Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Iran says Hamas leader Haniyeh was killed by 'short-range projectile'
(Reuters) - Hamas' slain leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran by a short-range projectile with a warhead of about 7 kg, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement on Saturday. Tehran's reve...
Aug 03, 2024
Olympics-Paris crowd can't get enough of La Marseillaise after glorious night
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - France have already collected more titles midway through the Paris Olympics than during the whole of the Tokyo and Rio Games after a crazy Friday night that had the ...
Aug 03, 2024
Jailed Belarus Nobel winner should have been freed in prisoner swap, say supporters
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Supporters of jailed Belarusian Nobel Peace laureate Ales Bialiatski say the human rights activist should have been included in the biggest East-West prisoner swap...
Aug 03, 2024
Olympics-Rowing-Eights gold leaves British cox jumping for joy, but not in the water
By Philip O'Connor PARIS (Reuters) - Britain's brilliant performance to win the gold medal in the men's eights on the final day of rowing left coxswain Harry Brightmore jumping for joy, but he made su...
Aug 03, 2024
Olympics-Cycling-Dutch and Italians to threaten British track dominance
By Martyn Herman PARIS (Reuters) - The world's track cycling superpowers will do battle on the boards of the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome from Monday with Britain's domination of the events und...
Aug 03, 2024
Motorcycling-Aprilia's Espargaro breaks lap record to storm to pole at British Grand Prix
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Aleix Espargaro of Aprilia smashed the lap record in the final moments of the second qualifying to clinch his second pole position of the season at the British Grand P...
Aug 03, 2024
Olympics-No doubt boxers in gender dispute are women, IOC's Bach says
By Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) - Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwan's double world champion Lin Yu-ting are women who have every right to compete at the Paris Olympics despite a gender disput...
Aug 03, 2024
Olympics-Swimming-Age no barrier for Poland's 50m freestyle medal favourite Wasick
By Rohith Nair PARIS (Reuters) - Katarzyna Wasick may be the oldest swimmer to qualify for the women's 50 metres freestyle semi-finals on Saturday but the Polish athlete who is competing at her fifth ...
Aug 03, 2024
Olympics-Swimming-Sweden's Sjostrom has 50m freestyle record in sight
By Alan Baldwin PARIS (Reuters) - Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom had her own 50 metres freestyle world record in mind after setting the fastest time in the heats at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. The silver...
Aug 03, 2024
Olympics-Sailing-French hope inside track on wind and tide will swell medal tally
By Alexander Smith MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - France's sailing team have done everything they can to maximise Olympic home advantage after years of analysing the complex currents and winds swirling...
Aug 03, 2024
