Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swimming-FINA to vote on transgender policy on Sunday -report
SYDNEY (Reuters) - FINA, the global governing body of swimming, will vote on a new policy regarding transgender swimmers at an extraordinary general congress in Budapest on Sunday, Australia's Telegra...
Jun 17, 2022
Golf-Co-leader Dahmen grateful he showed up to U.S. Open after all
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - Joel Dahmen, tied for first place heading into the weekend at this year's U.S. Open, said he was glad to have had a change of heart after nearly skipping the contest to foc...
Jun 17, 2022
Four sentenced for murder of Paraguayan prosecutor in Colombia
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Four people who confessed to taking part in the murder of a Paraguayan prosecutor were each sentenced to 23 years and six months in jail on Friday. Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, 45, kno...
Jun 17, 2022
As war in east rages on, Ukraine gets chance to ‘live the European dream’
By Robin Emmott and Max Hunder BRUSSELS/KYIV (Reuters) - With the war in Ukraine's east raging on, Kyiv received a major boost when the European Union recommended that it become a candidate to join th...
Jun 17, 2022
Golf-Johnson and Reed among four LIV golfers make U.S. Open cut
By Frank Pingue BROOKLINE, Mass. (Reuters) - Only four of the 15 LIV golfers who started this week's U.S. Open made the cut on Friday with former major winners Dustin Johnson and Patrick Reed leading ...
Jun 17, 2022
Golf-McIlroy overcomes shaky start to stay in contention at U.S. Open
BROOKLINE, Mass. (Reuters) - Four-times major winner Rory McIlroy said a positive attitude kept him in contention after a rough start on Friday at the U.S. Open, as he carded a one-under par 69 to hea...
Jun 17, 2022
Golf-Rahm’s title defence on track heading into U.S. Open weekend
BROOKLINE, Mass. (Reuters) - Jon Rahm's U.S. Open title defence was in strong shape on Friday as the Spaniard headed into the weekend one stroke off the lead in Brookline with plans to stick to his st...
Jun 17, 2022
ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev reaches quarters in Halle
Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev delivered 10 aces while posting a 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory over Ilya Ivashka on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Wortmann Open in Halle, Germany. Medvedev of Russia ha...
Jun 17, 2022
WTA roundup: Coco Gauff wins in Berlin, reaches first grass semifinal
Seventh-seeded Coco Gauff served five aces and reached a grass-court semifinal for the first time by ousting fourth-seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 6-4 on Friday at the bett1open in Berlin. The 18...
Jun 17, 2022
French cinema legend Jean-Louis Trintignant dies at age 91
By Benoit Van Overstraeten PARIS (Reuters) - French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant, whose career was launched at the same time as Brigitte Bardot with the 1956 film "And God Created Woman" died Friday a...
Jun 17, 2022
