Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ostapenko battles back to go through in Gippsland Trophy
(Reuters) - Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko fought back from a set down to reach the second round of the Gippsland Trophy as a raft of Australian Open warm-up tournaments got underway at ...
Jan 31, 2021
South Korea to extend COVID-19 curbs into Lunar New Year holidays
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will extend its social distancing curbs by two weeks until the end of the Lunar New Year holidays as new infection clusters emerge in the country, Prime M...
Jan 31, 2021
NBA roundup: Blazers win on last-second Damian Lillard trey
Damian Lillard made a 3-pointer as time expired to give the Portland Trail Blazers a 123-122 win over the host Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. Teammates mobbed Lillard after his step-back shot over t...
Jan 31, 2021
Vietnam ruling Communist Party chief Trong re-elected for third term: state media
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, 76, has been re-elected for a rare third five-year term, state media reported on Sunday, cementing his position as one of the...
Jan 31, 2021
Swiatek ready to embrace spotlight again after ‘comfortable’ quarantine
(Reuters) - Some of the world's top tennis players criticised Australia's strict hotel quarantine rules ahead of the Australian Open but for French Open champion Iga Swiatek it was almost a source of ...
Jan 31, 2021
Unusual circumstances, but time to talk tennis for Nadal
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal brushed aside questions about the Australian Open quarantine on Sunday and said it was time to get down to the business of playing tennis and entertaining fans around ...
Jan 31, 2021
Luna Rossa’s Spithill calls for improvements ahead of INEOS showdown
(Reuters) - Luna Rossa helmsman Jimmy Spithill was encouraged by the Italian team's dominant display against American Magic in the Challenger Series semi-finals but said they would need to make furthe...
Jan 31, 2021
Kvitova hopes Tokyo defies pandemic to host ‘fifth Grand Slam’
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number nine Petra Kvitova considers Olympics as the "fifth Grand Slam" and hopes the Tokyo edition goes ahead as scheduled this year, defying the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid sp...
Jan 31, 2021
I would quarantine again for the Olympics, says Osaka
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka said she would be willing to undergo two more weeks of quarantine to play at the Tokyo Olympics later this year, if it helped ensure the safety of the people of her h...
Jan 31, 2021
Dubai house prices to drop at slower pace: Reuters poll
By Md Manzer Hussain (Reuters) - Dubai's house prices are expected to fall at a slower pace this year and next than previously thought as hopes for a successful vaccine rollout and an economic recover...
Jan 31, 2021
