Новости за 12.12.2021

New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): Major League Baseball kicked off their first-ever MLB Cup 2021 in India, a youth tournament for children of age group 9-11. A total of 12 teams from across the country came to participate in the competition. Rick Dell, General Manager for Baseball Development in Asia, and Dinesh Patel, the first Indian-born athlete to sign with an MLB team, The Pittsburgh Pirates, were also in attenda

James van Riemsdyk scored two goals to lift the Philadelphia Flyers past the host Arizona Coyotes 5-3 on Saturday. It was the 30th career multi-goal game for van Riemsdyk. Claude Giroux, Scott Laughton and Patrick Brown each added one goal for the Flyers, who won their second in a row following a 10-game losing streak. Travis Konecny had two assists. Flyers goaltender Martin Jones made 29 saves. Nick Schmaltz had one

Defensive ace Matisse Thybulle harassed Stephen Curry into 3-for-14 shooting on 3-pointers and Joel Embiid stole the show with a game-high 26 points Saturday night as the Philadelphia 76ers rolled past the visiting Golden State Warriors, 102-93. Needing nine 3-pointers to tie Ray Allen's all-time NBA career record, Curry came up six short and now takes his pursuit to Indiana on Monday night, where the Warriors will conti

Brisbane [Australia], December 12 (ANI): Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has said that he cannot understand why England left out both Stuart Broad and James Anderson for the first Test Ashes. Australia defeated England by nine wickets in the first Test at the Gabba, Brisbane. Both teams will now lock horns in the second Test, set to begin Thursday in Adelaide. "The conditions are only going to get better for Austra

Nikola Jokic scored 35 points and took 17 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets built a huge lead right after halftime and cruised to a 127-112 win over the host San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. It was the second of two games in three nights between the teams in the Alamo City. The Nuggets scored the final nine points of the second quarter and then 15 of the first 16 in the third period to build a 30-point lead and waltzed to th

Detroit Pistons leading scorer Jerami Grant will be out indefinitely with torn ligaments in his right thumb, The Athletic reported Saturday night. Grant suffered the injury Friday night against the New Orleans Pelicans. His thumb was bent backward while diving for a loose ball. Grant, 27, is averaging 20.1 points per game to go with 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists. --Field Level Media

Dillon Brooks scored a game-high 25 points, Desmond Bane added 19 points as the host Memphis Grizzlies built an early advantage and held on late to beat the Houston Rockets 113-106 on Saturday. The Grizzlies, playing without Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., have won 7 of 8 since Morant was sidelined. They shot 50 percent from the floor, turned 16 Houston turnovers into 21 points and overcame woeful free-throw shooting t

Brisbane [Australia], December 12 (ANI): Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey said that he has a lot of confidence in his game and he is now looking forward to the Adelaide Test against England. Carey created a record for taking most catches (8) on Test debut as Australia defeated England by nine wickets in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba. "I've got lots of confidence in my game. I guess playing a little bit of whit

Isaac Okoro scored 20 points, Jarrett Allen, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley all recorded double-doubles, and the host Cleveland Cavaliers never trailed en route to a 117-103 win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. Saturday's matchup was the second half of a back-to-back for both teams, but the Cavaliers looked like the fresher team in the early going. They scored the game's first six points, then extended the lead to

Andy Greene and Zach Parise scored the tying and go-ahead second-period goals against their former team Saturday night as the host New York Islanders finally earned their first win at UBS Arena by beating the New Jersey Devils, 4-2, in Elmont, N.Y. Parise's short-handed game-winner was his first goal as a member of the Islanders and came on what would have been his late father J.P.'s 80th birthday. J.P. Parise scored 73

Duncan Robinson scored a season-high 26 points and Kyle Lowry added a game-high 14 assists to lead the host Miami Heat to a 118-92 win over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. Robinson also played in his 174th consecutive regular-season game, tying the franchise record set by Glen Rice from 1992 to 1994. Chicago's Zach LaVine scored a game-high 33 points, making 11-for-20 from the floor, including 7-for-11 on 3-pointer

RIYADH, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah claimed the title of the 2021 Hail Toyota International Rally and his fifth title in the World Cup for Cross Country Rally from the International Automobile Federation (FIA-Cross Country).

T.J. Oshie scored the shootout winner and the visiting Washington Capitals defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday. With both teams having converted once in their first two attempts, Oshie, who usually shoots first for Washington, took the third shot and beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen for the win. Lars Eller and Martin Fehervary scored in regulation for Washington and Vitek Vanecek made 29 saves in regulation and overtim

Norwich [UK], December 12 (ANI): Cristiano Ronaldo successfully converted a penalty as Manchester United defeated Norwich City in the Premier League 2021-22 season on Saturday. United managed to outclass Norwich City 1-0 and with this win, the Red Devils moved to fifth place in Premier League standings. Ronaldo's strike came in the 75th minute of the game and it was enough to help United register a 1-0 win. In another gam

Panaji (Goa) [India], December 12 (ANI): Bengaluru FC was pushed near the bottom place as FC Goa handed the Blues a third consecutive defeat, emerging 2-1 winners in an Indian Super League (ISL) 2021-22 fixture at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim. This was a second consecutive victory for the Gaurs in a match that saw two red cards and eight yellow cards. Ashique Kuruniyan (16' OG) scored his second own goal of the season

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Julian Alvarez scored a late equalizer as champions River Plate drew 1-1 at Atletico Tucuman in their final match of the Argentine Primera Division season on Saturday.

Pavel Buchnevich scored one goal and set up another as the St. Louis Blues defeated the visiting Montreal Canadiens 4-1 Saturday for their seventh straight home victory. Dakota Joshua, Ivan Barbashev and Torey Krug also scored for the Blues, who have won three straight overall. Vladimir Tarasenko, Ryan O'Reilly and Logan Brown each earned two assists. The Blues were missing nine players due to injuries and COVID-19 prot

Goaltender Casey DeSmith stopped all 33 shots he faced and Brock McGinn scored Saturday to stake the Pittsburgh Penguins to their fourth straight win, 1-0 over the visiting Anaheim Ducks. DeSmith, the Penguins' backup goalie making just his sixth start of the season after struggling early on, picked up his seventh career shutout, first of the season and first against Anaheim. He lost his first four starts before earning

The Los Angeles Lakers can't afford to lose any more games that they're expected to win, even when they're not at 100 percent. The Lakers are scheduled to host the Orlando Magic on Sunday evening, and Los Angeles could be without eight-time All-Star center Anthony Davis for a second straight gamebecause of left knee soreness. The Lakers did fine Friday night without Davis at the Oklahoma City Thunder, getting 33 points

Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points to lead the visiting Utah Jazz to a 123-98 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday. Rudy Gobert added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Jazz. Hassan Whiteside tallied 18 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks off the bench. Mike Conley chipped in 11 points and a team-high eight assists. Utah won its seventh straight game and went undefeated on a four-game Eastern Conference road tr

MADRID, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Spanish tennis legend Manolo Santana died on Saturday in his residence in Marbella (Southern Spain) at the age of 83.

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young won the 2021 Heisman Trophy on Saturday night in New York. Young had a fabulous season, guiding Alabama to the No. 1 seed in the upcoming College Football Playoff. Young threw for 4,322 yards and 40 touchdowns with just four interceptions. His last showing certainly resonated with voters as he threw for 421 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-24 win over then-No. 1 Georgia in the SEC title

St John's [Antigua], December 12 (ANI): Following RT-PCR tests administered on arrival in Pakistan, Cricket West Indies (CWI) has confirmed that four members of the West Indies touring party have tested positive for COVID-19 and will now undergo a period of self-isolation. Left-arm pacer Sheldon Cottrell, all-rounders Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers, along with a non-coaching member of the team management unit returned posit

Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 12 (ANI): Kandy Warriors defeated the Galle Gladiators by 5 wickets in Saturday's first match of the Lanka Premier League 2021 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Kandy, who have not had the best of time in the tournament, put the Galle Gladiators under pressure by restricting them to 127 for 7 in their 20 overs. Kamindu Mendis was the pick of the bowlers for the Kandy Warriors, who picked

ROME, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Juventus failed to wrap up all three points against Venezia in Serie A, as it was held 1-1 by the newly-promoted Venezia on Saturday, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic's late equalizer prevented AC Milan from a defeat against Udinese.