The Big Geopolitical Chessboard: How Not To Lose Ukraine in the Fourth World War
Ihor Zhdanov, Information Defence Project, Open Policy Foundation
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Host Finland beats Canada 4-3 in OT for world hockey title
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Sakari Manninen scored on a power play at 6:42 of 3-on-3 overtime and Finland beat Canada 4-3 on Sunday for its fourth world hockey championship title.
Franklin claims European gold and silver in Slovakia
Britain's Mallory Franklin enjoyed a dream start to the 2022 season after completing the full set of medals at the European Canoe Slalom Championships in Liptovsky Mikulas. The Olympic silver medallist followed up Saturday's K1 bronze medal by being crowned European champion in the C1, beating France's Marjorie Delassus by 1.72 seconds. Ad/> Franklin crossed the line in 1:53.35 to win the title for the first time since 2019 as Czech paddler Tereza Fiserova took bronze behind Delassus in a time of 1:55.77.
Franklin welcomes confidence-boosting European bronze
Mallory Franklin was satisfied to medal despite not being at her best after clinching bronze in the K1 event at the European Canoe Slalom Championships in Liptovsky. The Tokyo 2020 C1 silver medallist completed the podium behind Italy's Stefanie Horn and Slovakia's Eliska Mintalova after they took joint gold in an identical finishing time.
Martin Vaculik wins dramatic Speedway Grand Prix of Prague as Maciej Janowski disqualified in final
Martin Vaculik kickstarted his Speedway Grand Prix season with a stunning victory in the third race of the season in Prague. The Slovak rider was in fine form throughout the heats and won both his semi-final and the final, streaking ahead from the start of the latter. Ad/> British rider Tai Woffinden finished second after a much improved performance on the night with Jason Doyle making up the podium in third.
Solidarity, gratitude, bitterness, resentment: the Ukrainian refugee crisis is getting complicated
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Canada to face Czechia, USA draws Finland in semis action at IIHF men’s worlds
A spot in the gold-medal game is on the line Saturday at the men’s world hockey championship as the semifinals feature defending champion Canada taking on Czechia and host Finland facing the United States.
U.S. men’s hockey team one win from best world championship finish since 1950
The U.S. men’s hockey team is one win from its best standalone world championship finish since 1950.