Flamboyant France thrash hosts Scotland 36-17 in Six Nations rugby
Two tries in the opening 13 minutes served notice of their form and status as tournament favourites, as Paul Willemse and Yoram Moefana went over early.
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Cancellations, revocations and repudiations: Russia becomes persona non grata in sport
While UEFA is still deliberating over whether to terminate its reported 40-million-euro annual sponsorship contract with Russian state-owned gas giant Gazprom, the Champions League final will no longer be held at Saint Petersburg but in Paris, still on May 28 but at the 80,000-seat Stade de France. The decision to strip Russia of the hosting honour was announced on Friday, when UEFA also announced that Russian and Ukrainian clubs and national teams competing in international competitions must play home matches at neutral venues "until further notice".
EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell: ‘Nobody can trust Putin’ after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
As the European Union meets to decide sanctions against Moscow for its military operation, the bloc has so far failed to ban Russia from SWIFT payment system. But Borrell remains hopeful. “We decide by unanimity. The unanimity was not reached at that moment, it doesn’t mean it cannot be reached in the future. Everything is on the table.”
When husbands are abusers: Indian rights groups file petition to criminalise marital rape
Also, the US Soccer Federation has promised equal pay for the men's and women's national teams after reaching a settlement with the latter. Plus, we head to Iraq where a group of women is carefully feeling out explosive devices, destroying them to keep locals safe in the Mosul region.
UEFA moves Champions League final to Paris from St Petersburg
UEFA also said the home games of Ukrainian and Russian club and national teams competing in UEFA competitions would be played at neutral venues "until further notice".
'Putin's blood': Papers shell-shocked after Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Sanctions at what cost? West dials up response to Putin's move on Ukraine
The United States and its allies have made it clear that they will not send a single soldier to Ukraine, but are instead supplying the Ukrainian army with arms and have started to dial up sanctions. Sanctions, however, can pose one of two problems: They can be ineffective - see the 2014 measures against Moscow after its annexation of Crimea - or they can have a boomerang effect.
'Russia declares war': How the papers cover Putin's invasion of Ukraine
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