Lessons learned as confident Nathan Collins looks to Greece game
A tough week but a necessary one for the Ireland squad ahead of the trip to Athens to face Greece in next week's Euro 2024 qualifier.
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Stephen Kenny has eyes on 'big away victory' in Athens
Almost exactly a year on from a sluggish, passive UEFA Nations League defeat to Armenia, Stephen Kenny is targeting "a big away victory" to ignite the Republic of Ireland's Euros qualification campaign.
Azerbaijan weightlifters leave Armenia after flag burned
Azerbaijan withdrew from the European Weightlifting Championships on Saturday in the capital of Armenia a day after a man ran onto the stage at the competition's opening ceremony, seized an Azerbaijan flag and set it on fire.
Russia's Lavrov postpones Belarus visit after sudden death of foreign minister Vladimir Makei
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has postponed a planned visit to Minsk following the death of his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei, according to Russian media reports quoting the foreign ministry.
IABA condemns IBA's 'illegal' suspension of Ukraine
The Irish Athletic Boxing Association has condemned what it called the "illegal" suspension of the Ukrainian Boxing Federation from the world governing body, the IBA.
Boxing's Olympic Future Under Fresh Scrutiny
The International Olympic Committee's patience with boxing's troubled governing body looks to be wearing thin following "disturbing developments" at the IBA's extraordinary congress last weekend. An IOC spokesperson told AFP on Thursday the Olympic rulers were "extremely concerned" with the lack of a new election for the IBA presidency, and the suspension in the run-up to the congress in Yerevan of the Ukrainian boxing federation. In consequence the IOC's executive board "will have to fully review the situation" at its next meeting in December, the spokesperson said.
Boxing's Olympic future under fresh scrutiny
The International Olympic Committee's patience with boxing's troubled governing body looks to be wearing thin following "disturbing developments" at the IBA's extraordinary congress last weekend.
Boxing's Olympic Future Under Fresh Scrutiny
The International Olympic Committee's patience with boxing's troubled governing body looks to be wearing thin following "disturbing developments" at the IBA's extraordinary congress last weekend. An IOC spokesperson told AFP on Thursday the Olympic rulers were "extremely concerned" with the lack of a new election for the IBA presidency, and the suspension in the run-up to the congress in Yerevan of the Ukrainian boxing federation. In consequence the IOC's executive board "will have to fully review the situation" at its next meeting in December, the spokesperson said.