Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Curling-With pressure off, US men’s team relishing title defence
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...
Syndicated Content Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Doggedness earns Strolz coveted Austrian ticket to Beijing
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-...
Syndicated Content Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Snowboarding-Sadowski-Synnott eases into finals, Murase makes confident debut
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 ...
Syndicated Content Feb 05, 2022
New Zealand reports record 243 new COVID cases
(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 ...
Syndicated Content Feb 05, 2022
Tennis-Hewitt leaves doubles champion Kyrgios out of Davis Cup squad
(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...
Syndicated Content Feb 05, 2022
Western Australian officials warn of catastrophic bushfire conditions
(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...
Syndicated Content Feb 05, 2022
Cricket-Former New Zealand all-rounder Cairns diagnosed with bowel cancer
(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...
Syndicated Content Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Final Beijing torchbearer’s ethnicity not a factor, IOC says
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...
Syndicated Content Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-S.Korea irked over ‘Korean traditional dress’ in Beijing Winter Games ceremony
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean politicians and activists criticised what they called China's "cultural appropriation", after a woman appearing to be wearing Korean traditional dress appeared among tho...
Syndicated Content Feb 05, 2022
Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir discharged from hospital
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who served for more than two decades in the top job, has been discharged from the National Heart Institute, the hospital said...
Syndicated Content Feb 05, 2022
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