Tag: having-been

  • Boxing-‘Medically unfit’ Fury out of Klitschko rematch

    * Heavyweight fight called off for second time * Champion Fury’s condition is “too severe” (Adds quotes, details) BERLIN, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Next month’s world heavyweight title rematch between champion Tyson Fury and Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko was called off on Friday for a second time with the Briton ruled “medically unfit”. The fight was…

  • Olympics-Soccer-IOC disappointed with Solo’s "cowards" comments

    By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 13 (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is disappointed that United States goalkeeper Hope Solo branded opponents Sweden as cowards after they knocked her team out of the women’s soccer tournament, but will not take any disciplinary action. The best team did not win today.” Solo is…

  • Childhood bullying tied to later mental health problems

    By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Preventing childhood bullying may also help curb the need for treatment of psychiatric problems in early adulthood, suggests a new study that followed more than 5,000 children in Finland. Researchers found that being frequently bullied at age eight, or having been both bullied and a bully, were each…