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US figure skaters were on board plane that crashed into Potomac River

U.S. Figure Skating said on Thursday that several skaters were on an American Airlines regional passenger plane that crashed near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday.

Russian skating couple, world champions in 1990s, were on crashed US plane, TASS reports

MOSCOW :Russian ice skating coaches and former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on board the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington on Wednesday night, Russian state media reported.

Alexander Zverev Eyes First-Ever Grand Slam Title At Australian Open 2025 Final

Alexander Zverev has been trying for a decade to win a Grand Slam and has overcome an array of challenges to put himself on the brink of a breakthrough at the Australian Open. The 6ft 6ins (1.98m) German has been destined for the top from a young age, hailing from a tennis family where his mother and father both played the sport to a high level in the former Soviet Union. "For me, my family is everything and I owe them a lot for helping me to become the tennis player that I am today," the 27-year-old, often seen as the sport's most unfulfilled talent, said.

Catholic priest in Belarus sentenced to 11 years as crackdown tightens

A Catholic priest in Belarus on Monday was convicted on charges of high treason for criticising the government and handed an 11-year sentence, in the first case of politically-driven charges against Catholic clergy since Belarus became independent after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.