Новости за 04.02.2024

Manchester City are not in action until Monday, when they travel to Brentford, but could now go top if they win their two games in hand. Chelsea were on the end of a 4-1 thrashing by Liverpool on Wednesday and a woeful week for Mauricio Pochettino was rounded off by a 4-2 home defeat to Wolves. Manchester United, though, are showing signs of life as they beat West Ham 3-0 to go sixth. AFP Sports looks at three talking points from the Premier League weekend. Arsenal rise to the occasion The Gunners... Читать дальше...

Arteta's second-placed side moved within two points of Liverpool thanks to a dynamic display at the Emirates Stadium and a helping hand from a mix-up between Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker and defender Virgil van Dijk. After taking an early lead through Bukayo Saka, Arsenal were pegged back late in the first half by Gabriel Magalhaes's own goal. But Liverpool gift-wrapped Arsenal's victory after the break when Alisson raced off his line to deal with a long ball and completely missed his clearance... Читать дальше...

Brazil's legendary street party, which draws people from around the world and is known for its glittering floats and dance troupes, begins February 9. But parades in what is called the pre-Carnival period are taking place on weekends, and Claudio Rogerio, a drug user who is missing his two front teeth, toots on a whistle as he leads a drum and tambourine corps marching in one of these early processions. This one has taken place every year since 2015 in a sad part of Brazil's largest city called... Читать дальше...

One day after reigning US Open champion Wyndham Clark set a course record with a 12-under par 60 at the seaside California layout, heavy rain soaked the iconic course with high winds blowing in high waves. The final round was rescheduled to begin Monday morning off the first and 10th tees. Clark lowered the old Pebble Beach 18-hole mark of 62 set by Tom Kite in 1983 and matched by fellow Americans David Duval in 1997 and Patrick Cantlay in 2021 plus Austrian Matthias Schwab in 2022. Clark tops... Читать дальше...

Martinelli fired home after Alisson completely missed his clearance in the second half to the delight of the Arsenal fans packed into the raucous Emirates Stadium. Mikel Arteta's side had taken an early lead through Bukayo Saka before Gabriel Magalhaes's bizarre own goal gifted Liverpool an equaliser late in the first half. Leandro Trossard bagged Arsenal's third in stoppage-time to clinch the points after Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate was sent off in the closing stages. Arsenal's vital victory moved them into second... Читать дальше...

In teeming rain, Leipzig rediscovered their attacking fluency, with Dani Olmo again impressing. Leipzig came into the match as the only Bundesliga side not to pick up a point since the winter break, allowing Borussia Dortmund to overtake them into the Champions League places. Leipzig welcomed back goalkeeper and captain Peter Gulacsi, who was playing his first league game since October 2022 after a knee injury, as well as defender Willi Orban. "Of course it's really nice. This here is my city, my stadium, and I've experienced so much here. Читать дальше...

Nancy Githoitho, founder of Limau Cancer Connection, a Kenyan breast cancer organization, was on France 24 to mark World Cancer Day.

New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) predict a 77% increase in cancer cases globally by 2050. The report points to air pollution as one of the factors driving the expected increase in cancer rates, even though it does not have the same effect on everyone.

Liverpool's hopes of sending off manager Jurgen Klopp as a champion of England were dented as Arsenal closed to within two points at the top of the table. Mikel Arteta admitted before the game that his side could not afford a repeat of their 2-0 FA Cup defeat by Liverpool last month if they were to keep their title hopes alive. As in the cup tie, Arsenal dominated the opening stages but this time got their reward with the opening goal. Bukayo Saka stroked home after Alisson Becker denied Kai Havertz. Читать дальше...

At the start of his first Middle East tour as foreign minister, Sejourne addressed his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in a joint press conference, acknowledging Cairo's concern "over forced displacement into your territory". "We perfectly understand these concerns, and on this point, France's position remains the same: we condemn and will reject any action taken in this direction," he continued. As Qatari and Egyptian mediators press to seal a truce deal between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers... Читать дальше...

Opposition parties prepared to demonstrate on Sunday after President Macky Sall announced the indefinite postponement of a presidential election set for February 25, sparking a wave of international concern.

The 30-year-old, whose six previous World Cup wins have all come in slalom, was the last qualifier for the second run, having finished a mere 0.05sec ahead of Fabien Ax Swartz. "I'd already packed my bags and I was ready to go back to the hotel but then I got an opportunity to ski the second run," said Yule after the race. "I thought, 'OK, it's warm weather, you have a perfect track,' so we can maybe go and fight for a top 10 or something, but I never dreamt about the win." His 30th position... Читать дальше...

The transfer window closed last week with Mbappe insisting he is yet to decide where he will play after this current deal with PSG concludes at the end of June, when he becomes a free agent. On Saturday both ESPN and the 'Parisien' daily newspaper reported, without naming their source, that the superstar striker would leave France and join the world's biggest club Real Madrid. A source at the French club told AFP on Sunday, however, there had been no change in the longstanding deadlock. He has "not informed the club of any decision"... Читать дальше...

The tourists bowled out India for 255 in their second innings on day three in Visakhapatnam, leaving them a record fourth innings chase, and they reached 67-1 at the close. Anderson removed the Indian openers in a brilliant spell of fast bowling in the morning, and spinners Tom Hartley and Rehan Ahmed carried on from there with regular strikes. "I think the nerves were there to see today, the way they batted, I think they didn't know how many was enough," Anderson told reporters. "They were quite cautious, even when they had a big lead. Читать дальше...

England, who lead the five-match series 1-0, reached 67-1 at stumps after opener Ben Duckett fell for 28 in Visakhapatnam. Left-hander Duckett put on an attacking 50-run stand with fellow opener Zak Crawley, who is still batting on 29, before Ravichandran Ashwin got him out for his 497th Test wicket. Nightwatchman Rehan Ahmed, on nine, joined Crawley with England needing another 332 for victory. "Definitely pleased but I left a few out there. We could have done with a few more runs," said Gill. Читать дальше...

The 30-year-old, whose six previous World Cup wins have all come in slalom, was the last qualifier for the second run, having finished a mere 0.05sec ahead of Fabien Ax Swartz. That meant Yule was first out of the gate in the second run and as the piste at Les Houches worsened, he had the best of the conditions. His run of 47.22sec was over half a second faster than anyone else and gave him a combined time of 1min 36.24sec which was 0.16sec quicker than fellow Swiss Loic Meillard, who had been fifth-fastest on the first run. Читать дальше...

The joint air raids in Yemen late Saturday, denounced by Iran, followed a separate wave of unilateral American strikes against Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria in response to a drone attack that killed three US soldiers in Jordan. It was the third time that British and American forces have jointly targeted the Huthis, whose attacks in solidarity with Palestinians in war-battered Gaza have disrupted global trade. The United States has also carried out a series of air raids against the Yemeni rebels on its own... Читать дальше...

"Everyone at Fiorentina comes together in grief with the family and the entire football community for the passing of Kurt Hamrin," the Serie A club said in a statement. "Hamrin was and will always be a genuine legend of football and in particular for Fiorentina fans." Former Juventus, Fiorentina and AC Milan winger Hamrin, nicknamd "Uccellino" ("Little Bird") was known for his exciting play on the flank and his eye for goal. He was a key part of the Sweden team which reached the 1958 World Cup final on home soil... Читать дальше...

The Scots were in complete command at 27-0 up early in the second half at the Principality Stadium on Saturday after Duhan van der Merwe sprinted through for the second of his two tries and the visitors' third in all. But Wales, aided by second-half yellow cards for the Scotland duo of George Turner and Sione Tuipulotu, then scored 26 unanswered points of their own as they ran in four tries through James Botham, Rio Dyer, Aaron Wainwright and Alex Mann. But Scotland, with fly-half Russell kicking... Читать дальше...

The 26-year-old Hungarian won in 1 hour 48 minutes and 21 seconds to claim his first gold at the distance in an international championship. His previous world championship gold in 2019 came in the 5km event. Leading for most of the race, Rasovszky helf off a spirited comeback by Frenchman Marc-Antoine Olivier, who was second 2.40 seconds behind. Great Britain's Hector Pardoe took bronze at 8.00sec. The top 15 finishers qualified for the Paris Olympics, where the event will be held in the River Seine. Читать дальше...

Douglas Yates, professor of Political Science at the American Graduate School in Paris was on France 24 to talk about Macky Sall's announcement that the Senegalese presidential election, originallly scheduled for february 25, would be postponed.

"They targeted administration offices, a (Hashed) hospital, they struck forces tasked with protecting the borders," Faleh al-Fayyad said at a funeral ceremony for members of the group killed in the US strikes. "Targeting the Hashed al-Shaabi is playing with fire," he warned. On Friday US strikes in the west of Iraq struck positions manned by pro-Iran groups, in response to an attack in January on a base in Jordan that killed three US soldiers. The Hashed al-Shaabi, mainly pro-Iran paramilitaries... Читать дальше...

There is an unfamiliar air of serenity in El Salvador's capital, where voters head to the polls Sunday without the specter of gang violence and intimidation hanging over them for the first time in years.

The pair's elegiac "Wuthering Heights" free dance earned them 128.87 points for a total of 214.36. Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen also scored above 200 points to take silver, while the US pair of Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko came third with 194.14. Sailing across the ice in billowing steel grey and baby pink, Gilles and Poirier wowed the crowd with their complex choreography and gravity-defying holds. "It's such a big milestone in our career," said Poirier. "I think we're really proud of the way we skated.

The West Indies' bowling was far more disciplined on a hot day at the Sydney Cricket Ground, aided by some nimble fielding, after being thumped in the first game in Melbourne by eight wickets. Along with Motie's 3-28, Alzarri Joseph and Romario Shepherd picked up two wickets each while Abbott starred with 69 off 63 balls. Australia handed a debut to explosive 21-year-old Jake Fraser-McGurk in place of Travis Head, but he failed to grab his opportunity after the West Indies won the toss and sent Australia in. Читать дальше...