Indian Wells: Russia’s attacks on Ukraine continue to stir up tension in the tennis world, and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka said Friday that it is not only Ukrainian players who feel the pain. “The truth is that there is a lot of tension between us,” said Australian Open champion Sabalenka after beating Maria Sakkari to reach...
LAUSANNE: The International Fencing Federation (FIE) decided on Friday to allow it Russia and Belarusian athletes to compete in Olympic qualifying games, showing anger in Ukraine. Fencing became the first Olympic sport to be re-opened to competitors from both countries, a year after they were expelled due to the war in Ukraine. After the decision...
LONDON: British tennis officials are set to drop their ban on Russian and Belarusian players competing earlier this year. Wimbledon championship, it was reported on Friday. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, the British Government’s decision to regulate the Lawn Tennis Association came down. (LTA) of the United Kingdom. The Russian and Belarusian players...
Courchevel: Olympic leader Thomas Bach said on Sunday that he shared the “sorrow and suffering of the people” of Ukrainian athletes, stressing that it is not up to each government to decide who participates in international sports competitions. The Ukrainian athletes, said Bach on the sidelines of the World Ski Championships, “know how much we...
VILNIUS: A group of 35 countries, including the United States, Germany and Australia, will request the ban of Russian and Belarusian players from the game. 2024 Olympicssaid the Lithuanian sports minister on Friday, deepening uncertainty over the Paris Games. The action raised the pressure of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which aims to avoid the...