Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cycling: Geoghegan Hart claims stage 15 as Almeida clings on to race lead
PIANCAVALLO, Italy (Reuters) - Tao Geoghegan Hart claimed a fifth stage win for Ineos-Grenadiers in this year's Giro d'Italia when he won the 15th stage on Sunday, a 185-km mountain trek, as Joao Alme...
Oct 18, 2020
UK needs three-week lockdown for COVID reset: government adviser
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain needs to impose a three-week period of national lockdown restrictions immediately to stop cases of COVID-19 spiralling, government scientific adviser Jeremy Farrar said, add...
Oct 18, 2020
Zverev dominates Auger-Aliassime to win indoor title in Cologne
(Reuters) - Top seed Alexander Zverev bagged his first ATP crown of the year after beating Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 to lift the bett1HULKS Indoor title in Cologne on Sunday. The German, ...
Oct 18, 2020
Cycling: Van der Poel wins Tour of Flanders as Alaphilippe crashes out
(Reuters) - Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel beat his powerful Belgian rival Wout Van Aert in a photo-finish sprint to win the Tour of Flanders 'Monument' classic on Sunday, as world champion Julian Alap...
Oct 18, 2020
BoE’s Bailey sees economic risks skewed ‘very heavily’ to downside
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said risks to economic growth in Britain were skewed very heavily to the downside, and reiterated that he expected economic output at the end ...
Oct 18, 2020
Tens of thousands march in Belarus despite firearms threat
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday to demand the resignation of veteran president Alexander Lukashenko, despite a thre...
Oct 18, 2020
Djere beats Cecchinato in Sardinia to clinch second ATP title
(Reuters) - Serbia's Laslo Djere beat Italy's Marco Cecchinato 7-6(3) 7-5 on Sunday to win his second career ATP title at the Sardinia Open, the final claycourt tournament of the year. Djere capitalis...
Oct 18, 2020
Czechs to wait two weeks before considering full lockdown
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic, which has the highest coronavirus infection rate in Europe, will wait at least two weeks before deciding whether to order a full lockdown to stem its epidemic, D...
Oct 18, 2020
New virus-related restrictions heighten uncertainty, ECB’s Lagarde says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - New coronavirus-related restrictions on everyday life in the euro zone add to the economic uncertainty, underlining the need for continued easy fiscal and monetary policy, Europe...
Oct 18, 2020
Egyptian grandfather becomes world’s oldest soccer pro
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian grandfather Ezzeldin Bahader has been recognised as the world's oldest professional soccer player after completing a second full match just short of his 75th birthday. Bahad...
Oct 18, 2020
