Новости за 22.12.2023

Melbourne [Australia], December 22 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) and RISE Worldwide have announced a four-year partnership that will see RISE exclusively manage Cricket Australia's sponsorship sales for virtual inventory in India. This will commence from the 2023/24 season and go on till the 2026/27 season, according to a release from Cricket Australia. The tenure of the partnership will cover various marquee series inclu

Paarl [South Africa], December 22 (ANI): Following India's 2-1 ODI series win against South Africa, the 'Men in Blue' batter Sai Sudharsan received the 'Impact Fielder of the ODI Series' medal for taking a stupendous catch in the third ODI against the Proteas. KL Rahul's India registered a 78-run victory against the Proteas in the third ODI at the Boland Park in Paarl on Thursday. While announcing the winner, Indian field

(Photo credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports) Trey Murphy III scored a game-high 28 points and the visiting New Orleans Pelicans routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 123-104 on Thursday night. Murphy made 10 of 16 field-goal attempts, 6 of 10 3-point tries and both of his free throws as New Orleans won for the fifth time in six games. CJ McCollum added 18 points, Brandon Ingram scored 17, Naji Marshall had 14, Jonas Valanciu

(Photo credit: Jaime Valdez-USA TODAY Sports) The Phoenix Suns are spiraling downward as one of the biggest disappointments over the first third of the NBA season. Star guard Devin Booker can feel the urgency and put out the "It's time to pick it up" message on Thursday, one day before the Suns visit the Sacramento Kings. Phoenix has dropped seven of its past 10 games and allowed a 16-point lead to slip away Tuesday nig

(Photo credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports) Nathan MacKinnon scored four goals, including the 300th of his career, for his fifth career hat trick as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4 in Denver on Thursday night. MacKinnon also had an assist and extended his point streak to 17 games, which matches his home point streak. He is the first Avalanche player to have a four-goal game since the team moved

(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) Byrum Brown threw three touchdown passes and two South Florida players scored on long fumble returns as the Bulls trounced Syracuse 45-0 on Thursday night in the Boca Raton Bowl in Boca Raton, Fla. Brown twice found Sean Atkins for a touchdown as part of a 19-of-26 passing performance in which he threw for 214 yards without an interception. Atkins finished with six catc

Napier [New Zealand], December 22 (ANI): New Zealand cricketers Kane Williamson and Kyle Jamieson have been withdrawn from Kiwi's T20I squad against Bangladesh after "medical advice", according to ESPNcricinfo. Bowling Allrounder Mitchell Santner will be the skipper in the absence of Williamson. Rachin Ravindra and pacer Jacob Duffy have been included in New Zealand's T20I squad to replace Williamson and Jamieson. The New

New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Tis Hazari court of Delhi on Thursday remanded Deepak Pahal alias Boxer in three days of custody of the Delhi police crime branch in an extortion case. This case originally pertains to an FIR registered at Wazirabad Police Station this year. It is alleged that Deepak Boxer demanded Rs. 50 lakh from a person after firing on his house by two minors. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumeet

(Photo credit: Yukihito Taguchi-USA TODAY Sports) After signing reigning American League MVP Shohei Ohtani to a 10-year, $700 million contract earlier this month, the Los Angeles Dodgers landed star Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto with a 12-year, $325 million deal Thursday, per multiple media reports. Yamamato's pact would eclipse New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole's deal by $1 million, making it the largest contr

(Photo credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports) Anthony Edwards scored 27 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished five assists to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 118-111 win over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night in Minneapolis. Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points for Minnesota, which bounced back from a loss one night earlier against the Philadelphia 76ers. Rudy Gobert notched a double-double with 1

by sportswriters He Leijing and Pan Yi

BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- For Chinese football, hope once faded, though it is never gone.

China's men's national team are gearing up for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup in Qatar, despite the difficulties that have blighted the sport in the country in 2023.

Whether China can reach the final eight at the 24-team tournament or even notch some morale-boosting victor

TOKYO, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in an apparent move to restore public trust amid the growing political slush fund scandal within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) factions, replaced two LDP executives on Friday.

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and the surging Los Angeles Rams strengthened their playoff chances with a 30-22 victory against the visiting New Orleans Saints on Thursday night. Stafford passed for 328 yards and threw touchdowns to Puka Nacua, who had 164 receiving yards, and Demarcus Robinson as the Rams (8-7), who entered the game in possession of the final wild-

Perth [Australia], December 22 (ANI): Australian opening batter Usman Khawaja will challenge his International Cricket Council's (ICC) charge for wearing a blank armband during the first Test match against Pakistan, according to ESPNcricinfo. Before the start of the second Test in Melbourne, Khawaja said that he wore the black armband for "personal bereavement". The 37-year-old pointed out that in the past many cricketers

(Photo credit: Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports) Kirill Kaprizov scored the overtime winner and added two assists as the Minnesota Wild edged the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Thursday. Kaprizov one-timed a Marcus Johansson feed past Sam Montembeault with 4.9 seconds remaining in the extra frame for his second overtime winner in two games. Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi and Brock Faber had the other goals for the Wild, who have won f

(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) Matt Duchene scored with 9.2 seconds left in the overtime as the Dallas Stars rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Thursday and extend their home-ice winning streak to four games. Duchene raced in alone and slipped the puck between the legs of Vancouver goalie Thatcher Demko, allowing Dallas to improve to 4-0-1 in its past five games overall. Duchene's goal came just

(Photo credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports) Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Damian Lillard added 24 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks sent the visiting Orlando Magic to a fourth consecutive loss in a 118-114 decision on Thursday. Milwaukee, a winner now of six straight, used a 21-8 third-quarter run to open a 15-point lead, then held the Magic at bay the rest of the game. Orlando rallied to

(Photo credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 134-115 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday. The Thunder stretched their winning streak to three and won for the seventh time in nine games and snapped the Clippers' nine-game winning streak. While rookie Chet Holmgren didn't record a block after combining for 15 over the previous

(Photo credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports) Desmond Bane scored 22 of his 31 points in the second half and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 21 points as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the visiting Indiana Pacers 116-103 on Thursday night. Ja Morant had 20 points, eight assists and five rebounds in his home debut this season after serving a 25-game suspension for holding a gun in multiple videos last spring. Zaire Williams chipped i

(Photo credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports) The 10 departing members of the Pac-12 reached a settlement agreement with remaining schools Oregon State and Washington State to end litigation related to control of the conference. As part of the deal announced Thursday, the exiting schools will give up some of their 2023-24 revenue, cede future control of league assets and agree to language against future litigation. The sid

(Photo credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports) Coby White scored 22 points, including 12 in the decisive fourth quarter, as the Chicago Bulls were at their best over the final 12 minutes while beating the visiting San Antonio Spurs 114-95 Thursday. The Bulls, who won their third in a row, led by four at halftime and by nine in the third quarter before San Antonio fought back to within 77-70 heading into the final quarter.

Tarouba [Trinidad], December 22 (ANI): Shai Hope's onslaught powered West Indies to clinch a four-wicket win against England in the fifth T20I match in Trinidad on Friday. It helped the Caribbeans register a 3-2 win in the T20I series. After winning the toss, West Indies asked England to bat first at the Brian Lara Stadium. English opener Philip Salt (38 runs from 22 balls) failed to continue his remarkable form but still

(Photo credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports) Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Adam Erne scored in a 69-second span early in the third period for the Edmonton Oilers, who squandered an early lead before storming back to beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3 on Thursday in Newark, N.J. McDavid took advantage of a collision in the crease between Devils goalie Vitek Vanecek and defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler to fire a puck into

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) Sidney Crosby scored in regulation, then produced the only goal in a shootout to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 2-1 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. Crosby, Pittsburgh's second shooter in the tiebreaking competition, swung to the left, moved into the slot while dribbling the puck, then clanked a shot in off the right post. Penguins goaltender Alex N

(Photo credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports) Tampa Bay's Nicholas Paul scored the go-ahead goal with 1:13 remaining in regulation as the Lightning won a wild 5-4 affair over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night. Paul, who added two assists, found a rebound and ripped his 11th goal from a sharp angle past sliding goaltender Jiri Patera (31 saves) for the game-winner. Brayden Point scored twice and had an assist t