Ex-Habs F Paquette signs with KHL's Dinamo Minsk
After nine seasons in NHL, Cedric Paquette is heading to Russia.
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Latvia, Lithuania & Poland concerned about risk of Wagner 'serial killers' in neighbouring Belarus
European Union countries bordering Belarus on Thursday asked for more solidarity from the bloc and NATO over the presence of "serial killers" from the Wagner mercenary group and the risk of "infiltration" into their countries.
Ukraine war: NATO warns Minsk and Moscow, Kramatorsk restaurant strike, Kyiv yet to use main troops
At least nine people were killed and 56 injured in a Russian strike on a popular restaurant in Kramatorsk on Tuesday.
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.
Britain and France query state funding of Russian and Belarusian athletes
Britain and France's sports ministers insisted on Tuesday that Russian and Belarusian athletes must never compete as neutrals as recommended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) because they could still be funded by their governments.
IOC Russia Recommendation Not Binding For Paris 2024: French Minister
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommendation to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals is not binding for Paris' 2024 Olympics, French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said on Thursday. IOC recommendations were "a step which does not pre-judge what we will do" for Paris 2024, Oudea-Castera told reporters on a visit near Paris. "If the international federations decide that there will be participation by individual athletes, it will be under a strict neutrality regime, without a Russian flag or the national anthem," she added. Voices from western governments, civil society and athletes have been raised against allowing any Russian participation in the Games following Moscow's invasion last year of neighbour Ukraine.
IOC Russia Recommendation Not Binding For Paris 2024: French Minister
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommendation to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals is not binding for Paris' 2024 Olympics, French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said on Thursday. IOC recommendations were "a step which does not pre-judge what we will do" for Paris 2024, Oudea-Castera told reporters on a visit near Paris. "If the international federations decide that there will be participation by individual athletes, it will be under a strict neutrality regime, without a Russian flag or the national anthem," she added. Voices from western governments, civil society and athletes have been raised against allowing any Russian participation in the Games following Moscow's invasion last year of neighbour Ukraine.
UPSET ALERT! World No 2 suffers shock defeat in Miami Open quarter-finals
World number two Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock straight sets Miami Open quarter-final loss to resurgent Romanian Sorana Cirstea, who reached her first WTA 1000 semi-final in a decade.
Aryna Sabalenka sets up juicy Barbora Krejcikova clash at Miami Open - 'She's on top of the game right now'
Aryna Sabalenka produced another dominant display at the Miami Open as she dropped just three games in beating Marie Bouzkova 6-1 6-2 in comprehensive fashion in just over an hour. The Australian Open champion was in no mood to mess around as she completed the one-sided encounter in just 67 minutes to secure her place in the last 16 at the Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday evening. Ad In what was their first head-to-head on the WTA Tour, Sabalenka confined her opponent to very limited opportunities throughout as she produced a flawless display to delight the night crowd under the Miami lights.