Capitals, coach Laviolette agree to part ways after missing playoffs
Peter Laviolette won't be back as coach of the Washington Capitals, who now have a big decision to make after missing the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade.
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Fencing-Norway will not send fencers to events where Russia and Belarus participate
Norwegian fencers will not participate in events where Russian and Belarusian athletes will compete, Norway's fencing federation said on Friday, extending the list of nations opposing the return of athletes from the two countries.
Ukraine's first Olympic champion says Russians should be barred from Games
GENEVA : Wearing her blue and yellow tracksuit from the 1994 Olympics, former figure skater Oksana Baiul-Farina displays the gold medal she won for Ukraine at those Games as a 16-year-old.
American Fritz stuns champion Tsitsipas at Monte Carlo Masters
American Taylor Fritz upset two-time defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals on Friday.
Daniil Medvedev knocked out by Holger Rune in straight sets in Monte Carlo quarter-finals
Holger Rune is through to the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals after beating Daniil Medvedev 6-3 6-4. In what was their first meeting on the ATP tour, Rune overcame the No. 3 seed who looked fatigued after a lengthy incident-filled match with Alexander Zverev on Thursday evening.
Ukraine bars its national teams from events with Russians, Belarusians
KYIV: Ukraine barred its national sports teams from competing in Olympic, non-Olympic and Paralympic events which include competitors from Russia and Belarus, the sports ministry said in a decree on Friday. Ukraine’s deputy sports minister, who signed off on the move, told Reuters in an interview that it was a “bad decision” but one that was better than the alternative. The decree, criticized by some Ukrainian athletes, comes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) angered Kyiv by paving the way for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Lottery could alter offseason plans for NHL's worst teams
At one point, Chicago general manager Kyle Davidson downplayed the importance of the NHL draft lottery on his team's offseason plans.
Rybakina, Krejcikova shine in Billie Jean King Cup openers
Grand Slam champions Elena Rybakina and Barbora Krejcikova comfortably won their opening matches to help Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic take 2-0 leads in their Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers on Friday.