Author Archives: Syndicated Content

By Winni Zhou and Mari Saito ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Gusts of bone-chilling wind and hard, man-made snow have made it tough for athletes at the Beijing Olympics, with even veteran snowboarders ...

By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - An incident involving a Dutch reporter in the middle of a live broadcast who was dragged away by Chinese security officials was an isolated event and will not a...

By Joseph Campbell and Hritika Sharma BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States are among the men's curling medal favourites at the Beijing Games but skip John Shuster says their stunning triumph in Pyeon...

By Shadia Nasralla YANQING, China (Reuters) - Austrian Johannes Strolz lost his place in the country's top team last year, leaving him to ponder his future in the professional ranks. Now, the 29-year-...

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - New Zealand's Zoi Sadowski-Synnott cruised into the finals of the women's snowboard slopestyle qualifiers at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, putting down a smooth run ...

(Reuters) - New Zealand reported a record 243 new COVID-19 community cases on Saturday, as officials warned more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant are expected but urged people in the ...

(Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios has been left out of Australia's Davis Cup team to face Hungary next month despite his recent doubles victory at the Australian Open, although partner Thanasi Kokkinakis has b...

(Reuters) - Western Australian officials warned on Saturday of forecast "extreme to catastrophic fire conditions" as a large bushfire burned out of control in the west of the country, forcing families...

(Reuters) - Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns said on Saturday that he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, five months after suffering a spinal stroke following emergency heart surgery. Th...

By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - A cross country skier born in Xinjiang, who was one of the two final torchbearers at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, was not picked...