Several major sponsors are now protesting Russia’s participation in the Ice Hockey World Championship. Swedish company AJ has decided to remove its logos. “It’s a very sad decision,” CEO Enock Johansson told TV4.
Ice hockeyUnder the regulations, Russia should take Ukraine's place in the Ice Hockey World Championship. But Finnish sources say that will not happen. Ukraine will not be removed from the tournament, prominent figure Kalervo Kummola told Ilta-Sanomat.
Ice hockey“Germany may withdraw from hosting next year’s Ice Hockey World Championship. We must, of course, consider that possibility,” Frank H. Lutz, CEO of the German Ice Hockey Association, told MagentaTV.
Ice hockeyPolitical arguments are not enough to exclude Russia from the Ice Hockey World Championship. That is why the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is allowing the country to compete.
Ice hockeyRussia's participation in the World Ice Hockey Championship is one of several signs that the country is becoming less isolated over its war in Ukraine, according to analyst Jakob Hedenskog. Russia sees it as a sign that the world is no longer reacting, he says.
Ice hockeySweden’s Sports Minister Jakob Forssmed (KD) is reacting strongly to the announcement that Russia will be allowed to compete in next year’s Ice Hockey World Championship. “It normalizes the war and gives Putin opportunities to conduct propaganda on the international stage,” he tells TT.
Ice hockeyRussia’s national ice hockey team is returning to the international stage. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled that Russia can compete in next year’s World Championship. “We are extremely disappointed with the decision,” says Anders Larsson, chairman of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association.
Ice hockeyThe final ended in chaos and confusion, and eight months later the question remains: Who really won the Africa Cup of Nations - Senegal or Morocco? The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will now decide.
SportsThere is no place for Russia in athletics right now, World Athletics chairman Sebastian Coe reiterates.
SportsDoping-convicted biathlete Jevgenij Ustjugov has had his appeal rejected by the highest court in Switzerland. Thus, Sweden gets to keep its relay medals at the Olympic Games and World Championship.
SportsRomania retains the win in the interrupted Nations League match against Kosovo. The Sports Arbitration Court, Cas, rejects Kosovo's appeal, which negatively affects Sweden's opportunities to reach the 2026 World Championship in football.
FootballIt has been described in British media as "the trial of the century in sports". Now, the questioning of Manchester City begins – which, among other things, can lead to point deductions or relegation. Here is everything you need to know.
SportsOn Sunday, Manchester City will play their Premier League premiere. A season that can shake the reigning champions thoroughly – as a verdict on the club's potential rule violations is expected to come. We are innocent until the opposite is proven, says coach Pep Guardiola.
FootballA gender dispute has received major headlines in the Olympic Games as two female boxers who are said to have typically male chromosomes were stopped in the World Championship but are allowed to compete in the Olympic Games. According to chief physician Angelica Hirschberg, female athletes can have a significant advantage if they have high levels of male sex hormone. We know that it plays a major role for performance, she says.
SportsCanada's women's national football team spied on their first opponent New Zealand with a drone. Now the reigning Olympic champion – who defeated Sweden in the final in 2021 – is being punished with a six-point deduction in the ongoing Olympic tournament. Furthermore, the federation captain is being banned for a year.
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