Emma Raducanu's Ukrainian opponent ends friendship with Russian players - 'I don't get it'
Max Verstappen make subtle at Lewis Hamilton
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Alexander Hleb: I cried over Arsenal exit; most players regret leaving
Alexander Hleb probably isn’t the first name that springs to mind when you think of the Arsenal team which made the Champions League final in 2006.
‘They pretend like nothing is going on’ - Marta Kostyuk hits out at fellow pros over Ukraine ‘excuses’
Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk has insisted that “sports have always been political” and that those claiming otherwise are simply using the statement as “an excuse” to avoid speaking out against Russia’s invasion of her home country. The 19-year-old Kostyuk, who faces Emma Raducanu in the Madrid Open second round on Sunday, says she’s been living through a “roller coaster” ever since war erupted back home and has called out her Russian and Belarusian peers for not publicly opposing the war.
Kremlin fire back at Wimbledon with 'proposal to ban all bar six nations' from tournament
Kremlin Cup organisers are set to respond to Russian and Belarusian players being banned from Wimbledon by excluding certain nations from their own tournament. The event has taken place annually in Moscow since 1990, but in March this year, the ATP and WTA announced that the 2022 version would be scrapped amid the country's invasion of Ukraine.
Ons Jabeur put 'feelings aside' to play Israel as tennis star hits out at Wimbledon bans
Wilmbledon quarter-finalist Ons Jabeur has questioned why it's "now okay to mix politics and sports," amid the decision of the All England Tennis Club to ban Russian and Belarussian players this year. Jabeur, 27, launched a stinging attack on organisers, citing examples of other conflicts where no action has been taken at SW19.
Naomi Osaka starts clay season off in style with an easy straight sets win over Anastasia Potapova at the Madrid Open
Naomi Osaka is through to the second round of the Madrid Open with an emphatic 6-3 6-1 win over qualifier Anastasia Potapova. The four-time Grand Slam champion, who is competing in her first clay-court tournament of the season and entered the Madrid Open as a wild card, was fully locked in against her Russian opponent who made 20 unforced errors and struggled on her first serve; she had little trouble dispatching the 21-year-old in 61 minutes. Ad/> Osaka will play either French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova or Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo — who beat Osaka on clay at the Billie Jean Cup in 2020 — next.
Belarus' Azarenka sees 'no sense' in Wimbledon ban
Belarus' Victoria Azarenka said that Wimbledon's ban on players from Russia and her country makes no sense and the former world No 1 called on the tennis governing bodies to take action against the decision.
Russia will not host World University Games in 2023 - FISU
The International University Sports Federation (FISU) said on Friday it has decided to postpone the Russian city of Yekaterinburg's hosting rights for the 2023 World University Games.