Russian cyclist shows off brutal scars he suffered in a fall
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Griner, 'superteams' in focus as WNBA season kicks off
NEW YORK : Brittney Griner is back in action for the Phoenix Mercury while the New York Liberty and defending champions Las Vegas Aces are expected to usher in the WNBA's "superteam" era when a new season tips off on Friday.
Paris Olympics vows to carry torch for LGBTQ rights after watershed of Tokyo
Organizers of the Paris Olympics, who gave rainbow colours to their logo Wednesday to mark the international day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, aren't limiting themselves to promises of inclusive Games next year. They say they also intend to seize on the Olympic spotlight to push a broader message that LGBTQ rights need to progress outside France, too.
Russia moves to impose its own sports federations in occupied Ukraine regions
Russia's State Duma on Wednesday approved the first reading of a bill that would put sports bodies in occupied regions of Ukraine under the jurisdiction of its own sporting federations.
Ukraine war: Bakhmut gains, American allegedly killed by Wagner, F-16 fighter jets
Kyiv said on Tuesday it had captured 20 square kilometres from Russian forces around Bakhmut in recent days.
Everyone is talking about Wagner. But who are Russia's other mercenaries?
The Russian Wagner mercenary group often steals the limelight, thanks largely to its outspoken and publicity-crazed boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Ukraine asks ISU for full Russian ban until end of war
GENEVA: The athletes commission of the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation has called on the sport's international governing body to back a full ban against Russian figure skaters and officials until the end of the Ukraine invasion.
Figure skating-Ukraine asks ISU for full Russian ban until end of war
GENEVA : The athletes commission of the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation has called on the sport's international governing body to back a full ban against Russian figure skaters and officials until the end of the Ukraine invasion.