Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sky News Australia says suspended from YouTube for one week
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Sky News Australia said on Sunday it has been temporarily suspended by the video-sharing site YouTube following the platform's review of content for compliance with its COVID-19 ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Cycling-Gamble pays off as Worthington cooks up BMX gold
By Martyn Herman TOKYO (Reuters) - They say if you can't stand the heat then get out of the kitchen, but British BMX freestyler Charlotte Worthington was as cool as a cucumber on baking Tokyo morning ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Sailing-Wearn strikes sailing gold for Australia
By Philip O'Connor ENOSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Australia's Matt Wearn cruised to an easy victory in the men's Laser class at the Enoshima Yachting Harbour on Sunday, making the most of the big lead he ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Cycling-Backyard BMX park vaults Australia's Martin to freestyle gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia's Logan Martin won the inaugural men's Olympic BMX freestyle event on Sunday, a feat he said was thanks to his ingenious training regimen during the pandemic that involved ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Golf-Schauffele within reach of gold medal at Tokyo
By Toshiki Hashimoto KAWAGOE, Japan (Reuters) - Xander Schauffele had one hand on the gold medal as the final groups made the turn at the Olympic golf on Sunday after the American made a flawless star...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Wrestling-'New superstar' Lopez Nunez off to a flyer in record bid
By Ece Toksabay TOKYO (Reuters) - Cuban Mijain Lopez Nunez got off to flying start in his bid to become the first four-times Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling on Sunday when he won his first t...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
100-year-old former death camp guard to go on trial in Germany -report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A 100-year-old former guard at the Sachsenhausen Nazi concentration camp near Berlin will face trial in the autumn, 76 years after the end of the Second World War, German weekly ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Medals in minutes for sprint couple Blume and Manaudou
By Martin Petty TOKYO (Reuters) - Moments before winning her bronze medal in Tokyo on Sunday, Denmark's Pernille Blume had a double dose of Olympic nerves and battled to stay focused as partner Floren...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Olympics-Boxing-France's Aliev disqualified, protests with sit-in at ringside
TOKYO (Reuters) - French super heavyweight Mourad Aliev remained seated at ringside for nearly an hour after being disqualified in his fight on Sunday, a call he furiously protested with kicks in the ...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
Taliban rockets hit Kandahar airport in Afghanistan, flights suspended
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban fighters struck Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan with at least three rockets overnight, the insurgent group's spokesman said on Sunday, adding that the aim was to thw...
Thomson Reuters Aug 01, 2021
