Tag: Europe
FRENCH OPEN 2021: Rafael Nadal’s magic numbers are 14 and 21
Go back, for a moment, to May 8, 2005, when Rafael Nadal was still just 18 and yet to appear in a French Open,...
Djokovic warms up for French Open with title in Belgrade
BELGRADE, Serbia — Novak Djokovic warmed up for the French Open by beating Alex Molcan 6-4, 6-3 to take his 83rd career title Saturday...
Belarusians in Ukraine protest repression in homeland
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarusians distraught by the intensifying crackdown on political opposition in their homeland demonstrated Saturday against the country’s authoritarian president in the...
Bernal takes Giro lead into final day, Caruso wins Stage 20
VALLE SPLUGA-ALPE MOTTA, Italy — Egan Bernal looks set to add the Giro d’Italia title to his Tour de France win after maintaining a...
UK: Anti-immigration protest blocks traffic in port of Dover
LONDON — Anti-immigration demonstrators protesting the rising numbers of people attempting to reach the U.K. by crossing the English Channel in small boats blocked...
Brentford earns promotion to Premier League for first time
LONDON — Brentford reached the Premier League for the first time by beating Swansea 2-0 in the Championship playoff final at Wembley Stadium on...
Dancing like there’s no COVID-19: Paris hosts test concert
PARIS — Thousands of people, masked and tested for the coronavirus, packed inside a Paris arena for a concert Saturday as part of a...
Korda beats Cecchinato in Parma to claim 1st ATP title
PARMA, Italy — Sebastian Korda won his first ATP trophy with a straight-set victory over Italian wild card Marco Cecchinato at the Emilia-Romagna Open...
Cologne beats Kiel with early goals to stay in Bundesliga
KIEL, Germany — Cologne kept its place in the Bundesliga on Saturday after recovering from a first-leg setback to beat second-division Holstein Kiel 5-2...
German gymnast Nguyen out of Olympics with knee injury
FRANKFURT, Germany — German gymnast Marcel Nguyen, who won Olympic all-around and parallel bars silver in 2012, will miss the Tokyo Olympics and fears...