A Russian tennis player was refused boarding by a Polish airlines and then denied a ticket by German airlines Lufthansa.
Images from Day 1 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Sunday.
Carlos Alcaraz came through a testing third round encounter against Nicolas Jarry.
Images from Day 5 of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships on Friday.
IMAGES from Day 1 of all the action from the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday.
World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz defeated Tsitsipas in the 2021 US Open and in last year's Miami Masters and Barcelona Open.
War ravaged Ukraine's national ice hockey team players have been training in tough conditions, with the practice being interrupted by air sirens.
Goof-up at World Championships: Russian anthem played incorrectly.
WA President Sebastian Coe said there were 35 special conditions to be applied for a period of three years with a review at the end of that period.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday.
The IBA has also welcomed the presence of an IOC monitoring group, which would "see first-hand IBA's best practices regarding technical and competitions rules, specifically its heralded bout review process," the federation said.
Poland, Britain against allowing Russian, Belarusian athletes at Paris Games
Images from Day 8 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday.
Paris mayor vows to keep Russian, Belarusian athletes out of Olympics
Elena Rybakina knocked out defending champion Iga Swiatek at Indian Wells on Friday to set up a clash against Aryna Sabalenka in the final.
In the ongoing Women's World Championship, Jaismine Lamboria clinched her opening bout on Friday.
Andreescu suffered torn ankle ligaments at Miami Open
A total of 11 countries are boycotting the championships due to the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian boxers.
India won four gold at the IBA Women's World Championships in a depleted field. To put things in perspective, five of the boycotting nations -- USA, Ireland, Canada, Poland and Netherlands -- had finished in the top-10 in the last two editions of the tournament.
Russian athletes have been banned from many sports and largely cannot compete in Europe due to the sanctions and competition complications caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24, 2022.
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Russia from the Olympic Games
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz snapped Daniil Medvedev's 19-match win streak with a 6-3, 6-2 rout in the Indian Wells final on Sunday.
IOC hate the idea of a boycott of the biggest money-spinner in world sport.
Carlos Alcaraz downed Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-4 to book an Indian Wells semi-final place
The Australian Open champion never faced a break point and used her hard and accurate serve to dispatch Gauff.
Denmark is opposed to Russian athletes participating in the Paris Olympics next year even under a neutral flag
Check out Aryna Sabalenka's delightful Australian Open trophy photoshoot
Aryna Sabalenka rose above geopolitical tumult to become the first player to claim a Grand Slam title as a neutral at the Australian Open.
IOC is desperate to avoid the sporting event being torn asunder by the bloody conflict unfolding in Ukraine.
Ukraine would not rule out boycotting the Olympic Games if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete in the Paris 2024 Games, its sports minister said.
Thomas Bach has called on Ukraine to drop threats of a boycott of the 2024 Olympics over the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes.
That was the lesser of two disappointments for the Belarusian on Thursday, as Azarenka's bid for a third title at Melbourne Park ended with some regret at her missed chances against 22nd seed Rybakina.
IMAGES from the action from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Thursday.
Australian Open organisers have issued a reminder to players and their entourages about their policy on "inappropriate flags" after a video emerged showing Novak Djokovic's father posing for pictures with fans holding Russian flags.
Russian and Belarusian players will be allowed to compete at the US Open this year but only as neutrals, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced on Tuesday.
Ukraine on mission to ban Russia from Paris Olympics
Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned from the Melbourne Park precinct during the Australian Open after a complaint from the Ukraine ambassador to the country.
Aryna Sabalenka bludgeoned her way to a maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Kazakh 22nd seed Elena Rybakina on Saturday in a thrilling final .
Novak Djokovic's father Srdjan said on Friday he would not attend his son's Australian Open semi-final and would instead "watch from home".
A disbelieving Magda Linette continued her dream run at the Australian Open on Wednesday with a stunning victory over former world number one Karolina Pliskova to move into the semi-finals.
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