Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Canoeing-Savsek leads men’s slalom, Funk in front in women’s kayak
TOKYO (Reuters) - Slovenia's Benjamin Savsek led the men's Olympic canoe slalom after the first run at the sun-baked Kasai slalom centre on Sunday, with Germany's Ricarda Funk ahead in the women's kay...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Judo-Japan’s Abe siblings still in hunt for matching golds in Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's judoka siblings, Uta Abe and her older brother Hifumi, both advanced into semi-finals at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, handily beating their opponents as they chase gold medals ...
Jul 25, 2021
MLB roundup: Angels’ Patrick Sandoval loses no-hit bid in 9th
Patrick Sandoval pitched 8 1/3 no-hit innings and Shohei Ohtani had two doubles and scored a run to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night in Minneapol...
Jul 25, 2021
Fencing-Japanese sisters make tearful early exit in their individual matches
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese fencing sisters Rio and Sera Azuma crashed out in the preliminaries of the individual women's fencing on Sunday, putting an end to their dream of winning ...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Rowing-Puspure leads stellar Irish cohort on hunt for Tokyo gold
By Amy Tennery TOKYO (Reuters) - It's beginning to look like third time is the charm for Sanita Puspure. The 39-year-old Irishwoman reached her first Olympic semi-final on Sunday, continuing her remar...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Boxing-Gold the only metal in American Davis’s sights in Tokyo
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - American Keyshawn Davis's dream of winning an Olympic gold, improbable till last month, was back on track on Sunday when the men's lightweight won his debut fight ...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Taekwondo-Heartache for South Korea as Olympics jinx follows Lee
By Chang-Ran Kim CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - Top-ranked taekwondo champion Lee Dae-hoon lost in the first match of his final Olympics on Sunday, dashing South Korea's best hope for a gold medal in the na...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Cycling-Mountain bike king Schurter ready for battle with road raiders
By Shiho Tanaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Mountain bike king Nino Schurter faces a formidable challenge to his Olympic crown from a couple of hungry young road warriors on Monday but says the Izu course gives...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Skateboarding-Skaters battle under brutal Tokyo heat in inaugural Games
By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - For much of Sunday's inaugural skateboarding competition at the Tokyo Games, the biggest challenge for top international skaters like Nyjah Huston was the intense heat ...
Jul 25, 2021
Olympics-Badminton-Danes could give Asian shuttlers a run for their golds
By Richa Naidu TOKYO (Reuters) - Denmark has not won a badminton gold medal since Poul-Erik Hyer Larsen beat China's Dong Jiong at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics but that could be about to change in Tokyo....
Jul 25, 2021
