WNBA star Brittney Griner said to be in 'good condition' under Russian custody
The American Conservative Union senior fellow says that Vladimir Putin is attempting to punish the U.S. for their involvement with Ukraine.
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Russia launches rival bid to host Euro 2028 or 2032 amid Ukraine invasion
Russia is launching a bid to host the 2028 European Championship in a challenge to the British Isles entry or against Italy for the 2032 edition, despite its teams being suspended from international competitions over the war in Ukraine.
Russia challenges British Isles, Italy to get Euros
LONDON (AP) — Russia launched a shock bid to host soccer’s European Championship one month after invading its neighbor and seeing its teams suspended from international competitions over the war in Ukraine.
Rylov pulls out of world swimming championships in support of banned Russian athletes
Evgeny Rylov on Wednesday pulled out of this year's swimming world championships in Budapest in support of athletes banned from competing under the Russian flag following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Rylov, who won gold in the 100- and 200-metre backstroke events at last year's Tokyo Olympics, lost his sponsorship deal with swimwear maker Speedo after attending a rally hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow last week. "In support of Russian Paralympians, in support of all Russian athletes who have been removed from international competitions, I refuse to go to the world championship this summer," Rylov wrote on Instagram.
Los rusos están descargando la Wikipedia a toda velocidad: Rusia quiere prohibirla
Junto con otras webs como Archive.org, la Wikipedia se ha convertido desde su activación en 2001 en la plataforma que recoge todo el saber del mundo y lo pone al alcance de cualquiera. Durante este tiempo, el sitio se ha expandido significativamente para contener cantidades enormes de información, incluyendo 58 millones de artículos en más de 300 idiomas. Su contenido no para de crecer, de expandirse, actualizándose a diario con todo lo que sucede en el mundo gracias a su opción de que cualquiera que entre a ella puede editarla y hacer su aporte.
Olympic gold medallist to miss swimming world championships in support of banned Russian athletes
Russian double Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov has pulled out of this year's swimming world championships in Budapest in support of athletes banned from competing under the Russian flag following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Russian Olympians face backlash after Vladimir Putin rally
Russian Olympic athletes who participated in a rally supporting President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine are facing a backlash, with one losing a sponsorship deal and facing a disciplinary investigation.
Cubs owners denounce racism after backlash over Chelsea bid
LONDON: The owners of the Chicago Cubs, who are bidding for Premier League club Chelsea, touted their anti-racism credentials Wednesday after a backlash in England about offensive comments by the Ricketts family patriarch. It has been three years since Joe Ricketts apologized after online media outlet Splinter News published emails featuring him making Islamophobic comments, such as “Islam is a cult and not a religion.” The racist comments have gained a renewed focus during the competitive bidding contest to buy Chelsea, which has been put up for sale after Russian owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the British government over his ties to President Vladimir Putin amid the war on Ukraine.