Новости за 15.12.2023

New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports's (MYAS) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) in their recent meeting approved racewalker Priyanka Goswami's proposal to get training in Australia under coach Brent Vallance. Priyanka, who was the first Indian Athlete to qualify for the Paris Olympics, will be training in a high-altitude training centre near Canberra, Australia and also compete in a few

London [UK], December 15 (ANI): England batter Sam Billings confirmed his intention to step back from red-ball cricket and has reiterated his commitment to the Club's white-ball future by signing a new white-ball contract. "Kent Cricket can confirm that Sam Billings, the first T20 captain of the Kent Spitfires, has reiterated his commitment to the Club's white-ball future by signing a new white-ball contract," Kent Cricke

Google Deepmind has recently announced Gemini, its new AI model to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT. While both models are examples of "generative AI", which learn to find patterns of input training information to generate new data

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran's women's football team climbed four places to 59th in the FIFA Women's World Ranking published on Friday.

New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Cricket commentator and former India player Aakash Chopra throws a light on which player can fetch a high price in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction. Hosting JioCinema's daily sports show 'AAKASHVANI', Aakash Chopra predicted his top five buys at the IPL 2024 Player Auction to be held in Dubai on Tuesday. His first pick was Australia's experienced pacer Mitchell St

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 15 (ANI): India spinner Deepti Sharma revealed Sophie Ecclestone's wicket as her favourite on Day 2 of the one-off Test against England on Friday at the DY Patil Sports Academy. Deepti singlehandedly with her spell swept away the opposition's batting line-up on a day that saw 19 wickets fall. She finished the first innings with 5/7 in 5.3 overs, her maiden five-for, which included fo

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Shahrdari Gorgan guard Sina Vahedi isn't bothered whatsoever by being one of the younger players in a competition as elite as the ongoing FIBA West Asia Super League (WASL).

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 15 (ANI): Mumbai Indians (MI), the five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, announced on Friday that star all-rounder Hardik Pandya will be leading the team in the 2024 edition of the league. "Mumbai Indians today announced a significant leadership transition for the upcoming 2024 season. Renowned all-rounder Hardik Pandya is set to take the helm as the captain of the Mumbai

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 15 (ANI): India's women's team produced a complete performance on Day 2 to move closer towards victory in the one-off Test against England on Friday at the DY Patil Sports Academy. At the end of Day 2, India posted a total of 186/6 in 42 overs, with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar unbeaten with respective scores of 44(67) and 17(41) respectively. Deepti Sharma's spin spu

MADRID, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The 17th round of matches in La Liga comes with FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez under pressure, while several other coaches could also lose their jobs if results go the wrong way. Here are four things to keep an eye out for this weekend in Spain.

Kevin Eck Why Lamar Jackson Is Better Than Ever as a Scrambler

Lamar Jackson's evolution as a drop-back passer this season has been much-discussed, and the statistics reflect his growth in that area.

In first-year Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken's more pass-centric offense, Jackson is just 194 yards away from surpassing his career-high of 3,127 yards passing, while his rushing yards per g

Perth [Australia], December 15 (ANI): Pakistan showed discipline with the bat in the initial stages, before a couple of strikes left them at 132/2 at the end of the day's play in the first Test as Australia boosted their dominant position at Optus Stadium on Friday. At the time of Day 2 stumps, Pakistan's score read 132/2 in 53 overs -trailing hosts by 355 runs- with Imam-ul-Haq (38) and Khurram Shahzad (7) unbeaten at th

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 15 (ANI): To facilitate the participants of the Jio Mumbai Cyclothon 2023, the Western Railway will be operating two special local train services on the night of December 17. The Virar-Bandra special trains will run from 1.30 a.m. to 4.12 a.m. on December 17. As per the Western Railway, "Participants will be allowed to take their bicycles on these local trains."Taking to the social m

New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): India's star badminton men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has been nominated for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award while pace sensation Mohammed Shami, archers Ojas Pravin Deotale and Aditi Gopichand Swami, wrestler Antim Panghal are among stars nominated for the Arjuna Award. Khel Ratna is the country's highest sporting honour given annually by the Un

New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Meet Assam's Anishmita Konwar, the 14-year-old who bagged the state's first gold medal at the Khelo India Para Games 2023 here in New Delhi. This prodigious daughter of a mason from Dibrugarh, who won the long jump in the T37 category, wants to shine in athletics like Assam's sprint queen Hima Das.Representing a contingent of just five participants, Anishmita has set her sight firmly

(Photo credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports) No. 8 Creighton looks to bounce back from its second loss of the season when it faces Alabama on Saturday at Omaha, Neb. Though the Crimson Tide are a tough opponent, the Bluejays (8-2) may be happy Alabama isn't part of the Mountain West. Creighton was outclassed 79-64 by UNLV on Wednesday night for its second double-digit loss to a Mountain West foe this season. Earli

New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Lauding legendary Indian wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni for having made the cricket number one sports and inspiring many to play it, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday is hopeful of many players eager to surpass former skipper 'Thala' record in the sport. Earlier on Friday, it was reported that the BCCI retired Dhoni's iconic No.7 jersey as a gesture to the World Cup-winning

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 15 (ANI): Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou talked about how he aims to deal with the set of challenges that are about to fall on him in the coming days ahead of their Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest. Postecoglou will be without his three key players - captain Heung-Min Son and midfielders Yves Bissouma and Pape Sar as they are set to fly off to participate in mid-

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran international winger Saman Ghoddos is a valuable asset for English Premier League side Brentford.

Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): Actor and film producer Dwayne Johnson is all set to take up a new role as mixed martial arts fighter Mark Kerr. The wrestler-turned-actor, 51, will play the MMA and UFC champion in director Benny Safdie's upcoming film 'The Smashing Machine', according to an announcement made by the independent entertainment company A24, reported People. "Dwayne and Benny are singular talents, and thei

New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Pakistan batter Ahmed Shehzad has retired from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) after blaming all six franchises for making a "deliberate effort" to keep him out of the competition. He released a statement, giving a brief detail about the reasons for his not being a part of the PSL. He also hinted about taking offers from different franchises as his retirement from PSL does not mean th

New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Uncapped New Zealand pacer Ben Sears has been called up to Kiwi's ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against Bangladesh to replace Kyle Jamieson after he sustained a stiff left hamstring. The 28-year-old pacer returned to New Zealand after the two-Test series in Bangladesh following that Jamieson travelled to Dunedin to join the ODI squad. Even though he appeared in both Te

New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice president, Rajeev Shukla, has welcomed the decision to retire MS Dhoni's No.7 jersey and hailed his contribution to Indian cricket. Earlier on Friday, it was reported that the BCCI retired Dhoni's iconic No.7 jersey as a gesture to the World Cup-winning captain. Dhoni is the second Indian player after the legendary batter Sachin Te

Potchefstroom [South Africa], December 15 (ANI): Pacer Prasidh Krishna, young batter Pradosh Ranjan Paul and all-rounder Shardul Thakur struck the right notes as India A played out a draw with South Africa A. Krishna scaled a five-fer while spilling away 43 runs in his 18.1 over spell. The 27-year-old has made a bold statement with his performance ahead of India's two-match Test series against South Africa. If Mohammed Sh

BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Heavy snowfall sweeping north China is presenting not only logistical challenges and disruptions to transportation but is also serving as a welcome surprise and opportunity for many.