’I hope you die the most painful death,’ Man City’s Oleksandr Zinchenko tells Vladimir Putin
Cape Town — Manchester City’s Ukraine international Oleksandr Zinchenko has taken to Instagram to slam Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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Vettel to boycott Russian GP over Ukraine
Four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel says he will not race in the Russian Grand Prix in September after Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine.
Former world champion Sebastian Vettel calls for boycott of Russian Grand Prix
Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has said he will boycott the Russian Grand Prix.
Holding Russian Grand Prix Would Be Wrong, Say Max Verstappen And Sebastian Vettel
Reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen and former champion Sebastian Vettel said on Thursday it would be wrong for the Russian Grand Prix to go ahead in September, after Russia invaded Ukraine. Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, killing dozens of people in the early hours, according to the Ukrainian authorities. Four-time champion Vettel said he had been shocked to wake up to the news and the Aston Martin driver is adamant he will not compete in the September 25 race in Sochi. "In my personal opinion, I woke up to this morning's news, shocked, so I don't know," Vettel said at a press conference on the second day of pre-season testing in Barcelona.
UEFA to hold emergency meeting, could move Champions League final from Russia
UEFA will hold an emergency meeting on Friday with this season's Champions League final in Saint Petersburg set to be at the top of the agenda as European football's governing body said it "strongly condemns" Russia's military invasion of Ukraine.
German club Schalke remove Gazprom as shirt sponsor after Russian invasion
Schalke 04 said Thursday it would remove Russian gas company Gazprom from its shirts, following the invasion of Ukraine. "In light of the events, developments and escalation of the past days, FC Schalke 04 has decided to remove the logo of the main sponsor, Gazprom, from the shirts," the second division club said in a statement. In place of the sponsor, players would carry the team name across their shirt, the club said, adding that the decision had been taken "after talks" with Gazprom's Germania subsidiary.
Heard my Ukrainian coach's family cry, I am worried, says Paralympic medallist Sharad Kumar
Paralympics bronze-medallist Sharad Kumar is closely tracking the Russian military operation in Ukraine as he is worried about the safety of his coach Nikitin Yevhen and distressed after being told that the area next to an apartment that was his home during a lengthy training stint there has been bombed. Yevhen is based in Kharkiv, the second largest city of Ukraine and around 500km from capital Kyiv. Kumar trained under Yevhen in Kharkiv from 2017 till just before winning a high jump bronze in Tokyo Paralympics last year.
IOC condemns Russia for 'breach of the Olympic Truce' after invasion of Ukraine: 'Give peace a chance'
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