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Russia launches FIFA complaint after Ukraine's soccer team wore jersey featuring a map of Crimea on the front
Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, but the region is still internationally recognized as p…
Barnaby Lane
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Russian and Belarusian athletes will be barred from the Olympics and other international sporting events over the war in Ukraine
The IOC withdrew the Olympic Order — the committee's most prestigious honor — from Pres…
Meredith Cash
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FIFA and UEFA ban Russia and its soccer teams from all competitions, including the World Cup
After criticism of their initial response, the organizations stood in "full solidarity with all the…
Rebecca Cohen
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Qatar FIFA World Cup revenue expected to surpass all previous records says S&P
The biggest extravaganza of football started on November 20 in Qatar and will be held till December…
ANI
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RRR, KGF Chapter 2, Game of Thrones & Spider-Man: No Way Home among most-pirated content in India in 2022
India was the third-highest contributor of visits to content piracy websites in 2022, after the US …
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FIFA World Cup, Quarter-finals: Brazil set to battle it out with Croatia for semi-finals spot
It will mark just the fifth time these two football nations have played each other, and the thir…
ANI
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LGBT groups accuse FIFA of hypocrisy for publicly supporting UK soccer's first openly gay player in 30 years, but readily hosting a World Cup in Qatar
The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal and punishable by death,…
Barnaby Lane
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Sony suspends PlayStation store, console sales in Russia
Sony's gaming division Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that it would stop hardware shi…
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Inside Roman Abramovich's rise from college dropout and Red Army conscript to rubber-duck trader, billionaire oligarch, and wartime peace envoy
Roman Abramovich is Russia's most recognizable oligarch, known for his luxury property, yachts, pri…
Grace Dean,James Dean
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The World Cup has already seen more than 85 minutes added in stoppage time in just six games, thanks to injuries and new FIFA guidance
England's 6-2 win over Iran on Monday lasted 117 minutes, while Saudi Arabia's shock 2-1 victory ov…
Barnaby Lane
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Ukraine's soccer team missed qualifying for the World Cup by a tiny margin in a major blow to international attention on the Russian invasion
Ukrainian soccer expert Andrew Todos told Insider that Ukraine and its players will now "have to ma…
Barnaby Lane
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Ukraine president Zelenskyy reportedly critical of Conor McGregor for the ex-UFC champ's past praise of Putin
Conor McGregor lost Zelenskyy as a fan when he met and praised Vladimir Putin in 2018, according to…
Alan Dawson
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A sanctioned Russian athlete just means that they're automatic winners, Ramzan Kadyrov says
Chechen warlord leader Ramzan Kadyrov says any Russian athlete who's been hit with sanctions in lig…
Alan Dawson
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A Russian gymnast who wore pro-war 'Z' symbol at a competition has been barred for a year and ordered to return his medal
Ivan Kuliak displayed the "Z" symbol while standing alongside a Ukrainian athlete at a medal ceremo…
Alexandra Ma
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Ukrainian soccer player calls Russia 'terrorist country' that needs to be cut off from the sporting world
"All the Ukrainian players want Russia to be isolated on every level," Ukraine captain Andriy Yarmo…
Barnaby Lane
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Russia's soccer teams are reportedly considering switching to play in Asia after being booted out of European competitions
The former Manchester United player Andrey Kanchelskis is among those to back the idea of Russia mo…
Barnaby Lane
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Russia says its audacious bid to host the European Championships is 'not a joke' despite the country from being banned from international soccer
Russia was banned indefinitely from competing in international soccer competitions by FIFA and UEFA…
Barnaby Lane
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Russia makes bid to host European soccer championships while waging continent's largest armed conflict in decades
UEFA previously banned Russia from international competitions.
Cork Gaines
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A Russian chess player was suspended by an international governing body after publicly supporting Putin's war against Ukraine
"I am on the side of Russia and my President," chess grandmaster Sergey Karjakin tweeted earlier in…
Jake Epstein,Cork Gaines
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From powerhouse to pariah, Russia given the cold shoulder across the sports world
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has spurred a concerted effort across the sports world to excise Ru…