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Bosses at the Newcastle Eagles have supported a decision made by the Home Secretary to cancel the visas of the Belarusian men's basketball team who were due to play an important fixture in Newcastle on Monday.
Russia became further isolated from the Western world Friday as sports bodies cancelled events planned in the country and some shops pulled Russian products from their shelves.
The IBU have chosen to ban representation of Russian and Belarusian symbols at forthcoming events, but will allow athletes to compete. Instead of competing under their national status they will be present as neutral athletes, and face a number of restrictions.
Priti Patel has cancelled the visas of the Belarus men’s basketball team, who had been due to travel to the UK to play Great Britain before the game was postponed.
The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has announced the cancellation of the Belarusian men's basketball team visas following the alarming events in Ukraine.
Polish footballer Robert Lewandowski on Saturday backed the Polish FA's decision to not play their 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off with Russia in Moscow on March 24. The winners of Poland vs Russia are due to play Sweden or Czech Republic for a place in the finals. Cezary Kulesz, the president of the Polish football federation said on Twitter: "No more words, it's time to act. Due to the escalation of the aggression of the Russian Federation towards Ukraine, the Polish national team does not intend to play the play-off match against Russia."
The International Olympic Committee, angry at the Russian invasion of Ukraine breaching the 'Olympic Truce', on Friday urged all international sports federations to cancel their forthcoming events in Russia. "The IOC EB (executive board) today urges all international sports federations to relocate or cancel their sports events currently planned in Russia or Belarus," read the IOC statement. "They should take the breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian and Belarussian governments into account and give the safety and security of the athletes absolute priority."
Asian Cup twice in a row for the first time, feel the country's top footballers Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Sandesh Jhingan. India was on Thursday drawn alongside Hong Kong, Afghanistan and Cambodia in Group D of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup final round qualifiers to be played in Kolkata in June this year. "It looks like an interesting draw.