Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis-Russian 16-year-old Andreeva reaches Wimbledon second week
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian prodigy Mirra Andreeva, playing in her first senior grasscourt tournament at the age of 16, upset her compatriot and 22nd seed Anastasia Potapova 6-2 7-5 on Sunday to reach ...
Jul 09, 2023
The 21 new cardinals named by Pope Francis on Sunday
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he would induct 21 churchmen to the high rank of cardinal in September. The following are set to become cardinals: Cardinal Electors unde...
Jul 09, 2023
US central command says they killed ISIS leader Usamah al-Mahajir in Eastern Syria on July 7 – statement
CAIRO (Reuters) - The US Central Command announced on Sunday that they conducted a strike on July 7 that killed Usamah al-Muhajir, an ISIS leader in Eastern Syria, according to a statement. "The strik...
Jul 09, 2023
Rugby-Scotland full back Hogg retires before World Cup
(Reuters) - Scotland's record try scorer Stuart Hogg announced his retirement from rugby union with immediate effect on Sunday, saying his body could not take the strain anymore. Hogg has scored 27 tr...
Jul 09, 2023
Tennis-Vondrousova shrugs off slow start to beat Bouzkova in all-Czech showdown
LONDON (Reuters) - Marketa Vondrousova recovered from an error-strewn start to seal a quarter-final berth at Wimbledon with a 2-6 6-4 6-3 victory over Marie Bouzkova in their all-Czech clash on Sunday...
Jul 09, 2023
Cricket-Root out just before lunch to leave third Ashes test in the balance
By Peter Hall LEEDS, England (Reuters) - In a series where the momentum has changed hands hour by hour, the dismissal of Joe Root just before lunch on Sunday left England on 153-4 on day four of the t...
Jul 09, 2023
Tennis-It’s all popping off: Umpire warns fans not to uncork champagne during serve
LONDON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of champagne bottles are opened during the Wimbledon Championships every year but on Sunday one chair umpire politely asked patrons to keep them corked, at least u...
Jul 09, 2023
Tennis-Tsitsipas brothers ousted by French teenagers in first round
By Pritha Sarkar LONDON (Reuters) - Stefanos Tsitsipas and his younger brother Petros finally got a chance to finish off their first-round Wimbledon doubles match that started on Friday but, unfortuna...
Jul 09, 2023
BBC faces questions as presenter accused of paying teenager for pictures
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's BBC will face questions from the government on Sunday about its handling of an allegation that one of its star presenters paid a teenager thousands of pounds to pose for s...
Jul 09, 2023
Soccer-Dynamo Kyiv criticise Fenerbahce for pre-season games in Russia
(Reuters) - Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv said Fenerbahce were a club "without honour and conscience" in a strongly-worded statement after the Turkish side travelled to Russia to play in a pre-season tou...
Jul 09, 2023
