Новости за 22.06.2023

Jose Martinez scored late in the second half and the visiting Philadelphia Union rallied for a 2-2 draw against Orlando City on Wednesday. Martinez struck for his first MLS goal in the 90th minute, firing a shot from several yards above the arc that went high into the net past diving Orlando goalie Mason Stajduhar. The Union (9-5-4, 31 points) trailed 2-0 after 54 minutes. Philadelphia, coming off a defeat on June 10, h

The BC Lions and host Winnipeg Blue Bombers both look to remain unbeaten when they face each other on Thursday night in an early clash of styles in the West Division. The stingy Lions (2-0) are coming off a 22-0 shutout against Edmonton on Saturday, while the high-scoring Bombers (2-0) are looking to follow up last Friday's 45-27 win against Saskatchewan with another victory. The Lions are allowing just 7.5 points per g

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Brison Manor, who helped the Broncos to their first Super Bowl appearance, has passed away. He was 70 years old.

Manor began his career with the Broncos in 1977 and appeared in 16 games across the regular season and postseason as Denver's Orange Crush defense helped the team advance to Super Bowl XII. The Broncos defensive end recorded four sacks during the

juba, south sudan - Heavy clashes resumed Wednesday morning between Sudan's military and the Rapid Support Forces in and around Sudanese capital, Khartoum, after a 72-hour cease-fire expired.

Henrik Lundqvist was among three goalies elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2023 on Wednesday. The 18-member selection committee also chose fellow netminders Tom Barrasso and Mike Vernon along with forward Pierre Turgeon and women's star Caroline Ouellette. Coach Ken Hitchcock and former Colorado Avalanche executive Pierre Lacroix were also selected. The induction ceremony for the Class of 2023 will be held in

Victor Wembanyama has known where he will be playing professional basketball since the moment the San Antonio Spurs won the draft lottery last month. And the 19-year-old French phenom can't wait to officially become a member of the Spurs, who intend to open the draft by using the No. 1 pick on Wembanyama on Thursday night in New York. "For me, San Antonio is synonymous with winning," Wembanyama said at Wednesday's pre-d

The NHL trade winds picking up in the couple of weeks around the July 1 free-agency kickoff is nothing new. With the league's salary cap only increasing by $1 million (to around $83.5 million), nearly every team is prepared for some wheeling and dealing. Unique this summer: the number of goaltenders already caught up in the rumor mill. There are a litany of veteran goaltenders due to become unrestricted free agents, no

Lydia Ko isn't sugar-coating the disappointment of missing the cut at last week's Meijer LPGA Classic. "I just try to keep being positive, and I think that's sometimes been a struggle," Ko said Wednesday ahead of this week's KPMG Women's PGA Championship. "I think if people say, 'Oh, no, like it's just rainbows and sunny days after missing a cut, I feel like that wouldn't be the most honest answer.'" It was the latest s

Trevor Williams and three relievers combined on a seven-hitter as the Washington Nationals snapped a five-game losing streak by defeating the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Wednesday. CJ Abrams homered for the game's first run in the fifth inning, Jeimer Candelario drove in the other two runs and Luis Garcia doubled twice and scored two runs. That production helped the Nationals to their first victory at home in 10

A Senate subcommittee has issued invites to the three key figures of the proposed PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger to testify on Capitol Hill next month, including mending PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan. Also invited by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations are LIV CEO and frontman Greg Norman as well as Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF). The date: July 11. Committee chairman

World No. 1 Jin Young Ko is looking for her third career major championship this week. But another honor appears highly attainable when the South Korean tees it up in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Springfield, N.J. Ko, 27, has tied Hall of Famer Lorena Ochoa's mark for most weeks spent at No. 1. Both golfers have 158 weeks in the top spot of the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings. A solid performance would certai

Alex Bregman hit the tie-breaking RBI single in the fourth inning Wednesday afternoon and Yainer Diaz followed with what proved to be the decisive two-run homer for the host Houston Astros, who outlasted the New York Mets 10-8 in a wild back-and-forth game. Chas McCormick also hit a two-run homer while Bregman and Corey Julks had two RBIs apiece for the Astros, who won the final two games of the three-game series followi

Kristof Milak poses with his gold medal on the podium after winning the men's 100m butterfly final of the European Aquatics Championships at the Stadio del Nuoto in Rome, Italy, August 14, 2022. /CFP

Those days of working silently on her golf game for hours without distraction is a thing of the past for sensation Rose Zhang. The 20-year-old won in her LPGA debut earlier this month and the hoopla is soaring as she prepares to play in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, the first major of her professional career. "It's been a whirlwind for sure with everything happening, but I've been enjoying every moment," Zhang said

Australian Adam Scott said Wednesday that "emotions have cooled" over the proposed PGA Tour-LIV Golf alliance but added players are still "working to get over the surprise" of the announcement two weeks ago. However, Xander Schauffele retorted that it "probably wouldn't be too hard to re-heat the soup." The players made the comments in Cromwell, Conn., site of this week's Travelers Championship, the final designated eve

Zac Gallen pitched seven innings of one-run ball, and Emmanuel Rivera and Alek Thomas each delivered three hits and an RBI as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the host Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on Wednesday afternoon. The Diamondbacks secured a victory in the three-game series with their fourth win in six games. Arizona improved to 2-1 on a seven-game road trip that is set to continue with a Thursday matinee makeup game in

Europe's best-selling newspaper, German tabloid "Bild" plans to replace a number of editorial positions with artificial intelligence as part of a EUR100m cost-cutting program, Britain's "Guardian" reported, citing emails sent to the paper's staff. The group will also reorganize its business with regional newspapers, which will lead to hundreds of redundancies in total.

College students race dragon boats ahead of the Duanwu Festival in Huainan, Anhui Province, June 21, 2023. /CFP

The final designated event of 2023 has drawn an elite field for the cross-country trip from the U.S. Open in Los Angeles to Cromwell, Conn., for this week's Travelers Championship. Well, that, and a $20 million prize pool certainly helps. The tournament begins Thursday at TPC River Highlands,and our golf experts provide key event notes along with their favorite prop picks and best bets to win this week. TRAVELERS CHAMP