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Great Britain’s Harriet Dart and Billy Harris have reached the final round of qualifying for the Australian Open, but Heather Watson was beaten at Melbourne Park. Third seed Dart, who has recently slipped out of the world’s top 100, fought back to beat Australian teenager Taylah Preston 6-7 (7-9) 6-1 6-2. Harris, the last British […]
Great Britain’s Harriet Dart and Heather Watson both made it through to the second round of qualifying for the Australian Open, but Dan Evans is out. Third seed Dart, who has recently slipped out of the world’s top 100, defeated Australian wildcard Lizette Cabrera 6-2 7-6 (7-5) in Melbourne. Watson claimed a hard-fought 7-5 6-7 […]
Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Monday. Dozens gathered on Veterans Day at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad state park in Maryland’s Dorcester county for a formal ceremony making Tubman a one-star brigadier […]