Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘No room to swing a racket’: New Zealand player shares lockdown life
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - As one of the 47 tennis players forced into a hard isolation ahead of the Australian Open, New Zealand's Artem Sitak may be bouncing off the walls of his Melbourne ...
Jan 17, 2021
NHL roundup: Vegas scores quick OT win over Anaheim
Max Pacioretty scored seven seconds into overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights completed a sweep of their season-opening two-game series with the Anaheim Ducks with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory on Sa...
Jan 17, 2021
U.S. capitals gird for pro-Trump armed protests as FBI flags risk of violence
By Nathan Layne and Patricia Zengerle (Reuters) - Protesters are expected to descend on statehouses across the United States on Sunday in support of baseless claims that electoral fraud robbed Preside...
Jan 17, 2021
NBA roundup: James Harden notches triple-double in Nets debut
Kevin Durant scored a season-high 42 points and James Harden added a 32-point triple-double in his debut for the Brooklyn Nets, who recorded a 122-115 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night ...
Jan 17, 2021
Tokyo reports 1,592 new coronavirus infections
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo reported 1,592 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, its government said. Japan expanded a state of emergency in the capital area to seven more prefectures on Wednesday to stem a su...
Jan 17, 2021
Durant hails Harden for triple-double on Nets debut
(Reuters) - Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant described new team mate James Harden as "incredible" after the guard recorded a triple-double on his debut for the team in their 122-115 NBA victory over...
Jan 17, 2021
INEOS Team UK stay unbeaten, nightmare continues for American Magic
(Reuters) - INEOS Team UK cruised to an 18-second win over Luna Rossa in tough conditions on Sunday to make it four victories from four starts in the opening weekend of the Challenger Series, which de...
Jan 17, 2021
In wheelchair, paraplegic Lai Chi-wai climbs up skyscraper in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lai Chi-wai became the first in Hong Kong to climb more than 250 meters of a skyscraper while strapped into a wheelchair as he pulled himself up for more than 10 hours on Saturda...
Jan 17, 2021
China reports 109 new COVID-19 cases to keep concerns simmering before Lunar New Year
BEIJING (Reuters) - Worries simmered in mainland China about a potential fresh wave of coronavirus cases ahead of the Lunar New Year next month as authorities on Sunday reported 109 new COVID-19 cases...
Jan 17, 2021
Signal back up after outage
(Reuters) - Signal said on Saturday it had restored its services a day after the application faced technical difficulties as it dealt with a flood of new users after rival messaging app WhatsApp annou...
Jan 16, 2021
