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Tennis news: Alex de Minaur’s 50-year first as fans rocked by Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek announcement

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Alex de Minaur continued his march at the Rotterdam Open on Friday night amid twin announcements from Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek that stunned the tennis world. De Minaur advanced to the semi-finals at the Dutch tournament, beating World No.65 Botic van de Zandschulp 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-5. The Aussie star wasn’t at his best, … Read more

Ben Ogden ends U.S. men’s 50-year Olympic medal drought in cross-country skiing

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TESERO, Italy — Ben Ogden broke the United States men’s 50-year cross-country skiing Olympic drought, winning the Americans’ second-ever medal with silver in Tuesday’s sprint, behind a dominant gold medal performance from Norway’s Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, his second straight of the games. Norway’s Oskar Opstad Vike took bronze. The U.S. men hadn’t medaled in cross-country … Read more