Новости за 10.12.2023

Leverkusen and Stuttgart are the two favourites to win the cup this year, with both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund already out of the running. Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen are currently four points clear at the top of the Bundesliga, while surprise packages Stuttgart are in third. The two held each other to a high-quality 1-1 draw in the league on Sunday, just hours before they were drawn against each other once again in the cup. "It's a shame, because this would have been the ideal pairing... Читать дальше...

Manchester City snapped their four-game winless streak with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Luton to close back to within four points of the top. But the crisis across Manchester deepens as United slumped to a shocking 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth. AFP Sport looks at three talking points from the Premier League weekend. Man Utd crisis is real United boss Erik ten Hag dismissed the notion that his side's season has been crisis-ridden after a 2-1 win over Chelsea in midweek. But the Dutchman was... Читать дальше...

Since topping the Premier League after beating Crystal Palace on October 27, Tottenham had lost four of their next five games to squander the momentum from their blistering start to the season. Ange Postecoglou's attacking tactics were branded as naive during that losing run, but the Australia stuck to his guns and was rewarded with a goal-spree at Newcastle's expense. Destiny Udogie put Tottenham ahead in the first half in north London and Brazil striker Richarlison doubled the lead before the break. Читать дальше...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders met for a summit in Nigeria's capital Abuja with the region in crisis after coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Niger since 2020 and two attempted coups elsewhere in recent weeks. ECOWAS commission President Omar Touray said a heads of state group from Benin, Togo and Sierra Leone would engage with Niger regime's CNSP leadership to decide on progress towards a transition and other conditions for lifting sanctions. "Based on the... Читать дальше...

West African leaders on Sunday kept sanctions imposed on Niger after a July military coup and said they would need to see progress towards a transition to civilian rule before easing the measures.

Ireland winger Jordan Larmour scored the game's only try for Leinster moments after both teams were reduced to 14 men as Jonathan Danty and Joe McCarthy were sin-binned following a 12th-minute tussle. Harry Byrne nailed the conversion as Leinster replied to Antoine Hastoy's early penalty for the hosts in driving rain on the Atlantic coast. Another Hastoy kick reduced the gap to a point, but Leinster took a 10-6 lead into half-time as Ciaran Frawley replaced Byrne and slotted over a penalty right after his introduction. Читать дальше...

At least 30,000 people have taken refuge in its grounds between piles of rubble and waste after Israeli forces raided the medical facility last month, an AFP correspondent reported from the hospital. Its medical equipment was heavily damaged and is now virtually unusable. Food is scarce, too, but Gazans still come in search of what little safety a hospital -- supposedly protected under international law -- can afford as the shelling rumbles on. AFP spoke to Gazans lacking everything from baby... Читать дальше...

With star striker Erling Haaland absent due to injury, Pep Guardiola's side trailed to Elijah Adebayo's goal late in the first half at Kenilworth Road. But, after squandering a host of chances, City finally clicked into gear with two goals in three minutes after the break. Bernardo Silva equalised and Jack Grealish bagged the winner to give City a much-needed first victory in five league matches. After their lethargic 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa on Wednesday, which followed draws with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham... Читать дальше...

Leverkusen playmaker Florian Wirtz scored a second-half equaliser as the visitors came from behind to steal a point from in-form Stuttgart and strengthen their grip on top spot. Alonso's side are now four points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the table, after the champions suffered a shock 5-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. They remain the only club in the league who are still unbeaten this season, having won 11 of their first 14 games. "It's a point which keeps both Stuttgart and Bayern at arm's length... Читать дальше...

A third consecutive win lifted Everton four points clear of the relegation zone as the Toffees continue to shrug off a 10-point deduction for breaches of financial rules. Abdoulaye Doucoure opened the scoring before Lewis Dobbin's first Everton goal imposed another damaging defeat on Pochettino. Without the penalty for breaching financial rules, which Everton are appealing, Sean Dyche's men would be four points above Chelsea in mid-table. A seventh defeat in 16 league games in charge for Pochettino sees Chelsea slip into the bottom half... Читать дальше...

The incident came after Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Saturday threatened to attack any vessels heading to Israeli ports unless food and medicine were allowed into the besieged Gaza Strip. "The interception and destruction of these two identified threats" were carried out late Saturday by the frigate Languedoc, which operates in the Red Sea, the general staff said in a press release. The interceptions happened at 2030 GMT and 2230 GMT, it added, and were 110 km (68 miles) from the Yemeni coast and the port of Hudaydah... Читать дальше...

The futures of Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini, Mexican forward Carlos Vela and, more surprisingly, top scorer Denis Bouanga, are unknown as the team head into the off-season. Former Italy captain Chiellini says he will decide in the coming days whether to retire at the age of 39 drawing the curtain on an illustrious career. "It could be my last game. Give me a couple of days in order to know," Chiellini told reporters after the match. "I was very focused on that game and now, I need to (take... Читать дальше...

Diego Simeone's Rojiblancos took an early two-goal lead through Alvaro Morata and Angel Correa, but Leo Baptistao pulled Almeria into the game after an hour. Atletico held on for the victory as the Andalucian strugglers threatened to pull level at the Metropolitano. "They pressed us in the second half, we couldn't find solutions and it was hard for us," Atletico forward Antoine Griezmann admitted to Movistar. Griezmann struck in the sixth minute as Atletico started brightly, but his goal was ruled... Читать дальше...

Eight minutes from time and with the match poised neatly at 1-1, Diouf, who had an otherwise outstanding day, allowed a speculative shot from Ivorian forward Jeremie Boga to slide through his hands and trickle into the net. Gaetan Laborde had initially put Nice ahead in the 55th minute only for Reims captain Yunis Abdelhamid to level in the 78th minute. The victory takes Nice second, just four points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain, who beat Nantes 2-1 on Saturday. They are now two points... Читать дальше...

"Our efforts as the state of Qatar along with our partners are continuing. We are not going to give up," Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told the Doha Forum more than two months into the Israel-Hamas war. Qatar was a key mediator in negotiations that resulted in a seven-day truce, which saw scores of Israeli hostages exchanged for Palestinian prisoners and humanitarian aid, until it ended at the start of the month. Israel declared war on Hamas after the militant group killed 1,200 people and took 240 hostages... Читать дальше...

United suffered their first ever home loss to lowly Bournemouth on Saturday as the Cherries swept to a 3-0 shock victory. Erik ten Hag's men were so poor that the margin of defeat could have been even more humiliating, but the result was already bad enough to trigger boos from fans at the final whistle. As the pressure mounts on Ten Hag, United captain Fernandes said the players should take the blame for the miserable performance "I want to apologise for the performance. It was not acceptable, starting with me. Читать дальше...

Iranian authorities have accused a Swedish EU diplomat, held in a Tehran prison for more than 600 days, of conspiring with Iran’s arch-enemy Israel to harm the Islamic Republic, the judiciary said Sunday.

City boss Pep Guardiola said Haaland noticed the injury after Wednesday's defeat at Aston Villa. The Norway striker's absence from the trip to Kenilworth Road is a big blow as City try to keep pace with leaders Liverpool. Haaland set the Premier League's single-season goal record last term and has scored 19 times in the current campaign. Guardiola will be sweating on Haaland's fitness with City travelling to the FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia before returning for the busy festive programme. Читать дальше...

Racing for the first time since April, the eight-year-old ridden by Vincent Ho Chak-yiu blew his rivals away down the straight to finish well clear of Voyage Bubble in second. "He's a monster. When I asked him for effort, he lengthened like I can't believe -- he's still got that turn of foot. It's crazy," Ho said. Golden Sixty, in the first run of what shapes as his farewell season, joined Good Ba Ba as a three-time winner, improving his record to 26 wins from 30 starts and 10 Group One successes. Читать дальше...

More than two months of deadly war between Israel and Hamas, sparked by the militant group's October 7 attacks, have displaced most of Gaza's population, but Palestinians are largely barred from leaving the narrow besieged territory. In an opinion piece published on Saturday in the Los Angeles Times, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini pointed to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the increasing concentration near the border of displaced civilians who fled the fighting, first in the north and then further south. Читать дальше...

Less than 48 hours before Tuesday's scheduled deadline, the United Arab Emirates' COP28 chief Sultan Al Jaber said: "I want everyone to show flexibility to act with urgency and to find the common ground. "The time has come for us to shift gears. The time has come for us to deliver," he told reporters. 'We need to find consensus' Jaber organised a majlis -- a traditional Gulf Arab meeting held in a circle -- with ministers in a bid to reach a compromise. "Failure is not an option. What we are after is the common good. Читать дальше...

Polls opened in Hong Kong's first "patriots only" district council election on Sunday, with officials dismissing concerns of potentially low turnout in a race that has shut out all opposition candidates after a national security crackdown.

It is the seventh men's event to be cancelled this season out of nine scheduled. Marco Odermatt won Saturday's giant slalom before bad weather closed in to wipe out the slalom. "The snow was really good yesterday during the GS and then late afternoon it starts raining," said men's chief race director Markus Waldner. "And then it turns into wet snow, strong wind also. We went out at two o'clock in the morning. The base was actually gone, not good enough to race anymore. "We tried to set the course and clean a little bit... Читать дальше...

A small minority of countries at UN climate talks are blocking a growing consensus to phase out fossil fuels, at-risk Vanuatu's climate change minister told AFP on Sunday.