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French Open: Belarus’ Ivashka moves to second round
Belarus’ world number 50 Ilya Ivashka beat world number 78 Benoit Paire of France, 6-3, 7-5, 1-6, 7-5, in two hours and 31 minutes to advance to the French Open 2022 second round...

Azarenka moves to French Open round two
Belarus’ world number 15 Victoria Azarenka went off to a good start at the French Open 2022 seeing off world number 93 Ana Bogdan of Romania, 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-1), 6-2...

WTA rankings: Sabalenka, Azarenka remain intact, Sasnovich two spots down
Aryna Sabalenka currently holds 3,966 points. The Belarusian is set to open the tournament in France against France’s world number 101 Chloe Paquet. Former world number one Victoria Azarenka, currently ranked 15th (2,440 points), will face world number 93 Ana Bogdan of Romania...

Geneva Open: Belarus’ Ivashka reaches quarterfinal
In the round of Last 16 the Belarusian battled through world number 15 Denis Shapovalov of Canada, 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, in two hours and 15 minutes...

Strasbourg: Sasnovich reaches Last 16
Belarus’ world number 50 Aliaksandra Sasnovich went off to a good start at the Internationaux de Strasbourg earning a 6-4, 6-2 win over France’s world number 725 Julie Gervais in the opener...

Belarusian Sasnovich into Strasbourg main draw
Belarus’ world number 50 Aliaksandra Sasnovich has reached the Internationaux de Strasbourg main draw seeing off Germany’s Lena Papadakis (349), 6-2, 6-3, in the decisive qualifying match...

Summer music and tourist season to kick off in Minsk on 21 May
The city has planned a number of events to celebrate its 955th birthday and to mark the Year of Historical Memory...

Sabalenka up to 7th in WTA
Ahead of the Italian Open the Belarusian best tennis player was 8th. She improved her positions after reaching the semifinal. Aryna Sabalenka currently goes with 3,966 points. Victoria Azarenka is 15th with 2,440 points...

Belarusian Sasnovich off to good start in qualifying at Strasbourg
In the first qualifying match, the Belarusian, world No. 50, took a little more than an hour to Vlada Koval of Russia (373) 6-1, 6-3...

More properties included in Belarus heritage list
The expert noted that some historical properties were saved due to the Fund for the Support of Culture and Art of the President of Belarus. Among them are the chapel in the village of Zakozel, the stables at the Oginski Estate in Zalesye, Golshany Castle and other buildings...

Italian Open: Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reaches semifinal
Belarus’ world number 8 Aryna Sabalenka reached the Italian Open semifinal defeated U.S. world number 32 Amanda Anisimova, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, in an hour and 50 minutes...

Sabalenka advances to Italian Open quarterfinal
Belarus’ world number 8 Aryna Sabalenka moved into the Italian Open quarterfinal powering past world number 11 Jessica Pegula of the United States, 6-1, 6-4...

Italian Open: Azarenka advances to round three
Belarus’ world number 16 Victoria Azarenka defeated Colombia’s world number 58 Osorio Serrano, 6-2, 6-4, in an hour and 27 minutes to move into the Italian Open third round...

Italian Open: Sabalenka reaches second round
Belarus’ world number 8 Aryna Sabalenka needed 50 minutes to see off China’s world number 42 Zhang Shuai, 6-2, 6-0, in the Italian Open second round...

Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 58 new cases, 18 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 982,867...

Italian Open: Sasnovich moves to second round
Belarus’ world number 50 Aliaksandra Sasnovich went off to a good start at the Italian Open seeing off Russia’s world number 28 Veronika Kudermetova, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1, in her opening match. The match lasted for two hours and 11 minutes...

Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 189 new cases, 21 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 981,259...

Belarus’ COVID-19 latest: 202 new cases, 219 recoveries
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 981,070...

Victory Day celebrations in Minsk: generations’ march, motor rally, concert
A march of the generations will take place as part of the national campaign Belarus Remembers on 9 May. The column of participants will march to the Victory Monument to lay wreaths...

Stealth Omicron accounts for 83% of coronavirus cases in Belarus
According to the researcher, the prevailing variants are changing. "Some are leaving and they are replaced by those that spread faster and more easily. Yet, they are less pathogenic"...