International Judo Federation suspends Vladimir Putin's honorary president status
By Wayne Sterling and Ben Morse, CNN
Belarus Sport News
Paralympics - Calls grow for Russia ban in sport, IPC to meet next week
BERLIN : Calls for a blanket ban of Russia in sport grew louder on Sunday with Germany's elite athletes' grouping demanding tougher sanctions and the International Paralympic Committee set to discuss Russia ahead of next week's Beijing Paralympics.
"Complete agreement that it was the right decision” Newcastle Eagles back visa ban of Belarusian basketball team
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.
Soccer, songs and vodka — How Russia is being iced out in wake of invasion
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.
IBU ban Russian and Belarusian insignia, allow athletes to compete under neutral insignia
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 cancels Belarus basketball team’s visas for game in UK
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.
Priti Patel cancels visas of Belarusian basketball team due to play World Cup Qualifier in Newcastle
The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has announced the cancellation of the Belarusian men's basketball team visas following the alarming events in Ukraine.
Robert Lewandowski Backs Poland's Decision To Not Play FIFA World Cup Qualifier With Russia
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."