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MILAN, Italy : Russians will compete as neutral independent athletes without a national flag or anthem at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday, maintaining the same sanctions as the Paris Summer Games last year.
MILAN - France's retired multiple Olympic biathlon champion Martin Fourcade has added another gold medal to his collection 15 years after the Vancouver 2010 Games, following the reallocation of Russian Evgeny Ustyugov's medals due to doping violations.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (NOC), and the Ukrainian Canoe Federation have appealed to the leadership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Canoe Federation to prevent athletes from Russia from participating in the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, which will be held , in Penrity, Australia, from September 29 to October 4, 2025.
MANCHESTER: Manchester City welcome a familiar face back to the Etihad Stadium on Thursday as they kick off their Champions League campaign against Napoli and Kevin de Bruyne. But while City boss Pep Guardiola shed tears when the Belgium midfielder made his final appearance for his team last season, the Spaniard said he will enjoy De Bruyne’s return on Thursday “after the game.” De Bruyne, who won 19 trophies during his glittering 10-year spell at City and captained the side through some of its most dominant seasons, makes a swift return to Manchester following his summer move to Naples. Though he now wears Napoli blue, “King Kev” remains a beloved figure at the Etihad. Guardiola is not surprised how seamlessly De Bruyne has slotted into Antonio Conte’s Italian team, scoring two goals in three matches.
PRAGUE: Norway’s Bodo/Glimt pulled off a sensational comeback to draw 2-2 away to Slavia Prague in their first ever Champions League group game on Wednesday, with substitute Sondre Brunstad Fet netting the 90th-minute equalizer. Having built a reputation in Europe for devil-may-care football no matter who they face, the club from inside the Arctic Circle did not disappoint, putting in a battling performance that could easily have finished 5-5. The Norwegians, who made a remarkable run to the semifinals of last season’s Europa League where they lost to English side Tottenham Hotspur, started well but were punished in the 23rd minute when fullback Youssoupha Mbodji ghosted in at the back post to tap home Lukas Provod’s pass. The step up in class to the Champions League proved tough for Kjetil Knutsen’s side.
TOKYO: Noah Lyles’ bid to match Usain Bolt’s record of four consecutive world 200 meters titles got off to a steady start as the American safely negotiated his heat on Wednesday. Lyles claimed bronze in Sunday’s 100m in Tokyo and immediately turning his attention to the 200m, which he called his “bread and butter.” The American, who tops the 2025 world list with the 19.63sec he set at the US trials, won his heat in 19.99sec to lead a clutch of favorites through to Thursday’s semifinals, with the final scheduled for Friday. “The body is feeling good and definitely waking up,” said Lyles. “The goal here was to blast through the first 100m and I got that done. Zharnel (Hughes) was showing he was ready to run, too. “I knew I had the race under control and decided not to push too much because I still have two more runs. When I get to the final I don’t know. I guess we will have to see.” Australia’s 17-year-old sensation Gout Gout also went through, clocking 20.23sec in his senior international debut to finish third in his heat won by Jamaican Bryan Levell in an impressive 19.84sec.
Sofiane Sehili was arrested after crossing the Russian border with China illegally while attempting to break the record for the fastest endurance cycleCiting the court’s press service, it did not say what Sehili had been charged withMOSCOW: A French cyclist detained after trying to enter Russia’s Far East will be held in jail until at least next month, Russian state media reported Wednesday, citing a local court.French media reported that Sofiane Sehili was arrested after crossing the Russian border with China illegally while attempting to break the record for the fastest endurance cycle from Lisbon to Vladivostok.The RIA Novosti news agency reported that a court in Russia’s Primorye region had ordered him held in pre-trial detention until October 4.Citing the court’s press service, it did not say what Sehili had been charged with.It said the hearing took place at the start of September, but was reported by Russian officials only on Wednesday.A member of a government-linked prison monitoring body who visited Sehili in jail told AFP the cyclist had a Russian e-visa but had “tried to cross the border on foot at a checkpoint only accessible for Russian and Chinese citizens.”“Then he went to another crossing, where it is forbidden to cross on bike, you need to go on train or bus,” Vladimir Naidin from the Primorye region’s public monitoring commission told AFP via telephone.He said Sehili was in good health but was struggling to communicate with officials in the prison facility given the language barrier.He was being held in a cell with another inmate.“We are monitoring everything closely and are treating him the same way we would any Russian citizen,” Sehili said.
FIFA is set to distribute a record $355 million US (about $488 Cdn) to clubs around the world as part of an expanded Club Benefits Programme (CBP) tied to the 2026 World Cup, soccer's world governing body announced on Tuesday.