Russian football teams were banned from playing in UEFA and FIFA competitions following Ukraine’s invasion by Vladimir Putin’s troops. Russian football authorities appealed the decision in Lausanne, but an urgent ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld the sanctions. This decision doesn’t apply to Russia’s chances of […]
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Ukrainian Deprived Hero Tymoshchuk Accused of Being a Russian Spy
Just days after Anatoliy Tymoshchuk was tagged as a ‘traitor’ — erased from the Ukrainian Football Federation’s records and deprived of all the honors and trophies he won at club and national team levels in Ukraine — his former agent Vitaliy Yurchenko made shocking statements regarding the ex-midfielder. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=5552500381430774&id=100000126026058 https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=5552500381430774&id=100000126026058 […]
Post-Doping Scandal, Russia Plays to Draw in First Round of World Handball Championship
The newly minted Russian Handball Federation team played to a draw in the opener of their first match of the International Handball Federation World Men’s Handball Championship on Thursday, despite being heavy underdogs (+250) to Belarus. Seven group games continued the action on Day 2 of the two-week, 32-team tournament […]
Doping Ban: How Russia’s Athletes Will (and Won’t) Be Impacted at 2020 Olympics
The decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to ban Russia from major international competitions for the next four years, including the Olympics, has sent shock waves through the sporting world. But the biggest losers of the Russian doping ban could be the clean athletes who stand to pay a […]
Russia Doping Sanctions = Four Years in Olympic Penalty Box
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has banned Russia from the Olympics and other major, international sporting events for four years — due to organized efforts to execute and cover up a doping scheme. The WADA executive committee voted unanimously in favor of the ban, finding that Russian officials in a […]