Новости за 27.05.2023

Paris Saint-Germain clinched a record 11th French league title after drawing 1-1 at Strasbourg on Saturday to move four points of second-place Lens with one game left.

More than 1,500 people were arrested during a protest by the Extinction Rebellion climate group in The Hague on Saturday, Dutch police said.

Activists blocked a section of a motorway during the afternoon in protest against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies. Police said they had used water cannon to disperse activists blocking a major road in the city, and arrested "a total of 1,579 people... 40 of whom will be prosecuted" on charges including vandalism. One of the activists bit a policeman during his arrest, police said. According to Extinction Rebellion, some 7,000 people gathered to join the demonstration. Anticipating the water cannon... Читать дальше...

Huge crowds of anti-government protesters on Saturday encircled the Serbian state television building in downtown Belgrade to press their demand for autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic to ease his tight grip on the mainstream media and allow alternative voices.

Justine Triet won a richly deserved Palme d’Or on Saturday for her French Alps courtroom drama “Anatomy of a Fall”, becoming only the third female director to win cinema’s most prestigious prize.

Thirty elderly women kidnapped by separatists in Cameroon's restive anglophone region a week ago after protesting against taxes levied by them  have been freed, a government official told AFP Saturday.

The England fly-half kicked 13 points and also shone with ball in hand during a match briefly interrupted by Just Stop Oil protesters. But the game was still in the balance until Saracens scored two tries inside the final quarter, through Elliot Daly and Ivan van Zyl. They then survived playing the last six minutes a man down after replacement prop Robin Hislop was yellow carded. Sale's first final since being crowned champions in 2006 took place against a backdrop of crisis for the English club game... Читать дальше...

Roglic overtook overnight leader Geraint Thomas on an uphill individual time trial from Tarviso to Monte Lussari despite the horror of a late chain slip. The penultimate day time trial has haunted the Slovenian since he lost the 2020 Tour de France in the same manner as Tadej Pogacar overtook and stormed to triumph. On Saturday, Ineos Grenadiers leader Thomas was already trailing by 16 seconds when Roglic suffered a heart-stopping mechanical problem, which he dealt with only for team mechanics to waste time demanding he switch bikes. Читать дальше...

Red Bull’s defending double world champion and series leader clawed back three-tenths of a second in the final sector to beat Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari. “We knew this was going to be a little bit of a struggle for us, here on this circuit,” admitted the Dutchman. “In qualifying here, you need to go all out and risk it all.” Red Bull team boss Christian Horner described the lap as the "best of his career". Verstappen's success with a best lap in one minute... Читать дальше...

Sam Kerr scored twice, while Guro Reiten was also on target, to secure the victory the Blues needed and which relegated Reading in the process. Victory completed a league and FA Cup double for Chelsea after they beat United 1-0 at Wembley earlier this month. And they came close to a treble after missing out narrowly to Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals. But Chelsea's reign of domestic dominance has been seriously challenged this season as United, Arsenal and Manchester City pushed... Читать дальше...

Djokovic shares the all-time men's record of 22 Grand Slam titles with Nadal but can break that tie by winning the French Open for a third time. Nadal, the 14-time champion in Paris, is sitting out Roland Garros with a hip injury. With his 37th birthday fast approaching, the Spaniard has admitted that 2024 will likely be his final year on tour. "When he announced that he's going to have his last season of his career, I felt part of me is leaving with him too," said Djokovic. "It made me think about my career and how long I'm going to play. Читать дальше...

Jamal Musiala scored in the 89th minute to fire Bayern Munich to the Bundesliga title with a 2-1 victory in Cologne after Borussia Dortmund could only draw on the final day of the season.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will start Sunday's race on the second row alongside the Alpine of Esteban Ocon although the stewards were investigating an incident involving Leclerc. "You have to go all out and risk it all," said Verstappen. "I knew I was behind, I'm very happy to be on pole for the first time here." Alonso in his flying Aston Martin was denied a first pole since 2012 by just 0.084s. "Pole position means a lot here in Monaco, but today Max was a little bit faster," said Alonso. The Spaniard added... Читать дальше...

The cricketing great is widely expected to retire -- he has only said he will decide on his future later this year -- and the spotlight will be on him with Chennai eyeing a record-equalling fifth title at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad. Standing in Chennai's way will be Gujarat opener Shubman Gill, fresh from smashing a century -- his third in the IPL -- in the final playoff on Friday at the same venue. Gill's three IPL tons have all come in his last four innings, his latest a... Читать дальше...

Chilean Jarry, the world number 54, beat Dimitrov 7-6 (7/1), 6-1 at the Parc des Eaux-Vives to claim only the third singles title of his career. The last of Dimitrov's eight titles came when he won the ATP Finals on his debut in 2017, but it was not to be for the Bulgarian world number 33 who never recovered his rhythm after losing the tie-break. "I'm having a great year, I'm very happy," Jarry said afterwards. It was a third straight scalp for Jarry. He knocked out top seed and world number four Casper Ruud... Читать дальше...

The 18-year-old Fils, ranked 112, won 6-3, 7-5 against his 28th-ranked opponent in one-hour 36-minutes to become the youngest champion in the tournament's history. A finalist in the French Open juniors and doubles champion in Roland Garros in 2021, the youngster from outside Paris broke through having reached the semi-finals in Marseille and Montpellier this season. "I will remember this forever," said Fils who took almost three hours to win his semi-final in three sets the day before. "I'm happy with the win and now I want more. Читать дальше...

Orange juice has become the most profitable raw material for investors, according to French daily newspaper Les Échos. While average prices for many raw materials have fallen, stocks for the popular breakfast drink have seen a spectacular rise since the start of the year that shows no signs of slowing.

FIFA's disgraced former vice-president Reynald Temarii of Tahiti has been charged with corruption by French prosecutors probing Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid process.

Senegalese women's groups and dozens of well-known figures on Friday accused opposition leader Ousmane Sonko of insulting a woman who has accused him of rape, saying his comments showed he was unfit for higher office.

Nationalism has been one of the major themes of the Turkish presidential elections, with both President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu using its rhetoric as both sides draw on nationalist parties’ support.

Erdogan's visit to Istanbul's Adnan Menderes mausoleum takes him back to the man he cited when he called early polls for May 14 in a bid to ease his way to an unprecedented third decade of rule. Menderes was tried and hanged one year after the military staged a coup in 1960 to put Turkey back on a more secular course. Erdogan survived a putsch attempt against his own Islamic-rooted government in 2016. The 69-year-old told his followers in January that he wanted to continue Menderes's fight for... Читать дальше...

Once completed, the $17 billion project known as the "Route of Development" would span the length of the country, stretching 1,200 kilometres (745 miles) from the northern border with Turkey to the Gulf in the south. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani announced the project during a conference with transport ministry representatives from Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the United Arab Emirates. "We see this project as a pillar of a sustainable non-oil economy... Читать дальше...

The 29-year-old married father of two who plays for Montpellier and has won 16 international caps was detained on Friday, Gallix said, confirming a report published earlier on Saturday by French sports daily L'Equipe. He was part of France's Six Nations squad this season, although he received a red card for headbutting on his only appearance, against Scotland, and was banned for the rest of the tournament. He is currently awaiting the verdict of a trial held in Montpellier this month for his role as "leader" in a brawl 10 years ago. Читать дальше...

Emotion trumped economics in the 2023 Turkish presidential campaign, forcing the opposition to embrace nationalism ahead of Sunday’s runoff. But President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was ahead of the curve, using a mix of nationalist rhetoric, pan-Islamic heroism and historical references in a bid to enter his third decade in power.