Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Gymnastics-Dalaloyan reaches all-around final despite recent Achilles injury
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber TOKYO (Reuters) - Russian gymnast Artur Dalaloyan prevailed over a recent Achilles injury to clinch an unlikely spot in the all-around final at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturd...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Cycling-Van Vleuten says Olympic gold would mean less than world titles
By Martyn Herman TOKYO (Reuters) - Dutch favourite Annemiek Van Vleuten says winning the Olympic road race at the Tokyo Games on Sunday would rank below her three world titles because she is facing a ...
Jul 24, 2021
Fencing-South Korean sabre fencer Oh wins after COVID recovery
CHIBA (Reuters) - South Korean fencer Oh Sang-uk cruised to victory in the round of 32 for the men's individual sabre fencing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Saturday, laying to rest any doubt that...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Equestrian-Horse’s bad tooth ends dressage dream
By Shadia Nasralla TOKYO (Reuters) - Why the long face? Simple. A puss-filled horse tooth has spelled the end of Victoria Max-Theurer's Olympic dressage dreams. The Austrian's 11-year-old horse, Abegg...
Jul 24, 2021
Olympics-Table Tennis-Mixed doubles get underway, US paddlers progress in singles
By Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO (Reuters) - United States paddlers Liu Juan and Nikhil Kumar won their opening singles matches at the 2020 Olympics on Saturday while Japan's mixed doubles duo Jun Mizutani and...
Jul 24, 2021
MLB roundup: Tyrone Taylor powers Brewers past White Sox
Tyrone Taylor hit his first career grand slam during Milwaukee's six-run seventh inning, and the Brewers opened a three-game series against the visiting Chicago White Sox with a 7-1 victory on Friday ...
Jul 24, 2021
Gymnastics-China and Russia put down early medal markers
By Steve Keating TOKYO (Reuters) - China and Russia, two of Tokyo's top Olympic medal contenders in men's artistic gymnastics, put down markers on Saturday, dominating the first of three qualifying su...
Jul 24, 2021
China regulator bars Tencent from exclusive rights in online music
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's market regulator on Saturday said it would bar Tencent Holdings Ltd from exclusive music copyright agreements and fined the company for unfair market practices in the onli...
Jul 24, 2021
GM, Cruise demand Ford drop ‘BlueCruise’ name for hands-free driving
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co and its Cruise robo-taxi subsidiary said early Saturday they will take action to stop Ford Motor Co from using the name "BlueCruise" to market its...
Jul 24, 2021
Gymnastics- For medals, U.S. women face biggest opponents – each other
By Karen Braun (Reuters) - Mykayla Skinner finally made the U.S. women's Olympics 2020 gymnastics team after being left off the Rio 2016 squad. The 24-year-old Arizonan's vault is good enough to land ...
Jul 24, 2021
