Belarusian president claims that Wagner fighters want to invade Poland
Whilst sat with Putin in front of the TV cameras in St Petersburg on Sunday Lukashenko implausibly claimed that the Wagner fighters "are asking to go to the West."
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Maple Leafs goalie Ilya Samsonov awarded 1-year, $3.55M US deal in arbitration
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov was awarded a one-year contract worth $3.55 million US in an arbitration decision Sunday.
Rublev beats Ruud to win Swedish Open
Russian Andrey Rublev beat Norwegian top seed Casper Ruud 7-6(3) 6-0 in the final of the Swedish Open to claim his second claycourt title of the year on Sunday in Bastad.
Rublev sweeps past Ruud to win Bastad title
BASTAD: Russian Andrey Rublev on Sunday (Jul 23) won his second title of the season at Bastad with a straight sets win over top seed Casper Ruud.
Russia's Vera Zvonareva denied entry into Poland on French visa for tennis tourney
Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva has been banned from entering Poland, the country's Ministry of the Interior says. She was to participate in a WTA 250 tournament in Warsaw.
WTA investigates after Russia’s Vera Zvonareva barred from entering Poland
The WTA said it would be “evaluating the issue further with the event” after Russian player Vera Zvonareva was blocked from entering Poland for a tournament.
Russia's Vera Zvonareva Denied Entry To Poland For WTA Tournament
Russian former world number two Vera Zvonareva has been denied entry to Poland where she was to participate in next week's Polish Open WTA tournament, the interior ministry said on Saturday. "Vera Zvonareva was trying to enter our country with a visa granted by France, via a flight from Belgrade," according to a statement issued by the Polish ministry. "On July 21, Polish border guards made it impossible for the Russian tennis player to enter Poland."
Russian player Zvonareva blocked from entering Poland
WARSAW : Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva was blocked on Friday from entering Poland for reasons of state security and public safety, the Polish interior ministry said on Saturday.