win streak, including its most recent victory,

(Photo credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports) The Boston Celtics will be without two of their stars in a battle of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference, as Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis will miss Wednesday night's game against the host Philadelphia 76ers. Brown is out due to a non-COVID illness, while Porzingis will be sidelined because of a right knee contusion. Philadelphia star Joel Embiid was in dang

(Photo credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports) After several misses in his stellar career, Gerrit Cole broke through and won his first American League Cy Young Award in unanimous fashion, it was announced Wednesday on MLB Network. Cole received all 30 first-place votes and 210 total points in balloting by 30 Baseball Writers' Association of America voters. "I am extremely proud. It validates a lot of the hard work I've p

(Photo credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports) Blake Snell became a two-time Cy Young Award winner on Wednesday when the San Diego Padres left-hander was named the National League's top pitcher, it was announced on MLB Network. Snell received 28 first-place votes and 204 total points in balloting by 30 Baseball Writers' Association of America voters. He is the seventh pitcher to win the award in both leagues. Logan Web

JAKARTA, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- A goal from Mathis Amougou gave France a 1-0 win over South Korea on Wednesday in Group E actions of the U-17 FIFA World Cup Indonesia.

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 16 (ANI): Independent candidate from Jubilee Hills constituency Naveen Yadav on Wednesday joined the Congress in the presence of TPCC chief Revanth Reddy. Naveen Yadav pledged his support to Jublihills Congress candidate Mohammed Azharuddin and said that he would work for the former cricketer's win in the elections. Meanwhile, Mohammed Azharuddin on Wednesday said that BJP has no re

Lahore [Pakistan], November 16 (ANI): Following a brief respite, Lahore is once again grappling with a severe air pollution crisis as the air quality index (AQI) reaching alarming levels, Dawn reported on Wednesday. The city, which had experienced five days of relatively normal air quality, saw a sudden spike with a maximum AQI of 401 recorded at 9 am, marking it as extremely unsafe for breathing. Global air quality monit

(Photo credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports) Iowa star cornerback Cooper DeJean is likely done for the season after sustaining a serious leg injury during Wednesday's practice, according to multiple media reports. The Athletic reported that DeJean has a broken fibula. The school hasn't announced specifics at this point. DeJean also was named Wednesday as one of five finalists for the Nagurski Trophy, which goes to the n

(Photo credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports) How the Commanders' defense went from No. 3 in yards allowed in the 2022 to the fourth-worst entering Week 11 remains one of the questions Washington is actively working to answer with seven games to play in 2023. Identifying reasons for the freefall isn't easy. The unit, guided by the same coordinator, Jack Del Rio, was bolstered by first- and second-round selections in the

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on China and the United States to find the right way to get along with each other.

(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports) If Aaron Rodgers receives medical clearance and wants to play this season, New York Jets coach Robert Saleh said the four-time NFL MVP will take the field. "Aaron's a big boy, a grown man, and no one's going to know Aaron's body like Aaron knows his body," Saleh said Wednesday. "And if he feels after all the doctors clear him -- I'm sure there's a million of them, I hav

(Photo credit: Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports) Vancouver Canucks defenseman Carson Soucy will miss six to eight weeks with a lower-body injury, the team announced Wednesday. Soucy was hit in the back of the leg by a shot from Montreal's Juraj Slafkovsky during the second period of Vancouver's 5-2 win over the Canadiens on Sunday. He was in extreme pain after being hit by the puck and soon went to the dressing room. He

(Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Teams for the debut season of the TGL continue to take shape with Sahith Theegala named to the Los Angeles Golf Club, Golfweek reported Wednesday. Theegala joins another Los Angeles-area native on the squad after Collin Morikawa already was named to Los Angeles Golf Club in advance of the virtual simulator golf league Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy helped found. Two more player

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on China and the United States to find the right way to get along with each other.

(Photo credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports) The Bhathal family is in "exclusive talks" to purchase the NWSL's Portland Thorns, Sportico reported on Wednesday. The Bhathals, investors in the NBA's Sacramento Kings, emerged from a group of multiple bidders, per the report. "No purchase agreement has been signed and the talks could still fall apart," the report said. "Any deal would also be subject to league approval." The

(Photo credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports) The Cleveland Browns' status as a legitimate threat in the AFC proved to be fleeting in the eyes of oddsmakers, who returned the long-beleaguered franchise to longshot status after losing quarterback Deshaun Watson to a season-ending shoulder injury. The Browns were on the outside-looking-in in the deep AFC playoff picture just a week ago. Despite owning a winning record, C

(Photo credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports) Panthers head coach Frank Reich has reclaimed the primary play-calling duties he handed to offensive coordinator Thomas Brown in October. Reich said Wednesday returning to the role has nothing to do with his job status in Carolina (1-8) amid speculation the first-year Panthers coach could be fighting for his job. "I have not been given any ultimatum," Reich said of his job sta