Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ice hockey-Ovechkin breaks Howe’s record for most goals with one team
(Reuters) - Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin broke Hall of Famer Gordie Howe's record for the most goals scored with a single National Hockey League (NHL) franchise on Saturday, earning his 787th ca...
Nov 05, 2022
Tennis-Garcia survives three-set epic to reach semis of WTA Finals
(Reuters) - France's Caroline Garcia survived an epic battle with Daria Kasatkina 4-6 6-1 7-6(5), sending over 42 winners to claim the final spot in the semis of the WTA Finals on Saturday and set up ...
Nov 05, 2022
Britain given extra bank holiday for coronation of King Charles
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the crowning of King Charles III will be celebrated with an extra bank holiday across the country on Monday May 8, shortly after the coronati...
Nov 05, 2022
Soccer-Milan’s Giroud sent off after forgetting first yellow in win over Spezia
MILAN (Reuters) - AC Milan forward Olivier Giroud said he had forgotten about his earlier yellow card when he took off his shirt to celebrate scoring a late goal in Saturday's hard-fought 2-1 victory ...
Nov 05, 2022
U.S. privately asks Ukraine to show Russia it’s open to talks, the Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is privately encouraging Ukraine's leaders to signal an openness to negotiate with Russia and drop their public refusal to engage in peace talks unless ...
Nov 05, 2022
Swimming-Ledecky breaks 800m freestyle short-course world record
(Reuters) - Ten-times Olympic medallist Katie Ledecky broke her second world record in just over a week on Saturday, beating the all-time women's short-course time in the 800 metres freestyle at the I...
Nov 05, 2022
Factbox-No consensus in Congress on making daylight saving time permanent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation has stalled in the U.S. Congress to make daylight saving time permanent after the Senate in March unanimously passed by voice vote a bill that would have ended the o...
Nov 05, 2022
Venezuela rejects ICC prosecutor’s decision to resume human rights investigation
By Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government rejected on Saturday a decision by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resume an investigation into alleged human rig...
Nov 05, 2022
Figure skating-Canada’s Stellato-Dudek becomes oldest skater to win GP event
(Reuters) - Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek became the oldest athlete to win a figure skating Grand Prix competition, at the age of 39, when she took first place with Maxime Deschamps in the pairs even...
Nov 05, 2022
Horse racing-Flightline shows his class with Breeders’ Cup Classic win
(Reuters) -Flightline produced one of horse racing's all-time great performances to win the Breeders' Cup Classic in Lexington, Kentucky on Saturday, living up to sky-high expectations and lofty compa...
Nov 05, 2022
