Paris Olympics heads into final year of preparations
PARIS: The buildup to the Paris Olympics entered its final year on Wednesday as International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the preparations were well on track.
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Olympic president invokes John Lennon's memory as Paris marks 1-year countdown to war-clouded Games
The president of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday formally invited the world's nations but not Russia or its military ally Belarus to gather in one year in Paris for the Olympics — launching the final countdown to the 2024 Games against the backdrop of war in Ukraine.
WTA roundup: Top seed Donna Vekic upset in Hamburg
No. 1 seed Donna Vekic of Croatia was one of several seeded players to fall on Tuesday at the Hamburg European Open, with Australia's Storm Hunter rallying for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 upset victory in the first round in Germany.
Belarusian president claims that Wagner fighters want to invade Poland
Whilst sat with Putin in front of the TV cameras in St Petersburg on Sunday Lukashenko implausibly claimed that the Wagner fighters "are asking to go to the West."
Russia's Vera Zvonareva denied entry into Poland on French visa for tennis tourney
Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva has been banned from entering Poland, the country's Ministry of the Interior says. She was to participate in a WTA 250 tournament in Warsaw.
WTA investigates after Russia’s Vera Zvonareva barred from entering Poland
The WTA said it would be “evaluating the issue further with the event” after Russian player Vera Zvonareva was blocked from entering Poland for a tournament.
Russia's Vera Zvonareva Denied Entry To Poland For WTA Tournament
Russian former world number two Vera Zvonareva has been denied entry to Poland where she was to participate in next week's Polish Open WTA tournament, the interior ministry said on Saturday. "Vera Zvonareva was trying to enter our country with a visa granted by France, via a flight from Belgrade," according to a statement issued by the Polish ministry. "On July 21, Polish border guards made it impossible for the Russian tennis player to enter Poland."
Russian player Zvonareva blocked from entering Poland
WARSAW : Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva was blocked on Friday from entering Poland for reasons of state security and public safety, the Polish interior ministry said on Saturday.