Sean Dyche motivation and Zach Johnson digs in – Wednesday’s sporting social
Sports stars and clubs across the world continue to provide an insight into their lives on social media.
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Sergiy Stakhovsky admits sporting sanctions alone will not stop Vladimir Putin
Former tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky, who has joined the fight against the Russian invasion of his home country Ukraine, admits sporting sanctions alone will not stop Vladimir Putin’s army.
Elina Svitolina was on ‘mission’ for Ukraine after thrashing Russia’s Anastasia Potapova
Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina says she was ‘on a mission’ for her country after beating Russia’s Anastasia Potapova in straight sets at the Monterrey Open.
Elina Svitolina wears Ukraine colours in easy victory over Anastasia Potapova at the Monterrey Open
Elina Svitolina wore the colours of the Ukrainian flag as she thrashed Russia's Anastasia Potapova 6-2 6-1 in the first round of the Monterrey Open on Tuesday. Svitolina had refused to play her opening match against Potapova on Monday, insisting the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the ATP and WTA ensure Russian and Belarusian tennis players compete as “neutral athletes”. It was a stance supported by Eurosport's Mats Wilander.
'On a mission' Elina Svitolina defeats Russian rival
Dressed in Ukraine's blue and gold colours, a fired-up Elina Svitolina thrashed Russian Anastasia Potapova in Mexico on Tuesday and said it was her mission to unite the tennis world behind her country following Russia's invasion.
Ukraine's Svitolina downs Russia's Potapova at Monterrey WTA
Svitolina said on Monday she would not play against players from Russian or Belarus -- unless they were competing under a neutral banner -- as a protest against Russia's invastion of her homeland.