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SportsAsher-Smith defeats Richardson in Diamond League opener Reuters 1/3 Athletics - Diamond League - Gateshead - Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead, Britain - May 23, 2021 Great Britain s Dina Asher-Smith celebrates winning her women s 100m heat REUTERS/Lee Smith Read More Britain s Dina Asher-Smith overcame appalling home conditions to destroy a strong field, notably new American golden girl Sha Carri Richardson, to win the 100 metres in the opening Diamond League meeting of the season on Sunday. The 200m world champion got a fabulous start and held her form into a fierce headwind of 3.1 metres to win in 11.35 seconds. Fast-finishing Richardson, who ran a startling 10.72 last month, clocked 11.44 for second, with Marie-Josee Ta Lou (11.48) just pipping double Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce for third. ....
United KingdomPolice investigate arson attack on Celtic CEO s home Reuters 2 minute read Soccer Football - Scottish Cup Semi Final - Celtic vs Rangers - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - April 15, 2018 Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell before the match REUTERS/Russell Cheyne Scottish police said on Wednesday they were investigating an arson attack that caused serious damage to the house and vehicles belonging to Celtic s Chief Executive Peter Lawwell. Police they were called to an incident at about 1 a.m. local time at the property in Thorntonhall, a village just outside Glasgow, where three vehicles were deliberately set alight and a garage had sustained extensive damage. ....
SportsMurray to skip French Open and prepare for grasscourt season - reports Reuters 1 minute read Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 13, 2021 Britain s Andy Murray in action during his second round doubles match with Liam Broady against Germany s Kevin Krawietz and Romania s Horia Tecau REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane Andy Murray has decided to miss the French Open as he continues to recover from a groin injury and he will focus on the grasscourt swing instead, British media reported on Saturday. The former world number one has not played a singles match since March when he pulled out of the Miami Open due to a groin injury. He made a comeback in Rome at the Italian Open but only played in the doubles competition where he was knocked out in the last 16. ....
United KingdomFactbox: Scottish election: how it will work and what to watch. Reuters 5 minute read Scotland is holding a parliamentary election on Thursday that has been transformed into a proxy vote over whether the nation should get another say on whether to leave the United Kingdom. Scotland s leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has described the election as the most important in the country s history. The outcome could ultimately put Scotland on the path towards breaking its 314-year union with England. Seven years ago, Scottish voters rejected independence. But Britain s departure from the European Union, a perception that Scotland s government handled the COVID-19 crisis well, and antipathy to Prime Minister Boris Johnson s Conservative government in Westminster have bolstered support for independence. ....
United KingdomScotlandâs Sturgeon challenges UK: only court can stop a referendum - Sky Reuters 1/4 Scotland s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Joan McAlpine campaign in Midsteeple Quarter for the Scottish Parliament election, in Dumfries, Scotland, Britain May 3, 2021. Jeff J Mitchell/Pool via REUTERS Read More Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon challenged British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to oppose plans for another independence referendum in court, saying that only the courts could prevent another such vote. I m saying if Boris Johnson wants to stop it, he would have to take legal action, Sturgeon told Sky. âIf Boris Johnson didnât do that, by definition it would be a legal referendum. If he did do that, the courts would decide,â Sturgeon said. ....