Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Organisers scramble as weather disrupts penultimate day
By Simon Evans YANQING, China (Reuters) - Organisers scrambled to reorganise the Alpine mixed team parallel race for the final day of the Beijing Olympics after high winds on Saturday forced the compe...
Feb 19, 2022
Olympics-Ice hockey-ROC look to retain title while Finns seek golden first
By Steve Keating BEIJING (Reuters) - The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) will try to bring their turbulent Beijing Games to a triumphant finish in the men's ice hockey final on Sunday when the defendi...
Feb 19, 2022
Canadian police push to restore normality to the capital
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian police on Saturday worked to restore normality to the capital after trucks and demonstrators occupied the downtown core of Ottawa for more than three weeks...
Feb 19, 2022
Australia reports 43 COVID deaths before expanded border reopening
(Reuters) - Australia recorded 43 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, as it readies to welcome international tourists on Monday for the first time in nearly two years. The country, which shut its ...
Feb 19, 2022
Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Kenworthy urges IOC to consider host's human rights stance
By Mari Saito ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy, an advocate for LGBT+ rights, said on Saturday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) should take a host nation's stance ...
Feb 18, 2022
ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas upset in Marseille quarters
Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin took down No. 1 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-4, 6-4, Friday in the quarterfinals of the Open 13 Provence in Marseille, France. It was Safiullin's first time pl...
Feb 18, 2022
Olympics-Bobsleigh-Canada's Kripps keeps the four-man a three-bob race as Germany leads at halfway
By David Kirton YANQING, China (Reuters) - Germany's bobsleigh aces edged ahead in the first act of the four-man event on Saturday, but formidable runs from Justin Kripps' team kept the Canadians with...
Feb 18, 2022
Russia rejects claims it was responsible for cyberattack on Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Saturday rejected U.S. allegations that it was responsible for cyberattacks on Ukrainian banking and government websites as baseless, the Russian embassy in the United Sta...
Feb 18, 2022
Olympics-Cross-country skiing-Men's 50km race delayed, shortened to 30km due to high winds
By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - The men's 50km freestyle race at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday has been delayed by an hour to 1500 local time (0700 GMT) and shortened to 30km due ...
Feb 18, 2022
Olympics-We like medals but look after our losers, says Australia chief
By Mitch Phillips ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Four medals, including a gold, represent Australia's best Winter Olympic haul in terms of numbers, but how they look after those that fail to reach the...
Feb 18, 2022
