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Sabalenka to face Sakkari in Madrid Open semifinal
The two rivals are set for their ninth meeting on tour, with Sabalenka leading the head-to-head series 5-3...

Belarus to compete at 2023 World Judo Championships
Yahor Varapayeu will compete in the -90kg weight catagory and Darya Kantsavaya – in the 78kg category. Chief coach is Aleksandr Kotlovsky. According to Ruslan Sharapov, such a small representation of Belarusians is due to the fact that only athletes from the top 100 in the world rankings perform at the world tournament...

Sabalenka makes Madrid Open quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number two Aryna Sabalenka will face Egypt's world number 59 Mayar Sherif for a spot in the Mutua Madrid Open semifinal...

Belarus Events Calendar: MAY 2023
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Madrid Open: Sabalenka advances to third round
The Belarusian will next face world number 115 Camila Osorio of Colombia. In 2021 Aryna Sabalenka won the tournament in Madrid...

Sabalenka to face Sorana Cirstea in Madrid opener
In 2021 Aryna Sabalenka won the tournament in Madrid...

WTA rankings: Sabalenka remains at No.2
The Belarusian goes with 6,891 points following her defeat in the Stuttgart Open final...

Sabalenka makes Stuttgart Open semifinal
The Belarusian will next face either world number 5 Caroline Garcia of France or Russia’s world number 24 Anastasia Potapova...

BelTA’s YouTube channel gets TIBO 2023 Internet Award special diploma
The jury also awarded special diplomas to the websites and corporate accounts of the Belarusian store chain Evroopt, the Internet service provider NIKS and the publishing house Belarus Segodnya...

Sabalenka advances to Stuttgart Open quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number 2 Aryna Sabalenka has reached the Stuttgart Open quarterfinal defeating world number 12 Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-3 in an hour and 15 minutes...

Four Belarusians on Roland Garros 2023 entry lists
Roland-Garros 2023 will run from 22 May to 11 June...

CIS Games in Minsk to feature seven sports
According to Maksim Voropai, the sports facilities to be used during the Games are the Rhythmic Gymnastics Center, Minsk Arena, Sports Palace, Palova Arena, Chizhovka Arena, Uruchye sports center, National Center for Olympic Training in Shooting Sports...

Ivashka 61st in ATP, Sabalenka 2nd in WTA
The best Belarusian tennis player holds 781 points...

Ivashka moves to Monte Carlo Masters round two
Belarusian world number 74 Ilya Ivashka progressed to the Monte Carlo masters round of Last 32, seeing off world number 28 Dan Evans of the UK, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in an hour and 54 minutes...

Sabalenka remains 2nd in WTA rankings
The Belarusian holds 6,891 points...

Nearly 500,000 tourists vacation in Belarusian farmsteads in 2022
Deputy Sports and Tourism Minister Oleg Andreichik said at a press conference “Leisure 2023 in Belarus: Key trends of the spring-summer season...

Azarenka advances to Charleston Open round three
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus has won her clash over Sloane Stephens of the United States, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, to make the Charleston Open round of 16...

Survey: Over 86% of Belarusians do not plan to leave Belarus
Today Belarus is a safe haven, a place where people can plan their future, the deputy director emphasized...

Belarus allowed to take part in international taekwondo competitions
Following deliberation, the Council decided to allow the participation of individual neutral athletes and support personnel with Russian and Belarusian passports at the World Taekwondo-promoted Championships, starting from the Baku 2023 World Taekwondo Championships at the end of May...

Belarus Events Calendar: APRIL 2023
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