Odintsova spoke about the relationship with Hamilton, and Kudryavtseva - with Makarov
Russian model Victoria Odintsova spoke about the courtship of six-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton. According to the girl, they met on Instagram three or four years ago and at some point their communication acquired a romantic character. However, then the relationship grew into friendship.
Now, as the model added in an interview with YouTube channel Peopletalk TV, Hamilton is just a good acquaintance for her. They keep in touch and wish each other happy holidays.
TV presenter Lera Kudryavtseva also spoke about the relationship with the athlete: in the Stories service, she answered subscribers' questions about her personal life. One of the users asked 49-year-old Kudryavtseva if she felt the age difference with her 32-year-old husband and hockey player Igor Makarov.
"Sure! He is like a boring old grandfather, and I am like a young tsatsa, ”the TV presenter joked.
At the same time, Kudryavtseva admitted that she is sad for her youth, since she has less energy and motivation and she no longer performs stupid actions.
The retired tennis player Maria Sharapova also shared the details of her personal life. The reason for this was the 41st birthday of her boyfriend Alexander Gilks.
On Instagram, the co-founder of the auction house Paddle8 said that his beloved gave him an unexpected gift. The couple went camping in Colorado. Gilkes wrote about it under the photo with the tepee in the background.
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In turn, the Russian woman published several landscape pictures. Including from the Mesa Verde National Park. In one of the shots, Sharapova showed the well-preserved rock dwellings of the ancient Indians.
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WBC announces 6-year-old boy as honorary champion
The World Boxing Organization (WBC) recognized the six-year-old boy Bridger Walker from the American state of Wyoming as the honorary champion.
The child was awarded this title for saving his younger sister from a dog. According to CNN, Walker was hit by a German shepherd dog and sustained serious lacerations, including his lips, cheeks and eyes. Doctors performed a two-hour operation on the boy and put 90 stitches.
Speaking about the reasons for his action, Bridger said that if someone was to die in an unequal fight, it was he, not his sister.
The incident caused a great response on social networks: users supported the child and thanked him for the heroism. So, actress Anne Hathaway published photos of the boy and his sister on Instagram and called Bridger a superhero. The Walker family was also approached by actors Zachary Levi, Hugh Jackman and Tom Holland.
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Tyson will fight a white shark
It became known why Mike Tyson, during training, lifted a barbell with buckets on the beach, in which there was a fish, and turned over the shark cage. As it turned out, the 54-year-old boxer is going to fight the great white shark - one of the most dangerous predators on the planet. These fish can reach five meters in length and weigh about two tons.
What the upcoming fight will be is still unknown. However, the event is being actively promoted in the media. An unusual battle should take place, and it will be shown in one of the episodes of the Shark Week program. The show kicks off on the Discovery Channel on August 9. Tyson must fight the predator directly under water, but it is emphasized that the shark will not be harmed.
“I agreed to meet with this adversary in order to cope with the fears that still haunt me. For me, this is tantamount to overcoming myself before returning to the ring at the age of 54, ”said Tyson.
The sports veteran has been making headlines in recent times. Apparently, managers are fueling interest in renewing Iron Mike's career. Tyson, who has not entered the professional ring since 2005, is preparing to fight with one of the older ex-heavyweight champions. Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowie are most often named as his rivals.
By the way, in 2017, swimming legend Michael Phelps conducted a 100-meter underwater swim with a great white shark. The swimmer lost, and the spectacle disappointed the audience. It turned out that Phelps was not competing with a real shark, but only with its computer-made model. First, the animal was forced to swim 100 m using the bait, and then the athlete alone covered the same distance. By means of computer processing, the effect was created that Phelps was in the fins next to the shark.
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The murder of Shepherd's fighter and the death of hockey player Tezikov
British MMA fighter Jaro Shepherd was killed on his own birthday. The athlete with multiple knife wounds was found late in the evening in one of the districts of London. The doctors who arrived at the scene were unable to save him.
Sources say that before the murder, Shepherd celebrated his 30th birthday in his backyard with friends and family members, including his mother and young children. The circumstances under which the tragedy occurred are being investigated by law enforcement agencies.
Condolences in connection with the incident were expressed in the organization Contenders, the champion of which was the British.
“Jay, our welterweight champion, was a very talented person who was a pleasure to talk to. The real soul of the company with a wide smile and an infectious laugh. He was destined to achieve tremendous heights in the octagon, ”the statement said.
During his professional career, Shepherd had eight fights, six of which ended in his victory. In 2018, he had one fight at Bellator, and in 2020 he became the champion of Contenders.
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Last week it also became known about the death of the former Washington Capitals defender Alexei Tezikov. On Twitter the Togliatti "Lada", whose pupil was a hockey player, it was clarified that he felt bad on the street. 42-year-old Tezikov died before the ambulance arrived without regaining consciousness.
"Hockey club" Lada "expresses its sincere condolences and words of support to the family and friends of Alexei," - noted in the team's account.
In addition to Washington and Lada, the Russian played for the Vancouver Canucks, Severstal, Neftekhimik and other clubs. He has a silver medal at the 1998 World Youth Championship. Tezikov completed his professional career in 2015.
Belarus refused to check the gender of the Dynamo-BGUFK player
An ethical scandal broke out in Belarus: the players of “Minsk” applied to the national federation (ABFF) with a demand to check the gender identity of the representative of the capital “Dinamo-BSUFK” Salimata Simpore. According to the authors of the letter, a man may be hiding under the guise of a 33-year-old striker from Burkina Faso. Also, doubts are expressed about the "doping purity" of the football player. The ABFF did not support the suspicions of Minsk women, which caused a wide response in the media.
As specified in the official statement of the organization, an explanatory conversation was held with the players of Minsk about the importance of observing the principles of Fair Play (“fair play”). At the meeting of the Control and Disciplinary Committee on Ethical Issues of the ABFF, it was announced that Dynamo-BGUFK provided all the necessary documents for Sympore to participate in the women's competition.
“The Association“ Belarusian Football Federation ”considers it necessary to once again emphasize the importance of intolerance to any manifestations of racism and discrimination in football,” the ABFF stressed, recalling that Simpore had played dozens of official international matches under the auspices of FIFA in the women's national teams of Equatorial Guinea and Burkina -Faso.
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The musical for the restart of the NBA season is presented
The Ringer has presented a musical to celebrate the resumption of the season at the National Basketball Association (NBA). It features cartoon characters in the form of LeBron James, Adam Silver, Kendrick Perkins and other characters. The regular season, interrupted on 12 March, is scheduled to continue on 30 July with the participation of 22 clubs. All matches will be played on an indoor campus at Disney World in Orlando. In case of penetration of the coronavirus into this territory, the season will be stopped again.
Meanwhile, teams have to optimize costs due to economic problems. So, "Orlando Magic" carried out a massive reduction of personnel. Club CEO Alex Martins emphasized that "very difficult business decisions had to be made in these unprecedented times." As a result, 31 employees were dismissed - this is about 10% of Orlando's staff.