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'Madness': Ukrainians furious over Olympian ban for memorial helmet
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» KYIV — Ukrainians were outraged Thursday by a decision from the International Olympic Committee to disqualify their skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Winter Olympics over his helmet honouring killed athletes.
ONE Championship: Shadow survives hydration scare at Fight Night 40 weigh-ins as one athlete fails
Nick Atkin, Published on 12/02/2026
» Shadow Singha Mawynn endured an anxious few hours at the scales before finally securing his place in Saturday’s ONE Championship interim featherweight Muay Thai title fight.
Ukrainian racer kicked out of Olympics for ‘statement’ helmet
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy - Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Winter Olympics on Thursday after refusing to back down over his banned helmet, which depicts victims of his country’s war with Russia.
World Cup ticket prices skyrocket on Fifa resale site
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» WASHINGTON - Ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup have skyrocketed on Fifa’s official resale platform, with seats for many matches listed at several times their face value even though most tickets have only recently been distributed following the end of the main sales phase in January.
Demanding Dupont set to fire France in Ireland opener
AFP, Published on 04/02/2026
» PARIS — France coach Fabien Galthie expects returning talismanic captain Antoine Dupont to spark defending champions France to a higher level in their Six Nations opener against injury-hit Ireland on Thursday.
ONE Championship: Chihiro Sawada calls for interim title fight with Ayaka Miura at ONE 175 in Tokyo
Nick Atkin, Published on 27/01/2026
» Chihiro Sawada believes ONE Championship’s atomweight MMA division cannot afford to stand still any longer.
ONE Championship: Bokang Masunyane calls for Joshua Pacio title shot after Fight Night 39 return
Nick Atkin, Published on 27/01/2026
» Bokang Masunyane has been knocking on the door of ONE Championship’s strawweight MMA title picture for more than five years.
'Heartbroken' Timberwolves resume NBA play amid Minneapolis turmoil
AFP, Published on 26/01/2026
» MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said the NBA team was "heartbroken" by events unfolding in Minneapolis, where federal agents shot dead a second US citizen amid the Trump administration's mass immigration crackdown.
ONE Championship: Helena Crevar steps forward as new face of women’s submission grappling
Nick Atkin, Published on 17/01/2026
» Helena Crevar was just 16 when she became one of the most talked-about young names in elite jiu jitsu.
World Cup ticket requests top 500 million
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2026
» The random selection draw phase for 2026 World Cup tickets has concluded, with more than half a billion requests submitted, Fifa announced on Wednesday.