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ATP roundup: Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev to clash in Olympic semis
Novak Djokovic breezed past Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-2, 6-0 on Thursday to move into the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics. The No. 1 seed in the tournament, Djokovic, of Serbia, needed just 72 minutes...
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Asian shares down, set for worst month since March 2020
By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian shares slipped on Friday, with a gauge of regional equities set for its biggest monthly drop since the height of global pandemic lockdowns last March, wh...
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Olympics-Swimming-China’s Wang wins men’s 200m medley gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Wang Shun of China won the gold medal in the men's 200m individual medley at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Duncan Scott of Britain won the silver and Jeremy Desplanches of Switzerlan...
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Olympics-Swimming-McKeon of Australia wins women’s 100m freestyle gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Emma McKeon of Australia won the gold medal in the women's 100m freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Siobhan Haughey Of Hong Kong won the silver and Cate Campbell of Australia ...
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Olympics-Organisers report 27 new Games-related COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers on Friday reported 27 new Games-related COVID-19 cases, including three athletes. The latest daily cases, up from 24 on Thursday, have brought the total Gam...
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Start of BMX semi-finals delayed by heavy rain in Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Heavy rain and thunder across Tokyo forced organisers to delay the start of the BMX racing semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday morning, as they scrambled to remove water from...
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Olympics-Swimming-Russian Rylov wins men’s 200m backstroke gold
TOKYO (Reuters) - Russian Evgeny Rylov won the gold medal in the men's 200m backstroke at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Ryan Murphy of United States won the silver and Luke Greenbank of Britain took t...
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U.S. says concerned over harassment of media covering China floods
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is "deeply concerned with the increasingly harsh surveillance, harassment, and intimidation of U.S. and other foreign journalists" covering recent floods in Chi...
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Olympics-Swimming-Schoenmaker takes gold for South Africa with world record
By Simon Evans TOKYO (Reuters) - Tatjana Schoenmaker won the women's 200m breaststroke on Friday in a world record time of 2:18.95 to deliver South Africa's first gold medal of the Tokyo Games while E...
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Olympics-BKB-Bathroom slip rules Australia’s Baynes out of Tokyo Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia forward Aron Baynes has been ruled out of the rest of the Tokyo Olympics after slipping in the bathroom and aggravating a neck injury, Team Australia officials said on Frid...
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