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Ukrainian loses appeal against Olympics disqualification
AFP, Published on 14/02/2026
» MILAN - Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych on Friday lost his appeal against his disqualification from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet adorned with pictures of the Ukrainian war dead.
'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: Abdessamie Rhenimi apologises after red card for illegal soccer kicks at Friday fights 128
Nick Atkin, Published on 11/10/2025
» Moroccan teenager disqualified for two illegal kicks to grounded opponent Payakrut in Muay Thai bout at Lumpinee Stadium
Thailand fit and fired up for home World Championship
Sports, Published on 15/08/2025
» Thailand have no injury concerns for the upcoming FIVB Women's World Championship after the players came through the SEA V-League tournament in Vietnam unscathed.
ONE Championship’s Superlek, Rungnarai apologise to Mikel Fernandez after soccer kick DQ at Friday Fights 83
Nicolas Atkin, Published on 21/10/2024
» Rungnarai Kiatmoo9 has apologised to Mikel Fernandez after an illegal soccer kick ended their Muay Thai clash prematurely last weekend at ONE Friday Fights 83.
IOC saddened by 'aggression' against boxers over gender row
Reuters, Published on 02/08/2024
» PARIS: The International Olympic Committee on Thursday defended its decision to allow two female boxers to compete at the Paris Olympics despite a gender row, saying the pair were facing "aggression" because of an arbitrary decision.
Controversies mar China's record
Sports, Bangkok Post and REUTERS, Published on 11/10/2023
» HANGZHOU: With no major security incidents and a record gold medal haul for their athletes, China will regard the 19th Asian Games, which ended on Sunday, as a soft power triumph that ticked a number of political, sporting and operational boxes for the hosts.
Djokovic says Zverev punishment 'correct', Murray blasts 'reckless' German
AFP, Published on 24/02/2022
» DUBAI - Novak Djokovic has deemed the tour's decision to disqualify Alexander Zverev from the Acapulco tournament as "correct" while Andy Murray described the German's racquet-smashing spree as "dangerous" and "reckless".
Weightlifter Hubbard becomes first trans woman at Olympics
AFP, Published on 02/08/2021
» TOKYO: Pioneering weightlifter Laurel Hubbard became the first openly transgender woman to compete at the Olympic Games Monday, but her Tokyo dream was cut short when she crashed out of her final early.
Nadal, Djokovic eye history as Roland Garros embraces quiet night in
AFP, Published on 25/05/2021
» PARIS - Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will set their sights on more Grand Slam history at Roland Garros as the French Open embraces a new and eerily empty era of night time tennis.