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Ukraine says Russia has plan to introduce Belarussian troops into the conflict
LVIV (Reuters) - The intelligence arm of the Ukrainian defence ministry said on Tuesday that Russia was preparing a provocation...
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Olympics-IOC recommends banning Russian, Belarusian athletes from international events
By Manasi Pathak (Reuters) -The International Olympic Committee's executive board has recommended sports federations to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes...
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Tennis-Former player Stakhovsky enlists in Ukraine’s reserve army
(Reuters) - Ukrainian former tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky enlisted in his country's reserve army last week prior to Russia's invasion,...
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UK cancels Belarus basketball team’s visas over Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has cancelled visas for the Belarusian men's basketball team over their nation's support for the Russian...
Read moreCricket-Four dogs and a dream: how a ‘cricket nomad’ is coping in Kyiv
By Amlan Chakraborty (Reuters) - In a perfect world, Kobus Olivier would be teaching English in a private school in...
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Sport-Russia stripped of major events as invasion of Ukraine intensifies
By Rohith Nair (Reuters) -As Russian forces moved deeper into Ukraine on Friday, sports bodies moved quickly to strip Russia...
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Boxing-Klitschko brothers to take up arms and fight for Ukraine
(Reuters) - Former heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko said he would take up arms alongside his brother and fellow Hall...
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Rugby league-Australia’s Hayne granted bail after conviction quashed
(Reuters) - Australian rugby league international Jarryd Hayne was granted bail on Tuesday pending a new trial after his conviction...
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Olympics-Russian Valieva cleared to compete but doping shadow remains
By Karolos Grohmann, Julien Pretot and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber BEIJING (Reuters) - Sport's highest court on Monday cleared 15-year-old Russian figure...
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Olympics-Valieva’s entourage under investigation by World Anti-Doping Agency
By Steve Keating, Karolos Grohmann and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber BEIJING (Reuters) - The world's top anti-doping authority will investigate the entourage...
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China issues blizzard alert in first Beijing snowfall of Olympics
BEIJING (Reuters) - The China Meterological Administration issued a blizzard warning for Sunday saying significant snowfall is expected in large...
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Olympics – Coach defends skater Valieva, CAS to hold Sunday hearing on case
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Karolos Grohmann and Julien Pretot BEIJING (Reuters) - The Russian coach of the 15-year-old figure skater embroiled...
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Olympics-Mitigating factors in six-week delay for Valieva’s test result
(Removes word hold from headline, no change to text) By Julien Pretot and Krystal Hu BEIJING (Reuters) - More than...
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Olympics-Heavy snow a welcome ‘problem’ for Beijing venues
By Philip O'Connor and Yiming Woo ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - While athletes have been competing on artificial snow throughout the...
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Dakar rally car blast caused by improvised explosive device – source
PARIS (Reuters) - An explosion under a support vehicle at the Dakar rally in Saudi Arabia that injured French race...
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Fate of Belarusian skier banned over political views in hands of ski body, IOC says
BEIJING (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday it was up to the International Ski Federation (FIS)...
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Chinese Embassy defends use of Korean dress in Olympic ceremony
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - The Chinese Embassy in South Korea on Tuesday defended the use of a Korean...
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Exclusive-Belarusian skier flees country after ban for political views
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber BEIJING (Reuters) - A Belarusian cross-country skier has fled the country with her family because of fears...
Read moreGreece steps up measures to fight hooliganism after killing of soccer fan
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will tighten rules to combat violence at sports events following the killing of a 19-year-old soccer...
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China’s use of Uyghur with Olympic torch can’t distract from abuses -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China's use of a Uyghur athlete to carry the Olympic torch cannot be a distraction from "the human...
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