Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis-Streetfighter Collins bows out with defiance
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Dressed in black for her first Grand Slam final, Danielle Collins looked the part as she sought to play the villain and wreck local hero Ash Barty's coronation at t...
Jan 29, 2022
Olympics-Jamaican bobsleigh team committed to overcome challenges at Beijing
By Natalie Thomas and Yiming Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - Jamaica's bobsleigh team are determined to overcome financial issues and challenges thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic as their four-man line-up re...
Jan 29, 2022
CVC co-founder Koltes to step down as firm gears up for bumper listing
By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) -CVC Capital Partners co-Chairman Steve Koltes will step down this year as Europe's biggest buyout firm prepares for a stock market listing that a source familiar ...
Jan 29, 2022
Tennis-Australia conquered, Barty's coach calls for change at U.S. Open
By Courtney Walsh MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian Open champion Ash Barty's coach believes her only chance of completing a career Grand Slam is if the organisers of the U.S. Open opt for a different ...
Jan 29, 2022
Olympics-No track, but British skeleton quartet aim to maintain medal streak in Beijing
By Martyn Herman (Reuters) - For a country that does not even boast a skeleton track, Britain's record at producing Olympic medal winners in the high-speed sliding sport is phenomenal. Since skeleton ...
Jan 29, 2022
Erdogan says interest rates will be lowered and inflation will fall too
ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan repeated his unorthodox economic policy on Saturday, saying interest rates would be lowered further and inflation would fall as a result, days before inflat...
Jan 29, 2022
Hungary's daily COVID cases could reach 30,000 -minister
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's daily tally of new COVID-19 cases could reach 30,000 in the next one to two weeks, up from about 20,000 this week, a government minister said on Saturday. Miklos Kasler,...
Jan 29, 2022
Tennis-Kyrgios, Kokkinakis end 'Special Ks' show with doubles triumph
(Reuters) - The "Special Ks" show at the Australian Open ended on a high after Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis lifted the men's doubles titles by defeating compatriots Max Purcell and Matt Ebden i...
Jan 29, 2022
Tennis-Peng Shuai T-shirt campaign resumes on finals day at Melbourne Park
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Activists made the most of the reversal of an earlier ban by giving away hundreds of T-shirts bearing the question "Where is Peng Shuai?" on women's final day at the Australian O...
Jan 29, 2022
Alpine Skiing-Superb Suter wins women's downhill in Garmisch
(Reuters) - Corinne Suter boosted her confidence ahead of the winter Olympics in Beijing after a flawless run saw her win a World Cup downhill race in Germany's Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Saturday. The...
Jan 29, 2022
