Новости за 29.09.2016

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics got a morale boost from ace Sonny Gray’s return Wednesday night, but it wasn’t enough. Kole Calhoun homered, Alex Meyer earned his second major league win and the Los Angeles Angels held off a late rally from the A’s to sweep the three-game series with an 8-6 win. Gray

BEIJING — At least 32 people were reported missing Thursday after rain-saturated hillsides collapsed onto villages in southeastern China following a typhoon. A rescue operation was underway in Sucun village in China’s Zhejiang province, south of the financial hub of Shanghai, after it was hit by a landslide on Wednesday evening, leaving 26 missing, the

HONG KONG — Energy companies led a rally in Asian stock markets Thursday as investors welcomed news that OPEC nations planned to cut oil production for the first time in eight years in an effort to reduce a global glut. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.7 percent to 16,739.06 and South Korea’s

TORONTO — Tomas Tatar is relatively tiny, generously listed as a 5-foot-10 wing for Team Europe. His production, without a doubt, has been huge. The Slovak scored his team’s only goal in a 3-1 loss to Canada in the World Cup of Hockey finals opener Tuesday night. In the semifinals against Sweden, his second goal

SAN FRANCISCO — The way Tyler Chatwood has shined in his remarkable return from two Tommy John surgeries that sidelined him for most of the past two years has meant so much to the Colorado Rockies. They never could have envisioned his comeback going this well. Same goes for the right-hander himself. Chatwood struck out

NEW DELHI — Poonam Devi moans in pain on the stretcher in the packed hospital emergency room, her ankles and wrists swollen, an IV hooked up to left arm to hydrate her. Patients like her, fevered, aching, unable to walk or sit on their own, are packing hospitals across New Delhi because of chikungunya, a

SAN DIEGO — The Los Angeles Dodgers are winless since clinching their fourth straight NL West title, thanks in large part to San Diego Padres rookie Hunter Renfroe. Renfroe hit the first home run in Petco Park history to land on the roof of the brick warehouse in the left field corner and drove in

CHASKA, Minn. — Momentum means everything at the Ryder Cup. Shot to shot, match to match, even era to era, it’s swung back and forth between the United States and Europe, sometimes at a glacial pace and occasionally with head-turning speed. This time, it’s the visitors who arrive with the wind at their backs. Europe

Le’Veon Bell insists he’ll do everything in his power to make sure his latest run-in with the NFL’s substance abuse policy is his last. Vontaze Burfict isn’t so sure he can say the same about his reprimands from the league’s disciplinary committee. Either way, two of the NFL’s most dynamic players head back to work

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s unity government is expected to remain in place despite the formal expiration on Thursday of the U.S.-brokered deal between two electoral rivals whose internal feuding has undermined efforts to battle the Taliban and stabilize the country. The deal was negotiated by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in 2014 following elections

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin put down wreaths beside the casket of Israel’s ninth President Shimon Peres on Thursday morning, as preparations for his funeral were underway. Peres died Wednesday from complications following a stroke. He was 93. The casket, draped in a blue and white flag, will lie

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown is scheduled to sign legislation Thursday to automatically enroll nearly 7 million people in a retirement savings account, an attempt to address growing fears that many workers will be financially unprepared to retire. The legislation creates a state-run retirement program for workers who don’t have an employer-sponsored plan, many

JERUSALEM — The Latest on funeral preparations and a nation in mourning at the death of Israel’s ninth President, Shimon Peres (all times local): 10:50 a.m. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has landed in Tel Aviv to attend the funeral of Israel’s ninth President Shimon Peres. Peres died early Wednesday after suffering a stroke. He

ASHLAND, Ohio — An occasional drifter linked to the slayings of at least four women in little over a decade could always find a place to stay and someone to give him a lift. Even with little money to his name and a string of arrests in his past, Shawn Grate was magnetic enough to

NEVADA, Iowa — A former Iowa State University student is expected to be sentenced Thursday for sexually assaulting an unconscious female student after an on-campus party. A plea agreement calls for 21-year-old Patrick Whetstone to avoid prison but be required to register as a sex offender for 10 years. Under the agreement, Whetstone pleaded guilty

TOKYO — An expert panel commissioned by Japan’s capital city has warned that the total cost for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics could exceed 3 trillion yen ($30 billion) unless drastic cost-cutting measures are taken. The panel on Thursday said the ballooning costs reflect an absence of leadership and a lack of governance and awareness of

BOSTON — A man who was rescued from a life raft after seven days on the Atlantic Ocean said suspicions about his account of the sinking of his boat are compounding his grief over the apparent drowning of his mother. Nathan Carman, 22, was picked up by a passing freighter Sunday about 100 miles off

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels saw one of their future stars make strides but may have lost their biggest star for the last days of the season, as Mike Trout exited the game after taking a fastball to the shoulder. Kole Calhoun homered, Alex Meyer earned his second major league win and the

CANBERRA, Australia — An Iranian national extradited from Indonesia was to appear in a Sydney court on Thursday charged with people smuggling offenses, the government said. Mohammad Naghi Karimi Azar on Wednesday became the eighth alleged people smuggler to be extradited from Indonesia to Australia since 2008, a government statement said. Azar faces 43 charges

SAN FRANCISCO — Jeff Samardzija is going to prepare as if he might pitch a potential wild-card playoff game Monday and stay ready in case he might be needed sooner if San Francisco’s season is on the line. The Giants wasted Samardzija’s latest stellar start with a chance to grab momentum after a big offensive

BOSTON — Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and his wife Mary are kicking off a two-day trade mission to Boston. On Thursday, Frederik is scheduled to join Democratic Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for an event at Boston University highlighting ways to promote urban sustainability and climate resilience, including ways to “future-proof” cities. On Friday, the couple

ARLINGTON, Texas — Jonathan Villar homered on the first pitch of the game for the Milwaukee Brewers. His sacrifice fly on a foul pop to short right field in the second inning put them back ahead after blowing their first lead. There was not another comeback after a trio of former Brewers helped put the

CHICAGO — The Tampa Bay Rays waited a long time to lose a game Wednesday night. At least they learned more about their young relievers in the process. Todd Frazier hit his 40th home run, Miguel Gonzalez waited out a lengthy rain delay to throw 8 1/3 dominant innings and the Chicago White Sox edged

DETROIT — Cleveland manager Terry Francona has the luxury of knowing the Indians are headed to the postseason no matter what. So losing a rain-shortened game in late September — in the final half-inning, no less — doesn’t sting as much as it could. Miguel Cabrera hit a tiebreaking three-run shot in the fifth moments

SAN DIEGO — For 13 seasons, right-handed sluggers have peppered the Western Metal Supply Co. building in the left-field corner at Petco Park, driving home runs into the three decks and off the facade. No one had hit a home run to land on the roof until San Diego Padres rookie Hunter Renfroe did it