Новости за 13.08.2016

Fremantle veteran Michael Johnson has abandoned plans to make a late season playing comeback.

Ancient Venus had more dry land overall than Earth, especially in the tropics.

An investigation into the cause of the accident in Zibo city is underway.

Johnny Manziel isn’t completely delusional. Which is the closest thing to good news that he’s had all year. Via the New York Post, an unnamed friend of Manziel said the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner knows that he won’t be playing pro football in 2016. “He knows he’s hit rock bottom and he’s giving himself a…

A pledge to match EU funding for scientists and farmers after Brexit and Team GB's gold winning rowers and cyclists make Saturday's front pages.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Ryan Nassib had a big chance to show everyone what he could do as New York Giants quarterback with Eli Manning getting the night off.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Ryan Nassib had a big chance to show everyone what he could do as New York Giants quarterback with Eli Manning getting the night off.

The Obama administration on Friday declared a public health emergency in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, saying the rapid and widespread transmission of the Zika virus threatens the health of infected pregnant women and their babies. The Caribbean island of about 3.5 million people has recorded 10,690 laboratory-confirmed cases of Zika, including 1,035 pregnant women, but the actual number of infections with the mosquito-borne virus is likely higher, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement.

Separate, despite being intrinsically part of, an unforgettable silver medal effort, Olympic rules excluded the fifth member of Australia's track cycling team pursuit squad from medal presentations.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Peel back all those layers of fashionable mod clothing that Bradley Wiggins prefers when he’s not on the bike and you’ll find the beating heart of a sentimentalist. It’s why he returned to his first love, track cycling, after conquering the Tour de France. It’s why he returned to the Olympics

NEW YORK — The non-stop nature of soccer helped and hindered NBC’s Arlo White and Kate Markgraf in their coverage of the U.S. women’s team, which lost to Sweden on penalty kicks Friday and was bounced from the Olympics. “The USA are distraught,” White said, describing the aftermath of Lisa Dahlkvist’s deciding penalty. He expertly

In just one performance, Schooling beat swimming great Phelps, took home his city state's first Olympic gold medal and became an instant millionaire.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Even without Aaron Rodgers and several other key players, the Green Bay Packers started their delayed preseason schedule with a 17-11 win over the Cleveland Browns on Friday night.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Even without Aaron Rodgers and several other key players, the Green Bay Packers started their delayed preseason schedule with a 17-11 win over the Cleveland Browns on Friday night.

The death toll from the apartment complex explosion and fire in Silver Spring, Maryland, has gone up to three, the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) said in a statement.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Peel back all those layers of fashionable mod clothing that Bradley Wiggins prefers when he's not on the bike and you'll find the beating heart of a sentimentalist.

NEW YORK (AP) — The non-stop nature of soccer helped and hindered NBC's Arlo White and Kate Markgraf in their coverage of the U.S. women's team, which lost to Sweden on penalty kicks Friday and was bounced from the Olympics.

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While Americans are distracted by an increasingly chaotic presidential campaign, half a world away, Russian troops are massing along the border of Ukraine again suggesting the possibility of a new escalation of the violence that has raged there since Moscow’s invasion of Crimea in 2014.

On Wednesday, the Kremlin announced that it had captured men it described as Ukrainian Special Forces soldiers on the Russian side of the disputed border between Ukraine and Russian-occupied Crimea. Читать дальше...

Hilary Duff sips on her drink as she films a few different scenes for her hit show Younger on Wednesday (August 10) in New York City. The 28-year-old actress just returned home this past week from a relaxing vacation in Hawaii with her friends and family. Hilary had to wear a patterned, festive-looking dress for [...]

Two men died and four other people were in critical condition after a three-car crash Friday afternoon in Shadow Hills.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Michelle Carter loves to let the tension build. At the Olympics, she took it to extremes. The American shot putter waited until her last throw Friday night to knock off arguably the best woman to ever compete in the event — two-time defending champion Valerie Adams of New Zealand. Now, Carter

Gujarat minister of state for sports, youth and cultural activities Rajendra Trivedi lauded the model for ‘Sakhimandals’, women self help groups, developed in the state. He was speaking at the inaugural function of the Rakhi Mela in the city.

Fernando Rosales, who was assigned to Fort Carson at the time of the stabbing, was discharged from the Army in June

Australian gamer-to-racer Matt Simmons may join Nissan's bid to win back the Bathurst 12 Hours GT endurance race early next year as a reward for his promising debut season in Europe.