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☆ American Richardson claims world gold in women's 100m
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Women's 100m Final - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 21, 2023 Sha'carri Richardson of the U.S. celebrates after winning the women's 100m final REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier Acquire Licensing RightsBUDAPEST, Aug 21 (Reuters) - United States sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson finally delivered on three years of promise when she overcame the challenge of being stuck out in lane nine by delivering a late surge to win world 100 metres gold on Monday. Richardson clocked 10.65 seconds after catching Jamaica's Shericka Jackson, who took silver in 10.72. Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who was seeking a remarkable sixth world 100m title at the age of 36 after an injury-hit season, had to settle for bronze in 10.77. Jackson, in lane four, had opened a clear gap and was still ahead at 80 metres before Richardson swept through and raised her arm in triumph. Richardson is the first U.S. winner of the women's 100 since the triumph in 2017 of Tori Bowie , who died this year aged 32.

Persons: Sha'carri Richardson, Sarah Meyssonnier, Sha'Carri Richardson, Richardson, Jamaica's Shericka Jackson, Shelly, Ann Fraser, Pryce, Jackson, Tori Bowie, Mitch Phillips, Ken Ferris Organizations: National Athletics Centre, Rights, United, Tokyo, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, United States, Eugene, Jackson

☆ Pro wrestlers return to China as global bouts resume after pandemic
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Casey Hall | Thomson Reuters | Casey Has Reported On China'S Consumer Culture Her Base In Shanghai For More Than A Decade | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SHANGHAI, June 7 (Reuters) - Not only presidents and chief executives are making their way to China to reconnect after three years of border closures, but also international professional wrestlers, who returned this week after the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are glad to let the world know, 'Hey, Chinese wrestling is back'," said event promoter Adrian Gomez. A cast of colourfully dressed characters - both heroes and villains - hammed it up for the audience, in the spirit of the storied WWE, the best-known pro wrestling body. International participants included former WWE pro wrestler Yoshi Tatsu from Japan and Malaysia's Nor "Phoenix" Diana, who is known as the first hijab-wearing pro wrestler. Gomez said the return of international wrestlers signalled a huge change in fortunes for Chinese pro wrestling, which has battled to stage domestic live matches since COVID curbs were imposed in early 2020, sometimes with no audience at all.

Persons: Adrian Gomez, colourfully, Yoshi Tatsu, Diana, Wang Tao, Gomez, we've, Casey Hall, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Middle Kingdom, WWE, Thomson Locations: SHANGHAI, China, Japan, United States

☆ Exclusive: ECB union says staff losing faith in leadership over inflation, pay
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Francesco Canepa | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The responses underline that even central banks, whose primary responsibility is fighting inflation, are not immune to staff dissatisfaction with the sharply rising cost of living. Results of IPSO's survey, which largely focused on pay and remote-working arrangements but also included questions about trust in the board, were sent to ECB staff on Tuesday in an email, seen by Reuters. INFLATION SURGE, PAY BATTLESThe survey was the first by IPSO to ask about trust in top management since Christine Lagarde took over as ECB President in late 2019. The most recent Bank of England staff survey, also conducted in 2019, showed 64% of respondents had "trust and confidence in the Bank's leadership". "The ECB might be preaching lower real wages, but this is not our stance as your staff union," it wrote in its message to ECB employees.

☆ Exclusive: ECB staff losing faith in leadership as inflation bites, survey shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Francesco Canepa | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Results were sent to ECB staff on Tuesday in an email, seen by Reuters. An ECB spokesperson did not comment directly on IPSO's findings when asked but pointed to a separate staff survey, run by the ECB itself last year, showing that 83% of respondents were proud to work for the ECB and 72% would recommend it. The criticism by staff may sting because it relates to the core of the ECB's mission - wages and inflation. A similar IPSO survey of ECB staff, taken just before Lagarde's predecessor Mario Draghi stepped down, showed 54.5% of 735 respondents rated his presidency "very good" or "outstanding", with support for his policy measures even higher. "The ECB might be preaching lower real wages, but this is not our stance as your staff union," it wrote in its message to ECB employees.

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