Новости за 19.03.2018

Sometime between his third and fourth wrist surgeries, feeling no relief from his debilitating pain and seeing little reason to believe he would regain the top-five form that brought him the U.S. Open title in 2009, Juan Martin del Potro considered retirement. His backhand was feeble. His spirit...

A senior North Korean diplomat handling North American affairs was heading to Finland on Sunday for talks with representatives from the U.S. and South Korea.

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a 40-year-old man Sunday who authorities said walked toward him and another deputy while carrying two 12-inch kitchen knives.

Southeast Asian leaders and Australia’s prime minister on Sunday called on North Korea to end its nuclear program and urged U.N. countries to fully implement sanctions against the country.

After taking all it could handle from American on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the UCLA women's basketball team hopes to play better Monday in its final game this season at Pauley Pavilion.

Russell Westbrook had 37 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds for his fifth straight triple-double, Steven Adams scored 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Raptors 132-125 on Sunday, snapping Toronto's winning streak at 11.

Minnesota brings up mixed memories for Christian Folin. They include a bus ride full of doubt and pop star Taylor Swift.

There would be no seventh time for “Seven Time.”

Jimmie Johnson, the seven-time champion in NASCAR’s Monster Energy Cup Series, also hoped to become the first driver to win seven Cup races at Auto Club Speedway and, in doing so, snap a 27-race winless streak.

Johnson certainly tried, storming into...

Russian President Vladimir Putin told a crowd at a celebratory concert outside the Kremlin walls late Sunday that his overwhelming election victory resulted from a united nation looking to the future.

AT THE PLATE: Clayton Kershaw doubled in the Dodgers’ run against the San Diego Padres at Camelback Ranch, and Joc Pederson doubled and singled against the Milwaukee Brewers at Maryvale Baseball Park. Pederson lifted his Cactus League batting average to .167.

No competitor, in any sport, is more focused than Clayton Kershaw. On the days he pitches, there is no tolerance for distraction.

AT THE PLATE: Zack Cozart drove in the Angels’ first two runs on a fielder’s choice and a double, doubling his RBI total for the spring. The team’s new third baseman is hitting .303, although he did make a throwing error Sunday. Kole Calhoun had a double in three at-bats, continuing a fine spring...

When the Indiana Pacers traded Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder last summer, a common opinion about what they got in return was: “That’s it?”

Given his performance this spring, Ian Kinsler sort of sneaking up on the Angels in the offseason now seems entirely appropriate.

President Trump plans to push ahead with a controversial call for the death penalty for some drug dealers as part of a larger initiative to fight opioid abuse, a senior White House official said Sunday.

The annual Los Angeles Marathon routinely draws more than 20,000 participants every year, many of them athletes from around the world.

Mid-20s Australian artist Stella Donnelly was about halfway through “Mean to Me,” a song about a no-good significant other who criticizes her jokes, acts bored in her presence and lacks even a sliver of human decency, when she decided to lighten the mood with the lilt of a violin.

USC is preparing to play its remaining games in the National Invitation Tournament without leading scorer Chimezie Metu.

Martin Truex Jr. drove a dominant race to win the Auto Club 400 in Fontana on Sunday as Kevin Harvick failed in his bid to win four consecutive races.

The driver of a stolen car crashed head-on into another vehicle soon after San Diego County sheriff’s deputies called off a pursuit in Valley Center early Sunday, leaving two people dead and two others injured.

The loudest roars at Bay Hill were for Tiger Woods. The last ones were for Rory McIlroy.