Commenting on Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s calls to strip Russia of its permanent UNSC member status, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said those remarks “do not stand up to scrutiny” MOSCOW, July 2. /TASS/. Excluding Russia from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is possible only if the entire organization...
Many international federations have followed IOC’s recommendations to bar Russian athletes from taking part in international competitions over the situation in Ukraine, Viktor Blazheyev, rector of the Moscow State University of Law, said MOSCOW, July 1. /TASS/. Sanctions against Russian sport have been imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and...
BIRMINGHAM, June 30 (Reuters) – India captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the rescheduled fifth test against England beginning on Friday and seamer Jasprit Bumrah will lead the side instead, the touring team said on Thursday. Rohit was doubtful for the clash since he tested positive for COVID-19 during a warm-up match in...
WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden predicted on Friday that some U.S. states will try to arrest women for crossing state lines to get abortions after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to the procedures nationwide. Thirteen Republican-led states banned or severely restricted the procedure under so-called “trigger laws” after the court...
KYIV/SERHIIVKA, Ukraine, July 2 (Reuters) – Explosions rocked the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv on Saturday, the mayor said, at the end of a week in which Russian missiles have slammed into an apartment block and a shopping mall in other cities, killing dozens of people. Air raid sirens sounded in the Mykolaiv region, which...
KINGSTON, June 26 (Reuters) – Shericka Jackson ran the third fastest 200 metres of all time in 21.55 seconds to seal a sprint double at the Jamaican national trials for next month’s World Championships on Sunday. The 27-year-old led coming off the corner and pulled clear down the straight to add the 200m crown to...
LONDON/ISTANBUL, July 1 (Reuters) – Ukraine has requested that Turkey detain and arrest the Russian-flagged cargo ship Zhibek Zholy carrying a cargo of Ukrainian grain taken from the Russian-occupied port of Berdyansk, according to a Ukrainian official and document seen by Reuters. The Ukrainian foreign ministry official, citing information received from the country’s maritime administration,...
Reuters) – Britain is considering approving limited government attendance at the Beijing Olympics that would stop short of a full diplomatic boycott, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday. An outright ban on ministerial and diplomatic representation at the Winter Games remains a possibility, the report said A spokesperson for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday...
BEIJING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday delivered a video address at the opening ceremony of the 139th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), saying that China will do its best to deliver to the world a streamlined, safe and splendid Olympic Winter Games. Xi extended a warm welcome to...