Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Swimming-Medals in minutes for sprint couple Blume and Manaudou
By Martin Petty TOKYO (Reuters) - Moments before winning her bronze medal in Tokyo on Sunday, Denmark's Pernille Blume had a double dose of Olympic nerves and battled to stay focused as partner Floren...
Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Boxing-France’s Aliev disqualified, protests with sit-in at ringside
TOKYO (Reuters) - French super heavyweight Mourad Aliev remained seated at ringside for nearly an hour after being disqualified in his fight on Sunday, a call he furiously protested with kicks in the ...
Aug 01, 2021
Taliban rockets hit Kandahar airport in Afghanistan, flights suspended
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban fighters struck Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan with at least three rockets overnight, the insurgent group's spokesman said on Sunday, adding that the aim was to thw...
Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Organisers probe drinking incident as Tokyo sizzles
By Amy Tennery, Simon Evans and Ossian Shine TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympic organisers were on Sunday investigating after a group of athletes was found drinking together at the Village, while Tokyo sizzled...
Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Relay silver completes Britain’s best ever Games in the pool
TOKYO (Reuters) - Duncan Scott became Britain's most decorated athlete at a single Olympics with his fourth medal from the Tokyo pool on Sunday as the country's all-time most successful swim team pile...
Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-‘Surreal!’ says Australia’s McKeon after picking up seventh medal in Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia's Emma McKeon experienced pride and disbelief in equal measures after winning two more golds at the Tokyo Games on Sunday as she became the first female swimmer to win seve...
Aug 01, 2021
China new home price growth slows in July – private survey
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's growth in new home prices slowed in July for the first time in five months, with smaller cities especially weighed down by higher mortgage rates, price caps on resale homes...
Aug 01, 2021
Organisers investigating after athletes drank alcohol together in village
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Games organisers are investigating after a group of athletes were found drinking alcohol in the Olympic village this week, an incident attended by police, the CEO of Tokyo 2020...
Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Gong takes shot gold on scorching day, Adams chalks up another medal for the mums
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Gong Lijiao won the women's shot put gold with a personal best effort on a blisteringly hot Tokyo morning on Sunday as the athletics world braced for the me...
Aug 01, 2021
India reports 41,831 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours – health ministry
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India reported 41,831 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to government data on Sunday. The nationwide tally of infections has reached 31.65 million since the star...
Aug 01, 2021
