Scottish football's most notorious divers as Lewis Ferguson is blasted by Robbie Neilson
There might not have been any contact when Lewis Ferguson went down under Nathan Atkinson’s challenge to win a penalty for Aberdeen at Tynecastle.
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Russia and Belarus figure and speed skaters, including Kamila Valieva, banned from competing after Ukraine invasion
The international union that governs skating has banned athletes from Russia and Belarus from its competitions across figure skating and speed skating. The International Olympic Committee took the unprecedented step on Monday of calling sports organisations around the world to ban the two nations from competing to “protect the integrity of competitions for the safety of all the participants." Ad/> The International Skating Union (ISU) said in a statement: «With immediate effect and until further notice, no skaters belonging to the ISU Members in Russia (Russian Skating Union and the Figure Skating Federation of Russia) and Belarus (Skating Union of Belarus) shall be invited or allowed to participate in International ice skating competitions including ISU Championships and other ISU Events.
Sánchez rectifica y España enviará armas a Ucrania
El presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, ha hablado este miércoles en el sobre la posición de España en el conflicto entre Ucrania y Rusia. En su intervención, ha rectificado la postura tomada hasta ahora y ha asegurado que se ha decidido entregar «material militar ofensivo» a la resistencia ucraniana. «Este ataque es contra Europa y por eso nos defendemos con acciones coordinadas y apoyamos el envío de armas. A una amenaza europea debemos dar una respuesta coordinada», ha explicado el dirigente del PSOE.
Monterrey Open: Elina Svitolina hopes to 'unite tennis community' behind Ukraine
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina says it is her mission «to unite the tennis community» behind her country after beating Russian Anastasia Potapova in the Monterrey Open first round.
Will definitely play with Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi if opportunity comes: Rohan Bopanna
tennis world. Popularly known as the ‘Indo-Pak Express’, Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi had reached the US Open men’s doubles final in 2010 and the Wimbledon quarterfinals the same year. The duo also won five ATP titles together and broke into the top-10 of the ATP rankings after their Paris Masters win in 2011.
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WTA roundup: Qualifier upsets Alize Cornet in Lyon
Spanish qualifier Cristina Bucsa earned the biggest win of her career Monday, upsetting fourth-seeded Alize Cornet of France 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the opening round of the Open 6eme Sens Metropole in Lyon, France.
Previous sporting bans as IOC calls on world to exclude Russia and Belarus
After Russia was banned from all club football and international events, and the International Olympic Committee pressed for Belarusian athletes and officials to be included over the country's involvement in the conflict in Ukraine, here are some previous politically-motivated sporting sanctions.