Новости за 17.07.2016

MELBOURNE, Australia — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited an Australian cancer research center on Sunday on the first day of his trip Down Under, as he continues his push to accelerate efforts toward a cure. Biden, who arrived in Australia on Saturday as part of a tour of the Pacific, met with researchers at

MINNEAPOLIS — A long night could have been a lot shorter for the Cleveland Indians were it not for some mistakes in the field and missed opportunities at the plate. The Indians committed three errors and went 3 for 14 with runners in scoring position during a rain-delayed 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins in

PHOENIX — Even the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rock-solid bullpen has a letdown sometimes. Three hits off the stingiest relief corps in the major leagues turned what was so close to being the Dodgers’ fifth straight win into a 2-1 loss in 12 innings Saturday night to the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks. The Dodgers’ bullpen gave up

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Coldplay kicked off its U.S. stadium tour with a colorful show that included fireworks, confetti and balloons, mixed with American pride, sympathy for France, moving words from Muhammad Ali and audio from President Barack Obama. The British foursome led by Chris Martin performed for feverish fans Saturday at the MetLife Stadium

SAN DIEGO — The Giants felt pretty good after Buster Posey hit an opposite-field, leadoff homer in the 10th inning to give them the lead against San Diego. Moments later, San Francisco lost in a most unusual way. Adam Rosales singled in the tying run before Santiago Casilla balked home the winner, and the Padres

MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer raced home with the winning run when Max Kepler’s comebacker ricocheted off pitcher Joe Colon’s glove in the 11th inning to give the Minnesota Twins a rain-delayed 5-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night. Colon (0-1) reached behind his back to try to glove the bouncer and knocked it

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s guardianship system, which bars women from traveling abroad, obtaining a passport, marrying or exiting prison without the consent of a male relative, remains the most significant impediment to realizing women’s rights in the kingdom, according to a report released Sunday by a leading human rights group. The Human

BEIJING — Eight people in an eastern Chinese city were killed when the construction elevator they were in plummeted from an apartment building, the local government said Sunday. The Longkou city government in Shandong province said on its official microblog page that the elevator fell from the 18th story of the building under construction. Eight

PHOENIX — Maybe Jake Lamb deserved more write-in votes as one of five NL players in the “Final Vote” lineup for the All-Star Game. The Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman finished fourth in the voting, but won the battle Saturday against an actual All-Star, Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen. Lamb later delivered another key hit

SAN DIEGO — Of all the ways to win a game, the San Diego Padres did it with a walk-off balk against the major league-leading San Francisco Giants. Adam Rosales singled in the tying run before Santiago Casilla balked home the winner, and the Padres rallied to beat the Giants 7-6 on Saturday night. “I

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Simon Dawkins scored in the 70th minute and the San Jose Earthquakes, playing down two men most of the second half, beat Toronto FC 2-1 on Saturday night to end a seven-game winless streak. San Jose (6-6-7) won for the first time since beating Houston 3-1 on May 11. Dawkins fired

WASHINGTON — Gerrit Cole returned from the disabled list Saturday night after breezing through a pair of minor league rehab starts. The Washington Nationals provided a tougher test. Cole lasted just four innings in his return for Pittsburgh, Tanner Roark pitched eight-plus innings of five-hit ball and the Nationals beat the Pirates 6-0. Recovering from

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Marlon Hairston scored, U.S. national team star Tim Howard had his second shutout in three games with Colorado and the Rapids beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0 to extend their franchise-record unbeaten streak to 14 games. Colorado (10-2-7) hasn’t lost since April 9. Hairston, who came on for Marco Pappa in the

A look at some of the highlights from the four quarterfinal games Saturday at the Las Vegas Summer League: ULIS’ GAME WINNER Tyler Ulis buried a 3-pointer from well behind the arc to give the Suns an 82-81 overtime victory over the Nuggets. Ulis finished with 19 points and four assists in an odd Summer

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian national team member Cyle Larin scored the tying goal in the 50th minute in Orlando City’s 2-2 tie with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. Larin leaped to head in Kevin Molino’s cross. Julio Baptista opened the scoring for Orlando City (4-5-10) in the third minute in the second-year Florida

PHILADELPHIA — Playing without their strongest hitter again, the New York Mets were unable to push across a run when they really needed it. Ryan Howard homered and Maikel Franco singled home the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 victory over New York on Saturday night. Jose

DETROIT — Mike Pelfrey described his performance as “terrible” over and over in a harsh postgame assessment that few would disagree with. Pelfrey allowed four runs in the first inning and didn’t make it out of the second Saturday night, putting the Detroit Tigers in an early hole in their 8-4 loss to the Kansas

ST. LOUIS — Lately, the Miami Marlins’ bullpen has been busy on days when Tom Koehler pitches. The right-hander allowed four runs over four innings in a 5-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night that ended Miami’s four-game winning streak. He’s lasted four innings or fewer in three of his last four

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Matt Shoemaker pitched a six-hitter and struck out a career-high 13 in his first complete game in the majors, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Saturday night. James Shields threw a two-hitter but was pitched by Shoemaker, who walked none. Shoemaker (5-9) has allowed only four

PHOENIX — DeWanna Bonner hit four 3-pointers and finished with 33 points to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the San Antonio Stars 83-64 on Saturday night. Bonner was 11 of 16 from the field and had eight rebounds. Lindsey Harding added a season-high 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting, and Alex Harden had 12 points for

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Matt Shoemaker scattered six hits and struck out a career-high 13 in his first complete game in the majors, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Saturday night. James Shields threw a two-hitter but was outdueled by Shoemaker, who walked none. Shoemaker (5-9) has allowed only four

CINCINNATI — Reds manager Bryan Price thought that Jonathan Lucroy had struck out. Turns out, he was right. And that was just one of many things that went wrong for Cincinnati on an all-around bad night. Lucroy’s two-run homer started Milwaukee’s five-run third inning, and the Brewers rolled to a 9-1 victory over the Reds

HANOI, Vietnam — Dozens of Vietnamese who gathered for an anti-China protest in central Hanoi were taken away by authorities Sunday as they tried to rally support for an international tribunal’s ruling rejecting Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea. About two dozen people were bused away from around the landmark Hoan Kiem Lake in

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Control The Moment held off Racing Hill by a nose Saturday night in the $732,050 Meadowlands Pace for 3-year-olds. After a slow start this year, the champion juvenile pacer in Canada last season has rounded back into peak form. The colt trained by Brad Maxwell has won three of his last

WASHINGTON — Tanner Roark pitches in a rotation with All-Stars Stephen Strasburg and Max Scherzer and still finds ways to stand out. Roark pitched eight-plus innings of five-hit ball and had an RBI single during a three-run fourth as the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on Saturday night. Roark (9-5) allowed five singles