Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China reports 191 new COVID-19 cases for Jan 1 vs 231 day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 191 confirmed coronavirus cases for Jan 1, down from 231 a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Sunday. Of the new infections, 131 were locally transm...
Jan 01, 2022
Soccer-Chelsea can compete with City's 'winning machine', says Tuchel
(Reuters) - Chelsea have to be realistic about catching up with Premier League leaders Manchester City this season, manager Thomas Tuchel said, adding that the club's personnel issues have contributed...
Jan 01, 2022
Cricket-Crawley prepared to do whatever it takes to play third Ashes test
SYDNEY (Reuters) - England opener Zak Crawley said he would be prepared to endure tougher health protocols to ensure the Ashes series is completed, adding that the tourists were determined to push bac...
Jan 01, 2022
Soccer-Arsenal bemoan VAR inconsistency after City defeat
(Reuters) - Arsenal assistant manager Albert Stuivenberg and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale called for more consistency in the use of pitchside VAR monitor checks for penalties after their 2-1 Premier Leag...
Jan 01, 2022
Olympics-U.S. sends veteran lineup to retain women's ice hockey gold
(Reuters) - Led by Hilary Knight, the United States will send a veteran lineup to the Beijing Winter Games in a bid to retain the women's ice hockey gold medal, with 15 of the 23 players named on Satu...
Jan 01, 2022
New Australian COVID-19 cases dip, but hospitalisations rise
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Australian COVID-19 cases dipped on Sunday as testing slowed over a holiday weekend, but remained well over 30,000 and hospitalisations rose further in New South Wales as concer...
Jan 01, 2022
South Korean crosses armed border in rare defection to North
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean has crossed the heavily fortified border in a rare defection to North Korea, South Korea's military said on Sunday. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) sai...
Jan 01, 2022
Rugby-League convert Ferguson arrested on drugs charges in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Blake Ferguson, a former Australian rugby league international who recently switched codes, has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of drug offences, his club NEC Green Rockets Tokat...
Jan 01, 2022
NHL-Canucks equipment man says he owes life to mystery Kraken fan
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - The assistant equipment manager for the Vancouver Canucks took to social media on Saturday to find the Seattle Kraken fan he said saved his life by spotting a cancerous mo...
Jan 01, 2022
Three people missing and feared dead from fierce Colorado wildfire
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Three people are missing and feared dead after a wind-stoked wildfire roared through two towns in Boulder County, Colorado, prompting thousands of evacuations and d...
Jan 01, 2022
