International Paralympic Committee overturns suspension of Russia, Belarus memberships, athletes still barred
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Russia, Belarus have Paralympic membership suspension overturned, but athletes still barred
Russia and its ally Belarus have had their suspension from membership of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) overturned on appeal but their athletes remain barred from competing in IPC-run events.
American Sofia Kenin produces upset at Italian Open in Rome as second seed Aryna Sabalenka eliminated in second round
Italian Open second seed Aryna Sabalenka was eliminated by 134th-ranked Sofia Kenin in her opening match in Rome. Kenin beat the Madrid Open champion 7-6 6-2 less than a week after Sabalenka overcame Iga Swiatek in the Spanish capital. Ad Sabalenka was the second top-six-seeded player to fall at the first hurdle on Thursday after Jessica Pegula lost to 168th-ranked Taylor Townsend.
Shakhtyor stripped of Belarusian title for match-fixing
Belarusian champions Shakhtyor Soligorsk have been found guilty of match-fixing and stripped of the Premier League title they won last season, the Football Federation of Belarus (BFF) said on Thursday.
Russia considers boycotting Olympic qualifiers after gold medallists barred
Russia is looking into boycotting fencing qualifying competitions for next year's Paris Olympic Games after some fencers were not allowed to compete, Russian Olympic Committee president Stanislav Pozdnyakov said on Thursday.
Resurgent Kenin knocks out Sabalenka on day of upsets in Rome
ROME: World number two Aryna Sabalenka suffered an early shock at the Italian Open on Thursday (May 11) as the in-form Belarusian crashed to a 7-6(4) 6-2 defeat by American Sofia Kenin in a high-octane second-round match.
Fencing-Russia considers boycotting Olympic qualifiers after gold medallists barred
Russia is looking into boycotting fencing qualifying competitions for next year's Paris Olympic Games after some fencers were not allowed to compete, Russian Olympic Committee president Stanislav Pozdnyakov said on Thursday.
Russian Olympic Committee threatens to boycott qualifiers after some top athletes barred from competing
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