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'We are alive': Mariupol footballers stay strong as season begins

Ukraine's football season kicked off on Tuesday despite the ongoing Russian invasion, players from a Mariupol club are hoping to do their devastated city proud after a dramatic escape from their home. FSC Mariupol are warming up in the tiny village stadium of Demydiv 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Kyiv -- hundreds of kilometres from their base in the strategic port hub on the Sea of Azov. Oleksandr Yaroshenko, the club's president, told AFP that he motivates the team's players by telling them: "You don't just play football.

FIH announces Pro League venues for upcoming season; Rourkela added as second Indian host city

World Cup in January. A brand new stadium has been built in Rourkela to host some of the matches of the FIH men's World Cup to be held from January 13 to 29. Bhubaneswar's Kalinga Stadium, which will host most of the matches of the World Cup, is the other Indian venue which will also stage FIH Pro League games. Other venues which will host matches of the FIH Pro League from October 28, 2022 to July 5, 2023 are Newcastle and Hobart in Australia, Mendoza and Santiago del Estero in Argentina, Antwerp (Belgium), London, Eindhoven and Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and Christchurch and Wellington in New Zealand. "As already announced in March, a new schedule - based on a series of 'mini-tournaments' where several teams will gather in one venue to play two matches against each other - will come into force for this new Pro League season," the FIH said in a statement.

Who gets £150 disability payment as DWP confirm when it will land in bank accounts

Millions of people in the UK living with a disability will be eligible for a one-off, tax-free payment in September.

Brits heading to Spain warned as airport workers vote to strike on 25 days from September to December

Holidaymakers jetting off to Spain in the coming months could face travel disruption as staff in airports across Spain have voted in favour of strike action. Workers are planning to walk out for 24-hour strikes over 25 days between September and December in protest against conditions and low pay.

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'We are alive': Mariupol footballers stay strong as season begins

FIH announces Pro League venues for upcoming season; Rourkela added as second Indian host city

Who gets £150 disability payment as DWP confirm when it will land in bank accounts

Brits heading to Spain warned as airport workers vote to strike on 25 days from September to December

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