Новости за 28.04.2024

The 30-year-old Kiwi driver won from the pole by outlasting Australian teammate Will Power and leading 58 of the 90 laps over a 2.3-mile, 17-turn road course at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. McLaughlin said Penske had nothing to prove but was overjoyed at the 1-2 finish alongside Power. "We just had to keep rolling," said McLaughlin. "We know our job. We know what we needed to do. I'm just super proud of the execution. The Chevy was so good. We just showed our pace." McLaughlin did call it one of the top wins of his career.

The Clippers squared their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series at 2-2 with a 116-111 triumph in Dallas, but not before the Mavs erased a 31-point deficit. George scored 26 of his 33 points in the first half to help the Clippers build their big lead despite the injury absence of Kawhi Leonard. Harden scored 15 of his 33 in the fourth quarter, when Dallas -- led by the star duo of Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic -- threatened to match the biggest comeback win in NBA playoff history. Irving scored 40 points for Dallas... Читать дальше...

Paris Saint-Germain were confirmed as Ligue 1 champions for a record-extending 12th time on Sunday after second-placed AS Monaco lost 3-2 at Olympique Lyonnais.

The 38-year-old power forward, who posted her decision on Instagram, was a two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player who averaged 16.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.5 blocked shot and 1.3 steals a game for her career. "I'm retiring," Parker wrote. "I promised I'd never cheat the game & that I'd leave it in a better place than I came into it. The competitor in me always wants 1 more, but it's time. My HEART & body knew, but I needed to give my mind time to accept it." Parker won WNBA titles in 2016 with the Los Angeles Sparks... Читать дальше...

Arteta's side stormed into a three-goal lead in the first half of Sunday's north London derby before surviving Tottenham's late fightback to retain their position on top of the table. The Gunners are one point clear of second-placed Manchester City, who won 2-0 at Nottingham Forest just hours after the final whistle at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. City's game in hand on Arsenal makes them the favourites as they chase an unprecedented fourth successive English title. But Arteta is confident his... Читать дальше...

Atos, which runs supercomputers for France's nuclear deterrent, holds contracts with the French army and is the IT partner for this year's Paris Olympics, is sagging under almost five billion euros of debt. Its financial woes have raised questions about cybersecurity at the showpiece sporting event running from July 26 to August 11, for which the company is managing more than 300,000 accreditations. Le Maire told television channel LCI that he had sent a letter of intent, a non-binding action... Читать дальше...

Mikel Arteta's team had thrown down the gauntlet earlier in the day, fending off a Tottenham fightback to win 3-2, briefly moving four points clear of City. But the champions -- chasing an unprecedented fourth straight English top-flight title -- saw off a spirited Forest, with goals from Josko Gvardiol and Erling Haaland in either half. Forest -- fighting for their lives -- will rue missed chances, including two clear-cut opportunities for Chris Wood. City remain firm favourites to land yet another... Читать дальше...

"This is a strong opening for a romance and sports drama," said analyst David A. Gross, crediting Zendaya's star power and the directorial talents of Luca Guadagnino (he of "Call Me By Your Name"). "This is the right material with the right director, featuring the right star at the right time," Gross said. Zendaya plays a tennis prodigy who retires after an injury, then later helps her husband (Mike Faist) prepare for a key match against a player (Josh O'Connor) who, awkwardly enough, is both her former lover and his onetime best friend. Читать дальше...

Record eight-time winners Lyon will face holders Barcelona in the final of the Women's Champions League next month after beating Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 away on Sunday to win their semi-final tie 5-3 on aggregate.

The in-form Kohli set up Royal Challengers Bengaluru's chase of 201 before his younger partner Will Jacks blew away Gujarat Titans with his 41-ball 100 in Ahmedabad. Kohli, who has now passed 500 runs in this edition, and England batsman Jacks put on an unbeaten stand of 166 to see Bengaluru home by nine wickets with four overs to spare. But despite Kohli's flowing form ahead of the T20 World Cup in June, pundits have raised concerns over his strike-rate as compared to a new breed of T20 batters, who deal in sixes. Читать дальше...

Diplomatic efforts intensified on April 28 to reach a long sought-after truce and hostage-release deal in Gaza, as Hamas said it would travel to mediator Egypt to deliver its response to Israel's latest proposal. FRANCE 24's Shirli Sitbon gives us her analysis.

The 75,000 fans present at Sunday's on-pitch procession will be able to follow their victorious team around Milan before they reach joyous hordes at the Italian city's iconic Piazza del Duomo. Supporters lined the streets around the San Siro as the team slowly set off on a four-hour jaunt, their passage away from the stadium hampered by a huge crowd hailing their heroes who won the Scudetto with five matches to spare. Most of those fans were denied the chance to see Inter win their 20th league... Читать дальше...

"We certainly respect the right of peaceful protests," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told ABC's "This Week." But, he added, "we absolutely condemn the anti-Semitism language that we've heard of late and certainly condemn all the hate speech and the threats of violence out there." The wave of demonstrations began at Columbia University in New York but they have since spread rapidly across the country. While peace has prevailed in many campuses, the number of protesters detained... Читать дальше...

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's embattled east in its products.

It marked a first World Tour stage race victory for the 23-year-old Spaniard who finished seven seconds ahead of Alexandre Vlasov in the general classification. The Russian was a further two seconds clear of German rookie Florian Lipowitz, his Bora teammate. Rodriguez took the overall lead when he finished third in Saturday's mountainous 'queen' stage and had little difficulty in maintaining it in the straightforward 150.8km final stage. He was content to stay in the peloton, surrounded by his Ineos team-mates... Читать дальше...

He hums as he works, knowing his makeshift marionettes will put a smile on the faces of children displaced by the more than six-month war in the coastal Palestinian territory. "These puppets can make things around us beautiful," he said, surveying his handiwork. Before the war, Karira had a whole store of brightly-coloured puppets and often took them to perform in theatres. Now, he performs in camps for displaced people after Israeli bombardment forced him to flee his home in Gaza City to Deir al-Balah, in the centre of the narrow strip. Читать дальше...

Jacks chalked up 10 sixes in his blitz as he put on an unbeaten stand of 166 with Virat Kohli, who hit 70 and remained in awe of his younger partner's hitting at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad. Chasing 201, Benagluru achieved victory with four overs to spare when Jacks hit the winning six, which also made his century. It was Bengaluru's third win -- and second in a row -- in 10 matches so far this season, keeping their slim hopes of reaching the play-offs alive. Jacks was on... Читать дальше...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday she would stand in upcoming European Parliament elections, a move apparently calculated to boost her far-right party, although she would be forced to resign immediately.

The Kazakh, who has a tour-leading three titles this season after triumphing in Stuttgart last week, broke twice in the first set to move 5-0 ahead on the Spanish clay. Although Sherif battled harder in the second set, surviving four match points to hold for 5-4 down, Rybakina clinched the victory on serve at the Caja Magica. "Despite the score, it was a very tough match," said Rybakina, who has the best record on the tour this season with 28 wins. "It was a lot of deuces and we both fought a... Читать дальше...

Pope Francis presided over mass in St. Mark's Square in Venice on Sunday (April 28) while warning of environmental damage and over-tourism, in a closely watched visit marking the pontiff's first outside Rome since last year.

Bagnaia recorded just his second win of the season as he held on on his factory Ducati despite poleman Marquez's gargantuan efforts on his Ducati satellite Gresini bike. Marquez, whose last pole position was the Portuguese MotoGP in March, 2023, has had several years of fitness and injury problems. However, the 31-year-old six-time former MotoGP champion laid down a marker that he is back as he recorded his best finish since being runner-up in the Australian MotoGP in October, 2022. Marco Bezzecchi... Читать дальше...

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Sunday said the United States is the only country capable of stopping an Israeli invasion of Rafah, saying it would be "the biggest disaster in the history of the Palestinian people". "We appeal to the United States of America to ask Israel to stop the Rafah operation because America is the only country capable of preventing Israel from committing this crime," Abbas said at a global economic summit in the Saudi capital. For more analysis, FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade is joined by Tahani Mustafa... Читать дальше...

"What is happening is at the end of the Red Sea, at the very south of the Red Sea," Ahmed Al Khateeb said on the sidelines of a two-day World Economic Forum special meeting in the Saudi capital. He was referring to the Huthis' campaign of drone and missile attacks targeting ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden that the rebels say are linked to Israel. "All of our projects in the Red Sea or NEOM are in the middle and north of the Red Sea, far away from the conflict, and it is definitely not a target for the Huthis," Khateeb said. Читать дальше...

Hakan Calhanoglu's second-half double sealed the three points at the San Siro, where on Monday Inter won their 20th league championship as the away team in a thrilling Milan derby. The 75,000 fans present at Sunday's on-pitch procession will be able to follow their team around Milan as Inter go on an open-topped bus parade which will finish in front of thousands at the Italian city's iconic Piazza del Duomo. Calhanoglu sealing the win was appropriate as the Turkey captain has been key to Inter's charge to the title... Читать дальше...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Palestinian leaders and high-ranking officials from other countries are expected in Saudi Arabia for a special meeting of the World Economic Forum. The war in Gaza and regional tensions are expected to dominate the summit. Meanwhile, Hamas said it will send a delegation to Cairo on Monday for talks aimed at securing a ceasefire. For more analysis, FRANCE 24's Peter O'Brien is joined by Yossi Mekelberg, Associate Fellow of MENA Programme at Chatham House in London.