Tag: Sports news
Tour of Rwanda: Frenchman Boileau wins the 6th stage
Frenchman Alan Boileau (B&B Hotels) won the 6th and penultimate stage of the Tour of Rwanda on Saturday in Kigali, where Eritrean Natnael Tesfatsion (Drone Hopper) retained the leader’s jersey.…
IOC calls for cancellation of events in Russia and Belarus
The Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday February 25 urged all international sports federations to cancel or relocate any event planned in Russia or Belarus, following…
Tite will no longer train the Brazilian selection after the 2022 World Cup
Brazilian coach Tite announced on Friday that he will leave his post after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where the five-time world champions are among the favorites. ” I’m…
Manchester United terminate sponsorship deal with Aeroflot
The English club Manchester United announced on Friday February 25 that it had “revoked” its sponsorship contract with the Russian airline Aeroflot, following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops.…
Ukrainian Budyak wins stage 5
Ukrainian Anatoliy Budyak took the 5th stage of the Tour of Rwanda on Friday February 25 in Kigali, now led by Eritrean Natnael Tesfatsion. Budyak, a 26-year-old Ukrainian who rides…
a director of the German club Schalke linked to Gazprom resigns
Targeted by American sanctions, the German CEO of the operating company of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which links Russia to Germany, resigned on Thursday February 24 from his…
IOC accuses Moscow of violating Olympic truce
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) accused Moscow on Thursday February 24 of having violated the Olympic truce by invading Ukraine, and announced that it wanted to offer humanitarian assistance to…
Brazilian footballers ask to be evacuated
Brazilian footballers playing in Ukrainian clubs asked for help from their government on Thursday February 24 to be evacuated after the Russian invasion, in a video where they appear confined…
Crisis in Ukraine: Barcelona basketball club will not go to Russia to play the Euroleague
The Barcelona basketball club announced on Thursday February 24 that it had “decided not to go to Saint Petersburg” to play the next day in Euroleague basketball after the Russian…
up to 30 years of criminal imprisonment required against the defendants
Between 20 and 30 years of criminal imprisonment were required Thursday, February 24 at the assizes of Val-de-Marne against four men, including the three ex-brothers-in-law of Amadou Ba, Thai boxing…