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'The hardest match of my life emotionally' - Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska on tennis during Russia invasion

Dayana Yastremska has spoken powerfully about the feelings that she has been dealing with in trying to play tennis while her homeland of Ukraine is being invaded by Russia. Speaking with Eurosport, Yastremska opened up about her emotional struggles on and off the court with her country suffering greatly at the hands of its neighbour. Her compatriot, Elina Svitolina, gave her equally moving thoughts in an interview last week Ad/> «It was the hardest match of my life emotionally and what I felt inside,» said Yastremska, who saw off Ana Bogdan in three sets at the Lyon Open on Tuesday.

'Living in a parallel world' – UEFA's Alexander Ceferin outraged at timing of European Super League relaunch

UEFA president Alexander Ceferin was left outraged at the timing of another bid to relaunch the much-maligned European Super League and claims club owners are «living in a parallel world». The original European Super League proposal included 12 clubs from England, Spain and Italy in April last year, but nine of those teams soon dropped out after a huge raft of criticism from UEFA, fans and other national associations. Ad/> But Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus are still eager to relaunch the concept, and Ceferin did not hold back in his criticism of three clubs.

Tanni Grey-Thompson ‘would really love’ Ukraine to top medal table in Beijing

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has welcomed the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Winter Paralympics and hopes Ukraine will top the medal table in Beijing.

Supercars team shows support for Ukraine

Supercars driver Jake Kostecki and his Tickford Racing teammates will make a show of support for Ukraine at this weekend's championship opener in Sydney.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin suggests FIFA should give up on biennial World Cup idea

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said that plans to hold a biennial World Cup are a "no go" for everyone in football, adding that FIFA has also come to the same realisation. The idea of a World Cup every two years has been gathering steam with FIFA president Gianni Infantino trying to get support from national federations, saying the switch would create an extra $4.4 billion in revenues for the world body. Infantino insisted in December that he had majority backing to make the change despite opposition from European clubs and top leagues, and contrary to what the president of the continent's governing body believes.

'It's a miracle we're here': Ukraine team arrive in Beijing

BEIJING : Having braved bombs and gunfire, Ukraine's athletes have made it safely to Beijing ahead of the Winter Paralympics that begin on Friday, in what Ukrainian paralympic committee president Valeriy Sushkevych described as a miracle.

Three things that will ‘definitely’ happen to Manchester United when Abramovich sells Chelsea

The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to affect the wider world and sport does not exist in a bubble. Russian teams and athletes are facing disqualification from competitions such as the Europa League, with Spartak Moscow being expelled from the tournament and now Chelsea are facing the harsh reality of the situation.

'Russia will not have a race' - Formula 1 terminates contract with Russian Grand Prix

Formula 1 has terminated its contract with the Russian Grand Prix, it has been confirmed. The race in Sochi, which was scheduled for September this year, had already been cancelled. The decision comes as part of a mounting global backlash to Russia having invaded Ukraine.

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'The hardest match of my life emotionally' - Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska on tennis during Russia invasion

'Living in a parallel world' – UEFA's Alexander Ceferin outraged at timing of European Super League relaunch

Tanni Grey-Thompson ‘would really love’ Ukraine to top medal table in Beijing

Supercars team shows support for Ukraine

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin suggests FIFA should give up on biennial World Cup idea

'It's a miracle we're here': Ukraine team arrive in Beijing

Three things that will ‘definitely’ happen to Manchester United when Abramovich sells Chelsea

'Russia will not have a race' - Formula 1 terminates contract with Russian Grand Prix