Новости за 31.07.2022

The 24-year-old Monegasque driver, who finished sixth as Max Verstappen won to increase his championship lead to 80 points, said the decision had surprised him and cost him the race. With only nine races to go after the scheduled summer break, it may also have cost him any hope of the drivers title. Asked to explain why Ferrari had made the decision, he said: "I don't know yet. I need to speak with the team and understand the thought behind putting the hards because I felt very strong on the mediums. Читать дальше...

The 39-year-old Movistar rider, who grabbed the lead with a brilliant solo performance in the mountains on Saturday, bided her time in the peloton on the 123km route from Lure to La Planche des Belles Filles in the Vosges before powering up the final climb to seal her triumph. She crossed the line 30 seconds ahead of fellow Dutch rider Demi Vollering (SD Worx) who took second overall, 3min 48 behind her compatriot. Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon/SRAM) came third in the final standings after a fourth place finish on Sunday's stage.

Just a week after his crushing win at the French Grand Prix, where Leclerc crashed out of the lead, the 24-year-old Dutchman scored his first win at the Hungaroring, his eighth this year and the 28th of his career. Starting from 10th on the grid, after engine problems in qualifying on Saturday required a new power unit, he sliced through the field to finish 7.8 seconds ahead of Mercedes' seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, who had started from his maiden pole position. ... Читать дальше...

"The campaign has been fantastic, I have always kept my eye on it (women's football), but I never had the same excitement," said Jack Vaughn, 47, who was with his family at a packed fan zone in Trafalgar Square, central London. "This is really going to propel women's football forwards." The competition has caught the imagination of young and old, boy and girl. Around 87,000 fans will witness the home team's attempt to win its first ever major trophy, a new high for a final at either the men's or women's European Championship. Читать дальше...

The Wolfsburg striker had scored six goals in five games on route to the final to match the all-time record for goals in a single women's European Championship. "Alex Popp has suffered muscular problems in the warm-up," the German football federation tweeted. "Lea Schueller replaces her in the starting XI." Popp had initially been included in Martina Voss-Tecklenburg's starting line-up for the final at Wembley. However, the 31-year-old's injury curse with the European Championship struck again after missing Euro 2013 and 2017.

Opening batsman Hendricks made 70 and Markram an unbeaten 51 in a total of 191-5, with recalled left-arm quick David Willey leading England's attack with 3-25 in Southampton. England are bidding to win their first series under new white-ball skipper Jos Buttler after South Africa levelled this three-match contest with a 58-run victory in Cardiff. The decision to recall Willey in place of Richard Gleeson reaped an early reward when he had potential dangerman Quinton de Kock chopping onto his stumps for a three-ball duck. Читать дальше...

Dutch veteran Annemiek van Vleuten produced the perfect ride on Sunday to win the women's Tour de France with a resounding victory in the eighth and final stage from Lure to La Planche des Belles Filles.

Two people have been killed and several others injured after UN peacekeepers opened fire during an incident in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on the Uganda border on Sunday, the UN said.

Just a week after his win at the French Grand Prix, the 24-year-old Dutchman grabbed his first success at the Hungaroring from 10th on the grid to finish 7.8 seconds clear of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. His win lifted him 80 points clear in the championship as nearest rival Charles Leclerc, unexpectedly given hard compound tyres when he appeared to be the fastest driver, came home sixth behind Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez in the second Red Bull. It was a crushing... Читать дальше...

A section of Beirut's massive port grain silos, shredded in the 2020 explosion, collapsed in a huge cloud of dust on Sunday after a weekslong fire, triggered by grains that had fermented and ignited in the summer heat.

AFP correspondents said a cloud of dust covered Beirut's port, while local media reported that two towers fell in the heavily damaged silos' northern section, where a fire has been burning for more than two weeks. Footage of the incident showed part of the silo crumbling and a large cloud billowing up after debris hit the ground. The structure had absorbed much of the impact of the devastating explosion on August 4, 2020 at Beirut's port that killed more than 200 people and injured more than 6,500. Читать дальше...

The Red Bull world champion registered his eighth win of the season and 28th of his career ahead of Mercedes duo, Lewis Hamilton and pole-sitter George Russell. With Charles Leclerc hampered by another bout of questionable pit lane strategy to come in sixth, Verstappen extended his lead over the Ferrari driver to 80 points going into the summer break. "What a race. I think we stayed calm and we won it," said the elated Dutchman. While Russell will have been disappointed not to notch up his first... Читать дальше...

The extreme temperatures Europe has experienced in recent weeks have resulted in an increase in the rate of snowpack melt in the Alpine glaciers. As in many other parts of the world, the consequences are increasingly visible in the Alps, where the glaciers are particularly vulnerable due to their smaller size and thinness.

Australia's cricketers are favourites for gold in Birmingham but there is nothing to match the fierce rivalry between the two cricket-obsessed South Asian nations. Political tensions mean cricketers from the two countries currently only meet in multi-nation events. India cut bilateral cricket ties with Pakistan after attacks in Mumbai in 2008 that authorities blamed on Pakistani militants. They have not faced each other in a bilateral men's series since Pakistan toured India in 2012/13 for a set... Читать дальше...

Some areas in the mountainous region are still inaccessible following flooding that turned roads into rivers, washed out bridges, swept away houses and killed at least 26 people. Poor cell phone service is also complicating rescue efforts. "This is one of the most devastating, deadly floods that we have seen in our history... And at a time that we're trying to dig out, it's raining," Governor Andy Beshear told NBC's "Meet the Press." "We're going to work to go door to door, work to find, again, as many people as we can. Читать дальше...

A Chinese booster rocket made an uncontrolled return to Earth on Saturday, leading US officials to chide Beijing for not sharing information about the potentially hazardous object's descent.

England women's captain Leah Williamson called on the Lionesses to seize the opportunity of a lifetime with the host nation gripped for Sunday's Euro 2022 final against Germany at Wembley.

Senegalese voters head to the polls Sunday for parliamentary elections the opposition hopes will force a coalition with President Macky Sall and curb any ambitions he may hold for a third term.

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will lead a congressional delegation to the Asia-Pacific region, her office confirmed on Sunday, with stops in Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan.

Morocco's King Mohammed VI used an address on Saturday to "once again" reiterate his openness to restoring ties with Algeria, which broke off diplomatic relations with Rabat last year.

The US Commerce Department on Thursday announced that the country’s gross domestic product fell for the second consecutive quarter, and President Joe Biden said it “doesn’t sound like a recession”. In most countries, two successive quarters of GDP decline officially qualify as a recession, but not in the United States, where an independent body of eight economists called the Business Cycle Dating Committee makes such a determination.

De Minaur lined up a title clash with sixth-seeded Jenson Brooksby, who beat fourth-seeded fellow American Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-4. De Minaur, whose five ATP titles include a victory in Atlanta in 2019, is in his first final of 2022. After battling back from a set down to beat Adrian Mannarino in the quarter-finals, the Australian again surrendered the first set after a lengthy rain delay at 5-5. "I just found a way to get through," said de Minaur, who saved two break points to open both the second... Читать дальше...