Tag: France
Swiatek off to winning start in French Open defense
PARIS — Defending French Open champion Iga Swiatek picked up Monday right where she left off last year in winning the title: running yet...
EURO 2020: Güneş ready to spring another surprise for Turkey
Turkey coach Şenol Güneş is hoping to spring another surprise.
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King vs queen: Defending French champs practice together
PARIS — For an audience with the “King of Clay,” the current queen of clay thought it best to come prepared.
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N’Golo Kante, the humble star close to winning it all
PORTO, Portugal — N’Golo Kante approached the winner’s podium and sized up the gleaming European Cup that was almost as big as him.
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Iran indicts French tourist detained on espionage charges
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities indicted a French tourist on charges of spying and spreading propaganda against the system, his lawyer said Sunday. It...
After win, Osaka skips news conference in Paris, as promised
PARIS — Naomi Osaka skipped her post-match news conference at the French Open on Sunday, as promised.
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More fans, May weather: 2021 French Open is closer to normal
PARIS — Still not quite its packed, pre-pandemic self, Roland Garros bubbled with tennis, cheers and sun-kissed pleasures again Sunday as this year's tournament...
In time for summer, Europe sees dramatic fall in virus cases
ROME — When Italy won the Eurovision Song Contest with an over-the-top glam-rock performance, the victory signaled more than just a psychological boost for...
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,...
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...