Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Athletics-Americans eye up Semenya-free women’s 800
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - The women's 800 metres, right in the spotlight of the "intersex athlete" debate, looks as if it could be a great race in Tokyo as the main contenders advanced from ...
Jul 29, 2021
China reports 64 new COVID-19 cases as Delta resurgence continues in Nanjing
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported on Friday 64 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 29, compared with 49 cases a day earlier, the health authority said. The National Health Commission said...
Jul 29, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Two Australian athletes, team member remain in isolation-team
By Karolos Grohmann TOKYO (Reuters) - Two unnamed Australian track and field athletes and one athletics team member will remain in quarantine for the rest of the Tokyo Olympics, after coming in contac...
Jul 29, 2021
Former U.S. Senator Carl Levin, Democrat of Michigan, dead at 87
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator Carl Levin of Michigan, a long-serving Democratic leader on national security issues who strenuously opposed the Iraq War and investigated U.S. detainee abus...
Jul 29, 2021
Olympics-Equestrian-World No. 1, Britain’s Oliver Townend, takes early eventing lead
TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain's Oliver Townend, ranked world number one, rode his stallion Ballaghmor Class to an early lead on Friday in the first session of the dressage round of the equestrian eventing...
Jul 29, 2021
CanSinoBIO to trial combining its COVID vaccine with Russia’s Sputnik V dose
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's CanSino Biologics (CanSinoBIO) may start as early as next month a clinical trial using Russia's Sputnik V vaccine followed by a shot of its own COVID-19 vaccine, a senior e...
Jul 29, 2021
ATP roundup: Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev to clash in Olympic semis
Novak Djokovic breezed past Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-2, 6-0 on Thursday to move into the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics. The No. 1 seed in the tournament, Djokovic, of Serbia, needed just 72 minutes...
Jul 29, 2021
Asian shares down, set for worst month since March 2020
By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian shares slipped on Friday, with a gauge of regional equities set for its biggest monthly drop since the height of global pandemic lockdowns last March, wh...
Jul 29, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-China’s Wang wins men’s 200m medley gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Wang Shun of China won the gold medal in the men's 200m individual medley at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Duncan Scott of Britain won the silver and Jeremy Desplanches of Switzerlan...
Jul 29, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-McKeon of Australia wins women’s 100m freestyle gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Emma McKeon of Australia won the gold medal in the women's 100m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Siobhan Haughey Of Hong Kong won the silver and Cate Campbell of Australia ...
Jul 29, 2021
