Новости за 21.01.2024

(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports) Florida Panthers forward William Lockwood was suspended three games by the NHL for goalie interference. Lockwood was punished by the league late Saturday night for hitting Marc-Andre Fleury after the Minnesota Wild goaltender went behind the net to play a puck early in the first period of the Panthers' 6-4 loss on Friday. The NHL said Lockwood made "high, forceful contact with

(Photo credit: Mike Frey-USA TODAY Sports) Ninth-seeded Barbora Krejcikova overcame a first-set setback to post a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Mirra Andreeva on Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne. In the process, Krejcikova avenged a pair of losses to Andreeva in 2023, including one at Wimbledon. TheCzech toppled the 16-year-old Russian in one hour, 59 minutes to set up a match against

(Photo credit: Mike Frey-USA TODAY Sports) Jannik Sinner and Andrey Rublev crashed into the Australian Open quarterfinals in late action on Sunday in Melbourne, setting up a clash between the world's No. 4 and No. 5 players, respectively. Sinner, of Italy, earned his way there with a 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 win over Karen Khachanov of Russia, the 15th seed. Rublev, another Russian, moved out of the fourth round following a come-f

Dubai [UAE], January 21 (ANI): Shubhankar Sharma improved to 30th place with one more round to go at the Dubai Desert Classic, even as Cameron Young will take a two-shot lead into the final round after carding a gutsy 71 on day three at Emirates Golf Club. Young started the third day with a three-shot advantage but found himself one back as he turned in 37, just as the three-time champion Rory McIlroy set the target at 12

New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Raiza Dhillon picked up her third medal of the Asia Olympic Qualification Shotgun in Kuwait, making it one of each colour, after she paired up with Gurjoat Khangura to clinch a bronze in the Skeet Mixed Team competition on Sunday. The pair outshot local favourites Abdullah Alrashidi and Eman Al Shama 41-39 in the second bronze medal match. Raiza had won a silver and a Paris Olympic quo

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 21 (ANI): Indian Olympic medalist shuttler Saina Nehwal reached Uttar Pradesh on Sunday to take part in the Ram Temple 'Pran Pratistha' ceremony to be held in Ayodhya on Monday and expressed their delight, saying that she feels fortunate to have come for the event. Besides Saina, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha and star cricketers like Anil Kumble and Venkatesh P

KAMPALA, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Uganda international midfielder Joan Nabirye has signed a two-year contract with Russian Women Super League side Spartak Moscow.

MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Men's top seed Novak Djokovic was in vintage form on Sunday as he swept aside Adrian Mannarino of France to storm into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, while Aryna Sabalenka continued her effortless march towards a title defence.

DOHA, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- China head coach Aleksandar Jankovic said on Sunday that his team will focus on themselves and try their best to advance to the knockout stages of the AFC Asian Cup.

NEW DELHI, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's Shi Yuqi and Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei claimed men's and women's titles respectively at badminton's India Open here on Sunday.

New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Mumbai's Vikrant Keni will lead the 16-member Indian Physically Disabled Cricket Team for the T20 five-match series against England to be held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, starting from January 28 to February 6. Narendra Modi Stadium, which hosted the final of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup between India and Australia, will host the last match of the five-match series along with the closing

Patna (Bihar) [India], January 21 (ANI): The Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) has announced the squad for their upcoming match against Uttarakhand in the ongoing Col CK Nayudu Trophy 2024, which gets underway on Sunday. Bihar is clubbed in Elite Group B with Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Mumbai and Bengal. The squad for the CK Nayudu U-23 match was approved by the Bihar Cricket Association. "Announ

Mumbai (Maharashtra)[India], January 21 (ANI): Ethiopian Hayle Lemi Berhanu became only the second athlete to defend the men's crown in the history of the Mumbai Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race, as he successfully crossed the finish line in 2:07:50. With today's victory, Lemi replicated the feat of the Kenyan runner John Kelai who won two back-to-back titles here during 2007-2008. After winning, Lemi, sta

Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], January 21 (ANI): Indian middle-order batting veteran Cheteshwar Pujara completed 20,000 runs in first-class cricket, becoming the fourth Indian batter to reach the mark. Pujara accomplished this milestone during Saurashtra's Ranji Trophy match against Vidarbha in Nagpur. In the match, Pujara had a solid outing. In the first innings, he scored 43 in 105 balls, with four boundaries and a six.

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 21 (ANI): Punjab FC (PFC) were held on to a goalless draw by I-League side Gokulam Kerala FC in the final match of Group C in the Kalinga Super Cup 2024 on Sunday. Punjab FC finished the tournament, finishing in third in the group with two points while Gokulam finished last with one point. PFC Head Coach Staikos Vergetis made six changes to the starting line-up bringing in Tekcham Abh

(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) It's been a frustrating start to a four-game western road trip for the New York Rangers. New York never really was in the game in the opener of the trip on Thursday, falling behind 4-0 in the first two periods of an eventual 5-1 loss to the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights.Then on stop two in Los Angeles on Saturday night, the Rangers sputtered out of th

(Photo credit: David Kirouac-USA TODAY Sports) On Friday night, Lane Lambert said the New York Islanders were not "anywhere near where (they) can or should be," the coach said following a loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. The franchise decision-makers agreed with him, firing Lambert on Saturday. Now, the challenge of fixing the Islanders is a task for Patrick Roy. The Hockey Hall of Fame member will make his Islanders' he

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For the second straight week the Detroit Lions are hosting a playoff game at Ford Field, this time against the No. 4 seed Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. It's a rematch of a Week 6 matchup in Tampa Bay that Detroit won 20-6.

With a win this afternoon, the Lions will play in the NFC Championship Game for the first time since 1991 in San Francisco against the No. 1

(Photo credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports) Seattle Kraken coach Dave Hakstol isn't quite sure which players he'll have available Sunday night when his team returns home to face the Toronto Maple Leafs after injuries and illness have been making their way through the Kraken ranks. But he knows Yanni Gourde won't be one of the players available. Gourde received a two-game suspension from the NHL for a five-minute cha

By Vipul KashyapDubai [UAE], January 21 (ANI): Afghanistan all-rounder Karim Janat said that the team learnt a lot from their recently-concluded tour to India and expressed hope that they will deliver a fine performance in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup this year to be held in West Indies and UAE. Janat was part of the three-match T20I series between India and Afghanistan from January 11-17, scoring 31 runs in three innin

New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Hailing Virat Kohli as the "comeback king," former Indian opener Aakash Chopra said with his 'Player of the Tournament' performance in the ICC Cricket World Cup last year, Kohli "reinvented the wheel". Virat will be in action during the India's home series against England, consisting of five Test matches from January 25 onwards. The star batter faced a brief slump in form from 2020-end

(Photo credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports) By the time overtime commenced on Saturday, the Houston Rockets' Cam Whitmore didn't seem to have much left in the tank. But forgive him, because what Whitmore and fellow rookie Amen Thompson contributed before the extra period played a role in why there was overtime at all. With Whitmore andThompson making timely plays on both ends, the Rockets held off the Utah Jazz 127-1

(Photo credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports) The Detroit Lions have captivated the state of Michigan, and the state's collective focus seems to be on the team's NFC divisional round playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Still, there's another game between teams from Detroit and the Tampa area being played Sunday night indowntown Detroit. The Red Wings are focused on ending their seven-year playoff d

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Arctic weather brought more misery to much of the U.S. on Saturday, especially for people unaccustomed to such bitter cold in places like Memphis, Tennessee, where residents were urged to boil water and some had no water at all after freezing temperatures broke water mains across the city. Temperatures weren't expected to rise until after the weekend.

New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): The star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty ended their India Open 2024 campaign as runners-up following a loss to reigning World Champions Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae from South Korea at Delhi on Sunday. Satwiksairaj-Chirag lost the match by 21-15, 11-21, 18-21. The Indian pair managed to take the first game but lost the second game in a one-sided mann