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 […]
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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 […]
Four Louisiana oil refineries restarting after Ida, 5 still shut
September 5, 2021 By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) – Four oil refineries in Louisiana have initiated the restart process since Saturday after Hurricane Ida knocked out most of the state’s oil processing, while five have yet to resume operations. In the last 24 hours, all three oil refineries in the Baton Rouge area and one […]
Soccer-Premier League players to be encouraged to take COVID-19 vaccine through government videos
September 5, 2021 (Reuters) – The Premier League has teamed up with the British government to make videos that will encourage players to take the COVID-19 vaccine, British media reported on Sunday. Jonathan Van-Tam, England’s deputy chief medical officer, has agreed to address concerns around the vaccine in videos that will be shared with Premier […]
The time Animoto almost brought AWS to its knees
Today, Amazon Web Services is a mainstay in the cloud infrastructure services market, a $60 billion juggernaut of a business. But in 2008, it was still new, working to keep its head above water and handle growing demand for its cloud servers. In fact, 15 years ago last week, the company launched Amazon EC2 in […]
Filibuster imperils Pelosi’s abortion bill in U.S. Senate – Klobuchar
September 5, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate’s filibuster rule likely imperils a bill intended to protect abortion rights that Democrats are readying following the Supreme Court’s decision not to block a strict new Texas ban, a leading Democratic senator said on Sunday. Senator Amy Klobuchar told CNN’s “State of the Union” that some […]
Afghan opposition leader Massoud says he is ready for talks with Taliban
September 5, 2021 (Reuters) – The leader of the Afghan opposition group resisting Taliban forces in the Panjshir valley north of Kabul said on Sunday he welcomed proposals from religious scholars for a negotiated settlement to end the fighting. Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA), made the announcement on the […]
