Ukraine-Russia War: Relive Thursday

00h00: This is the end of this live dedicated to following the latest reactions from the world of sport on the Russian invasion in Ukraine, good evening and see you tomorrow!

11:30 p.m .: In Euroleague, Monaco and Barcelona ask to “stop the war”

Monaco and Barcelona, ​​who faced each other in Catalonia as part of the 28th day, gathered when posing behind a large banner reading “Stop the war” on Thursday evening.

9.15pm: Everton and Boreham Wood show their support for Ukraine ahead of their FA Cup game

Opposed this Thursday in the round of 16 of the FA Cup at Goodison Park, Boreham Wood, club of 5th division, and Everton, which counts in its ranks the Ukrainian international Vitaliy Mykolenko, landed on the lawn with Ukrainian flags, in support to the compatriots of the left back, holder, to the applause of the whole stadium.

7:50 p.m.: Thomas Bach calls on Sergei Bubka to coordinate humanitarian aid to Ukraine

To support the “Ukrainian Olympic community”, the International Olympic Committee announced on Monday the creation of a solidarity fund to coordinate aid from all over the world on the part of all the Olympic federations. This Thursday, Thomas Bach, President of the IOC, asked pole vaulting legend Sergei Bubka, President of the Ukrainian Olympic Committee, “to come immediately to Lausanne in order to coordinate all aspects of the humanitarian aid that will be provided”. “Mr. Bubka will lead the allocation and distribution of the Solidarity Fund to the Ukrainian Olympic community and sports movement”Bach said in a published letter to the Olympic movement.

7:15 p.m .: The Russian club Krasnodar terminates the contracts of eight players including that of Cabella

Arriving in 2019, Rémy Cabella will leave Russian club Krasnodar sooner than expected, his contract coming to an end in June 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A day after the announcement that he was separating from his coach, Krasnodar has indeed indicated, in a press release, that several of its foreign players. Remy Cabella, who has already left the country, is one of the eight players concerned, according to The Team.

5:15 p.m .: PSG women’s coach Didier Ollé-Nicole: “I hate Poutine”

While his team went to Ukraine in December, to Kharkiv, in the group stage of the Champions League, and some PSG players have already taken a stand in favor of peace, Didier Ollé-Nicole, the coach of women, spoke about the situation at a press conference on Thursday: “I think it’s too awful and too disgusting. So right now I like the sportsmen who open it up, who step up and call everyone to revolt”said the tactician. “We have players who can be impacted, a little by the family, by the geographical aspect… But hey, it’s especially the Ukrainians that we think of. In any case, I’m taking up the cause for them and I’m not afraid to say I hate Putin”he blurted out.

4:30 p.m .: Russia will seize the CAS to be reinstated in the World Cup

The Russian football federation will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne against its exclusion from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and from all international competitions, as it announced in a press release. Russia was to face Poland on March 24 in the World Cup play-offs. But on February 28, Fifa and UEFA banned her from all her competitions, in reaction to the invasion of Ukraine.

3:55 p.m .: Djokovic contacted Stakhovsky

2:40 p.m .: UEFA requires Belarusian teams to play their European matches on neutral ground and behind closed doors

Three days after banning Russian teams from its competitions, UEFA has indicated that Belarusian teams will have to play their European matches at home on neutral ground. This decision has been made”with immediate effect“. “In addition, no spectator will be able to attend these meetings.“, announces the European body.

2:30 p.m .: Yastremska confides in her departure from Ukraine

12:50 p.m .: Arrival in Beijing, the Ukrainian Paralympic team speaks of a “miracle”

The arrival of the Ukrainian team at the Beijing Paralympic Games (March 4-13) is a “miracle“, estimated Thursday the head of the delegation, who describes sportsmen now motivated to “defend their country“. “Many of our team members had difficulty escaping the bombs… The easy solution would have been not to come. But we couldn’t give up“, he added.

12:37 p.m .: F1 definitively breaks its contract with the promoter of the Russian GP

The promoter of the Formula 1 world championship has announced that it is definitively breaking its contract with the promoter of the Russian Grand Prix. “This means that Russia will have no racing in the future“, he told the press. The 2022 Russian GP, ​​canceled last week after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, was to be the last organized in Sochi before moving from 2023 to Saint Petersburg.

12:25 p.m .: Russian judokas will be able to compete under a neutral banner

The International Judo Federation (IJF) allows Russians to participate in its competitions under a neutral banner, without mentioning Belarusians. “We believe that athletes involved in international sporting events promote peace and international solidarity“, argues the IJF on Wednesday in a press release.

11:42 am: From 2003 to 2022, the Abramovich revolution at Chelsea

10:52 am: Tuchel speaks on the departure of Abramovich

After the Blues’ difficult victory in the Cup against Luton (3-2), Thomas Tuchel spoke about Roman Abramovich, who decided to sell Chelsea. “We don’t live on a desert island, the guys have internet at the hotel and TV, so we saw the newssaid the German coach at a press conference. When we met or when we ate together, the guys would talk about it… We try to do what we usually do, to drown out all the ambient noise and stay focused, which is not always easy, but we showed today (Wednesday) let’s get there.”

9:50 a.m.: Vitali Klitschko mayor of Kiev and symbol of Ukrainian resistance

9:02 am: Russian and Belarusian athletes finally excluded from the Paralympic Games

8:17 am: Shevchenko’s appeal to the Russian people

In an interview with Sky Sports, Andrei Shevchenko appealed to the Russian people. “I would like to ask you how you can tolerate this. I beg you, while there is still time, to stop the war. Go out into the street. Say your opinions. You can stop the war and you must“, indicated the Ballon d’Or 2004 and ex-coach of Ukraine (2016-2021).

8:00 a.m .: Sanctions follow one another against Russian sport