Carlos Alcaraz Wins the Rolex Paris Masters for the First Time, Beating Ben Shelton

Updated November 9, 2026.Carlos Alcaraz won the Rolex Paris Masters for the first time on Sunday, November 8, beating American Ben Shelton 7-6 (5), 7-5 in one hour and 57 minutes at the Plenitude Arena, the ATP reported. It is his ninth Masters 1000 title and his fifth of 2026.The finalShelton, the third seed, pushed Alcaraz early. Trailing 1-2 on his own serve, Alcaraz came back from 0/40 and saved four break points to hold. At 3-3, Shelton saved two break points of his own with a pair of...
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Three Police Officers on Trial in Paris Over the 2020 Assault on Music Producer Michel Zecler

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Updated November 9, 2026. The trial is ongoing, and the three officers are presumed innocent until a court rules otherwise. Three police officers went on trial in Paris on Monday, November 9, 2026, over the November 2020 assault on music producer...

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French sailor Tom Laperche claimed victory in the 2026 Route du Rhum, a prestigious transatlantic yachting race, and set a new record on November 7. Laperche steered his maxi-trimaran, "SVR-Lazartigue," across the finish line at Pointe-à-Pitre in...

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