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In round of 16 Azarenko to face Spain's Garbine Muguruza Victoria Azarenka progressed into the second round of the tennis tournament in San Jose, USA. In the opening round the Belarusian defeated Ukraine's Katerina Bondarenko. Following a successful first set – 6:3 – the Belarusian athlete had much more difficult time in the next two. First, the tiebreaker was won by Bondarenko, 7:6. The next one went to Azarenka, 7:5. The match lasted for almost three hours. In the round of 16 the Belarusian will...

Alexandra Sasnovich in world’s Top 35 Alexandra Sasnovich got into the world’s Top 35 for the first time in her career and got back rank 1 in Belarus. It’s due to a successful performance at the tournament in Moscow, where Alexandra reached the semifinal. Belarus’ Arina Sobolenko is only one step behind Sasnovich in the WTA ranking. Vera Lapko occupies the 69th place, Victoria Azarenko is 108th. This week Lapko and Azarenko will play in a tournament in San Jose. Victoria’s rival will be Ukrain’s...

Sasnovich beat Evgeniya Rodina 7:5, 6:2 to reach quarterfinals of Moscow River Cup Alexandra Sasnovich reached the quarterfinals by beating Russia’s Evgeniya Rodina, world’s No.84. The match was hard for the Belarusian, but she managed to pull through. The prize fund of the cup is over $600,000. Sasnovich is currently No.42. Her quarterfinal rival will be determined in the match between Anastasija Sevastova and Irina Bara.

... country's largest youth organization will have the opportunity to participate in educational projects to improve the skills of their volunteers. In June next year, more than four thousand athletes from 50 countries will compete for 201 sets of awards in 15 sports. 8 thousand volunteers are going to assist the organizers. A visa-free regime will be available to fans for a month. The visa-free stay will be granted to holders of accreditation cards or tickets.

Belarus President told about his position on the most topical issues in international sports Belarus stands for clean and transparent sport, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Secretary General of the International Basketball Federation Patrick Baumann. The President is convinced that it is inadmissible to make ...

Diego Maradona assuming position of chair of board of FC «Dinamo-Brest» The 20-th century best football player according to the FIFA version came to Belarus. The plane with Diego Maradona on board landed in the airport of the regional center Brest. After the Football World cup, Mr.Maradona is assuming the post of the chair of the board of the FC «Dinamo-Brest», a three-year contract. The legendary Argentinian soccer player will be engaged in the issues of the club's strategic development, as well...

7,500 volunteers apply to participate in games organization The start of ticket sales for the 2 nd European Games, which will be held next year in Belarus, is scheduled for December 1. Tickets for a specific sport, arena or venue will be available on a special web site. The tickets are decorated with traditional paper cutting shaped as mythical tree with fruits on its branches, symbolizing twenty-three sports. Athletes and volunteers are preparing for the ...

Football fans use all modes of transport during transit through Belarus The main football intrigue was resolved. The French national team became the world champion after a break of 20 years. 33,000 fans traveled through Belarus for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Over 11,000 of them traveled ...

World junior track and field championship ends in Tampere Two medals were won by Belarusian athletes at the junior world championships in Tampere. Karina Taranda, showing the result of 1 meter 92 centimeters, won gold in high jump. Silver in the discus throw went to Evgeni Bogutsky. His projectile flew to the mark of 61 meters 75 centimeters. The best result among Europeans, as well as personal record in the athletic walk was also shown by Nikita Kolyada. He was 9 th in the final protocol.

... Foreigners will be able to buy tickets from March 1, 2019. Before the start of the competition tickets will be sold in ticket offices as well. The II European Games will be held from June 21 to 30, 2019 in Minsk. The competition program includes 15 kinds of sports.