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IOC’s Bach eyes return to sports for anti-war Russians

GENEVA: Russian athletes who do not endorse their country’s war in Ukraine could be accepted back into international sports, IOC president Thomas Bach said in an interview published Friday. “It’s about having athletes with a Russian passport who do not support the war back in competition,” Bach told Italian daily Corriere della Sera, adding, “We have to think about the future.” Most sports followed International Olympic Committee advice in February and banned Russian team and athletes from their events within days of the country’s military invasion of Ukraine. With Russians starting to miss events that feed into qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics, an exile extending into next year could effectively become a wider ban from those Games.

Emerging Canadian beach volleyball duo Wilkerson, Bukovec continue to grow, build trust

Brandie Wilkerson remembers feeling a natural level of nerves, anxiousness and anticipation this past spring at the Tlaxcala Challenge beach volleyball event in Mexico. It was her first in five years without Heather Bansley, who retired days earlier.

'We need to blood some new guys' - Home Ryder Cup ideal place to field rookies, says Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy feels a home Ryder Cup in Italy is the perfect stage for an overhaul of the European team. European stalwarts Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Paul Casey are unlikely to be eligible following their moves to LIV Golf. Ad McIlroy is set to line up alongside familiar faces Jon Rahm, Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood, but there could be a host of rookies such as Robert MacIntrye, Rasmus Hojgaard and his brother Nicolai in the mix.

'Good to see them give it a go' - Shane Lowry wants to take inspiration from Tom Kim at Ryder Cup

Shane Lowry wants to emulate Tom Kim when Europe take on the United States at the Ryder Cup next year. Davis Love III’s United States retained the Presidents Cup on Sunday, but were given an almighty scare by the Internationals.

Emerging Canadian beach volleyball duo Wilkerson, Bukovec continue to grow, build trust

Brandie Wilkerson remembers feeling a natural level of nerves, anxiousness and anticipation this past spring at the Tlaxcala Challenge beach volleyball event in Mexico. It was her first in five years without Heather Bansley, who retired days earlier.

Support for Italy's Giorgia Meloni leads Nebraska punter to delete tweet, offer apology

Fox News senior foreign affairs correspondent Amy Kellogg reports from Milan, Italy on their recent election of the first female Prime Minister in the nation's history this week on 'Special Report.'

Here's what a Meloni government in Italy could mean for the EU

The far-right victory in Italy's elections is likely to translate into Rome joining Poland and Hungary by adopting a eurosceptic stance on European Union affairs, experts have told Euronews.

Laver Cup Day 3: Order of play and schedule - When do Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, and Stefanos Tsitsipas play?

The 2022 Laver Cup resumes on Sunday with the tournament still up for grabs. Team Europe lead 8–4 after the first two days of action, and they will look to secure a fifth consecutive tournament victory today. Ad Victories on day three are worth three points, meaning that Team World can surge back into contention with a win in the opening doubles match.

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IOC’s Bach eyes return to sports for anti-war Russians

Emerging Canadian beach volleyball duo Wilkerson, Bukovec continue to grow, build trust

'We need to blood some new guys' - Home Ryder Cup ideal place to field rookies, says Rory McIlroy

'Good to see them give it a go' - Shane Lowry wants to take inspiration from Tom Kim at Ryder Cup

Emerging Canadian beach volleyball duo Wilkerson, Bukovec continue to grow, build trust

Support for Italy's Giorgia Meloni leads Nebraska punter to delete tweet, offer apology

Here's what a Meloni government in Italy could mean for the EU

Laver Cup Day 3: Order of play and schedule - When do Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, and Stefanos Tsitsipas play?