Author Archives: Syndicated Content

By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Sweden's cross-country ski team said on Sunday they will ask the International Ski Federation (FIS) to start races earlier in the day at the Beijing O...

(Reuters) - Former England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney said he was not prepared for the pressure that accompanied his rise to elite level soccer as a teenager and he turned to drink to ...

YANQING, China (Reuters) - The men's downhill race at the Beijing Olympics was postponed on Sunday due to heavy winds in the upper and middle areas of the course. Organisers said the opening event of ...

(Reuters) - Richie Porte has set his sights on a first Giro d'Italia stage win in May as the Australian looks to bring a successful end to a cycling career that has seen him on the Tour de France podi...

By Abhirup Roy and Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) -Lata Mangeshkar, one of India's biggest cultural icons and a singer who defined music and melody for generations of her countrymen has died, Pr...

By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will proceed with a meeting with former world number one doubles tennis player Peng Shuai during the Beijing Winter Ol...

By David Kirton YANQING, China (Reuters) - As Britain's Rupert Staudinger raced in the men's singles luge event on Saturday his helmet bore the message "RIP AJ" on the side in small letters in tribute...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Canadian figure skater Keegan Messing has been cleared to travel to Beijing for the Winter Games and is due to land on Monday morning after he had been delayed awaiting results of ...

By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the reopening of the country's borders to international tourists may not be far away, adding that the parliament...

By Chang-Ran Kim and Muyu Xu BEIJING (Reuters) - A tearful Zhu Yi was inconsolable after nerves and pressure got the better of the U.S.-born Chinese figure skater, whose last-place performance knocked...