Новости за 04.10.2020

Liverpool's 100 percent start to the Premier League season came to an end in stunning fashion as Ollie Watkins's first-half hat-trick helped Aston Villa thrash the English champions 7-2 on Sunday. Deflected efforts from John McGinn, Ross Barkley and Jack Grealish compounded a night to forget for Jurgen Klopp's men before Grealish completed the scoring. It is the first time Liverpool have conceded seven goals in a game since 1963. The Reds were not beaten until their 28th league game in romping to the title last season. Читать дальше...

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday he planned to put nine neighborhoods back under tight shutdowns as Covid-19 cases rise in parts of the city, which had largely controlled the pandemic after a catastrophic outbreak.

NFL officials moved the coronavirus-delayed New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs game to Monday night after another Covid-19 scare proved to be a false positive test. The league announced the shift less than an hour before the scheduled kickoff of Sunday's NFL contests, which were to have included the Patriots visiting the reigning Super Bowl champions the Chiefs. Patriots quarterback Cam Newton and Chiefs practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta'amu both tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, prompting the NFL to postpone the game. Читать дальше...

French horse Sottsass won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on Sunday a victory that jockey Cristian Demuro says is the best present he could offer to his father who died less than a month ago. Enable's bid to become the first horse to win the race three times ended in disappointment at ParisLongchamp as she finished sixth. Sottsass -- third last year -- gave trainer Jean-Claude Rouget his first victory in the race although he had to endure a nervous wait after a steward's enquiry. Demuro could breathe... Читать дальше...

US President Donald Trump has "continued to improve" as he is treated for Covid-19, his doctors said Sunday, revealing he could be discharged as early as Monday. His medical team said his oxygen levels had dropped twice briefly in recent days and he is being treated with steroids, but they gave an upbeat assessment of the 74-year-old president's health and outlook. "Since we spoke last, the president has continued to improve. As with any illness, there are frequent ups and downs over the course," said Trump's physician Sean Conley. Читать дальше...

Papu Gomez extended his scoring streak to give high-flying Atalanta a third consecutive win 5-2 against Cagliari on Sunday as title rivals Inter Milan were stalled 1-1 in a bad-tempered game against Lazio in Rome where both teams finished a man down. Champions Juventus's clash against Napoli later on Sunday remained in doubt with the southerners having not travelled to Turin because of two coronavirus cases. "No, everything is like Saturday," a Napoli spokesman told AFP asked about a possible departure for Turin, hours before kickoff. Читать дальше...

US President Donald Trump “has continued to improve" but faced serious symptoms on Friday, the White House physician said Sunday, as he sought to clarify contradictory statements and confusion that previously had raised questions about the seriousness of the president’s condition.

Sebastian Korda pocketed over $200,000 from his run to the Roland Garros last 16 but was more pleased by convincing childhood idol Rafael Nadal to give him a signed shirt. Korda, the world number 213 who came through qualifying in Paris, went down 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 to 12-time champion Nadal on Sunday in the fourth round. But the son of 1998 Australian Open champion and 1992 Roland Garros runner-up Petr Korda was delighted by the opportunity to share the same court as the 19-time Grand Slam champion. Читать дальше...

Slovenia's Primoz Roglic pipped an already celebrating Julian Alaphilippe to the line Sunday at cycling's top Belgian one-day classic Liege-Bastogne-Liege. The epic 257km run through the Ardennes culminated with four of the hottest racers in the world contesting the finish, with Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar and Swiss Marc Hirschi also in the mix. Alaphilippe moved left from a lead position to knock Hirschi and Pogacar out of contention but as the Frenchman raised his arms, Roglic continued racing and beat the Frenchman over the line. Читать дальше...

US President Donald Trump has resumed making calls and tweeting from hospital, but doctors say his progress on Sunday will be crucial to see if he develops a more severe form of Covid-19. The president's medical team was due to give an update of the his condition late Sunday morning. Trump posted a video Saturday from the business suite in Walter Reed medical center near Washington, saying he was improving and would be "back soon" -- but that the crucial coming days would be "the real test." On Sunday... Читать дальше...

Fashion designer Kenzo Takada, founder of the global Kenzo brand, died in Paris on Sunday after contracting Covid-19, his spokesman said.

Japan's most famous fashion designer Kenzo Takada, founder of the global Kenzo brand, died in Paris on Sunday after contracting Covid-19, his spokesman said. Takada, the first Japanese designer to gain prominence in the highly-competitive Paris fashion scene, died in the American Hospital of Paris, the spokesman said in a statement. He was 81. His death comes 50 years after he launched his first collection in Paris. He retired from fashion in 1999, six years after selling his eponymous fashion brand to luxury conglomerate LVMH... Читать дальше...

Italian Diego Ulissi of the UAE team won an uphill dash for the line on stage 2 of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday as compatriot Filippo Ganna kept the overall leader's pink jersey. The victory was Ulissi's seventh on the Giro and follows Ganna's home crowd pleasing win on Saturday. Race favourite, Ineos captain Geraint Thomas, and the main contenders for the three-week event all finished together on the Sicilian hilltop. On a sizzling afternoon the peloton left Alcame to run through the Valley of... Читать дальше...

Paris was preparing on Sunday to be placed under maximum coronavirus alert as alarming Covid-19 infection numbers appeared to leave the French government little choice but to tighten restrictions in and around the capital.

French and Italian rescue services stepped up their search efforts on Sunday after floods cut off several villages near the two countries' border, causing widespread damage and killing two people in Italy.

Interpol has issued a "red notice" to arrest the fugitive Thai heir to the Red Bull billions for his role in a fatal hit-and-run, police said Sunday. The move by the international police organisation is the latest in the years-long saga surrounding Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya who crashed his Ferrari in 2012, killing a police officer. The charges against Vorayuth, who is the grandson of Red Bull's co-founder, were dropped in July -- sparking public outrage from Thais who saw it as an example of impunity enjoyed by the kingdom's elite. Читать дальше...

Enable bids to become the first horse to win the Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe three times on Sunday, boosted by the shock withdrawal of Aidan O'Brien's four runners. Frankie Dettori and Enable will now face just 10 rivals with the rain-affected ground at Longchamp racecourse the main obstacle to her making history. O'Brien withdrew his quartet -- which included the fancied Mogul and Epsom Derby champion Serpentine -- late on Saturday after they tested positive for a banned substance. It is... Читать дальше...

Mask-clad Muslims circled Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths on Sunday, as Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round umrah pilgrimage with extensive health precautions adopted after a seven-month coronavirus hiatus. Thousands of worshippers entered the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca in batches to perform the ritual of circling the sacred Kaaba, a cubic structure towards which Muslims around the world pray. The umrah, the pilgrimage that can be undertaken at any time... Читать дальше...

India's federal investigators will take over the probe into the alleged gang-rape and murder of a low-caste teenaged woman that has sparked nationwide outrage and days of protests. The 19-year-old woman from the marginalised Dalit community was attacked in mid-September in northern Uttar Pradesh state and died on Tuesday, in the latest case highlighting India's epidemic of sexual violence. Five senior police officers have already been suspended over the investigation amid criticism of law enforcement's... Читать дальше...

Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, an Azerbaijani region ruled by ethnic Armenians, intensified Sunday, a week after clashes broke out in a territorial dispute that threatens to draw in regional powers, with Armenia and Azerbaijan offering starkly different versions of events on the ground.

Cambodia has razed a US-funded defence facility on its southern coast, the deputy prime minister confirmed Sunday, the latest move in the ongoing controversial expansion of a strategically crucial naval base being developed with Chinese aid. The Wall Street Journal reported last year on a secret draft deal allowing China to dock warships at the Ream naval base near the kingdom's coastal city of Sihanoukville. But Cambodia -- awash in recent years with Chinese investments -- has strenuously denied the report... Читать дальше...

Voting started Sunday in the French South Pacific territory of New Caledonia in an independence referendum, with voters expected to reject breaking away from France after almost 170 years despite rising support for the move.

President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and faces a “critical” next two days in his fight against COVID-19 at a military hospital, his chief of staff said Saturday — in contrast to a rosier assessment moments earlier by Trump doctors, who took pains not to reveal the president had received supplemental oxygen at the White House before his hospital admission.

With tender care, Sepp Rieser adorns the bulky heads of his reluctant cows with flower wreaths, adds some more fir twigs, and adjusts the large bells around their necks. "I've been doing this since I was a little boy," Rieser says of the ancestral tradition in which cattle are decorated for their journey from the high Alpine Gramai pasture in Austria's western Tyrol state, where they graze all summer long, to the valley below where they'll spend the harsh winter months. To Rieser, the festivities... Читать дальше...