September 19, 2021 By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia reported 1,607 new coronavirus cases on Sunday as states and territories gradually shift from trying to eliminate outbreaks to living with the virus. Victoria, home to about a quarter of Australia’s 25 million people, recorded 507 cases as its premier said a weeks-long lockdown will […]
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Rugby-Flyhalf Carreras can be proud of Pumas performance, says coach Ledesma
September 19, 2021 (Reuters) – Argentina coach Mario Ledesma praised the performance of Santiago Carreras after the 23-year-old excelled for the Pumas in his new role as flyhalf against New Zealand in their Rugby Championship clash in Brisbane on Saturday. Carreras was shifted from fullback following an injury to Nicolas Sanchez in last week’s meeting […]
New Zealand sees small increase in daily COVID-19 cases over weekend
September 19, 2021 (Reuters) – New Zealand reported 24 new locally acquired coronavirus cases on Sunday, up from 20 on Saturday, showing an upturn after several days of lower numbers, as the country’s largest city Auckland awaits to hear if its lockdown restrictions will ease. All of the new cases have been reported in greater […]
Cricket-NZ players reach Dubai after ‘specific, credible threat’ derailed Pakistan tour
September 19, 2021 WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand was warned of a “specific, credible threat” against its team, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said, elaborating on the rationale for abruptly abandoning the tour of Pakistan as the squad reached Dubai on Sunday. New Zealand had pulled out of the limited-overs tour on the day of the […]
Evergrande begins repaying investors with discounted properties – Bloomberg News
September 19, 2021 (Reuters) – China Evergrande Group kicked off a process on Saturday to repay investors in its overdue investment products with discounted properties, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday. Investors who opt for discounted real estate in lieu of cash can start contacting wealth managers for more details, the report said, citing a Wechat […]
Australia says it was ‘upfront’ with France over submarine deal as crisis continues
September 19, 2021 By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia was “upfront, open and honest” with France about its concerns over a deal for French submarines, its defence minister said on Sunday, as a new deal with the United States and Britain continued to fuel a multinational diplomatic crisis. Australia ditched the 2016 deal with […]
Israel captures last two escaped Palestinian militants, police say
September 19, 2021 TEL AVIV/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces on Sunday caught the last two of six Palestinian militants who had tunnelled out of a maximum security Israeli jail nearly two weeks ago, in an escape that embarrassed Israel’s security establishment but delighted Palestinians. The two members of the Islamic Jihad militant group were […]
Pro-Putin party heads for Russian election win after Navalny clampdown
September 19, 2021 By Tom Balmforth and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russians vote on Sunday in the final stretch of a three-day parliamentary election that the ruling party is expected to win after a sweeping crackdown that crushed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s movement and barred opponents from the ballot. The expected win by the […]
Soccer-Pele continues recovery, undergoes physiotherapy in hospital
September 18, 2021 SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Soccer legend Pele continues to recover from colon surgery, with his family posting a video of the 80-year-old Brazilian smiling while undergoing physiotherapy in his Sao Paulo hospital room. The former Santos, Brazil and New York Cosmos player had a tumor removed on Sept. 4 and has been […]
Cycling-Former Danish rider Sorensen dies in road accident
September 18, 2021 (Reuters) – Former Danish professional cyclist Chris Anker Sorensen has died after being hit by a vehicle during a ride in Belgium, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Saturday. Sorensen, 37, was due to commentate on the upcoming road world championships in Flanders. “It is with great sadness that we learned […]
Hong Kong’s first ‘patriots-only’ election kicks off
September 18, 2021 By Sara Cheng and Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – Fewer than 5,000 Hong Kong people from mostly pro-establishment circles vote on Sunday for candidates vetted as loyal to Beijing, who will pick the city’s next China-backed leader. Pro-democracy candidates are almost absent from Hong Kong’s first election since Beijing overhauled the […]
Soccer-Now I feel like a Villa player, says Bailey after sparkling cameo
September 18, 2021 BIRMINGHAM (Reuters) – Jamaican winger Leon Bailey won the Aston Villa faithful’s hearts on Saturday with a 21-minute cameo that included his first goal since his big-money move from Bayer Leverkusen. Bailey, a 25 million-pound summer signing, was introduced as a substitute in the 61st minute and he sparked Villa into life […]
Facebook says WSJ allegations are ‘mischaracterizations,’ confer ‘false motives’
September 18, 2021 (Reuters) – Facebook Inc on Saturday slammed a Wall Street Journal series of articles about the social media company’s platform as containing “deliberate mischaracterizations” and said the articles “conferred egregiously false motives to Facebook’s leadership and employees.” The Wall Street Journal, citing a review of internal company documents that included research reports, […]
User’s Guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2021
TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 approaches in just three days. Here’s your how-to guide for everything you can expect at Disrupt. Although the main show kicks off on Tuesday the 21st, there’ll be some sneak peeks and extras going down on Monday. Make sure to log in to Hopin by noon on Monday to catch it all, […]
Tennis-Teen Ostapenkov stuns Schwartzman in Davis Cup
September 18, 2021 (Reuters) – Belarusian Daniil Ostapenkov, a junior player who has not played professional-level match before, stunned world number 15 Diego Schwartzman 6-4 6-3 in their World Group I Davis Cup match on Saturday. The 18-year-old became the latest young gun to cause an upset following a U.S. Open where teenagers seized the […]
Soccer-Liverpool go top with win over Palace as City held by Saints
September 18, 2021 By Simon Evans (Reuters) – Liverpool went top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday, while champions Manchester City were held to a goalless draw at home to Southampton. Arsenal picked up their second straight win with a 1-0 victory at Burnley, while promoted Brentford posted […]
Soccer-Villa end Everton’s unbeaten start with 3-0 win
September 18, 2021 BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Aston Villa ended Everton’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season as three goals in nine second-half minutes earned them a 3-0 victory at Villa Park on Saturday. The game was drifting towards a draw until the 66th minute when Matty Cash fired Villa ahead with his first […]
Soccer-Struggling Leipzig rescue draw at Cologne with second-half equaliser
September 18, 2021 COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – Amadou Haidara’s second-half goal rescued a 1-1 draw for RB Leipzig at Cologne on Saturday, helping the side avoid their third straight league defeat although they remain stuck in the lower half of the Bundesliga table. Following an exciting first half where both teams hit the woodwork, Anthony […]
Soccer-Champions Inter back on top after hitting Bologna for six
September 18, 2021 MILAN (Reuters) -Champions Inter Milan thrashed Bologna 6-1 at the San Siro on Saturday to return to the top of Serie A in style. Lautaro Martinez wasted no time in edging Inter in front, latching onto a pinpoint Denzel Dumfries cross to score for the third successive league match in the sixth […]
France sees “crisis” over submarine cancellation – Le Drian
September 18, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – France is in a “crisis” with the United States and Australia after Canberra’s cancellation of a multi-billion dollar submarine order led Paris to recall envoys from its allies, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. France said on Friday it was recalling its ambassadors from Washington and Canberra […]