Author Archives: Syndicated Content
REVIEW-Olympics-Nordic Combined-Graabak steps up to lead Norwegian charge
By Mitch Phillips ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Almost before Norway had time to digest losing double world champion Jarl Magnus Riiber to COVID isolation, Joergen Graabak stepped up to become their ...
Feb 20, 2022
Olympics-Beijing to close Games marked by COVID measures, Valieva doping scandal
By Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing hands the Olympic flag to Milan-Cortina on Sunday after a Games that will be remembered for the extremes of its anti-COVID-19 measures and outrage over the d...
Feb 20, 2022
Japan in dark about postponed medal ceremony, but looks forward to celebrating
By Sakura Murakami BEIJING (Reuters) - Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) chef de mission Hidehito Ito said he had no information about the postponed medal ceremony for the figure skating teams competit...
Feb 20, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating-Skaters bid farewell to Beijing Games with sparkle-filled show
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber and Chang-Ran Kim BEIJING (Reuters) - The world's best figure skaters put aside competition nerves and concerns about scores on Sunday as they let loose on the final day of...
Feb 20, 2022
Passenger found alive after blaze on Greece-Italy ferry - Greek official
CORFU, Greece (Reuters) - A passenger who was missing after a blaze swept through a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy has been found alive, a Greek shipping ministry official said on Sunday, leaving ...
Feb 20, 2022
Ukraine temporarily closes checkpoint in Donbass due to shelling
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine on Sunday suspended operations at one of the seven checkpoints to territory in the eastern Donbass region controlled by Russia-backed separatists, due to heavy shelling, the U...
Feb 20, 2022
Olympics-Cross-country skiing-Wind no problem as Johaug breezes to third Beijing gold
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Therese Johaug brushed off the high winds at the National Cross-Country Skiing Centre to breeze to victory in the women's 30km mass start and claim he...
Feb 20, 2022
Olympics-Ice hockey-Golden Finnish as ROC fail to repeat
By Steve Keating BEIJING (Reuters) - Finland's men's ice hockey team finally reached the top of the Olympic podium on Sunday by beating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) 2-1 to claim the final gold ...
Feb 20, 2022
Boxing-Khan considering retirement after crushing defeat against Brook
(Reuters) - British boxer Amir Khan suggested that he is considering retirement from the sport after suffering a comprehensive defeat with a sixth-round TKO at the hands of Kell Brook on Saturday. The...
Feb 20, 2022
Saudi Arabia pharmacy chain Nahdi to join spate of IPOs
DUBAI (Reuters) - Nahdi Medical Co, Saudi Arabia's market leader in retail pharmacy, on Sunday announced its intention to list on the local bourse by selling 30% of its shares, joining a spate of new ...
Feb 20, 2022
