Aryna Sabalenka took a big step towards retaining her Australian Open crown by beating American fourth seed Coco Gauff
The International Olympic Committee said on Monday its executive board had recommended that international sports federations ban Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from competing in events.
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on Monday said the purpose of the march towards Moscow was to stop the destruction of the private military company and "bring to justice those who, through their unprofessional actions, made a huge number of mistakes during the special military operation".
The mixed narratives emerging from Russia undermine Mr Putin's position and authority even more than the actual facts, observes Mihir S Sharma.
Big-serving Elena Rybakina will aim to retain her title but other players have emerged as serious contenders:
More sporting bodies sanctioned Russian and Belarusian athletes on Tuesday over Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Russians are facing the likelihood of having to compete under a neutral flag in Paris because of Putin's invasion of Ukraine. The IOC has taken no final decision but said athletes should not be punished for the acts of their governments.
As many as 500 athletes from the two countries could compete under a neutral flag, but will not be permitted to win medals.
Images from Day 8 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
The Russian President also expressed "sincere condolences" to the families of those who died.
Novak Djokovic stayed on course as he entered the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Monday.
'When I'm going to be next time in the same situation, I'm going to do some stuff differently because, it was a little bit stressful, and it shouldn't be.'
Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka beat Iga Swiatek 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to win the Madrid Open on Saturday, avenging her defeat by the Polish world number one in last month's Stuttgart final.
Spain secured a place at Euro 2024 after Gavi's second-half goal was enough to beat Norway 1-0 away on Sunday and they will be joined by Group A rivals Scotland and Turkey from Group D following an eventful night in qualifying.
Darya Dolidovich and her family are now in Poland, where she hopes to continue training
The gesture comes after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which began on Feb. 24
Sabalenka will overtake Poland's Iga Swiatek when the new rankings are updated on Monday
The five top contenders for the women's title at Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.
Over 100 countries, including India, voted in favour of allowing Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address the high-level UN General Assembly session next week through a pre-recorded statement because of his need to deal with the war following Russia's invasion.
The grasscourt major will be held from June 27 to July 10.
Russia's special presidential representative for international cultural cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoy said Prigozhin wanted to become Russian president but it was a "mistake".
Images from Day 10 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
The about-face comes less than 24 hours after the IPC on Wednesday announced it would allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete
A hard-fought 99-move win on the top board against B Vignesh has put Nitin on 7 points, a full point ahead with three rounds remaining.
Five top contenders for the women's title at the US Open.
In a televised address to the nation on Monday, Putin said that since the start of the events, steps were taken on his orders to avoid large-scale bloodshed, as he thanked the Russians for endurance and support.
Images from the US Open women's singles final at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Saturday.
Khrenin spoke while wrapping-up the preliminary results of the Russia-Belarus military drills 'Union Courage 2022' scheduled to conclude on Sunday.
This year's US Open runs from Aug. 28-Sept. 10.
Natela Dzalamidze will be able to compete at Wimbledon after she changed her nationality to represent Georgia
'Of course, you don't wish this on anyone. You want these terrible things to be able to finish as fast as possible for all the people in the world to have a chance to have a good life.'
Wimbledon will allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete at the grasscourt Grand Slam as 'neutrals' this year.
Poland, which has long been critical of Lukashenko and harboured many activists from Belarus, has granted her and her husband humanitarian visas.
On Sunday the Ukrainian Tennis Federation urged the sport's governing body the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to immediately expel Russia and Belarus from the organisation and ban Russia from team and individual tournaments. Also, athletes from Ukraine and other nations have called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend Russia and Belarus and ban their athletes from events immediately.
The Wagner forces also shot down several Russian aircraft, leading to the deaths of an undisclosed number of airmen whom Putin has praised as "fallen hero pilots."
Andy Murray said he expects the Wimbledon organisers to lift the ban on Russian and Belarusian players.
A Russian tennis player was refused boarding by a Polish airlines and then denied a ticket by German airlines Lufthansa.
Marta Kostyuk said Aryna Sabalenka should take a stronger, more personal stand against the war.
IOC hate the idea of a boycott of the biggest money-spinner in world sport.
