Press releases

Azarenka makes Brisbane quarterfinals
Belarus’ world number 23 Victoria Azarenka became the first player through to the quarterfinals at the Brisbane International thanks to a 7-5, 6-2 win over France's world number 56 Clara Burel...

Azarenka reaches Brisbane International round of 16
Belarus’ world number 23 Victoria Azarenka defeated world number 80 Anna Kalinskaya of Russia, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8), to advance to the round of 16 at the Brisbane International...

Sabalenka races through Brisbane opener to reach round of 16
Belarus’ world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka needed just 58 minutes to pocket her first win of the season, defeating Italy's world number 52 Lucia Bronzetti, 6-3, 6-0, in the second round of the Brisbane International...

Belarus Events Calendar: JANUARY 2024
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

New Year Tree in Minsk among top ten tallest in CIS
The country’s national New Year Tree, 30 meters high, is located on Oktyabrskaya Square in Minsk. Its official lighting ceremony took place on 15 December...

Sabalenka secures two wins on World Tennis League day one
In the Kites squad the Belarusian paired with Spain’s Paula Badosa defeated the Russian-U.S. tandem Mirra Andreeva and Sofia Kenin 6-3. In the singles Aryna Sabalenka beat Sofia Kenin 6-2...

Belarus 95th in FIFA rankings
Belarus ranks 57th in the women's teams rankings...

2023 World Tennis League gathers top players in Abu Dhabi
The Kites squad will feature Belarus’ world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka, Spain’s world number 64 Paula Badosa, Greece’s world number 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas and Bulgaria’s world number 14 Grigor Dimitrov...

BelTA wins Belarus president’s special prize for art luminaries
The book Last Witnesses is a joint creative project of BelTA and the Prosecutor General’s Office. The book includes stories told by underage prisoners of Nazi concentration camps. The stories were written down by investigators as part of the Prosecutor General’s Office’s criminal investigation into the genocide of the Belarusian nation...

Belarus’ Harnasko claims five medals at Sky Grace 2023 in China
On Saturday, Belarusian team leader Alina Harnasko clinched the All-Around silver, and she won four more medals in individual events the next day...

Sabalenka, Djokovic claim ITF world champion awards
Aryna Sabalenka has been named women’s ITF World Champion for the first time. This year she won her first Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open, reached the US Open final and also the Roland Garros and Wimbledon semifinals...

Minsk in Top 10 places for group getaways among Russians in December
Trips to the Belarusian capital are booked for an average of three days...

Belarus’ Ilya Solovyov earns first assist point in NHL
The Calgary Flames hosted the Minessota Wild on Wednesday, with Ilya Solovyov playing his third match in the NHL current season...

Belarus 95th in FIFA rankings
Over the past months, the Belarusian team, under the tutelage of new coach Carlos Alos Ferrer of Spain, have played two European Qualifiers 2024 games. Belarus beat Andorra and Kosovo 1-0 each...

Belarus Events Calendar: DECEMBER 2023
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...

Belarus’ Eleonora Kachalovskaya named first Runner-Up of Miss Europe Continental 2023
“The beauty contest is over, Belarus ended up in the second place (the first Runner-Up title of Miss Europe Continental 2023),” Miss Belarus 2023 Eleonora Kachalovskaya shared on her social media...

Belarus, China sign agreement on joint film production
The document has been signed by Director General of Belarusfilm Yuri Aleksei and film and TV actor, producer Lei Han...

Belarus’ Yuliya Hatouka into ITF Luxembourg round two
Belarus’ world number 229 Yuliya Hatouka of Belarus went off to a good start defeating world number 599 Amandine Monnot of France 7-5, 6-4 in the ITF Luxembourg 01A opener...

Belarusian Konstantin Shostak of Severstal named KHL best goalie of the week
The Cherepovets goalie faced 73 shots, or 24.3 per night, posting a saves percentage of 95.89%...

Sabalenka advances to Cancun semis
Belarus’ world number one Aryna Sabalenka advanced to the semifinal of the GNP Seguros WTA Finals with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win against world number 4 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan...