Tag: Sports
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…
the Champions League final moved to the Stade de France
The Champions League final has been moved to the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on May 28, announced this Friday, February 25, UEFA, which withdrew its organization in Saint Petersburg,…
Strict statements of sports stars towards Russia are increasing – Finnish professor is skeptical about the initiative of the sports world
A Finnish professor who has written a book about football as a tool of power also believes that the demands for a boycott are increasing, but it is a different…
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…
sports stars show their support for their country
Former football superstar and Ballon d’Or Andrei Shevchenko, former world heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko, tennis player Elina Svitolina, Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion Zhan Beleniuk… All displayed their support for…