Category: 7. Sports

Nigeria-Russia Friendly: NFF Dismisses Safety Concerns, Reaffirms Sporting Intent

By Niyi Busari 

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has defended its decision to proceed with an international friendly between the…

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Russia’s ban from international athletics over widespread doping has been maintained by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the president of the sport’s governing body, Sebastian Coe, said on…

MOSCOW — The International Olympic Committee is weighing up whether to ban Russia from next month’s games in Rio de Janeiro after revelations of a massive doping…

The Haas F1 team say the short-term future of Russian driver Nikita Mazepin ‘needs to be resolved’ as the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continue to emerge.

Formula One has already taken the step of cancelling the Russian Grand Prix…

Numerous international media outlets are reporting that the International Ice Hockey Federation has made the decision to ban Russian teams from competing in the men’s and women’s ice hockey tournaments at the Olympic Winter Games next…

On Sunday in Stockholm, before the bronze-medal game, the IIHF held it’s annual press conference to on the final day of the World Championship.

Naturally, questions from the media were dominated by news that was revealed by numerous sources on…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian Olympic swimmer Valeriia Salamatina was banned for two years for doping, the International Testing Agency said Monday.

Salamatina placed fifth with the Russian women in a storied 4×200 meters freestyle relay…