Russia offers to host new sports event with China, India
Russia offered Wednesday to host a new multi-sports event for countries such as China and India which are members of a regional grouping known as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
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International Criminal Court expected to issue first arrest warrants for Ukraine war crimes
Moscow has announced it does not recognise the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague. This comes as ICC prosecutors are expected to issue their first arrest warrants linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Iga Swiatek calls for more support for Ukrainian players and 'better leadership' from WTA at Indian Wells
Iga Swiatek has called for more support for Ukrainian players on the WTA Tour and says there is «a lot of tension» in the locker room at the moment. Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko said she withdrew from her Indian Wells match against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka this week after a panic attack following a discussion with WTA chief executive Steve Simon.
Galopin Des Champs tops Gold Cup field
Ante-post favourite Galopin Des Champs heads 13 declarations for Friday's Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup.
'Shut up and play': Medvedev hopes to cut out on-court histrionics
Daniil Medvedev said his on-court outbursts at Indian Wells were a distraction to himself and he would be better off shutting up and playing the game instead.
Daniil Medvedev battles through the pain to reach Indian Wells quarter-finals
Daniil Medvedev overcame a mid-match ankle injury to edge a "crazy" match against Alexander Zverev to reach the Indian Wells Masters quarter-finals and extend his winning run to 17 matches.
'Freakin' disgrace to the sport' – Daniil Medvedev rants about court conditions for second day in a row at Indian Wells
Daniil Medvedev ranted about the court conditions for the second day in a row at Indian Wells, threatening the umpire that he would take his time with his toilet breaks as a result. The Russian beat Alexander Zverev in a hard-fought 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-5 victory, winning the latter two consecutive sets to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament. Ad Despite the win, he was unhappy about the conditions of the court, a complaint which he vented to the umpire.
US accuses Russia of 'recklessness' after jet collides with US drone over the Black Sea
Washington has summoned Russia's ambassador to the US to the State Department to express its "strong objection" after a Russian fighter jet struck an American surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday, causing US forces to bring the drone down in international waters.