Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Boxing-Algeria's Khelif beats Hungarian Hamori to ensure medal amid gender row
By Aadi Nair PARIS (Reuters) -Imane Khelif beat Hungary's Luca Anna Hamori by unanimous decision in a welterweight quarter-final fight at the Paris Games on Saturday to ensure Algeria's first Olympic ...
Aug 03, 2024
Olympics-Gymnastics-Ireland's McClenaghan wins men's pommel horse gold medal
By Karen Braun PARIS (Reuters) - Rhys McClenaghan earned Ireland their first ever Olympic medal in gymnastics when he struck gold on the pommel horse with a smooth performance at the Paris Games on Sa...
Aug 03, 2024
Olympics-Shooting-Skeet king Hancock anoints protege Prince as his heir
By Amlan Chakraborty CHATEAUROUX, France (Reuters) - Vincent Hancock is still the undisputed skeet king but the American shooting great tipped his protege Conner Prince to assume the mantle when he qu...
Aug 03, 2024
Judge sets Trump 2020 election subversion case pretrial meeting for Aug 16
(Reuters) - U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan scheduled a pre-trial meeting on August 16 in the U.S. criminal case accusing Donald Trump of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat, a cou...
Aug 03, 2024
Olympics-Athletics-Pretty purple track proves popular in Paris
By Helen Reid PARIS (Reuters) - In a departure from the traditional brick-red colour, the track on which Olympic athletics champions are crowned in Paris is a vibrant purple -- and athletes so far see...
Aug 03, 2024
Olympics-Badminton-Chen, Jia win gold in all-Chinese women's doubles final
By Richa Naidu PARIS (Reuters) - China's Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan beat compatriots Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning to the women's doubles badminton gold at the Porte de La Chapelle arena in the Paris Gam...
Aug 03, 2024
Olympics-Sailing-Israeli windsurfer said he felt all the country willing him on
By Alexander Smith MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Winning gold for Israel in the men's windsurfing means far more than Olympic glory because of the war in Gaza, Israel's Tom Reuveny said after his vict...
Aug 03, 2024
Explainer-Who is Algerian boxer Imane Khelif?
By Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) - Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif has been at the centre of a debate about gender in sport after her Italian opponent pulled out of their bout less than a minute i...
Aug 03, 2024
Venezuela election marches must be peaceful, says OAS body
By Mircely Guanipa and Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) - The Organization of American States on Saturday urged peace in Venezuela ahead of separate marches to support the government and the country's...
Aug 03, 2024
Olympics-Gymnastics-Biles soars to third gold medal of Paris Olympics with vault triumph
By Rory Carroll PARIS (Reuters) -Simone Biles won the vault final on Saturday to clinch her third gold medal of the Paris Games, dominating the competition with her signature Biles II vault to beat Br...
Aug 03, 2024
