Boot deals, an injury boost and other things spotted at Aston Villa training session
Steven Gerrard has spoken about the importance of lifting the doom and gloom at Aston Villa by returning to winning ways down at Brighton tomorrow.
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International Olympic Committee urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia, Belarus
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee urged sports bodies Friday to cancel or move all events they plan to hold in Russia and Belarus and stop using the countries' flags and national anthems.
IOC urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia, Belarus
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Olympic Committee urged sports bodies Friday to cancel or move all events they plan to hold in Russia and Belarus, and stop using the countries' flags and national anthems.
Speed Skater Nils van der Poel Gives Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 Gold Medal To Chinese Dissident
Swedish speed skater Nils van der Poel has given one of the two gold medals he won in Beijing to Chinese-Swedish dissident Gui Minhai to protest against China's human rights violations, Amnesty International said on Friday. Van der Poel, who has been fiercely critical of the decision to award Beijing the Winter Olympic Games, on Thursday gave his 10,000-meter gold medal to Angela Gui, the daughter of bookseller Gui Minhai, who is serving 10 years in prison in China on charges of illegally providing intelligence abroad. "I am not the voice of all Olympians, but me and my friends dedicated our lives to strive for excellence within sports, and the Chinese government chose to use our dreams as a political weapon to legitimise their regime," Van der Poel said in a statement published by Amnesty International.
What's really behind Putin's invasion of Ukraine?
Europe woke up on Thursday to the news that Russian troops had advanced into Ukraine, as Vladimir Putin warned the international community that intervening would lead to "consequences you have never seen."
Uefa moves Champions League final from St Petersburg to Paris
The 2022 Champions League final has been moved out of St Petersburg, Uefa announced on Friday.
ATP roundup: Jiri Vesely stuns Novak Djokovic at Dubai
Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely upset top-seeded Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-6 (4) Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, ensuring the Serb's time as the ATP Tour's No. 1-ranked player will end after this week.
Ukraine conflict: Champions League final moved from Russia to Paris
The 2022 Champions League final will be played in Paris after Russia was stripped of the match following the nation's invasion of Ukraine.