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Russians and Belarusians will not participate in the athletes’ parade at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Paris this July, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Tuesday.

Athletes from these countries, who have qualified for the Games, will compete as independent athletes, without their country’s flags and anthems, due to Russia’s launch of war in Ukraine in 2022.

They will compete as individual neutral athletes with a special flag and an anthem without lyrics, the committee said.

“They will not participate in the parade of delegations during the opening ceremony as they are individual athletes”, announced the International Olympic Committee, after a meeting of the executive board.

“However, they will be offered the opportunity to experience the event.”

IOC director James McLeod has said they will experience the opening ceremony but will not take part in the team boat parade down the Seine River.

Athletes who support the war, which Moscow considers a “special military operation”, or are contacted by the military and security agencies, will not be allowed to compete.

The IOC has said it expects 36 Russian and 22 Belarusian athletes to compete, compared to Russia’s 330-athlete team at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Belarus fielded a team of 104 athletes in those competitions.

TURKEY – New unfortunate episode in Turkish football. Unfortunately it is not the last. Earlier in the season, the championship was suspended when a president took to the field to attack the referee, and now things have gone a step further.

When the Fenerbahçe players were celebrating the victory in the center of the pitch, the Trabzonspor fans decided to bypass all the security, creating a brutal battle on the pitch. Some managed to get into the dressing rooms, but others had no choice but to defend themselves.

The match had ended 2-3, but it was already very heated during its course, as the radical fans had thrown some objects on the field. What could not be imagined is that such chaos would be created.

Osayi, one of those footballers who remained on the field, knocked down one of the fans with his fist and when he was on the ground he wanted to continue hitting him, being stopped by security.

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Carlos Alcaraz upset Jannik Sinner in the semifinals of Indian Wells.

The Spaniard won with the numbers 2-1, as he lost the first set with the result 6-1.

It looked like it was going to be a bad day for the tennis player from Murcia, however Alcaraz managed to get back into the game and in the second set leveled the overall result thanks to a 6-3 triumph.

In the final set, the 20-year-old dominated again and closed it with 6-2, causing Sinner his first defeat this year.

Thanks to this success, Alcaraz managed to maintain the second place in the world classification, a place that was threatened by Sinner.

In the Indian Wells final, broadcast on SuperSport on Sunday at 22:00, Alcaraz will face Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, who in turn defeated local tennis player Tommy Paul 2-1.

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Manchester United have completed the panorama of four teams that have received a ticket to the semi-finals of the FA Cup in England. The Red Devils won 4-3 against Liverpool at Old Trafford after 120 minutes and a “crazy” game.

The ten Hag home side took the lead after just ten minutes through McTominay, before Liverpool countered with Mac Allister and Salah in the 44th and 45th+2 minutes to end the first half with an advantage.

The second half was characterized by a great sporting struggle, as United scored through Antony just three minutes before the end of regular time, sending the game into extra time.

The extra 30 minutes were thrilling, with Klopp’s men regaining the lead through Elliott in the 105th minute. Then Rashford leveled everything, before Diallo with a counterattack at 120+1 gave United the winning ticket. The locals ended with one player less after the red card of Diallo, the hero of the “Devils”.

The two semi-final pairs of the FA Cup have already been announced. Coventry plays against Man. United, while Man. City face Chelsea. The matches are played on April 21 and 22.

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