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FOCUS ON-Athletics at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on athletics at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * Athletics was at the heart of the original Ancient Greek Olympics and has been so ever since the modern Games began in ...
Jun 20, 2021
FOCUS ON-Road cycling at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on road cycling at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: The ABSOLUTE BASICS * Road cycling is split into two events for each gender -- a road race and a time trial. * The men's race will see 130...
Jun 20, 2021
FOCUS ON-Boxing at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on boxing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * The fighters compete over three rounds lasting three minutes with the winner decided on points by five judges using a simi...
Jun 20, 2021
FOCUS ON-Badminton at the Tokyo Olympics
(Reuters) - Focus on badminton at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * At the Olympics, players compete in best-of-three matches. * To serve, players must hit the shuttlecock below waist hei...
Jun 20, 2021
Republican Party outspends Democrats in May in bid to retake U.S. Congress
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fundraising arm of the Republican Party raised less money in May than its Democratic counterpart but spent more, shelling out millions on efforts to win back ...
Jun 20, 2021
Soccer-Corinthians fine player for wearing boots colour of rival
(Reuters) - Corinthians fined their striker Jo on Sunday for wearing a pair of green boots, the colour of their arch rivals Palmeiras. The 34-year-old former Manchester City, Everton and Brazil forwar...
Jun 20, 2021
Dollar holds near multi-month high after Fed’s hawkish tilt
TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar held near multi-month peaks against other major currencies on Monday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve surprised markets last week by signalling it would raise interest rate...
Jun 20, 2021
Golf-Spaniard Rahm wins U.S. Open for first major title
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) - Spaniard Jon Rahm birdied the final two holes to emerge last man standing and win a wild U.S. Open at Torrey Pines on Sunday. The only serious contender to avoid a bogey ...
Jun 20, 2021
Motor racing-Mortara takes Formula E lead with victory in Puebla
(Reuters) - Venturi driver Edoardo Mortara won the second of two Formula E races hosted by the Mexican city of Puebla on Sunday to take the lead in the all-electric championship. The Swiss-Italian now...
Jun 20, 2021
Exclusive-Adviser to jailed HK tycoon Jimmy Lai says Apple Daily to shut within days
HONG KONG, (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily will be forced to shut "in a matter of days" after authorities froze the company's assets under a new national security law, an adv...
Jun 20, 2021
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