Ukraine invited to replace Russia at world men’s volleyball championship
Ukraine has been invited to replace Russia at this year’s world men’s volleyball championship, which has been moved out of Russia.
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Ukrainian refugee Dmytro Keda scores winner in Shakhtar Donetsk charity match in Poland
Ukrainian refugee Dmytro Keda scored the winner for Shakhtar Donetsk in the club's charity match against Lechia Gdansk in Poland. The 12-year-old is a refugee from a Mariupol, one of the most heavily besieged cities in Ukraine.
Spaniard Davidovich Fokina beats Fritz to reach first Masters semi-final
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina reached his first Masters semi-final on Friday adding Indian Wells champion Taylor Fritz to his high profile scalps this week with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 win in Monte Carlo. The 22-year-old Spaniard -- ranked 46th in the world -- ousted world number one Novak Djokovic in the second round and next plays the winner of inconsistent but talented Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and Poland's Hubert Hurkacz on Saturday for a place in the final.
Baylor freshman basketball player Jeremy Sochan entering NBA draft
Baylor freshman Jeremy Sochan will enter the 2022 NBA draft and and forgo his remaining college eligibility by hiring agents, he told ESPN on Friday.
Qualifying report: 24 Heures Motos pole hat-trick for top EWC team YART
YART – Yamaha Official Team EWC has claimed a sensational provisional pole position – its third in succession – for the 24 Heures Motos, round one of the 2022 FIM Endurance World Championship. With qualifying results this season based on the average time of the fastest two riders from each team, rather than three previously, the laps of Karel Hanika (Czech Republic) and Marvin Fritz (Germany) were used to determine which team lines up at the front for the start of the big race, which is scheduled to begin at 15h00 CET tomorrow (Saturday). Ad/> Hanika’s performance on the #7 Yamaha RZF-R1 stood out with the Czech the only rider to lap the 4.185-kilometre Circuit Bugatti in under 1m35s in a time of 1m34.878s.
Shakhtar Donetsk allow 12-year-old from Mariupol to score winner vs Lechia
Dmytro Keda, a 12-year-old from Mariupol, came off the bench for Shakhtar Donetsk to score the winner in their friendly against Lechia in a beautiful moment on Thursday.
Swiatek plays first match as world number one with point to prove
Swiatek will play her first match as world number one when she leads Poland against Romania in the Billie Jean King Cup this weekend, desperate to improve her record on home ground. Swiatek, the first ever Pole to ascend to the top of the rankings, lost both singles matches she played the last time she appeared in front of her own crowd in a 2019 play-off against Ukraine. "The last couple of years have shown that it's not easy to play with your home crowd because it's the same kind of pressure you feel," said the 20-year-old on Thursday who was still outside the top 60 three years ago.