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Baseball: Japan win gold medal with 2-0 victory over United States
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan won the Olympic gold medal in baseball at the Tokyo Games on Saturday by beating the United States 2-0. The U.S. claimed the silver medal and the Dominican Republic t...
Aug 07, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-U.S. men end gold drought with 4x400m relay triumph
By Sudipto Ganguly and Omar Mohammed TOKYO (Reuters) -The United States men's team won their first gold on the track at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, clinching the 4x400 metres relay by a huge margi...
Aug 07, 2021
Athletics: United States win women’s 4x400m relay at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States won gold in the women's 4x400 metres relay at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Poland took the silver medal while Jamaica took the bronze. (Reporting by Mitch Philli...
Aug 07, 2021
Karate: Iran’s Ganjzadeh wins gold in men’s +75kg kumite
TOKYO (Reuters) - Iran's Sajad Ganjzadeh won the gold medal in the men's karate kumite competition in the +75kg category on Saturday after his opponent, Saudi Arabia's Tareg Hamedi, was disqualified. ...
Aug 07, 2021
Wrestling: Japan’s Susaki wins women’s freestyle flyweight gold medal
CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's Yui Susaki won gold in the women's freestyle wrestling flyweight category at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. China's Sun Yanan took silver while Azerbaijan's Mariya St...
Aug 07, 2021
Karate: Egypt’s Abdelaziz wins gold medal in women’s +61kg kumite
TOKYO (Reuters) - Egypt's Feryal Abdelaziz defeated Azerbaijan's Iryna Zaretska to win the Olympic gold medal in the women's karate "kumite" +61kg category on Saturday. Kazakhstan's Sofya Berultseva a...
Aug 07, 2021
Berkshire Hathaway operating profit rises 21%
(Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday reported improved quarterly operating results, as the conglomerate controlled by billionaire Warren Buffett showed signs of recovery from the depths of t...
Aug 07, 2021
Water Polo: U.S. women’s team extend dominance with third consecutive gold
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States women's water polo team won a third consecutive Olympic gold medal on Saturday, overcoming a string of setbacks on the road to Tokyo to extend their d...
Aug 07, 2021
Wrestling: Japan’s Otoguro wins men’s freestyle lightweight gold medal
CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's Takuto Otoguro won gold in the men's freestyle wrestling lightweight category at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. Azerbaijan's Haji Aliyev took silver while Russian Gad...
Aug 07, 2021
Masks required indoors and in grandstand at Illinois State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois State Fair starts next week, and you’ll have to take a mask with you. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Illinois Department of Agricultur...
Aug 07, 2021
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