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Varvara Gracheva has revealed her bid to obtain French citizenship, and could even represent the nation at the French Open next month. The 22-year-old Russian has been on an upwards trajectory in the world rankings and only last week knocked out world No. 5 Ons Jabeur in the second round of Miami Open in straight sets.
Olympic chiefs on Tuesday recommended the return to competition of Russian and Belarusian athletes as individual neutrals, but refused to give a timeline on their potential participation at next year's Paris Olympics. IOC president Thomas Bach said the body's Executive Board had recommended to international federations and international sports event organisers that "athletes with a Russian or a Belarusian passport must compete only as Individual Neutral Athletes".
Finland and Sweden will become "targets" for Moscow if they join NATO, warned the Russian ambassador in Stockholm.
BERLIN : International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was wrong to argue that Russian and Belarus athletes can return to international competitions because they already compete without friction in some sports, Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk said on Wednesday.
KYIV : Ukraine's sports ministry condemned on Wednesday what it said was a partial change of position by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in international competitions as neutrals.
Russian and Belarusian athletes can participate in international competitions under a neutral flag, the participation of teams of such athletes is not considered, President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach has said.
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the International Olympic Committee's guidelines that allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in international competitions as neutrals contain "elements of discrimination."
Manchester City are set to receive a cash boost at the 2026 World Cup after FIFA agreed a new deal for clubs that have players attending the tournament.