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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.

Liverpool forward sends Everton reminder as Newcastle United signing strikes

Harvey Blair sent another reminder of his potential as Liverpool earned an impressive mini-derby victory over Everton.

Poland refuses to play Russia in WC qualifier, cites Ukraine

WARSAW, Poland: Poland is refusing to play its World Cup qualifier against Russia next month in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Polish soccer federation president said Saturday. Cezary Kulesza made the announcement on Twitter and indicated Poland was in talks with other federations to present a unified position to FIFA, which is responsible for the March 24 game in Moscow. “No more words, time to act!” Kulesza wrote, saying the move was prompted by the “escalation of the aggression.” Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, the nation’s all-time leading scorer and winner of FIFA’s best-player award for the past two years, immediately responded to say it’s the “right decision!” “I can’t imagine playing a match with the Russian National Team in a situation when armed aggression in Ukraine continues,” the Bayern Munich star said on Twitter.

Horse racing results LIVE plus tips and best bets for Chelmsford, Chepstow, Kempton, Lingfield and Newcastle

We bring you a bumper Saturday of racing with all the latest live from Kempton, Chepstow, Lingfield and Newcastle in the UK plus the action from Ireland and Fairyhouse. Kempton has a stacked card with four feature graded races - the Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (1.50), Pendil Novices’ Chase (2.25), Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle (3.00) and the Coral Trophy Chase (3.37) - with Lingfield offering fabulous flat support with the Winter Derby (2.05) featuring some of the classiest group horses around in Lord North and Alenquer.