Новости за 29.05.2023

Novak Djokovic opened his pursuit of a record 23rd Grand Slam title in style Monday, defeating Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (1) in the first round of the French Open. Djokovic, the third seed, was up two sets and serving at 5-4 in the third when the American converted his second of five break opportunities to even the match at 5-5. Both held serve to set up the tiebreak, which Djokovic dominated. The Serbian was e

The Oakland A's designated first baseman Jesus Aguilar for assignment on Monday. Aguilar, 32, is batting .221 with five home runs and nine RBIs in 36 games this season, his first in Oakland. He was 1-for-20 in his past seven games. Aguilar is a career .253 hitter with 114 home runs and 402 RBIs in 10 seasons with six teams. He was an All-Star in 2018 with Milwaukee, slugging a career-high 35 home runs and driving in a c

Sloane Stephens recorded a first-round upset of 16th-seeded Karolina Pliskova on Monday in the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris. Stephens upended Pliskova 6-0, 6-4 in one hour and 24 minutes. Stephens improves to 5-1 lifetime against Pliskova, having last defeated her in the second round of the 2021 French Open. Stephens committed just 10 unforced errors compared to 31 for the Czech. "I think this court is a bit t

New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Indian wicketkeeper-batter veteran Dinesh Karthik gave his take on the inclusion of two spin bowling all-rounders, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja in India's playing XI for the ICC World Test Championship against Australia, which will start from June 7 onwards. India successfully utilised three spinners in their playing XI during the recent Border-Gavaskar Test series on the sub-conti

Rabat (Morocco), May 29 (ANI): Indian steeplechase athlete Avinash Sable puts a below-par performance in the 3000metre steeplechase race at the Rabat Diamond League 2023 in Morocco on Sunday. Born in Maharashtra, Avinash Sable, ran his first 3000m steeplechase race of the year.Sable's timing was 8:17.18 which helped him secure a place in the top 10. Total 18 athletes took part in this race. The 28-year-old, who holds the

Milan [Italy], May 29 (ANI): AC Milan defeated Juventus 1-0, at the San Siro Stadium on Monday. AC Milan now secure a spot in the next season's UEFA Champions League as they finish in the top four spot in the Italian Serie A table. AC Milan is currently in the fourth spot with 67 points in the league table. Having played 37 games they have won 10, lost eight and drew 10. In the match against Juventus, Milan's striker Oliv

New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Union Minister General VK Singh (retd) on Monday slammed people sitting at the protest site for "political purposes" in connection with the scuffle that broke out at Jantar Mantar on Sunday. The Delhi Police have registered an FIR against the organisers of the wrestlers' protest and their supporters for violating law and order. Several ace grapplers including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat a

New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): The All India Football Federation's (AIFF) announcement of an Institutional League, to create more avenues for competition for footballers playing in PSUs, state departments, and police units, has provoked conversation within the community in the country. For many the league will come as a boon, offering them a chance to play competitive football and showcase their talent for selection to

New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): The first edition of the Global Chess League (GCL) is on the horizon with the first-ever league-styled chess tournament set to take place between June 21, 2023 to July 2, 2023. Among the chess stars who will be competing in the tournament is Grandmaster Koneru Humpy, who is the youngest female chess player to become a Grandmaster. A 2003 Arjuna Awardee, winner of the Padma Shri, Humpy is b

New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Slow starters, but rampant finishers. That is perhaps the best way to describe Delhi FC's current season. And it has worked out perfectly for them as they sealed a historic 2nd Division League title and a first-ever promotion to the I-League last Friday. In the Group Stage, which began mid-March, Delhi FC lost two of their first three games to rather unfancied opponents Techtro Swades Unit

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 29 (ANI): The Hindu Panchayat of Pakistan's Kandhkot-Kashmore district staged a protest in Jacobabad and Ghotki districts on Sunday over the abduction of a three-year-old boy, Dawn reported. Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper. The protest drive, which started three days back, sparked off demonstrations in neighbouring districts. Earlier, the boy, named Samrat Kumar, had gone missing f

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 29 (ANI): What a musical start to a special occasion. Rapper King's energetic and electrifying performance embarked on the beginning of the IPL 2023 closing ceremony in Ahmedabad. He kick-started his energetic performance with his hit number 'Tu Aake Dekhle', 'Maan Meri Jaan' and others. If you missed him on screen, then look at the video below:On Sunday, DJ Nucleya entertained the audienc

The Minnesota Twins reinstated outfielder Max Kepler and infielder Royce Lewis from the injured list on Monday. Lewis is coming back from ACL surgery in June 2022. Kepler had been on the 10-day IL since May 13 with a left hamstring strain. In corresponding moves, the Twins optioned outfielders Kyle Garlick and Matt Wallner to Triple-A Saint Paul. Lewis, 23, the Twins' No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 draft, was batting .

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 29 (ANI): Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl against defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 final here at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday. Chennai will be looking to clinch a 5th IPL title while defending champion Gujarat Titans will look to become the second team to win back-to-back IPL titles. Ea

Sussex (UK), May 29 (ANI): Indian cricket players Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravichandran Ashwin and Jaydev Unakdat have started training at the Arundel Castle Cricket Club in Sussex, ahead of the WTC Final on June 7 against Australia. Last year, New Zealand defeated India in the final of the World Test Championship. This year Indian cricket team will be looking to grab hold of the opport

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 29 (ANI): Ahead of his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) final against Gujarat Titans (GT), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Moeen Ali talked of the enthusiasm of the fans as the team travelled to the stadium in Ahmedabad and said "nowhere in the world will you see this type of fan support". "Nowhere in the world will you see this type of fan support @chennaiipl. Proud to play for th

New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Batter Ambati Rayadu, who has announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) stating that the title clash on Monday between his side Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Titans (GT) would be his last match, reflected on his journey as a cricketer, his support system and role models growing up. In a video posted by the official Twitter handle of CSK, Rayadu reflected on his

NewsVoirMumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 29: World's first services marketplace, eassyserve, recently launched its new campaign with TV actresscelebrity, Sandeepa Dhar - famous for her music videos, and the latest Imtiaz Ali series, Dr. Arora, on SONY LIV. The company's Multimedia campaign, with a peppy dance video, was created by a team of stalwarts including veteran ad man, film maker and theatre personality - Bugs Bha

Imphal (Manipur) [India], May 29 (ANI): After clashes were reported from several areas in Manipur, the Indian Army on Monday said that as many as 22 miscreants have been apprehended after being caught in the act of burning houses in Sanasabi, Gwaltabi and Shabunkhol Khunao villages in the hilly region of YKPI in Imphal. "Responding to specific intelligence about armed miscreants venturing out for burning of houses in Sana

New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni has proved his greatness year after year and he hopes to get another autograph from MSD after the Indian Premier League (IPL) final between CSK and Gujarat Titans (GT). Rain played spoilsport in Ahmedabad on Sunday as the highly-anticipated IPL 2023 Final was moved to the Reserve Day on Monday. I

Kathmandu [Nepal], May 29 (ANI): The Cricket Association of Nepal has named a 16-player squad that will compete in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier. The 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier will take place in June and July 2023 in Zimbabwe. It is the culmination of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process and will decide the final two participants for the 2023 World Cup. The Nepal Cricket team has tasted

Athens [Greece], May 29 (ANI): India's Selva Prabhu Thirumaran claimed the gold medal in the men's triple jump event at the Venizelia-Chania International 2023 athletics meet in Greece and in the process, he recorded his personal best and also overhauled the junior national record, as reported by Olympics.comThe 18-year-old Prabhu topped the podium in the event with a leap of 16.78m. The Tamil Nadu athlete registered thre

MADRID, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The penultimate round of La Liga left two big questions to be resolved when the season ends next weekend. Here are some things we learned in Spain in Sunday's games and some things we didn't.

DURBAN, South Africa, May 29 (Xinhua) -- China's Ma Long stole the limelight on the closing day of the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) Finals despite missing out on the men's singles final.

Miami [UK], May 29 (ANI): Boston Celtics defeated Miami Heat on Sunday in Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference Final. The match was played at the Kaseya Center, in Miami. After defeating Miami Heat in Game 6, Boston Celtics have levelled the seven-match series of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The series is now tied at 3-3. The team which wins Game 7 on Tuesday will advance to the finals of the NBA and face Denver Nug