WATFORD, England (Reuters) -West Ham United ended a three-game winless run in the Premier League, romping to a 4-1 win at struggling Watford on Tuesday to move up to fifth place. Emmanuel Dennis fired Watford, who had their last two games postponed, into a fourth-minute lead with a fine left-foot effort from the edge of …
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SOUTHAMPTON (Reuters) -Ten-man Southampton held on for a 1-1 Premier League draw against Tottenham Hotspur at St Mary’s on Tuesday, as Antonio Conte became the first manager to go unbeaten in his first seven league games in charge of Spurs. James Ward-Prowse gave Saints a deserved lead midway through the first half with a swerving …
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(Reuters) – Joe Root must step down as England captain after his team’s meek surrender in Melbourne ensured Australia retained the Ashes, former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott said on Tuesday. Australia’s commanding victory in the third test by an innings and 14 runs gave the hosts an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series. England were …
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – England head coach Chris Silverwood said he believes the players are responding to his coaching methods despite Tuesday’s innings and 14-run defeat by Australia in the third test. Australia clinched the series 3-0 before matches in Sydney and Hobart after another commanding performance that heaped the pressure on Silverwood. Asked whether the …
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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia retained the Ashes with a thumping innings and 14-run win in the third test in Melbourne on Tuesday, with debutant paceman Scott Boland laying waste to England’s hapless batsmen with a devastating six-wicket haul. Boland, only the second Indigenous Australian to play a men’s test match, came off the …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -An investigative journalist for the BBC’s Russian-language service in Moscow said on Monday that he had felt compelled to leave Russia for what he called “exile” in Britain due to what he said was unprecedented surveillance. Russian authorities designated https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/russia-names-bellingcat-investigative-outlet-foreign-agent-2021-10-08 Andrei Zakharov a “foreign agent” in October, a decision the British broadcaster said …
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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -England and Australia’s cricketers have been cleared to play day three of the third Ashes test in Melbourne after all testing negative for COVID-19, governing body Cricket Australia (CA) said on Tuesday. “The families of both sets of players also had PCR tests yesterday and all returned a negative test,” …
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By William James LONDON (Reuters) -England will not get any new COVID-19 restrictions before the end of 2021, British health minister Sajid Javid said on Monday, as the government awaits more evidence on whether the health service can cope with high infection rates. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson continues to resist new measures, which would …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government will not introduce new COVID-19 restrictions for England before the new year, health minister Sajid Javid said on Monday. “There will be no further measures before the new year,” Javid told reporters. “We won’t be taking any further measures. Of course people should remain cautious as we approach New Year …
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By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia moved within tantalising reach of retaining the Ashes in Melbourne on Monday but the fate of the series may be decided in a laboratory rather than on the field after the England camp was hit by a rash of COVID-19 cases. Two England support staff and two of their …
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