Yaroslav Rakitskiy, banned from Ukraine for joining a Russian club
Published on : 24/02/2022 – 16:45 The Ukrainian defender is due to face Real Betis Seville on Thursday in the Europa League with his Zenit Saint Petersburg club, reputed to be close to Vladimir Putin. His transfer to the Russian club from Shakhtar Donetsk led to him being dropped from the Ukrainian national team in […]
UEFA convenes an “extraordinary meeting” regarding the C1 final scheduled in Russia
Published on : 24/02/2022 – 13:45 The European Football Confederation, UEFA, called an extraordinary meeting on Friday to “assess the situation” regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to AP, the body plans to relocate the final, scheduled for May 28 in Saint Petersburg. Will the ax of UEFA fall on Russia? The European Football Confederation […]
Maria Sakkari and Anett Kontaveit qualified for the Saint Petersburg Open final
The poster for the Saint Petersburg Open final is known. It will oppose the Greek Maria Sakkari, seeded n°1, to the Estonian Anett Kontaveit, seeded n°2. This dream poster for the organizers took time to take shape because of the resistance of Irina-Camelia Begu (56th) against Sakkari. This first semi-final lasted 3h05 (6-4, 6-7 [4], […]