By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Usain Bolt says he is serious about starting up a soccer career now he has retired from sprinting — and believes he could even be good enough to play for Jamaica. The 31-year-old eight-time Olympic gold medallist, currently recovering from a hamstring injury, accepted there might be some […]
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By Martyn Herman LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur brutally exposed Liverpool’s defensive frailties as Harry Kane plundered two more goals in his side’s 4-1 romp at Wembley on Sunday. In front of 80,827 fans, the biggest ever Premier League attendance, Kane took his league tally to eight for the season with the first […]
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By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Mercedes won the Formula One constructors’ title for the fourth year in a row on Sunday but Lewis Hamilton was made to wait despite cruising to a U.S. Grand Prix victory at one of his favourite circuits. Hamilton, presented with the winner’s trophy by former U.S. president Bill […]
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By Libby George and stephen eisenhammer LONDON/LUANDA (Reuters) – Angola’s new president has ordered a 30-day review of the nation’s oil industry to address the “significant” challenges it faces, his first foray into the key business since he took office last month. President Joao Lourenco directed a working group to determine how it can “improve […]
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By Anna Irrera NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co <JPM.N> has partnered with data analytics start-up Mosaic Smart Data to help its fixed-income sales and trading business become more profitable. The bank, whose fixed-income trading revenue slumped last quarter, has signed a multi-year deal to use Mosaic Smart Data’s technology division globally, the […]
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By Aradhana Aravindan and Chayut Setboonsarng SINGAPORE/BANGKOK (Reuters) – When diaper maker DSG International (Thailand) wants to know what its customers are thinking, it often turns to Lazada, an e-commerce firm majority-owned by Alibaba Group Holding <BABA.N>. “From (their) data, we know mothers sometimes browse at night, so we can offer flash sales when we […]
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LONDON (Reuters) – A personal letter found on the body of a man killed in the sinking of the Titanic sold at auction on Saturday for 126,000 pounds ($166,000), a record price for correspondence from the doomed liner. The letter is one of the last known to have survived the sinking and still carries stains […]
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By Scarlett Cvitanovich LONDON (Reuters) – Adidas has launched the first of six planned city-themed running shoe models in London as it capitalizes on its first Speedfactory, which it has opened in Germany and equipped with time-saving robotics. Adidas plans to use the factory – and another due to open soon in Atlanta, Georgia, to […]
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By Stephanie Nebehay and Kate Kelland GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been removed as a goodwill ambassador, the World Health Organization said on Sunday, following outrage among Western donors and rights groups at his appointment. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus named Mugabe to the largely ceremonial post at a meeting on Wednesday […]
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Marc Marquez moved to within touching distance of a fourth MotoGP world title with victory at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, his sixth win of the season giving him a 33-point lead over nearest rival Andrea Dovizioso with two races remaining. The 24-year-old Spanish Honda rider hit the front six laps […]
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia coach Michael Cheika is determined the Wallabies will not get carried away with their 23-18 victory over New Zealand on Saturday and warned them plenty of work lies ahead if they are to catch up with the world champions. The victory in Brisbane snapped a seven-game losing streak against the All […]
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TENBY, Wales (Reuters) – Storm Brian battered towns in Ireland and along the western coast of England and Wales on Saturday, with gusts and high seas causing heavy damage to buildings. Less than a week after Tropical Storm Ophelia killed three people, Ireland’s weather office issued an warning that winds were likely to average 55 […]
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