September 5, 2021 TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan authorities have released Saadi Gaddafi, a son of the former leader Muammar Gaddafi who was ousted and killed during a 2011 uprising, a Libyan official source and a unity government source said on Sunday. Saadi Gaddafi fled for Niger during the NATO-backed uprising, but was extradited to Libya […]
Honduran left-wing opposition plans China ties, debt ‘readjustment’
September 5, 2021 By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras’ main left-wing opposition party, led by ousted former president Manuel Zelaya, said on Sunday that if it wins November’s presidential election it will seek to “readjust” the country’s debt and establish diplomatic relations with China. Zelaya’s Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE) is for the second […]
Cowboys RG Zack Martin tests positive for COVID-19
September 5, 2021 Dallas Cowboys All-Pro right guard Zack Martin tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Thursday night’s season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Martin, 30, was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Sunday. He tested positive on Saturday after experiencing mild flu-like symptoms and taste loss, the Dallas Morning News reported. “He’s frustrated […]
Tennis-Qualifier Van de Zandschulp tames Argentine battler to reach quarters
September 5, 2021 By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dutch qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp continued his storybook march at the U.S. Open on Sunday by outlasting Argentine battler Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-4 5-7 5-7 6-1 to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final. After rolling through the opening two sets, the 25-year-old Dutchman had […]
Kate Hudson, Jeon Jong-seo star in tribute to outsiders ‘Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon’
September 5, 2021 By Hanna Rantala VENICE (Reuters) – Hollywood star Kate Hudson and South Korean actress Jeon Jong-seo play two outsiders on a collision course with their surroundings in Ana Lily Amirpour’s Venice Film Festival competition entry “Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon”. The fantasy adventure opens with Jeon’s mysterious Mona Lisa using supernatural […]
Cycling-Roglic claims Vuelta hat-trick
September 5, 2021 SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (Spain) (Reuters) – Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic emerged victorious on stage 21 of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday as he claimed the red jersey for a third successive year. The Jumbo-Visma rider, who clocked 44:02, finished the 33.8km individual time trial from Padron to Santiago de Compostela 14 seconds […]
Soccer-Saka enjoys joyous Wembley return after penalty heartache
September 5, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – Bukayo Saka’s penalty miss against Italy in July’s Euro 2020 final produced collective groans and some diabolical racist abuse but his return to Wembley on Sunday ended with a beaming smile and rapturous applause from England’s fans. England’s 4-0 victory over tiny Andorra in their World Cup Group I […]
Tennis-Speedy Medvedev makes quick work of Evans in U.S. Open fourth round
September 5, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Unstoppable Daniil Medvedev fired off 13 aces to send fourth-round opponent Dan Evans of Britain packing 6-3 6-4 6-2 in yet another sub-two-hour performance at the U.S. Open on Sunday. Evans handed Medvedev the early break with a double fault in the fourth game of the first set […]
Soccer-Brazil v Argentina halted after health officials intervene over isolation order
September 5, 2021 SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina was halted just minutes after kickoff on Sunday after Brazilian health officials objected to the participation of three Argentine players they say broke quarantine rules. Argentina walked off the pitch at the Corinthians arena after the officials entered the pitch […]
VW CEO says smart cars, not e-cars, are ‘gamechanger’
September 5, 2021 MUNICH (Reuters) – Volkswagen head Herbert Diess on Sunday said autonomous cars, not electric vehicles, were the “real gamechanger” for the auto industry, which is facing the end of combustion engines in Europe by 2035. “Autonomous driving is really going to change our industry like nothing else before,” Diess said in Munich […]
Poland gives humanitarian visa to another Belarusian athlete
September 5, 2021 WARSAW (Reuters) – Belarusian equestrian Olga Safronova has been given a humanitarian visa allowing her to live in Poland, Polish state news agency PAP reported on Sunday, after she was ostracised at home for speaking out against the Belarusian government. Safronova follows Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, who defected to Poland last […]
Tennis-Matches resume after light rain at U.S. Open
September 5, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Play was suspended briefly on the outside courts at Flushing Meadows on Sunday minutes after fourth-round matches at the U.S. Open kicked off, as light rain fell on the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Two doubles matches – one on Court 17 and another on the Grandstand […]
Soccer-Lingard double helps England ease past Andorra
September 5, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – Jesse Lingard returned to the scoresheet for England for the first time in three years with two goals in his side’s 4-0 win over Andorra in a one-sided World Cup qualifier on Sunday. The Manchester United forward opened the scoring in the 18th minute and struck again late on […]
Soccer-Ellis to lead advisory group on future of women’s game
September 5, 2021 (Reuters) – FIFA has appointed former World Cup-winning coach Jill Ellis to lead the technical advisory group on the future of women’s football, the sport’s world governing body said on Sunday. Ellis, who lifted the World Cup with the U.S. in 2015 and 2019, will work with various stakeholders to explore ways […]
Tennis-Svitolina sees off Halep in U.S. Open fourth round
September 5, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – World number five Elina Svitolina produced a solid performance to dispatch Simona Halep 6-3 6-3 in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Sunday. The 12th-seeded Romanian won an epic 33-shot rally in the second game but a dozen unforced errors in the first set handed Svitolina […]
Tennis-U.S. Open day seven
September 5, 2021 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Highlights of the seventh day at the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, at Flushing Meadows on Sunday (times in GMT): 1735 SVITOLINA TOO GOOD FOR HALEP Fifth seed Elina Svitolina easily dispatched former world number one Simona Halep in straight sets, winning 6-3 […]
Daimler CEO says carmakers could face chip shortage into 2023
September 5, 2021 By Ilona Wissenbach and Nick Carey MUNICH (Reuters) – Soaring demand for semiconductor chips means the auto industry could struggle to source enough of them throughout next year and into 2023, though the shortage should be less severe by then, Daimler AG’s CEO said on Sunday. Carmakers, forced by the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Rally marks 1,000 days since China detained two Canadians amid Huawei dispute
September 5, 2021 (Reuters) – Supporters of two Canadians accused of spying and held in Chinese prison for 1,000 days rallied on Sunday, demanding their release in a case that has soured diplomatic ties between Ottawa and Beijing. Businessman Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig were detained in December 2018, shortly after Canada arrested […]
After messy pullout, Blinken to intensify Afghanistan diplomacy in Qatar, Germany
September 5, 2021 By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A week after declaring America’s “new chapter” of engagement with Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will aim to form a united front with allies this week on how to tackle the Taliban and ensure continued support for U.S. bid to help evacuate Americans and […]
Golf-Americans storm back into contention at Solheim Cup
September 5, 2021 (Reuters) – The United States won three of its four matches during Sunday’s early session of foursomes to pull within one point of Europe at the Solheim Cup at Inverness Club in Toledo. The home side’s nightmare start to Saturday’s first round looked like it would repeat itself on Sunday as the […]
