Новости за 04.05.2024

Coming back from 1-3 down in the decider and saving three match points in total, Swiatek claimed a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (9/7) victory to secure the Madrid Open trophy for the first time. "Well, who is going to say now that women's tennis is boring, right?" said Swiatek. Swiatek, who picked up the 20th title of her career, and ninth at the WTA 1000 level, has now won her last eight consecutive finals and joins Elena Rybakina with a tour-leading 30 victories this season. The 22-year-old Pole confessed... Читать дальше...

The Ireland wing crossed twice in four minutes early in the first half in what was effectively a home semi-final for Leinster, who are based across town at Donnybrook. Leinster will now look to go one better after losing the last two Champions Cup finals to a La Rochelle side coached by Ireland great Ronan O'Gara when they face the winners of Sunday's semi-final between record five-time European kings Toulouse and Harlequins at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 25. Four-time European champions... Читать дальше...

Carlo Ancelotti's side romped clear of last season's winners and shock challengers Girona to clinch their record-extending 36th La Liga trophy. AFP Sport breaks down the keys to Los Blancos' domestic success this season: Brilliant Bellingham Nobody expected Jude Bellingham to have such an instant impact in Spain after his move from Borussia Dortmund last summer. The England international quickly established himself as a key player in attacking areas for Madrid with ten goals in his first ten league matches... Читать дальше...

Ancelotti's side did their homework by beating Cadiz and after last season's champions stumbled against Girona, Los Blancos were crowned champions for a record-extending 36th time. Girona's dramatic victory saw the Catalan minnows qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history, in only their fourth season in Spain's top flight. Ancelotti rotated heavily ahead of the Champions League semi-final second leg clash with Bayern, but his players still got the job done. Brahim Diaz... Читать дальше...

The Ireland wing crossed twice in four minutes early in the first half in what was effectively a home semi-final for Leinster, who are based across town at Donnybrook. Leinster will now look to go one better after losing the last two Champions Cup finals to a La Rochelle side coached by Ireland great Ronan O'Gara when they face the winners of Sunday's semi-final in France between record five-time European kings Toulouse and Harlequins at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 25. Four-time European... Читать дальше...

Real Madrid claimed a record-extending 36th LaLiga title on Saturday after Girona's 4-2 thrashing of local rivals Barcelona left Carlo Ancelotti's side with an unassailable lead in the standings.

Arsenal's 3-0 win over Bournemouth earlier on Saturday had opened up a four-point lead for the Gunners. But City showed no signs of feeling the pressure as they cut the gap back to one point and have three matches remaining to Arsenal's two. Haaland has faced criticism for not matching the standards of his stunning first season in Manchester, when he scored 52 goals as City won the treble. However, the Norwegian took his tally for this season to 36 goals in 41 appearances with a devastating display of finishing. Читать дальше...

Dressed all in black, pop idol Madonna broke into her hit "Nothing Really Matters" Saturday night before throngs of joyful fans jammed onto Brazil's famed Copacabana beach in Rio.

An AFP photographer saw a heavy military deployment in the village of Deir al-Ghusun, near the northern town of Tulkarem. Troops deployed a bulldozer to flatten a building and carried at least one body out of the rubble, the photographer reported. Israeli forces "engaged in an extensive 12-hour counterterrorism operation in the Tulkarem area," the army and the Shin Bet security service said in a joint statement. They said troops had come under fire after entering the village to "neutralise a... Читать дальше...

The reigning three-times world champion and current championship leader, who is looking for a third straight Miami Grand Prix victory on Sunday, led from pole and was never challenged after a chaotic opening lap. Verstappen's team-mate Sergio Perez was third as the world champions gave themselves a points boost ahead of qualifying later on Saturday. Verstappen has won four of the five Grand Prix races so far this season and looks well set for a fourth straight world championship. Dutchman Verstappen... Читать дальше...

Narvaez stayed on Pogacar's wheel and then surged clear in a three-way sprint after an eventful 140-kilometre stage to Turin, pipping Max Schachmann and Pogacar to the line. Ineos team-leader Geraint Thomas came in 10th, ten seconds adrift with other contenders Ben O'Connor, Damiano Caruso and Danny Martinez. Fancied Frenchman Romain Bardet, however, dropped 57sec, which at this early stage does not yet rule him out but is far from ideal. Narvaez was delighted with the biggest win of his career. Читать дальше...

Late goals from South Korea's Jeong Woo-yeong and the DRC's Silas Katompa Mvumpa saw Bayern suffer their first defeat in Stuttgart since 2007. Stuttgart took the lead with a smash-and-grab goal just before the half-hour mark, Leonidas Stergiou prodding home after a dainty chip over the back line from Deniz Undav. Bayern then equalised in controversial circumstances, after Stuttgart captain Waldemar Anton conceded a penalty with a very light challenge on Serge Gnabry. Harry Kane converted the resulting penalty... Читать дальше...

London's Labour mayor Sadiq Khan on Saturday won a record third term after easily defeating Conservative challenger Susan Hall, UK media said after all the capital's districts reported their results.

Chad will hold presidential elections on Monday, making it the first in a string of coup-hit states across Central and West Africa to use the ballot box to try to emerge from years of military rule. The candidate widely expected to win is Mahamat Idriss Deby – the man who seized power the day rebels shot and killed his long-ruling father, Idriss Deby, in April 2021. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin reports from N'djamena.

That split from Paolo Camossi saw the 29-year-old Italian team up with Rana Reider, whose Florida training group also includes American Trayvon Bromell, Olympic 200m champion Andre De Grasse and Japanese sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown. "There's been a lot of change from last year," Jacobs said with no little understatement ahead of competing in this weekend's World Athletics Relays in Nassau. Jacobs, born in the US to an Italian mother and American father but raised by the former since infancy in Italy... Читать дальше...

Norway-born Buick held off a challenge from Rosallion to land the first classic of the flat season on a horse trying racing on turf for the first time. His three previous runs and victories had been on the all-weather surface this year and the 16-1 chance became the first horse to win the race without a run at two since Pasch triumphed in 1938. Notable Speech, whose trainer Charlie Appleby added to his victory in the 2022 renewal with Coroebus, beat home two runners trained by Richard Hannon, Rosallion and Haatem. Читать дальше...

Work has begun in a small Japanese town to erect a barrier blocking views of the country's most famous sight, Mount Fuji, after locals complained of bad behaviour by photo-hungry tourists. Fujikawaguchiko town began building panels of mesh netting at a spot where unending flows of mostly foreign tourists visit daily to take photos of the majestic mountain sitting behind a Lawson convenience store.

Fast-rising water levels in the state of Rio Grande do Sul were straining dams and threatening the metropolis of Porto Alegre, one of the largest cities in southern Brazil. Authorities there were scrambling to evacuate some neighborhoods that had been submerged -- in some cases using helicopters to rescue people stranded on roofs. And heavy rains of "very high severity" are expected to continue into Sunday, Civil Defense authorities said. The rapid rise of the Guaiba River, which runs through Porto Alegre... Читать дальше...

The United States has accused Rwanda of involvement in a deadly attack on a camp for displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a claim dismissed as "absurd" by Kigali on Saturday.

Following a cyberattack over two weeks ago, the Simone Veil Hospital in Cannes on Thursday said medical and personal data, including ID cards, health sheets and pay slips etc. stolen from the hospital have been published online. The hospital said it has filed a complaint and cooperating with the ongoing investigation. The cybercriminal group Lockbit with hackers based in Russia was found to be behind the attack.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has repeatedly vowed to launch a ground assault in Gaza's southern city of Rafah despite ongoing truce talks with Hamas. If Israeli ground forces invade Rafah, “Gaza will become uninhabitable in the sense that the whole infrastructure of the Gaza Strip would have been destroyed,” warned Oliver Mcternan, director of NGO Forward Thinking. “We’ve got, for the sake of humanity, to have a ceasefire,” he said.

Italian Sinner was a doubt for the Rome event which starts on Wednesday and is the last big tournament before the Grand Slam French Open. "After speaking again with the doctors and specialists about my hip problems I have to announce that unfortunately I will not be able to play in Rome," the world number two said on X, formerly Twitter. "I'm very sad that I wasn't able to recover as it is one of my favourite tournaments." The 22-year-old would have been one of the favourites for the Masters 1000... Читать дальше...

The Gunners' fourth successive victory ensured second placed Manchester City will not be able to knock them out of pole position this weekend even if they beat Wolves in Saturday's late game. Saka's penalty put Mikel Arteta's side ahead on the stroke of half-time at the Emirates Stadium. Trossard and Declan Rice struck in the closing stages to secure a vital three points. Chasing their first title since 2004, the Gunners will pray for a shock City stumble against Wolves at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola's team... Читать дальше...

Fans of Star Wars celebrate the franchise across the world Saturday as they look forward to the annual French light sabre tournament due to be held in Paris in June. The 7th edition of the Open de France de Sabre Laser 2024 is the largest of its kind in the world with 80 participants, event founder Alexis Leperlier told FRANCE 24.

The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil has climbed to 56 people, with another 67 missing, the country's civil defense agency said Saturday.