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Zelensky to address sports ministers over IOC’s Russia plan

LONDON: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky was expected Friday to denounce the potential participation of Russian athletes at next year’s Paris Olympics, during a virtual summit of sports ministers chaired from London. Zelensky, who visited London on Wednesday, will make an opening address via video link, where he is set to repeat his opposition to the participation of the athletes in the wake of Russia’s invasion of his country, Britain’s Press Association reported.

Poland’s plummeting birth rate: why are women thinking twice about motherhood?

It is another quiet shift for Ewa Dadalska, head of a maternity ward in the Polish city of Wołomin.

Ireland fifth in women's team pursuit qualifying at European Championships

Ireland got their UEC Track European Championships at Grenchen in Switzerland under way on Wednesday, with Alice Sharpe, Lara Gillespie, Kelly Murphy and Mia Griffin finishing in fifth place in the women's team pursuit qualifying.

In U-turn, Brussels recommends EU-wide exit from controversial Energy Charter Treaty

In a notable U-turn, the European Commission has proposed a collective and coordinated exit of all 27 member states from the controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), an obscure international agreement that protects energy investors from unexpected circumstances that might hurt their profit expectations.

Nordic countries jointly oppose Russian, Belarusian sports participation

The Nordic Olympic Committees wrote to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday to reiterate their opposition to Russian and Belarusian athletes being allowed to take part in international sports.

Antrim come unstuck by Down's frenzied finish

Unbeaten Down came from behind at the death to see off a gutsy Antrim side in their Division 3 clash at Páirc Esler in Newry.

Poland's reverse brain drain: Meet the Poles returning home to work in its booming tech sector

Poland was once known for the number of people who left the country for work; emigrating to Britain, Italy and the US among other countries.

Ukraine pushes to exclude Russia from 2024 Paris Olympics

KYIV: With next year’s Paris Olympics on the horizon and Russia’s invasion looking more like a prolonged conflict, Ukraine’s sports minister on Friday renewed a threat to boycott the games if Russia and Belarus are allowed to compete and said Kyiv would lobby other nations to join. Such a move could lead to the biggest rift in the Olympic movement since the Cold War era.

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Zelensky to address sports ministers over IOC’s Russia plan

Poland’s plummeting birth rate: why are women thinking twice about motherhood?

Ireland fifth in women's team pursuit qualifying at European Championships

In U-turn, Brussels recommends EU-wide exit from controversial Energy Charter Treaty

Nordic countries jointly oppose Russian, Belarusian sports participation

Antrim come unstuck by Down's frenzied finish

Poland's reverse brain drain: Meet the Poles returning home to work in its booming tech sector

Ukraine pushes to exclude Russia from 2024 Paris Olympics