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Opinion: Never underestimate how D-Day protected freedoms around the world
Tulsa World· 16 hours agoIt’s not an unfamiliar scene: An aging athlete competing in his backyard feeds on a loving home crowd that helps spur him to victory in a setting free of the troubles of the world — present ...
Mbappe is 'happy' - and that is bad news for France's rivals
New York Times· 1 day ago“A happy man is more likely to play well,” said Kylian Mbappe the day before France played their...
Local fans serenade newly French Gracheva with national anthem
Reuters· 6 days agoFrench fans gave a loud rendition of the national anthem "La Marseillaise" for Varvara Gracheva...
French Open day 7: How long can clay-court umpiring go on like this?
New York Times· 5 days agoOn the final day of the first week at Roland Garros, more contentious clay line calling, a new...
Let’s be the America that the French of Normandy see when they look at our WWII vets | Opinion
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSchoolchildren waved flags, and young people who did not have to be there were there, cheering and...
Fourth of July in Paris
The Atlantic· 9 hours agoEVERY summer since I came to France to live, one of the things I have missed the most is an old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration, complete with fireworks and oratory. Bastille Day, celebrated ...
Marathon man Djokovic beats Musetti in latest-ever finish at French Open
Al Jazeera· 5 days agoNovak Djokovic’s bid for a 25th Grand Slam briefly hung by a thread on a cold and damp night at...
Sabalenka powers past 'best friend' Badosa in Paris
BBC via AOL· 6 days agoThe Russia-born player, ranked 88th in the world, was serenaded by the crowd on Court Suzanne Lenglen with a loud rendition of the national anthem, La ...
Zverev survives scare at French Open, Djokovic kept waiting
Reuters· 6 days agoAlexander Zverev survived a big scare in an evening marathon at the French Open on Saturday, as more...
Tennis-Sabalenka wins battle of besties, Gracheva makes new friends
WHTC 1450 Holland· 6 days agoBy Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS (Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka overcame Paula Badosa in a testing...