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Norway follows Finland in barring Russian athletes from entering country over Ukraine war

Move by Norway ‘a further tightening’ of current rules Russians ‘have no business’ in Finland, says minister Norway’s government announced that it would prevent Russian and Belarusian professional athletes from coming to Norway to compete, hours after neighbouring Finland announced a similar move. The government said it intended to prevent athletes from these countries coming to Norway as long as the war in Ukraine continues. In a statement, it noted that while Norway already had strict rules for visas for Russian and Belarusian citizens, recent “relaxations introduced by international sports

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Sports

Arsenal dig deep to earn WCL draw in face of Barcelona dominance

Arsenal continue to be a sharp thorn in the side of the European champions, Barcelona, and they dug deep to hold on to a draw at the Camp Nou on Thursday night. Frida Maanum put the Gunners ahead despite a hugely dominant performance from Barcelona, but Caroline Graham Hansen’s equaliser ensured the spoils would be shared. Barcelona have been formidable when playing at the club’s main stadium, winning nine and drawing twice, against Chelsea in the semi-finals in 2023 and now Arsenal. Continue reading...

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Much-changed England told to ignore World Cup and put team first against Japan

Only three retained in same positions from Australia game ‘We want the very best of these guys,’ says Maro Itoje England’s World Cup hopefuls have been warned not to go off script when auditioning for a place on the plane next year after Steve Borthwick rang the changes to his side to face Japan on Saturday, handing starts to rookies Will Joseph and Max Ojomoh as well as Henry Pollock. Borthwick has made 10 personnel and two positional changes to his team to play Eddie Jones’s side with a glut of injuries, a handful of players in need of a rest and the head coach’s determination to give those

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Military

Steph Curry’s defense of Ayesha exposes the ugly double standards of sports’ manosphere | Andrew Lawrence

The Warriors superstar’s forceful defense of his wife over an on-screen kiss has exposed the ugly double standards and fragile masculinity of sports’ manosphere If Steph Curry is leading with his full government name, know that he means business. In a 90-second video released on Wednesday, from the Instagram account of “Wardell Curry”, he put the internet trolls who have been attacking his wife for years on notice. “Usually the noise doesn’t bother me, doesn’t bother Ayesha,” the four-time NBA champion and Paris Olympic knockout artist said. “But when you’re trying to step on the accomplishmen

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Sports

Lewis Hamilton says ‘Israel’s genocide in Gaza is appalling’ after Rafah visit

F1 driver urges Israel to let aid into Gaza Trip involved tour of facilities with aid workers Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton said on Wednesday that Israel must allow aid ⁠trucks into Gaza, a day after he visited the Rafah border crossing in Egypt. Hamilton, a seven-time ⁠world champion, arrived ⁠in ​El Arish on Tuesday, where he was briefed on how aid is prepared and coordinated before it ⁠is sent into Gaza, as he toured the Rafah crossing and the Egyptian Red Crescent’s aid warehouses. Continue reading...

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Sports

Barcelona v Arsenal: Women’s Champions League – live

⚽️ WCL updates from 5.45pm GMT kick-off ⚽️ Live scoreboard | And email Simon 2 mins: They kept the ball for about 15 seconds and haven’t seen it since. Eventually Caroline Graham Hansen plays a pass infield from the right and Ewa Pajor is so close to getting sent through on goal. Instead it runs through to Misa Rodriguez. 1 min: Peeeeeep! Arsenal kick off! Continue reading...

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Sports

France have spent years trying to beat the Boks but belief and bodies are fading

Injury crisis makes the job harder for Fabien Galthié whose side have beaten South Africa once in their past 10 meetings The final of this inaugural Nations Championship is two weeks away, but regardless of who makes it through to the last match at Twickenham there’s an irresistible sense that the two best teams from either side of the competition will go head-to-head at the Stade de France this Friday night. France, back-to-back Six Nations champions, play South Africa, back-to-back world champions, and the one team that the French – and anyone else with dreams of becoming the world’s best te

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