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Oympics-Triathlon-Duffy’s island future looks golden
By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Flora Duffy has already been awarded an OBE for services to Bermudan sport and now, having added the country's first Olympic gold medal to her sparkling CV, she wil...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Russian Rylov wins gold in men’s 100 metres backstroke
TOKYO (Reuters) - Russian Evgeny Rylov won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Russian Kliment Kolesnikov won the silver and American Ryan Murphy took t...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Dean and Scott deliver British one-two in 200m freestyle
By Simon Evans TOKYO (Reuters) - Tom Dean powered to the gold medal in the men's 200m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, heading a British one-two with Duncan Scott taking silver. Dean won in...
Jul 26, 2021
Asia equities tick up, as investors look to the U.S.
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian equity markets rose cautiously Tuesday, after touching year to date lows the day before, with traders keeping at least half an eye on the United States where m...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Organisers report seven new Games-related COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers on Tuesday reported seven news Games-related COVID-19 cases, including two athletes. The latest daily cases have brought the total number since July 1 to 15...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-McKeown wins gold in women’s 100m backstroke
TOKYO (Reuters) - Kaylee McKeown of Australia won the gold medal in the women's 100 metres backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Kylie Masse of Canada won the silver and American Regan Smith to...
Jul 26, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Britain’s Dean wins men’s 200 metres freestyle
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tom Dean of Britain won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Duncan Scott of Britain won the silver and Fernando Scheffer of Brazil took...
Jul 26, 2021
U.S. viewership of Tokyo Games climbs to 19.8 million on second night of competition
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - Prime-time viewership for NBC's broadcast of the Summer Olympics from Tokyo picked up some steam in the first two nights of competition, compared with a lackluster audience...
Jul 26, 2021
Logitech sales rise 66% on higher demand amid work-from-home activity
(Reuters) - Computer peripherals maker Logitech said on Tuesday it was seeing no let-up in demand from stay-at-home workers, after reporting higher operating income and sales at the start of its 2022 ...
Jul 26, 2021
Fuel tanker owned by Mexico’s Pemex on its way to Cuba -data, sources
By Adriana Barrera and Marianna Parraga MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A diesel cargo sent by Mexico's state-run Pemex is due to arrive in Cuba's Havana port on Monday, according to Refinitiv Eikon data and ...
Jul 26, 2021
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