Russia thrown out of women's Euro, banned from European club football next season
Portugal will replace Russia for the July 6-31 tournament in England, joining Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland in Group C.
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UEFA bans Russia from women's Euros and World Cup, clubs banned next season
:UEFA has banned Russia from the Women's European Championship in July and from participating in qualifying for next year's World Cup following the country's invasion of Ukraine, European soccer's governing body said on Monday.
Manchester United and Man City will not face Russian teams next season after UEFA ban
Manchester United and Man City will not face any Russian football clubs in European competitions next season.
Ice hockey-Finland, Sweden to drop players from Russian league teams
:Finnish and Swedish ice hockey players playing in the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and other leagues in Russia will not be selected for their national teams, the two countries' ice hockey associations said on Monday.
Two British fighters captured in Ukraine could face death penalty
Two British men captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine could face the death penalty. Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin are both due to be tried in an area of Ukraine held by Russian forces, which Moscow refers to as the Donetsk People's Republic. Both face charges of "a number of crimes against civilians of the Donetsk People’s Republic".
Ice hockey-Finland will not select players competing in Russian leagues next season
Finnish ice hockey players playing in the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and other leagues in Russia next season will not be selected for the national team, the Finnish Ice Hockey Association said on Tuesday.
Rafael Nadal says Wimbledon ban on Russian and Belarusian players unfair
Australian Open champion Rafa Nadal labelled the ban on Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s Wimbledon over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine as unfair. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) barred players from the two countries from competing at this year’s grasscourt major in response to what Russia calls a “special military operation” in Ukraine. Belarus has been a key staging area for the invasion.