Новости за 18.01.2023

EXCLUSIVE: Liam Smith has been working with the speed guru who helped Manchester City ace Phil Foden find his feet as he prepares for his bout with Chris Eubank Jr

Jake Paul and Tommy Fury look set to finally meet in the ring with a 'done deal' seeing them square off at the end of February - ending years of bitter back and forth

Baltimore Ravens star Roquan Smith received the Butkus Award as the NFL's best linebacker in 2022. He became the fourth player to win the award in college and the pros, joining Patrick Willis, Von Miller and Luke Kuechly. Smith was named the nation's top collegiate linebacker at Georgia in 2017. Butkus' son, Matt, presented the trophy to Smith at the Ravens' facilities on Wednesday. "I'm very grateful to receive this,

Enthusiasm high for Celtic Challenge Welsh Rugby Union

Lucile Randon was born in southern France on 11 February 1904, a decade before the outbreak of the First World War. She died peacefully in her sleep earlier this week.

Sixth-seed Maria Sakkari avoided an embarrassing defeat to Russian teenager Diana Shnaider

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 18 (ANI): A top-class bowling effort from Mohammed Siraj outweighed Michael Bracewell's heroic ton and partnership with Mitchell Santner as India overcame a late onslaught from these two all-rounders to clinch a 12-run win over New Zealand in the first match of the three-match series at Hyderabad on Wednesday. With this, India has a 1-0 lead over New Zealand. Chasing 350, New Zealand

New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Star Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan said on Wednesday that he is happy to have come close to Australian legend Don Bradman's record in first-class cricket, a format in which he has the second-highest batting average of all time and sits next to the Aussie great in the charts. Sarfaraz's first-class average stands at massive 80.47, next to Bradman who had a towering average of 95.14. Thoug

New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Charan Singh flew to New Delhi amidst protests from wrestlers and refuted the charges of sexual assault allegations against him. "As soon as I came to know about the wrestlers protesting in Delhi I booked a flight and flew down to the national capital from Lucknow. I was not aware of the problems raised by the wrestlers but I still f

Inter Miami CF announced the addition of former MLS MVP Josef Martinez in a splash signing Wednesday. The 29-year-old Venezuelan striker scored 98 goals across six seasons at Atlanta United from 2017-22. Terms of Miami's deal with the former MLS Cup champion, MLS Golden Boot winner, U.S. Open Cup winner and Campeones Cup champion were not disclosed. "Josef is a champion and adding him to our group is exciting for us as

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin reports to team headquarters "almost daily," coach Sean McDermott said Wednesday. McDermott noted Hamlin is attempting to get back into a routine. He is not taking part in team meetings and was not with the team on gameday for the playoff win last week. "It's limited ... but he comes in, and I know he just started today or yesterday, just trying to get back to a little bit of a routine

The New York Mets and outfielder Tommy Pham are in agreement on a one-year, $6 million deal, multiple outlets reported Wednesday. The 34-year-old free agent split last season between the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox and batted .236 with 17 homers and 63 RBIs in 144 games. Pham is a career .259 hitter with 114 home runs and 363 RBIs in 876 games with the St. Louis Cardinals (2014-18), Tampa Bay Rys (2018-19), San D

Jake Mulraney is returning to his native Ireland after three seasons of MLS competition. Orlando City SC announced the transfer of the winger/midfielder to St. Patrick's Athletic F.C. on Wednesday. Terms of the deal with the Irish Premier Division club were not disclosed. "We would like to thank Jake for all the hard work and dedication he gave to us last season," general manager Luiz Muzzi said. "Jake is a true profes

Dan Quinn offers the Denver Broncos a massive mulligan on Friday, two days before he oversees the Dallas Cowboys' defense in a divisional playoff game at San Francisco. Quinn was a finalist for the Broncos' job in 2022, interviewing with Denver before Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett was named head coach. Hackett was fired Dec. 26 without completing his first season on the job. The Cowboys made Quinn one

New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Indian wrestler and Commonwealth Games medalist Vinesh Phogat on Wednesday said that she knows about 10-20 accounts of sexual harassment that women wrestlers faced, in which many coaches and referees are involved. Her statement comes on the day when Olympians Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Malikkh and Phogat led the protest at Jantar Mantar against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), alle

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 18 (ANI): Ahead of his side's Pool D match against Wales in the ongoing FIH Men's Hockey World Cup, Indian men's team coach Graham Reid said that the MRI scans of injured midfielder Hardik Singh look better than what the team had expected and his participation in the match will be decided on Thursday. India will lock horns with Wales in their final pool game at Kalinga Stadium, Bhuban

Steven Alker received the 2022 Jack Nicklaus Award as the Champions Tour's Player of the Year. Alker, 51, won four times and finished in the top 10 18 times in 23 starts to capture the Charles Schwab Cup. The New Zealand native also won the Arnold Palmer Award as the Tour's money leader ($3.54 million) and the Byron Nelson Award for the lowest scoring average (68.27). The awards were presented Tuesday night at the Tour

The WNBA is heading north for the league's first-ever preseason game in Canada. The Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx will meet on May 13 at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena. "Bringing a WNBA preseason game to Canada is an important milestone for the global growth of the league," commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a news release Wednesday. "I've spoken often of the global popularity of women's basketball and, this past season,

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland smashed her way to a 6-2, 6-3 win over Colombian Camila Osorio in the second round at the Australian Open on Wednesday. Swiatek dropped serve three times but locked in to break Osorio's serve six times in a one-hour, 24-minute victory at Rod Laver Arena. "She didn't give me many points for free," Swiatek said. "So I needed to really work for each of them and it was tough, but I'm happy

Quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa is returning to the Maryland Terrapins for one more season in 2023. Tagovailoa passed for 221 yards and a touchdown in a 16-12 win against NC State in the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30. He earned second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2022 by completing 67.0 percent of his passes for 3,008 yards, 18 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He also rushed for four scores. The rising redshirt senior mad

MELBOURNE, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Rafael Nadal's title defense came to an end after a second round defeat to Mackenzie McDonald, while women's favorite Iga Swiatek cruised through as volatile weather on Wednesday once again marred the Australian Open.

MELBOURNE, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's 17-year-old Shang Juncheng on Wednesday was defeated by 16th seed Frances Tiafoe in a three-setter, while Zhu Lin renewed her personal best record at a Grand Slam event by easing into the third round of the Australian Open.

TOKYO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Brighton & Hove Albion winger Kaoru Mitoma has been named the 2022 Player of the Year by the Japan Pro-Footballers Association (JPFA) on Wednesday.

BERLIN, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- It might be part of Oliver Kahn's valuable experiences gained through a long career to keep his emotions under control in stormy times.

NEW DELHI, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Over two dozen Indian wrestlers staged a protest on Wednesday against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), the governing body of the sport in the country.