International Paralympic Committee will allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at Beijing Games

A joint statement from the athletes of Ukraine and Global Athlete group, an international athlete-led body, said the IPC issued "another blow" to every Ukrainian ...

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Polyglot Katrina Watts acts as sumo’s international ambassador

Watts has been a prominent figure in sumo for over 30 years and since the 1990s has been a mainstay at World Championships, where she ...

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Russian athletes’ participation at Paralympics under cloud of Ukraine invasion

The Paralympic celebrations could be muted, with the lead-up to the Games dogged by controversy as the world reacts with alarm to Russia invading Ukraine.

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Late-bloomer Noriko Kamiyama proves Paralympic life can start at 49

Kamiyama is a 49-year-old Paralympic "rookie" who is also the oldest member of the Japan delegation at the Beijing Games.

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Tennis bars athletes from competing under name or flag of Russia and Belarus

The ITF has also suspended the memberships of the Russian Tennis Federation and Belarus Tennis Federation and withdrawn their entries from all international team competition.

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Russia’s sporting freeze grows over Ukraine invasion

Sporting bans are significant blows for Russia, which under Putin have used sports as a powerful force for its image both globally and internally.

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Opening Day is off as MLB and players fail to reach terms by deadline

This is the ninth work stoppage in MLB history, and 2022 becomes the first MLB season since 1995 to lose games over a labor dispute.

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