Новости за 16.12.2017

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Cristiano Ronaldo scored from a free-kick to help Real Madrid claim its third Club World Cup title after beating Brazilian team Gremio 1-0 Saturday. The Ballon d’Or winner fired his right-footed shot between two players in Gremio’s defensive wall, leaving goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe no hope of reaching the ball

ROME — An Italian church says the remains of exiled King Victor Emmanuel III, whose rule through two world wars eventually ended Italy’s monarchy, are expected to be returned to a family mausoleum near Turin. The announcement Saturday from the Sanctuary of Vicoforte came hours after the remains of the king’s wife, Queen Elena, were

STOKE, England — Stoke slumped to a fifth Premier League defeat in six games with West Ham’s Marko Arnautovic scoring against his old club in a 3-0 win on Saturday. Kickoff had been delayed by an hour due to a power cut. Once the match started, David Moyes’ West Ham was sent on its way

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy — With the Pyeongchang Olympics less than two months away, a pair of young skiers who consider themselves “brothers” shook up the struggling U.S. downhill team on Saturday. Jared Goldberg finished a career-best ninth in the Saslong Classic downhill and teammate Bryce Bennett wasn’t far behind in 11th. Goldberg recorded

BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox held a Christmas carnival at Fenway Park on Saturday for fans who — like their favorite team — still have some shopping to do. Thousands of people lined up in 20-degree temperatures to visit the ballpark and have the chance to buy tickets to some home games. There was

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the tax plan in Congress (all times local): 4:10 p.m. President Donald Trump will be holding a series of weekend meetings with Cabinet members at Camp David. A White House spokeswoman said Saturday that Trump would meet with Vice President Mike Pence and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin as the Republican-led

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the tax plan in Congress (all times local): 1 p.m. President Donald Trump is defending the Republicans’ tax cut plan, pushing back against criticism that it will benefit the wealthy more than the middle class. Speaking to reporters at the White House Saturday before leaving for Camp David, Trump said

WATFORD, England — Aaron Mooy scored twice as Huddersfield enjoyed only its second away win of the Premier League season with a 4-1 victory at Watford on Saturday. Elias Kachunga and Mooy put Huddersfield two goals ahead at Vicarage Road before Watford’s Troy Deeney was sent off in the 33rd minute for a dangerous lunge

CINCINNATI — The Bengals put center T.J. Johnson on injured reserve Saturday with an injured chest muscle, the latest setback to a team already depleted by injuries. They signed running back Jarveon Williams off their practice squad. Cincinnati (5-8) plays at Minnesota (10-3) on Sunday. The Bengals will be missing both starting cornerbacks — Adam

LONDON — Mesut Ozil scored with a fine strike as Arsenal toiled to a 1-0 victory over struggling Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday. Having taken just two points from their last three games, the Gunners reignited their push for a top-four place. But Newcastle is without a win since Oct. 21 and has

BARCELONA, Spain — Fernando Torres’ first goal in the Spanish league this season gave Atletico Madrid a hard-fought 1-0 win over Alaves on Saturday and lifted the club into second place behind Barcelona. Torres broke the deadlock five minutes after going on in the 69th with Atletico’s attack stifled by Alaves’ well-positioned defense. Diego Simeone’s

BARCELONA, Spain — Valencia stumbled for a second straight away game when it lost 2-1 at Eibar on Saturday in the latest blow to its challenge to Barcelona at the top of the Spanish league. Valencia forward Santi Mina equalized in the 57th minute to cancel out Takashi Inui’s opener for Eibar just after halftime.

BARCELONA, Spain — Real Sociedad drew 0-0 at Athletic Bilbao in a Basque Country derby on Saturday in the Spanish league. Bilbao forward Raul Garcia had the clearest chance when he tried to surprise Sociedad goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli with a long-range volley that Rulli had to parry wide in the 52nd minute. Sociedad was left

BRIGHTON, England — Burnley wasted its chance to break into the Premier League’s top four and Brighton’s Glenn Murray missed a first-half penalty in a 0-0 draw on Saturday. Murray was taken down by James Tarkowski in the box. He got up to send his attempt clear over the crossbar in the 36th minute in

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is criticizing journalists who dredge up old scandals and sensationalize the news, saying it’s a “very serious sin” that hurts all involved. Francis, who plans to dedicate his upcoming annual communications message to “fake news,” told Catholic media on Saturday that journalists perform a mission that is among the most

LONDON — Marcos Alonso’s pinpoint free-kick gave Chelsea a 1-0 victory over Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday. The Spanish full-back curled a stunning 30-yard (meter) effort past goalkeeper Fraser Forster and into the net in first-half stoppage time. The champions could have added to their tally but Pedro Rodriguez hit a post and

MANCHESTER, England — Arms wrapped around his head, Kevin De Bruyne was writhing in agony on the turf. A stamp by Dele Alli, the Tottenham dynamo prone to hot-headed eruptions, typified the rough treatment faced by De Bruyne’s Manchester City on Saturday. Tottenham just couldn’t cope against the exhilarating force of a team which is

LONDON — With their title hopes relying on a Manchester City implosion, Arsenal and Chelsea are focused on a new objective of securing a top-four place. Arsenal edged past Newcastle 1-0 to end a three-game winless run in the Premier League after a fine strike by Mesut Ozil from the edge of the penalty area.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — World Cup points leader Natalie Geisenberger of Germany fought through snowy conditions Saturday to get her fourth luge victory this season. Geisenberger finished two runs at Mount Van Hoevenberg in 1 minute, 28.211 seconds for her 42nd career World Cup singles gold medal. Canada took silver and bronze, with Alex Gough

BERLIN — Bayern Munich goalkeeper Sven Ulreich saved a penalty in injury time as the Bundesliga leader stretched its lead to 11 points with a 1-0 win at Stuttgart on Saturday. Thomas Mueller’s late strike lifted Bayern to 41 points at the halfway stage of the season. Second-place Schalke scored in stoppage time to salvage

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Zoo officials say a rare leopard was euthanized at South Bend’s zoo after the 19-year-old animal’s health suddenly worsened. The Potawatomi (pot-ah-WAH’-toh-mee) Zoo announced Saturday that the Amur leopard, named Sergei, was euthanized after his health rapidly declined due to old age and chronic health issues. Zoo veterinarian Dr. Ronan Eustace

MILAN — Inter Milan’s undefeated start to the season was brought to an unlikely end on Saturday with the Serie A leader defeated 3-1 at home by Udinese. Inter captain Mauro Icardi had canceled out Kevin Lasagna’s opener but Udinese put in an impressive second-half performance and took the lead through Rodrigo De Paul’s penalty

BEIRUT — Syrian government forces have entered small parts of the northwestern rebel-held province of Idlib in one of their deepest incursions into the area where President Bashar Assad’s government almost has no presence. Syrian government forces have been on the offensive toward Idlib from the central province of Hama for weeks. They broke through

JERICHO, West Bank — Two relatives say they have lost contact with a Jordanian-Palestinian tycoon after he flew to Saudi Arabia. They said Saturday they are concerned about Sabih al-Masri, amid reports he may have been detained. They spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid complicating his situation. There was no immediate Saudi comment. Al-Masri

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Officials at Evansville’s zoo are working on plans to add an aviary that would feature small parakeets native to Australia. Plans call for the aviary at the Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden to cover about 1,500 square feet and have stainless steel mesh netting. Zoo director Erik Beck says the netting