canceled competitions and non-grata Russian athletes
Published on : 26/02/2022 – 18:18 Refusal to face Russia, athletes declared persona non grata, competitions moved or canceled … Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, several international federations have taken measures: football, Formula 1, volleyball, biathlon, tennis, skiing are concerned. Even the IOC gets involved. The Russian invasion in […]
War against Ukraine: Athletes and fans show their solidarity – Sport
Open detailed view (Foto: Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images) “Stop war – we against war” reads the banner behind which the footballers from Greuther Fürth and Cologne gathered before the Bundesliga game. Even before the game on Friday evening between Stuttgart and Hoffenheim, the players of the clubs had sent the same message. Open detailed view (Photo: […]
Christian Martin: “Let’s hope that Russia does not cross the border into Poland”
By Alejandra Sanabria Journalist Christian Martin embarks on a new challenge: to cover the war in Ukraine. The former rugby player spoke with The Economist about your feelings. Before that, she talked about his beginnings in the business. How did you go from being a rugby player in Argentina to being a journalist in England? […]
Schalke without Gazprom: Great demand for a new jersey
Sport Now without Gazprom Great demand for the new Schalke jersey As of 2:51 p.m | Reading time: 2 minutes Blendi Idrizi with “Schalke 04” lettering on the jersey Credit: pa/Tim Rehbein/RHR PHOTO As a reaction to the Ukraine war, FC Schalke 04 ran without the logo of the Russian state-owned company Gazprom on their […]
Ukraine war: Cancellation! Poland boycotts World Cup qualifiers against Russia – Soccer
Sport’s next reaction to the terrible war waged by Russian President Vladimir Putin (69) against Ukraine. The Polish Football Association PZPN will not take part in the World Cup playoff against Russia “due to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine”. This was announced by association president Cezary Kulesza on Saturday morning via Twitter. The game was scheduled […]
We will cancel matches with the Russians. The head of Czech hockey, King, has a drastic solution
For this reason, the King convened an extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee of the Czech Ice Hockey Association (ČSLH) on Monday. “Given the continuing Russian aggression in Ukraine, it will propose the immediate cancellation of bilateral national events involving hockey players of the Russian Federation and request a discussion on the position that CSLH […]
War in Russia: The chess world is thrown off its hinges
Sport Russia war The chess world is thrown off its hinges As of 10:34 a.m | Reading time: 2 minutes Because of Putin’s war, major upheavals are imminent in international chess Source: pa/Zoonar/Alexander Limbach Sponsors, officials, tournaments: top international chess is dominated by Russians. However, the managing director of the world association is a Latvian. […]
Because of aggression against Ukraine: Poland cancels World Cup playoff against Russia
Because of aggression against Ukraine Poland cancels World Cup playoff against Russia 02/26/2022, 10:28 am The Polish Football Association PZPN will not take part in the World Cup playoff against Russia “due to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine”. This was announced by association president Cezary Kulesza via Twitter. The game was scheduled for March 24 in […]
Robert Lewandowski comments on the Ukraine war
In March, Poland was supposed to meet Russia in the World Cup playoffs. But there is a big question mark behind the game due to the current situation. Poland’s captain Robert Lewandowski spoke up. Photo series with 13 pictures About a month before the playoff duel against Russia has Robert Lewandowski on Vladimir Putin’s war […]
Rovanperä ruled in Sweden. In honor of the people of Ukraine at the finish did not celebrate
Kalle Rovanperä won the Swedish Rally in Toyota. The 21-year-old Finn took the lead in the World Championship in car competitions after the second event of the season. Rovanperä defeated Hyundai factory driver Thierry Neuville of Belgium in his third triumph in the World Championship by 22 seconds. Another Finn, Esapekka Lappi and Toyota, finished […]