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The Russian Defense Ministry published a video of its Ka-52 ‘Alligator’ attack helicopters hitting and eliminating a convoy of the Ukrainian military’s armored vehicles. The strikes in an unidentified part of the country on Saturday were carried out from low and extremely low altitudes with both guided and non-guided missiles, …

Ukraine’s record international appearance maker Anatoliy Tymoshchuk must be stripped of a host of accolades because of his continued association with Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg and his failure to speak out amid the conflict between the two nations, officials at the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) have demanded. Tymoshchuk, …

British property tycoon Nick Candy is preparing to join a list of bidders to purchase Chelsea from Russian owner Roman Abramovich with a £2.5 billion ($3.3 billion) offer, according to reports which were confirmed by his spokesperson. After first announcing he would be handing over “stewardship and care” of the …

Former heavyweight champion boxing brothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko have called on the sport’s authorities to prohibit Russian light heavyweight Dmitry Bivol from facing pound-for-pound king Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in May amid Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. A host of sporting bodies have suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from being able to …

The New Zealand national men’s rugby team, known as the All Blacks, have apologized after an International Women’s Day post made on Twitter from its official account was accused of diminishing the role of women in the sport. The All Blacks made the March 8 post which read: “Forever grateful to …

Nigerian former football star Justice Christopher, who represented his country at the 2002 World Cup, died suddenly aged 40 in his homeland on Wednesday, the country’s football federation has confirmed. Christopher represented the Super Eagles on 11 occasions after debuting with them in the same year he headed to the …

Novak Djokovic has officially withdrawn from the ATP Masters events at Indian Wells and Miami this month, confirming that his vaccine status means he is unable to travel to the US. Speculation had surrounded the Serbian star’s participation at Indian Wells after he was included in the entry list this …

Outraged Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi attempted to confront the referee to vent his fury after the French team suffered a familiar Champions League collapse against Real Madrid on Wednesday night, according to reports. Despite their star-studded line-up including a front three of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, PSG …

The sale of Chelsea FC has been cast into uncertainty after owner Roman Abramovich’s assets were frozen by the UK government. Abramovich first tried to hand over “stewardship and care” to the club’s trustees before confirming last week that he was looking to sell the reigning European and world champions. …

The Gymnastics Ethics Foundation (GEF) has formaally opened proceedings against Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak after his ‘Z’ symbol protest at a World Cup event in Doha, as confirmed by the organization to Russian media. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) accused Kuliak of “shocking behavior” when picking up a bronze medal in the …