George Williams 
MADRID, 1 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) – Two Ukrainian soccer players have died during the Russian invasion of the country: Vitalii Sapylo and Dmytro Martynenko, as reported on Tuesday by the world players’ union (FIFPro), which has expressed its sorrow and pain at the deaths. Vitalii Sapylo, 21, belonged to Karpaty Lviv’s youth team, while Dmytro … Read more
MADRID, 1 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) – Real Sociedad is looking this Wednesday at the Visit Mallorca Estadi (9:00 p.m.), in the postponed match of the twenty-first day of LaLiga Santander, to return to European positions against a RCD Mallorca that needs to increase its distance above the relegation zone. After the dramatic defeat in the … Read more
FIBA “categorically” condemns the violence and wants “peace to prevail urgently” MADRID, 1 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) – The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced on Tuesday that Russian teams and referees “will not be allowed to participate” in their competitions “until further notice”, after the war started by Russia in Ukraine, the agency said in a … Read more
MADRID, 1 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) – The Spanish athlete Adel Mechaal, champion of Spain in 1,500 and 3,000 meters in the recent championship held in Orensa, said on Tuesday that his goal in the final of the World Indoor Tour, which is held in Madrid on March 2, is to stay ahead of Lamecha Girma … Read more
MADRID, 1 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) – The president of the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA), Raúl Chapado, affirmed that the final of the World Indoor Tour that will be held this Wednesday, March 2, at the Gallur Municipal Sports Center in Madrid will be an event that “transcends sports”, being the “first major competition” to … Read more
LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM), March 1 (dpa/EP) – Russian investor and millionaire Alisher Usmanov, who has sponsorship links with Premier League club Everton, has had his assets frozen as part of sanctions imposed by the European Union in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. USM Holdings, owned by an Uzbekistan-born Usmanov, sponsors Everton’s training camp, with … Read more
MADRID, 1 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) – The International Taekwondo Federation announced Tuesday that it has withdrawn Russian President Vladimir Putin’s honorary black belt in response to the Russian offensive in Ukraine. “The International Taekwondo Federation strongly condemns the brutal attacks against innocent lives in Ukraine, which go against its motto ‘Peace is more valuable than … Read more
MADRID, 1 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) – The International Swimming Federation (FINA) announced this Tuesday that Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be able to participate in international competitions representing their country, in response to the Russian offensive in Ukraine with the support of Belarus, and they will only be able to do so if they … Read more
MADRID, 1 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) – Granada has “strongly” condemned the racist episode suffered by the Spanish-Equatorial Guinean defender from Cádiz Carlos Akapo during the meeting that the Nasrids and Cadistas played this Monday at the Nuevo Los Cármenes (1-1), and has announced that it will take “the measures pertinent to sanction” the person responsible. … Read more
MADRID, 28 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) – The Spanish tennis player Sara Sorribes has achieved the pass to the round of 16 of the tournament in Monterrey (Mexico), of the WTA 250 category and played on a hard court, after beating the Russian Kamilla Rakhimova (7- 5, 6-7(2), 6-1). The Castellón native, number 36 in the … Read more