Brittney Griner says she will 'continue to fight to bring home every American detained overseas'
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IBA blasts breakaway world body as ‘orchestrated coup’
LONDON: A group including the US and Britain announced a new world boxing federation on Thursday in a breakaway aimed at securing the troubled sport’s Olympic future.
Boxing officials aim to save sport’s Olympic status by breaking away from Russian ties
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WTA lifts boycott in China first inspired by Peng Shuai concerns, citing 'no sign of changing'
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Biden almost called upon as ball boy in Gaelic games demonstration
US president Joe Biden was nearly called upon as a ball boy during a young girls’ Gaelic games demonstration.
Monte Carlo Masters: Jan-Lennard Struff shocks Casper Ruud, Jannik Sinner and Stefanos Tsitsipas win through
World No. 4 Casper Ruud was the victim of an upset in a 1-6 6-7(8) straight-sets defeat to Jan-Lennard Struff in the Monte Carlo Masters round of 16. The German, ranked No.
New organisation, World Boxing, established to challenge IBA
A new international governing body has been established in amateur boxing in response to ongoing issues within the International Boxing Association (IBA).
Triathlon greenlights return of Russian athletes to competition
PARIS: World Triathlon on Thursday opened the way for athletes from Russia and Belarus, banned from competition since March 2022 after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, to once again compete in its competitions. The executive board of the global governing body of triathlon said it supported the recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of a “return to competition of athletes with Russian and Belarusian passports in international competitions.” The board also approved “the lifting of the suspension applied to the countries’ participations in World Triathlon events at the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.” “In principle, World Triathlon supports the development of a pathway for independent neutral individual Athletes and Officials with Russian and Belarusian passports to participate in our sports.” The board added it “reaffirms its solidarity with Ukraine in the face of the ongoing war with Russia, and that the independence of any athlete or official was an absolute condition of their returning to a World Triathlon event.” Athletes from Russia and Belarus have faced sanctions from a multitude of sports since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year.