Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Alpine skiing: Shiffrin wraps up with most medals and a hunger for more
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (Reuters) - Mikaela Shiffrin wrapped up her Alpine ski world championships on Saturday with a fourth medal from four races and a hunger to go faster. The American was aiming f...
Feb 20, 2021
Gasol set for Barcelona return, say reports
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Double NBA champion Pau Gasol is to return to boyhood club Barcelona after two decades in the United States in order to get in shape for this year's Tokyo Olympics, according to ...
Feb 20, 2021
Britain reports 10,406 new COVID-19 cases, first vaccine doses pass 17 million
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Saturday reported 10,406 new COVID-19 cases, government statistics showed, and a total of 17.2 million people have now received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. There ...
Feb 20, 2021
UK's Prince Charles visits father Philip in hospital
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, on Saturday visited the hospital where his father Prince Philip is being kept as a precaution after feeling ill, a Reuters photographer a...
Feb 20, 2021
Twins pitchers again in prove-it mode, starting with Berrios
By Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS - The pitching staff carried the load for the Minnesota Twins last year to win a second straight division title, despite a sharp decline in production by the offense durin...
Feb 20, 2021
Taiwan scrambles air force again after Chinese exercises in South China Sea
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's air force scrambled for a second straight day on Saturday after a dozen Chinese fighter aircraft and bombers carried out drills close to Taiwan-controlled ...
Feb 20, 2021
Biden approves major disaster declaration for Texas - FEMA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Texas which has suffered widespread power blackouts and water shortages during a deep freeze, the Federal Emerg...
Feb 20, 2021
Ancestor of Britain's Prince William on path to Catholic sainthood
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has put a 19th century English Catholic priest who was a distant relative of Britain's Prince William on the path to sainthood. The Vatican sai...
Feb 20, 2021
Greatness beckons but Osaka wants to 'live in the moment'
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka added a second Australian Open title to her two U.S. Open crowns on Saturday but said she would rather "live in the moment" than set ambitious targets f...
Feb 20, 2021
Brady leaves Melbourne convinced a Grand Slam is within reach
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Twelve months ago the thought of winning a Grand Slam would have appeared as far-fetched as a trip to Mars for Jennifer Brady but the Australian Open campaign taught the American...
Feb 20, 2021
