Wimbledon bows to pressure, lifts ban on Russian, Belarusian players
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COC rejects suggestion it open to Russia athlete pathway to Paris 2024
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said it supports a ban on athletes from Russia and Belarus competing in the 2024 Paris Summer Games so long as the invasion of Ukraine continues, challenging a call from a group of retired Olympians to end support for their participation.
Son of ex-athletics supremo Diack gets five years in prison for corruption
Papa Massata Diack, the son of former global athletics supremo Lamine Diack, had his five-year prison sentence for corruption involving Russian doping cases confirmed by a Paris appeals court on Thursday.
French court upholds corruption sentence for Papa Massata Diack
PARIS : Paris' appeal court on Thursday upheld a corruption conviction for Papa Massata Diack, son of Lamine Diack, the late former head of world athletic's governing body.
Indian Wells 2023 - WATCH: Controversial match point as Wu Yibing wins despite dropping racquet into net
There was a dramatic and controversial match point as Chinese wild card Wu Yibing saw off Spaniard Jaume Munar at Indian Wells. Wu needed three hours and 39 minutes to beat Munar 6-7(6) 6-0 7-6(3) and he finished it off with an eye-catching match point where he dived to make a winning volley. Ad However, after Wu had dived for the ball, the racquet left his hand and hit the net.
Nord Stream sabotage revelations: Who's really behind Russian gas pipeline explosions?
It's an active investigation and Berlin warns not to jump to hasty conclusions. We go over the facts and the possible motives to once and for all sever Europe's dependency on the Kremlin for its energy: was it a false flag operation by Moscow to show strength and spite for the suspension of those gas imports? What about the recent claim by veteran American journalist Seymour Hersh that gas producers Norway and the US somehow colluded?
Wimbledon: Daniil Medvedev says he will 'respect' decision made on Russia and Belarus players this year
Daniil Medvedev says he will «respect» whatever decision Wimbledon makes on the participation of Russian and Belarusian players at this summer's Grand Slam. Wimbledon was the only Grand Slam last year to refuse Russian and Belarusian players from competing. Ad The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) received a £1.4m fine from the ATP and WTA, and no ranking points were awarded from the tournament.
Ukraine war: Massive explosions reported across country including Kyiv
Russia unleashed a massive missile barrage on cities across Ukraine early Thursday, targeting energy infrastructure facilities in the first attack on such a scale in three weeks.