Tennis, Russia and Belarus excluded from the International Federation
Also canceled the October combined event in Moscow. For the moment, Russian and Belarusian players will be able to play but only on the circuit and in the Grand Slams, no team competitions In the end, the decision has arrived: Russia and Belarus out of the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup, but tennis […]
Former Ukrainian tennis player lies to his children to go to war
EFE Agency London / 01.03.2022 13:14:58 Sergiy Stakhovsky beat Roger Federer in the second round at Wimbledon 2013. The most important victory of his career, but not the greatest battle he the former Ukrainian tennis player will have to deal. He retired after the last Australian Open, but now he will fight for his country: […]
Russian sports companies, on the verge of KO
Joseph Carlos CarabiasFOLLOW, CONTINUE Updated:01/03/2022 13:33h Keep Related news The consequences of the war in Ukraine are devastating on a humanitarian, social and economic level. And one of the variants that strangles the Russian invader are the economic sanctions that, in sport, are already being felt with immediate effect. Vladimir Putin, who has turned sport […]
IOC: Ban Russian athletes worldwide | Sports | DW
Under increasing pressure, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has now taken a tough stance against Russia and recommends its member federations to exclude Russian athletes from international events. This also applies to athletes from Belarus, as the IOC announced. “In order to protect the integrity of global sporting events, the IOC Executive recommends that international […]
War in Ukraine: the International Judo Federation “suspends” the status of honorary president of Vladimir Putin
The International Judo Federation (IJF) announced Sunday the “suspension” of the status of honorary president and ambassador of Vladimir Putin, in reaction to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. AFP Par AFP Published on 02/27/2022 at 19:31 Reading time: 2 mins « Given the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the International Judo Federation announces the suspension […]
Mesut Özil takes a stand and posts a touching image on social media
Published on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 09:15 By Writing Russia’s intervention in Ukraine has gone around the world. Mesut Özil reacted strongly by posting a snapshot on social networks. Many personalities reacted to the invasion of Russia in Ukraine. Mesut Özil, former Arsenal and Real Madrid player also reacted to the conflict between Ukraine […]
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 […]
The FIA cancels the Russian GP in Sochi and condemns the war
View of the Sochi circuit, which was going to host the Russian GP. / EP World Cup 2022 “We are seeing the development of the situation in Ukraine with sadness and shock,” acknowledges the highest motoring body, after the drivers’ rejection to compete in ex-Soviet territory The International Automobile Federation (FIA) canceled this Friday the […]
the final relocated from Saint Petersburg to the Stade de France
Published on : 25/02/2022 – 11:14 The authorities of UEFA, the association which manages European football, meeting on Friday, announced that the final of the Champions League 2021-2022 will not take place in Saint Petersburg as planned, due to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army. The final will finally take place in France, […]
“In the century we are in, this seems incredible to me”
SD | AFP Updated:25/02/2022 09:24h Keep Related news “Tennis is sometimes not the most important thing” said this Thursday in Acapulco, Mexico, the Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev when referring to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, after qualifying for the semifinals of the Mexican Open that takes place in this city. And in the same […]