Tag: United Kingdom
Founding family of UK’s Daily Mail mulls taking it private
LONDON — The founding family of Britain’s Daily Mail is considering making a bid worth 810 million pounds ($1.1 billion) to bring the parent...
AP Sportlight
July 13
1881 — William Renshaw sets the record for the...
Zach Johnson tests positive, list of British Open WDs grows
SANDWICH, England — Former champion Zach Johnson was the latest to withdraw from the British Open on Monday because he tested positive for the...
Ex-judge: EU law mission in Kosovo holds anti-Albanian bias
TIRANA, Albania — A former British judge on Monday accused the European Union's legal watchdog in Kosovo of political meddling in many trials aimed...
WHO: Rich countries should donate vaccines, not use boosters
LONDON — Top officials at the World Health Organization say there's not enough evidence to show that third doses of coronavirus vaccines are needed...
Lowry parts with the claret jug and sets off to win it back
SANDWICH, England — Shane Lowry kept the silver claret jug for 722 days, the most by any British Open champion in some 75 years....
Krawczyk, Skupski win mixed doubles title at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Desirae Krawczyk of the United States won a second straight Grand Slam title in mixed doubles by beating her usual partner...
Italy wins Euro 2020, beats England in penalty shootout
LONDON — Italian soccer’s redemption story is complete. England’s painful half-century wait for a major title goes on.
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Fans go from euphoria to despair as England falls short
LONDON — So close.
It took just a few weeks to...
AP Sportlight
July 12
1901 — Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox...
