Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Basketball-Team USA extend dominance, 3×3 version debuts
By Rocky Swift SAITAMA (Reuters) - Team USA continued its dominance in Olympic basketball in the Tokyo Games, extending record championship runs for men and women and earning an inaugural gold in the ...
Aug 08, 2021
Olympics-Tennis-Surprise medallists as Osaka, Djokovic succumb to pressure
By Rozanna Latiff TOKYO (Reuters) - For Japan's Naomi Osaka, the Tokyo Games were a chance https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-2020-ten-idCNL8N2OZ06Q to stage a victorious comeback on home turf a...
Aug 08, 2021
Olympics-Badminton-Status quo upset in Tokyo – what happened?
By Richa Naidu TOKYO (Reuters) - From Guatemalan Kevin Cordon's shocking near-bronze to the early exit of Japan's Kento Momota, the Tokyo Games were a series of dramatic upsets, near misses and high e...
Aug 08, 2021
Olympics-Water polo-Hungary earn men’s bronze with win over Spain
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Hungary beat Spain 9-5 to win the bronze medal in the Olympic men's water polo competition on Sunday, matching the result of their women's team a day earlier. The Hunga...
Aug 08, 2021
REVIEW-Olympics-Fencing-Upsets, protests, and proposals at Tokyo 2020
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) - Fencing has featured at every Olympics since 1896, yet at Tokyo 2020 it remained full of surprises over the course of nine days and 12 gold medals, with upsets, pr...
Aug 08, 2021
Olympics-Volleyball-S.Korean ace Kim satisfied at her last Games
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Kim Yeon-koung, the South Korean women's volleyball captain and ace spiker, said she was satisfied with the team's fourth place result at Tokyo in what is most likel...
Aug 08, 2021
Olympics-Boxing-Britain’s Price defeats Li to win women’s middleweight gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - British boxer Lauren Price beat Li Qian of China by unanimous decision to win the gold medal in the women's middleweight division on Sunday. Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands and Ru...
Aug 08, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Climate change could lead to switch of event dates, suggests Coe
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Rising summer temperatures worldwide could lead to a major rethink about when major sporting events are held, Sebastian Coe, President of World Athletics said on Su...
Aug 08, 2021
Thai police charge local man with murder of Swiss tourist on Phuket
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Police in Thailand said on Sunday a 27-year-old Thai man had been charged with the murder a Swiss woman who was found dead earlier this week https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-paci...
Aug 08, 2021
ECB must tighten policy if needed to counter inflation, Weidmann says
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Central Bank must tighten monetary policy if it needs to counter inflationary pressures and cannot be put off from doing so by the financing costs of euro zone states, ...
Aug 08, 2021
