Swiatek beats Begu, and rain, to start gold quest
PARIS : Poland's Iga Swiatek launched her bid for Olympic gold with a 6-2 7-5 win over battling Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu in the opening round of the singles on Saturday.
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Djokovic, Alcaraz and Swiatek start gold chase with wins
PARIS : Poland's Iga Swiatek launched her bid for Olympic gold with a 6-2 7-5 win over battling Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu in the opening round of the singles on Saturday.
Swiatek opens Olympics with straight-sets win at site of her French Open triumphs
Iga Swiatek shook off a bit of a dip in the first round of the Paris Olympics tennis competition and grabbed the last four games to beat Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2, 7-5 on Saturday under a closed roof at Roland Garros, the site of the No. 1-ranked Polish player's four French Open titles.
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Courtrooms are well-known for being a place where emotions can run high and tempers can flare - often resulting in heated outbursts from those in the dock and their supporters.
Hasil Bulutangkis Olimpiade 2024: Fajar/Rian Menang Straight Game
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Family of four 'shell out £265 for breakfast' at motorway diner flooded with complaints
A restaurant at a service station an hour from Greater Manchester has been flooded with complaints after customers claim they were hit with unfair parking fines.
China Takes First Olympic Gold As Rain Disrupts Games
China took the first gold of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, as the rain that dampened the opening ceremony took its toll on the first full day of sporting action. In a closely fought final of the mixed-team 10-metre air rifle, teenage duo Sheng Lihao and Huang Yuting outscored Keum Ji-hyeon and Park Ha-jun from South Korea 16-12, Kazakhstan grabbing the bronze. The rain already claimed one sporting casualty early Saturday as the wet weather which deluged Friday night's audacious festival on the River Seine continued to cause headaches.
Terrified passenger said 'I'm going to die' just moments before 100mph tragedy
A passenger in a speeding car said 'I'm going to die' just moments before a young mum was killed in a horror crash.