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OLYMPIC GAMES
Olympic gold medalist Wladimir Klitschko has joined Ukraine’s fight against the IOC’s plan to allow some Russians to participate in the Paris 2024 Summer Games.
The former heavyweight champion warned in a video message posted Monday that sports leaders would be complicit in the war if Russia’s athletes and his best friend, the Belarusian military, could compete in the upcoming Olympics.
Last week, the International Olympic Committee set out its favorite path for Russians and Belarusians who have brazenly supported the war to qualify for Paris and compete in 18 months as neutral athletes without a flag or anthem. The qualifying events would likely take place in Asia.
The softening of the IOC’s recommendation last February, that sports bodies exclude Russia and Belarus from overseas events, angered Ukraine, which warned it could simply boycott Paris.
Klitschko’s minute filmed next to bomb-damaged buildings began “Dear Thomas Bach” in a direct challenge to the IOC president.
“The world is watching you, history will judge you. Good luck with your decision,” Klitschko said in Ukraine’s latest rejoinder seeking to strongly link Bach to Olympic policy for Russia.
EL HOCKEY
ECHL: The Maine Mariners went into a pair of long-term trades with ECHL, getting forwards Zach Pochiro from Allen Americans and Chase Zieky from Wheeling Nailers. In a further move, defender Nate Kallen left the team to signal for Slovakia.
DOPING
Kenyan runner Georgina Rono, 3rd in the 2012 Boston Marathon, has been suspended for 4 years for evading anti-doping control.
Rono, who also finished on the podium at the Eindhoven and Frankfurt marathons, banned until January 25, 2027. All of its effects since May 27 were removed from its record in a resolution through the Kenya Anti-Doping Agency.
Kenya’s government is grappling with a doping crisis, with more than 50 athletes from the East African country recently suspended.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
MANCHESTER UNITED: Midfielder Christian Eriksen could miss most of the rest of the season with an ankle injury, the team said.
The 30-year-old Danish foreigner was injured in United’s 3-1 FA Cup win over Reading on Saturday.
United said he would be sidelined for “an extended period”, most likely until late April or early May.
The former Tottenham and Inter Milan player suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch of Euro 2021 and had to be resuscitated with a defibrillator.
He was fitted with an automated defibrillator and returned to top-level football a year ago when he joined Premier League club Brentford.
His performances for the London club led him to sign for United in the summer.
BAYERN MUNICH: Bayern Munich strengthened its squad with the signing of Portuguese left-back Joao Cancelo from Manchester City on the final day of the transfer window.
Cancelo, 28, joined “an initial agreement until the end of the current season,” Bayern said. The German club has the option to make the move permanent for a payment of 70 million euros ($76 million).
Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said the deal was “very spontaneous” and came to an end after Bayern’s final game on Saturday.
TENISPublicity
INVESTIGATION: German tennis player Alexander Zverev will not face disciplinary action after an investigation into domestic violence allegations against him uncovered “insufficient evidence” for the allegations, the men’s professional field trip said.
The ATP commissioned the investigation in October 2021 after Zverev’s ex-girlfriend Olya Sharypova accused the 2020 US Open finalist of abuse.
“Based on the lack of reliable evidence and eyewitness reports, in addition to conflicting statements through Sharypova, Zverev and other interviewees, the investigation was unable to corroborate allegations of abuse or violations of ATP violations at the site or primary era violations. players,” the ATP said in a statement.
BASKETBALL
AMERICAN WOMEN: Diana Taurasi’s career in American basketball is still over.
The five-time Olympic gold medalist will attend a national team education camp in Minnesota next month. Taurasi told The Associated Press last summer that she would play with USA Basketball if she was healthy enough. not participating in the FIBA Basketball World Cup that the Americans won in Australia.
While Taurasi will be at camp, Brittney Griner will not. It is still in the organization in which the 2024 Olympic team will be chosen. Griner hasn’t been in public much since a prisoner swap in December brought her back from Russia after a 10-month trial that captured the world’s attention. Griner said he plans to play in the WNBA this year.
NBA G LEAGUE: The Maine Celtics have acquired guard Tony Snell from the pool of available players.
Snell, 31, is the most experienced NBA player on the list with 601 games played in the NBA.
Maine waived guard Trey Davis, who opted to pursue basketball opportunities overseas. Davis left the team as the franchise leader in games played with 109. He is third all-time in trouble scored (1,413) and all-time in assists (451). and steals (104).
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