Russia basketball barred from Olympics due to invasion of Ukraine, FIBA says
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Russia's men's basketball team banned from Olympic pre-qualification
Russia will remain banned from international basketball with its men's national team not being allowed to participate in this year's Pre-Olympic Qualification Tournaments, FIBA's Executive Committee announced on Tuesday.
Chelsea's US owners suffer debut season flop despite huge outlay
LONDON : Chelsea's American owners saw their last hope of any glory in their first season crumble on Tuesday when the club they bought in a deal worth 4.25 billion pounds ($5.28 billion) last year were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid.
Russia says talks with UEFA about reinstatement are tough -agencies
Russia is talking to European soccer's governing body UEFA about lifting a ban imposed after the invasion of Ukraine but the negotiations are tough, domestic news agencies cited a top Russian Football Union (RFU) official as saying on Tuesday.
Russian national basketball team barred from 2024 Paris Olympics
Russia has been excluded from qualification for the men's Olympic basketball tournament in Paris next year, basketball's international governing body FIBA said Tuesday.
Chess-Ding collapses under time pressure as Nepomniachtchi regains world championship lead
The seventh game of the chess world championship took an unexpectedly dramatic turn when China's Ding Liren froze under time pressure and lost to Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi from a potentially winning position on Tuesday.
Could Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin replace Vladimir Putin as Russia's next president?
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Lampard defends Boehly, Ancelotti warns Real about vulnerable Chelsea, Osimhen returns for Napoli
Frank Lampard has defended Todd Boehly's "passion" after the Chelsea co-owner reportedly told his players the season has been "embarrassing" in an attempt to fire them up for Tuesday's Champions League clash against Real Madrid.