Новости за 13.01.2018

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — The United States won a two-woman bobsled World Cup on Saturday but lost a third qualifying entry in the Olympic lineup. Elana Meyers Taylor, driving her first win this season, and Lolo Jones set an Olympia track record of 1 minute, 7.4 seconds in a combined two-run time 0.21 faster than

MADRID — Malaga has fired coach Michel Gonzalez after the team’s fourth straight loss in the Spanish league. The club made the announcement on Saturday, a day after a 1-0 defeat at Getafe that kept Malaga second-to-last in the 20-team standings. Malaga has lost every game since a 2-0 win at Real Sociedad early in

MOUNT AIRY, Md. — Federal authorities have accused a Maryland man of bribing a Russian atomic energy official to help secure contracts for transporting nuclear fuel. The Justice Department on Friday said 54-year-old Mark Lambert of Mount Airy was charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related counts. Lambert was co-president of a

RUHPOLDING, Germany — Laura Dahlmeier took Germany to victory in the women’s 4×6-kilometer relay at a biathlon World Cup on Saturday. Germany was fourth and 24.4 seconds behind Switzerland when Dahlmeier started but she made her move with around 600 meters to go and overtook Italy’s Federica Sanfilippo to seal the win. The German team

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Now that Kimberly Pack’s stepfather has been charged with murder, accused of arranging his wife’s death to stop her from exposing an illegal drug distribution ring he was running with an outlaw biker gang, she thinks she knows how to regain peace in her life. Pack says she’s working hard

NEW YORK — A famed New York City pub that has been a part of the Washington Heights neighborhood landscape for decades is not closing after all. After word got out earlier this week that Coogan’s would be closing because of a rent increase, supporters including “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda rallied to save the local

ISLAMABAD — Famed cricketer turned politician Imran Khan said Saturday that meeting U.S. President Donald Trump would be a “bitter pill” to swallow should he become Pakistan’s prime minister in elections later this year, but added “I would meet him.” In a press briefing, Khan, who has an international reputation as a ladies man and

MADRID — Newly signed Barcelona defender Yerry Mina took off his shoes and socks before stepping onto the field at Camp Nou Stadium during his official introduction to fans on Saturday. For the young Colombian, it was an important first step into his new home. “There is a verse in life that says that the

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan officials say a civilian was killed and several policemen wounded when suspected members of the Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabab attacked a convoy of vehicles. Interior Ministry spokesman Mwenda Njoka says the police vehicles had been escorting buses between Mombasa city and Lamu County and were destroyed in the attack. Kenya’s government

OBERHOF, Germany — World champions Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken returned to form by edging German rivals Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt to win their 30th luge World Cup on Saturday. Eggert and Benecken were second to the Olympic champions on their first run in Oberhof but did enough on their second to win by

OBERHOF, Germany — World champions Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken returned to form by edging German rivals Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt to win their 30th luge World Cup on Saturday. Eggert and Benecken were second behind the Olympic champions on their first run but did enough on their second to win by seven thousandths

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — More than 400 homes in a Fort Wayne neighborhood have won a place on the National Register of Historic Places. The homes in the Lakeside Historic District feature several architectural styles ranging from Craftsman to Colonial Revival. The residential area was one of the first in Fort Wayne to require uniform

TOLEDO, Ohio — There’s a whole network of satellites, underwater robots and scientific tools watching for toxic algae on Lake Erie. But when it comes to predicting where and when harmful blooms will show up on the Ohio’s rivers and reservoirs, there’s still a lot of mystery. Researchers now are beginning to look at how

BARCELONA, Spain — Quique Sanchez Flores will stay as coach of Spanish team Espanyol following interest in him from English club Stoke. Stoke is looking for a new manager after firing Mark Hughes last weekend, with the team in the Premier League’s relegation zone. Asked at a news conference Saturday whether he would be leaving

MOSCOW — Russian soccer champion Spartak Moscow has been accused of racism after tweeting a message which appeared to refer to its own black players as “chocolates.” A video posted on the club’s Twitter account showed Brazilian players Luis Adriano, Pedro Rocha and Fernando exercising during a training camp in the United Arab Emirates. A

BANGKOK — A state-run newspaper says Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called the military’s investigation into the deaths of Rohingya Muslims found in a mass grave a “positive indication.” Saturday’s report says Suu Kyi said: “It is a positive indication that we are taking the steps to be responsible.” She added:

PRAGUE — The Latest on the Czech Republic’s presidential election (all times local): 4:50 p.m. Czech President Milos Zeman says he is ready to debate challenger Jiri Drahos before the second round of the country’s presidential election in two weeks. Zeman didn’t take part in any public debates ahead of the first round vote he

PRAGUE — The Latest on the Czech Republic’s presidential election (all times local): 3:50 p.m. Czech President Milos Zeman has failed to win re-election during the first round of voting and will face a runoff election in two weeks against the former head of the country’s Academy of Sciences. Zeman and Jiri Drahos advanced to

PRAGUE — The Latest on the Czech Republic’s presidential election (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Voting has ended in the first round of the Czech Republic’s presidential election, and early results show the anti-migrant incumbent with a huge lead. The Czech Statistics Office says President Milos Zeman had 43.8 percent of the vote with ballots

WENGEN, Switzerland — Beat Feuz won the Lauberhorn downhill on Saturday to give Switzerland yet another victory in its signature Alpine skiing race. Racing first, Feuz set a time on the longest World Cup course of 4.27 kilometers (2.65 miles) that only Aksel Lund Svindal could threaten. Svindal wore the No. 3 bib and led

BAD KLEINKIRCHHEIM, Austria — After winning a women’s World Cup super-G, Federica Brignone dedicated her victory to Italian teammate Elena Fanchini on Saturday. The 32-year-old Fanchini had to end her season because of a tumor, forcing her out of her fourth Olympics in Pyeongchang next month. “She is always with us, she is missing. For

MILAN — Italian skier Elena Fanchini is ending her season a month before the Pyeongchang Olympics due to a tumor. Without providing details, Fanchini says she is undergoing a series of medical exams “and my intention is to return to skiing next season.” The 32-year-old Fanchini won a silver medal in downhill at the 2005

JOHANNESBURG — The new leader of South Africa’s ruling party vows to crack down on the corruption that has weakened the African National Congress in a new push to end inequities that haunt the nation more than 20 years after the end of white minority rule. “Billions of rands have been illegally diverted to individuals,”

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Asia staged a late comeback to maintain its slim lead over defending champion Europe, 6 ½ to 5 ½, on the second day of the EurAsia Cup on Saturday. “We came out of the session at 3-3 which wasn’t what we were looking for, but we live to fight another day,”

HOBART, Australia — Second-seeded Elise Mertens broke Mihaela Buzarnescu’s serve in the opening game and went on to beat the Romanian 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 Saturday to win the Hobart International title for the second consecutive year. The match started late due to rain and there were two lengthy stoppages during the match. Buzarnescu was attempting