Bryant will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame

Last week, Kobe Bryant was remembered all over the world. An outstanding basketball player crashed in a helicopter with his daughter in late January. And now the news has come of his posthumous admission to the James Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The ceremony is scheduled for late August in Springfield. Together with Bryant, the pantheon of world basketball will replenish recently completed their careers Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan. And his widow Vanessa has already called the upcoming event the pinnacle of her late husband's career.

He was one of the greatest competitors who stepped on the court and made sure his impact was felt on both sides of the ball. He is ranked 4th on the NBA's career points list (33,643). We congratulate posthumously 5x NBA Champion Kobe Bryant. # 20HoopClasspic.twitter.com / dw9WOlt1Gj

- Basketball HOF (@Hoophall) April 4, 2020

Meanwhile, a curious story from 2005 became public. She was told by the famous journalist Sam Smith. 15 years ago, the mentor of the Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson, decided to organize a meeting between Bryant and Michael Jordan. As planned by the coach, the legend of all time was to share experience with the new generation idol. However, instead of listening to the instructions, Bryant suggested that His Highness play one on one and promised to defeat his opponent.

The fight did not take place, and the atmosphere was significantly heated. Jackson's plan crashed.

In April, Kobe will appear on television

In addition, it turned out that before his death, Bryant managed to take part in the filming of the Chicago Bulls TV series from the 1990s. ESPN has unveiled an exclusive trailer for its work, entitled “The Last Dance”. In the passage, you can see the five-time NBA champion. The premiere of the documentary was scheduled for June this year, however, due to the situation with coronavirus, it was postponed to April 19. Now they write on the Internet that the first appearance of Bryant on the screen after the tragedy will be a difficult test for many admirers of his talent.

On April 19 ... IT BEGINS 🍿 # TheLastDance | @ StateFarmpic.twitter.com / BTxWjWyqdY

- ESPN (@espn) March 31, 2020

A few days ago, the first post appeared on Kobe’s Instagram account after the ill-fated helicopter crash. Vanessa Bryant devoted a message to the release of Bryant’s children's book The Wizenard Series: Season One. This series is a combination of basketball and fantasy. The goal of the project is to offer children an interesting look at life lessons through sports.

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Posted by Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) on Mar 31, 2020 at 8:57 am PDT

Carlsen invented an online chess tournament

A great basketball fan Magnus Carlsen, meanwhile, came up with a way to stay busy during the COVID-19 coronavirus infection pandemic. Due to the need to quarantine, not only entertainment, but also office work are rapidly moving into virtual space. Through video communications, government meetings and even weddings are held.

And the grandmaster from Norway suggested organizing an online tournament. By the way, these will be the first ever chess competitions of such a level at which participants will speak remotely. The prize fund will be $ 250 thousand, and the first lots should take place on April 18.

Many status grandmasters have unofficially confirmed their participation in the project. The final composition has not yet been named, but the performance of the main stars of the FIDE rating is implied. Probably, among them there will be participants in the applicants' tournament interrupted due to the threat of the spread of the coronavirus in Yekaterinburg. In particular, the Russians Yan Nepomnyashchy and Alexander Grischuk, the American Fabiano Caruana, the Frenchman Maxim Vashier-Lagrave, the Chinese Dean Liren, the Armenian Levon Aronian and another US representative Wesley So.

In each match, opponents will play four games according to the rules of rapid. In the event of an equal score, they have to play armageddon. Based on the results of the round-robin tournament, four knockout finals will be determined.

Schwarzenegger played with a donkey

In general, many eminent persons considered chess a worthy occupation during self-isolation. For example, former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger played a game with the donkey Lulu. Moreover, “Terminator” chose white pieces for himself. As the film actor explained in his Twitter account, his opponent was not the best chess player. Along the way, Schwarzenegger called on people to use quarantine time, usually spent outside the home. For example, you can learn to play chess with your family, he added.

Schwarzenegger answered the 13th world champion Garry Kasparov. He admitted that he did not have a horse, so he suggested playing with that of a pair who would win two of the three games. Kasparov also recalled that in 2002 Schwarzenegger was able to achieve a draw with him, moreover, acting in black, and the next year he was elected governor.

The grandmaster also believes that it was a draw with him that inspired the actor to run for governor of the US state in 2002.

Norwegians ran around the lake for 31 hours

Anders and Jorgen Auckland of Norway marathon skiers stay at home as everyone categorically refused. Instead, they, with Joar Tele, who joined them, set a world record for skiing range. It is now equal to 516 km.

To realize this achievement, athletes did not have to go skiing to Russia. Everything turned out to be boring: the track was laid along the snow cover of Lake Yerdingen north of Oslo. Tireless skiers over the course of 31 hours wound circles at a six-kilometer distance.

During the record race, two assistants assisted the athletes, giving out food and changing equipment. Together with the Aucklands, part of the distance was overcome by their friend Thea Krokan Murud. She "broke" at around 347 km.

Ultra-long marathons have recently become a bit of a flash mob for well-trained skiers in March. The start of the unusual campaign was laid by the 2019 world champion in the marathon, Hans Christer Hollun, who ran more than 200 km in 11 hours. Then its success was blocked by Auckland and Tele - 320 km in a little less than 18 hours. Following the break the world record tried Eric Asdell. But he managed to pass only 376 km, after which he retired.

After that, the Oakland brothers and their friend Tele took up the matter again. They set the goal to improve the achievement of Björn Löcken, who in 1983 went skiing 500 km without a single rest break. According to Norwegian commentator Jan Post, his compatriots showed the world the limits of human capabilities, because to successfully overcome such distances, you need to be strong not only physically, but also mentally.

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Nortuga will establish a monument

National record holder Petter Northug has already completed his career and is no longer participating in serious competitions. Soon a lifetime monument will be erected to him. The victory of two Olympic gold medals and 13 victories at the World Championships speak for themselves: Nortug is still a hero and a role model in the homeland.

The Norwegian sculptor Tore Bjorn Selsvik undertook work on a two-meter statue. Northug will be cast in bronze, after which the statue will be covered with gold, which would be logical, or silver. The master has not yet decided how the sticks of the running skier will be located. It is curious that Shelsvik was recently forced to suspend its activities for some time.

Note that Nortug traveled to Russia, after which he served quarantine. In a conversation with reporters, he explained that he was not going to die, but did not object to the perpetual immortalization of his talent.

His former rival and also Olympic champion of Vancouver 2010 Nikita Kryukov, in turn, said that in 2013 he was offered to take doping. However, Nikita courageously refused and, according to him, did not even consider such an option. He made a sensational statement live with journalist Maria Komandna. The skier does not know who specifically tried to knock Kryukov into breaking the law. He said that he didn’t even see these people.

Karpin has a fifth daughter

The father for the fifth time was the coach of Rostov Valery Karpin. He already has two adult daughters from his first marriage and a 30-year-old illegitimate daughter. The third wife in 2018 gave him a daughter, who was named Daria, and now - to Alexander.

“This is what else to do in self-isolation, if not accepting the birth of another daughter,” Karpin wrote in his Instagram.

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Posted by Valeri Karpin (@vgkarpin) Apr 4, 2020 at 7:25 am PDT

Karpin is 19 years older than her current beloved, and has known her since her birth. Darya's mother, who is also a little younger than the famous football player, met with him as a teenager. Subsequently, the failed bride became mother-in-law and girlfriend of mother Valery Georgievich. And little Daria Karpin nursed in his arms.

Meanwhile, the former defender of Rostov, Maciej Vilyush, recently spoke about how the coach had a fight with airport guards to protect the wards: they didn’t take a bus to the terminal for a long time, the athletes froze in the cold, and the security officers did not want to let them back into the waiting room .

“Guards stood in our way and said that you can’t go back. As a result, Karpin did not like it terribly, and he had a fight with the guards. Well, then everything went without the police. The coach took great care of us. I thought that everything was comfortable for us and that we did not get sick, ”the Polish legionary told Nakanune.ru.

Ecclestone will become a father in 90 years

April 2, everyone was struck by the former head of Formula 1 Bernie Ecclestone. He will become a father for the fourth time. Moreover, the birth of a boy is expected at the moment when the billionaire turns 90 years old. His wife, Fabian, is 41 years old. Ecclestone has three daughters from previous marriages. The younger Tamara is 35 years old, the older Deborah is 65.

The couple is quarantined on their own farm near Sao Paulo. Its territory is completely closed for entry and exit and is controlled by the authorities.

“Finally, I will have a boy! After my departure from Formula 1, Fabiana and I had enough time to practice. I want to stay in good relations with my wife, despite the long self-isolation. Fortunately, we have enough work on the farm, ”said Ecclestone.

But UFC fighter Yana Kunitskaya deceived everyone. First, she reported on social networks about the suspension of her career due to pregnancy from a colleague in the sport of Tiago Santos. And then she admitted that it was an April Fools rally.

To the reproach that many media did not understand that Kunitskaya’s statement was a joke, the Russian woman answered rather rudely: “These are not our problems.” Thus, she reminded everyone of the phrase uttered by Andrei Arshavin after an unsuccessful performance in the final part of Euro 2012.

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Published by Fabiana Ecclestone (@fabianaecclestone) Sep 29, 2019 at 10:45 am PDT

Ukrainian boxer infected from a Russian

Ukrainian welterweight boxer Karen Chukhadzhyan said he was infected with hepatitis A. This happened during a fight against Russian Sergei Vorobyov in Kaliningrad. Chukhajyan then won by a separate decision of the judges and won the title of WBA International. According to the Ukrainian, he was infected by a Russian, and he himself did not know about his disease. In early March, Chukhadzhyan went to hospital.

“I do not hold evil, I do not blame anyone for anything. Sergei wrote to me and said that he was sorry that it happened. I feel good, I take medicine, I am on a diet and restore my liver. While heavy physical activity is forbidden to me, therefore, the next battle will not be earlier than autumn, especially now no one is fighting because of the coronavirus. My goal now is to recover and return in even better shape. I am determined. Fortunately, hepatitis A is completely cured. I also have immunity to this disease now, I’m looking for pluses in everything, ”wrote the Ukrainian athlete in social networks.

According to Vorobyov, its restoration will also take six months. According to the assurance of the Russian boxer, he is in a good mood, and he does not expect complications in his career due to hepatitis.