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Diageo delivers surprise sales growth on Guinness demand, soccer World Cup boost

Wednesday, May 6 by SRN News

May 6 (Reuters) - Diageo posted 0.3% growth in quarterly organic net sales on Wednesday, driven by strong demand for its Guinness beer in Britain and Ireland and customers in Latin America and the Caribbean stocking up ahead of the soccer World Cup. Analysts had... Read More.

Kansas City is World Cup central, hosting England, Argentina and the Netherlands along with 6 games

Tuesday, May 5 by SRN News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Of all places, the American Midwest - and Kansas City in particular - could be considered the heart of the World Cup scene, and not just because of its geographic location right smack in the middle of the United... Read More.

Prosecutors say arson suspect in Los Angeles’ Palisades Fire was angry ‘at the world’

Monday, May 4 by SRN News

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was upset that he didn't have plans for New Year's Eve and ranted about being angry at the world before the initial blaze was sparked, according to court... Read More.

Motor racing-From paddock to pitch, Miami stadium races to prepare for World Cup after F1

Monday, May 4 by SRN News

By Alan Baldwin MIAMI, May 4 (Reuters) - Formula One has been and gone for another year but Miami's Hard Rock Stadium is now in a race to get ready for the soccer World Cup starting next month. Argentine great Lionel Messi was in the Miami... Read More.

A second sloth dies after transfer to a central Florida zoo from troubled Sloth World

Monday, May 4 by SRN News

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A second sloth taken to a central Florida zoo for rehabilitation has died out of a group given up by a yet-to-open tourist attraction facing scrutiny for the deaths of more than 30 other sloths imported from Guyana and Peru. Habanero,... Read More.

Athletics-Australia elated after breaking 42-year record at world relays

Sunday, May 3 by SRN News

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, May 4 (Reuters) - While Jamaica stole the show with world records, Australia underlined its status as an emerging power on the track with a bronze medal and a long-awaited national record at the World Athletics Relays despite missing headline names. The... Read More.

Swimming-American Walsh improves own 100m butterfly world record for third time in a year

Sunday, May 3 by SRN News

May 3 (Reuters) - Gretchen Walsh bettered her own 100m butterfly world record for the third time in a year as she clocked 54.33 seconds in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the same event where she became the first woman to breach the 55-second mark. The... Read More.

Yemen introduced the world to coffee. Now, its coffeehouse culture is booming in the US

Saturday, May 2 by SRN News

SUNNYVALE, California (AP) - Hundreds of years ago, Yemen helped introduce the world to coffee. Lately, the mountainous, war-ravaged country that borders Saudi Arabia and Oman is exporting something else: its coffee culture. Yemeni coffeehouses are opening at a rapid pace across the U.S. The... Read More.

World No. 1 Nelly Korda, No. 345 Brianna Do share lead at Riviera

Friday, May 1 by SRN News

Nelly Korda is back on the hunt for another LPGA title, as the World No. 1 caught co-leader Brianna Do for the 36-hole lead at the Riviera May Open at Mayakoba on Friday in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Korda - fresh off her third major... Read More.

Soccer-Mexico’s goalkeeper Ochoa set to hang up gloves after his sixth World Cup

Thursday, April 30 by SRN News

April 30 (Reuters) - Guillermo Ochoa, one of the most iconic goalkeepers in Mexican football history, will hang up his gloves immediately after the World Cup, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano. "Memo Ochoa will play his sixth World Cup representing Mexico, as the legendary goalkeeper... Read More.

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Diageo delivers surprise sales growth on Guinness demand, soccer World Cup boost

Kansas City is World Cup central, hosting England, Argentina and the Netherlands along with 6 games

Prosecutors say arson suspect in Los Angeles’ Palisades Fire was angry ‘at the world’

Motor racing-From paddock to pitch, Miami stadium races to prepare for World Cup after F1

A second sloth dies after transfer to a central Florida zoo from troubled Sloth World

Athletics-Australia elated after breaking 42-year record at world relays

Swimming-American Walsh improves own 100m butterfly world record for third time in a year

Yemen introduced the world to coffee. Now, its coffeehouse culture is booming in the US

Soccer-Mexico’s goalkeeper Ochoa set to hang up gloves after his sixth World Cup

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