Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cycling-Retiring Porte eyeing Giro stage win in final season
(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...
Thomson Reuters Feb 05, 2022
Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, dubbed "the Nightingale," dies at 92
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...
Thomson Reuters Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Meeting with Peng to go ahead but no details provided- IOC
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...
Thomson Reuters Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Luge-Briton Staudinger wears helmet tribute to mentor
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...
Thomson Reuters Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating-Canada's Messing on his way to Beijing after COVID-19 delay
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 ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 05, 2022
Australian PM signals reopening borders to tourists 'not far away'
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...
Thomson Reuters Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Figureskating-China's U.S.-born Zhu inconsolable after team event flop
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...
Thomson Reuters Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating-Valieva shines as Russians roll into team event lead
BEIJING (Reuters) - Kamila Valieva delivered a flawless short programme to put the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in the lead before the final phase of the figure skating team event at the Beijing Ol...
Thomson Reuters Feb 05, 2022
Housekeeper at Colorado ranch of Michael Bloomberg abducted at gunpoint
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - A housekeeper at the Colorado ranch of billionaire Michael Bloomberg was abducted at gunpoint this week by a man who forced her to drive them to Wyoming, where poli...
Thomson Reuters Feb 05, 2022
Olympics-Biathlon-Blustery winds and shooting woes level the field
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Blustery conditions at the National Biathlon Centre have blown the competition wide open at the Beijing Olympics, with some unexpected misses on the f...
Thomson Reuters Feb 05, 2022
