Новости за 17.02.2018

NASCAR hasn’t seen a repeat champion of the Daytona 500 in 23 years, but Kurt Busch will try to change that on Sunday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway in the opening race of the 2018 season (2:30 p.m. ET, Fox, Fox Sports Go).

I finally got around to seeing Wonder Woman last month on my flight back from CES. I know a plane isn’t the best place to watch a movie, but it was very useful for tuning out the strangers who were unfortunate enough to hit it off beside me. I was also glad the film largely ditches the drab, dark colors that fill so much of DC’s universe in favor of bright colors that popped even on the plane’s tiny screen.

Marcus Kowal will step into a cage for the final time as a fighter Saturday night.

For those training in the sport of MMA here are ten technical moves from UFC 221. Learn from the pros in action.

Having a pet goat can be just as much fun as having a pet dog as the story of Jack Barrett, a football fan from the town of Burnley, England shows. They even hang out together in the local pub.

It's hard to say who among the incredible cast of characters in Black Panther reigns supreme. But if you ask this writer, there's be no question: Shuri, T'Challa's 16-year-old sister and badass princess of Wakanda, deserves to be crowned queen of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Jose Mourinho's side look to get back to winning ways and book their place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup - follow the action LIVE!

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This February marks six months since a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia turned violent. One counter-protester, Heather Heyer, died and dozens more sustained injuries after a driver plowed into a crowd.

Heyer's homicide reinvigorated a national conversation about the role of Confederate statues, memorials, and plaques in public spaces. According to a recent study by the Southern Poverty Law Center, over 1,500 symbols of the Confederacy stand in public places in the US. Читать дальше...

• In late 2014, Russia was implicated in a long-term, state-sanctioned, systemic sports doping scandal.
• This prompted the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend Russia from the Winter Games. 
• But the IOC still allowed certain Russian athletes to compete — an outcome that satisfied no one. 

In Pyeongchang, Russian Olympic athletes aren't Russian Olympic athletes. Rather, they're "Olympic Athletes from Russia" — OAR, for short.

Salomon Rondon's stunning volley proved in vain for West Brom as they fell out of the FA Cup fifth round with a 2-1 loss to Southampton.

The Brazil international has been near-unbeatable this season, and drew level with Napoli's No. 1 with his 11th clean sheet of the Serie A campaign

Following Friday's indictment of 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said Saturday "the evidence is now incontrovertible" that Moscow interfered in the 2016 election. McMaster's statement stands in sharp contrast to President Trump's Friday claim that "results of the election were not impacted" by Russia's "anti-U.S. campaign."

Fulham's Ryan Sessegnon scored the first goal in their 2-0 win over Aston Villa. Fulham put an end to Aston Villa's winning run and boosted their own chances of a push for automatic Championship promotion with a 2-0 win at Craven Cottage. Second-half goals from Ryan Sessegnon and Floyd Ayite proved to be the difference, with the west London side pulling themselves within four points of their opponents. Ryan Fredericks was able to find space down the right-hand flank and squared into the box for Sessegnon... Читать дальше...

Chelsea have been handed a boost with a key target admitting that he is unlikely to remain at his current club.  The star however has attracted interest from a number of huge European clubs including Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham and Napoli among others.  Federico Chiesa currently plays for Serie A side Florentina and is […]

THE business empire of Yevgeny Prigozhin had humble roots: a hot-dog stand on the streets of St Petersburg in 1990. “We mixed the mustard at home in my apartment,” he once recalled. He eventually opened a series of chic restaurants including one, on a floating boat, called New Island that became a favourite of another St Petersburg native, Vladimir Putin. Lucrative state contracts followed and, with time, Mr Prigozhin’s activities expanded beyond the kitchen, encompassing armies of online trolls and private military contractors. Читать дальше...

Cengiz Under and Diego Perotti scored second half goals as Roma moved into third position in Serie A with a 2-0 win at Udinese on Saturday.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In New York state government news, legislators in Albany are taking a week off ahead of difficult budget decisions, and Republicans in the Senate are calling for the elimination of one of Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature economic development programs. A look at stories making news: ___ CALM BEFORE BUDGET STORM Lawmakers are taking a winter break this week, with no meetings or session days planned in Albany. They may need their rest for the days ahead, when the Senate and... Читать дальше...

The in-form AC Milan striker must not get distracted by his achievements so far for the club, according to his coach

A proposed May 12 date doesn’t work for Golden Boy, and talks for the big fight have come to a standstill.

Foxx immediately started to take off his headphones an mic in front of the camera when asked about Holmes.

Goaltender Ryan Zapolski and the United States ended the preliminary round of men's hockey with a 4-0 shutout loss to the Olympic Athletes of Russia Saturday morning.

It might have big implications for Jared Kushner.

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is overhauling the Trump administration’s security clearance process for staff. The decision comes in the wake of the Rob Porter scandal and amid reports that dozens of White House officials, including Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, still lack long-term security clearances even as Trump enters his second year in office.

Kelly, who has come under scrutiny for his handling of domestic abuse... Читать дальше...

According to reports in the Daily Mail, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has identified Lyon attacking midfielder Nabil Fekir, who has scored 21 goals this season, as his top summer target and he is willing to pay £45m to bring him to the Emirates. What’s the word, then? Well, the Daily Mail says that Wenger has followed the 24-year-old’s career closely and has had him watched by Gunners scout Gilles Grimandi on a number of occasions, and he is ready to make his move at the end of the season. Читать дальше...

A last-gasp Robert Lewandowski penalty helped Bayern Munich come from behind to extend their winning run to 13 games in all competitions