Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis-Sinner thanks fans for support amid doping furore
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number one Jannik Sinner thanked tennis fans on Tuesday for their support amid a doping controversy that has surrounded the Australian Open champion in the buildup to the U....
Aug 28, 2024
Horse racing-Chiefs' Kelce becomes part owner of thoroughbred Swift Delivery
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, the boyfriend of pop star Taylor Swift, has acquired an ownership share in three-year-old thoroughbred Swift Delivery, the Team V...
Aug 28, 2024
Tennis-Kenin overcomes former champion Raducanu in US Open first round
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Sofia Kenin sent former champion Emma Raducanu packing in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday with a 6-1 3-6 6-4 victory at the Grandstand. Kenin, ...
Aug 28, 2024
Tennis-Alcaraz given a scare by qualifier before reaching US Open second round
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz was given a scare by Australian qualifier Li Tu in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday before going on to seal a 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-1 victory. Four-times Grand S...
Aug 28, 2024
Greek-flagged oil tanker appears to be leaking oil, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion that was recently attacked by Yemen's Houthis is still on fire in the Red Sea and now appears to be leaking oil, a Pentagon spokesman ...
Aug 28, 2024
UN 'doing what it can' to deliver Gaza aid as evacuation orders cause extreme difficulties
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations aid operations in the Gaza Strip continued on Tuesday, a day after a senior U.N. official said humanitarian efforts had ground to a halt b...
Aug 28, 2024
Canadian police warn Sikh aide of threat to life, says leading separatist
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian police have warned an aide to a Sikh leader who was assassinated in British Columbia last year, of an increased threat to his life, a prominent Sikh separatist said on Tues...
Aug 28, 2024
US officials met Libyan National Army Commander Haftar in Benghazi, US embassy in Libya says
(Reuters) - U.S. Africa Command General Michael Langley and Charg d'affaires Jeremy Berndt met Libyan National Army Commander Khalifa Haftar, the U.S Embassy in Libya said on social media platform X o...
Aug 28, 2024
Venezuelan opposition lawyer Perkins Rocha detained, movement says
CARACAS (Reuters) - Perkins Rocha, a lawyer for the Vente Venezuela opposition movement and close confidante of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, has been detained, Machado and the movement said...
Aug 28, 2024
North Korea's Kim attends test-firing of rocket launcher
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended the test of an upgraded 240 mm rocket launcher system, state media said on Wednesday. The system "proved its superiority in mobility and stri...
Aug 28, 2024
