Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Energy minister says power cut in central Turkey still impacts 20,000 households – media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Workers were still trying to restore power to some 20,000 households left in the dark for three days in the central Turkish province of Isparta after heavy snow caused disruptions...
Feb 06, 2022
Golf-Spieth risks life and limb in Pebble Beach high-wire act
(Reuters) - Jordan Spieth risked injury, or worse, when he boldly decided to play his ball from the edge of a cliff in a high-wire act at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California on Saturday. Spieth's te...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Figureskating-‘Relaxed’ prospect Kagiyama savours Games in team event
By Chang-Ran Kim and Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber BEIJING (Reuters) - Still fresh-faced at 18, Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama proved his rising star status on Saturday by finishing top of the table ...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-No large fluctuations in COVID cases expected, organisers say
By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - A sharp drop in COVID-19 cases on Feb. 5 among Beijing Olympics-related personnel was due to fewer arrivals at the airport and organisers said on Sunday that th...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Cross-country skiing-Swedes to seek time switch over biting cold
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Sweden's cross-country ski team said on Sunday they will ask the International Ski Federation (FIS) to start races earlier in the day at the Beijing O...
Feb 06, 2022
Soccer-Rooney says he drank to cope with pressure during playing career
(Reuters) - Former England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney said he was not prepared for the pressure that accompanied his rise to elite level soccer as a teenager and he turned to drink to ...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Men’s downhill postponed due to wind
YANQING, China (Reuters) - The men's downhill race at the Beijing Olympics was postponed on Sunday due to heavy winds in the upper and middle areas of the course. Organisers said the opening event of ...
Feb 06, 2022
Cycling-Retiring Porte eyeing Giro stage win in final season
(Reuters) - Richie Porte has set his sights on a first Giro d'Italia stage win in May as the Australian looks to bring a successful end to a cycling career that has seen him on the Tour de France podi...
Feb 06, 2022
Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, dubbed “the Nightingale,” dies at 92
By Abhirup Roy and Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) -Lata Mangeshkar, one of India's biggest cultural icons and a singer who defined music and melody for generations of her countrymen has died, Pr...
Feb 06, 2022
Olympics-Meeting with Peng to go ahead but no details provided- IOC
By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will proceed with a meeting with former world number one doubles tennis player Peng Shuai during the Beijing Winter Ol...
Feb 06, 2022
