Новости за 01.03.2017

Statoil was granted preliminary approval to start a new drilling campaign near an existing oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea, the government said.

Playing for the first time since his early ouster at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic posted a straight-sets victory Tuesday in the first round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament in Acapulco, Mexico.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Filip Forsberg scored his second goal of the night 2:45 into overtime, leading the Nashville Predators to a 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.

Lady Gaga is to replace Beyoncé as a headliner at this spring's Coachella music festival in Indio, Calif.

WASHINGTON -- Bradley Beal scored 25 points and the Washington Wizards fended off the Golden State Warriors in the final minute for a 112-108 victory Tuesday night.

Iowa State senior guard Matt Thomas, fresh off tying his career high with seven 3-pointers in a win over Oklahoma State, joked with the crowd at Hilton Coliseum that had hung around to celebrate Senior Night and the Cyclones' sixth win in a row.

MONTREAL -- The Montreal Canadiens thought they scored the winning goal early in overtime, only to be denied. A few minutes later, there was no mistake.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Nashville's Filip Forsberg continues to make his case as one of the best young players in the NHL. That may even be an understatement.

NEW YORK -- Kevin Shattenkirk's first game with the Washington Capitals turned out to be coach Barry Trotz's 700th career victory.

BOSTON -- Bruce Cassidy is still the interim coach of the Boston Bruins, but it could be just a matter of time before the "interim" part of his title is removed.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Three years removed from back-to-back losing seasons, No. 16 Purdue is back on top in the Big Ten Conference.

On March 1, 1961, an executive order from U.S. President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook continued his assault on the record books Tuesday when his Oklahoma City squad took on the Utah Jazz.

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- No. 9 Kentucky clinched at least tie for its 48th Southeastern Conference championship on Tuesday night with a 73-67 victory over Vanderbilt.

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Aleksander Barkov's shootout attempt seemed to take forever.

WASHINGTON -- Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant hyperextended his left knee in the first quarter.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are close to adding frontcourt depth for the rest of the regular season and playoffs.

DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke celebrated Senior Night and welcomed a key contribution from a freshman Tuesday night.

WASHINGTON -- Golden State's Kevin Durant was ruled out after suffering a hyperextended left knee injury in the first quarter.

Top seed and defending champion Elina Svitolina needed just less than 90 minutes on Tuesday to dispatch her first-round opponent.

Embattled quarterback Johnny Manziel promised a judge that his life is "trending upward" on Tuesday.

Andy Murray returned to the court after a bout with shingles to cruise to a 6-4, 6-1 first-round victory.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Michael Beasley will miss at least the next three games.

Denver forward Kenneth Faried will miss the next week to 10 days because of back and ankle injuries, according to the Denver Post.

Washington Wizards forward Markieff Morris was fined $25,000 by the NBA.