Canadian women’s basketball rebuilds

Aaliyah Edwards, left, Miranda Ayim, centre, and Kim Gaucher, right. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

At the 2012 London Olympics, two Canadian women’s teams announced their presence on the world stage.

The Daily Mail: Wimbledon to pay $1 million fine for the ban of Russian and Belarusian tennis players

Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) will resolve the appeal on this issue only after full payment of the fine.

© Photo: Panoramic, Keystone Press Agency, Global Look Press

By Marina Krizhanovskaya

According to British media reports, the UK Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club have been fined just over $1 million for excluding tennis players from Russia and Belarus from participating in three tournaments. It is noted that tennis players were not allowed to tournaments held in Eastbourne, Nottingham and Birmingham.

“They didn’t choose where to be born”: Wimbledon semi-finalist sympathizes with the Russians

(July 6) – Kazakh tennis player Elena Rybakina says she sympathized with the Russian tennis players, who were not allowed to Wimbledon, because every athlete wants to play in the biggest tournament of the Grand Slam series. 

Russian Minister demands disciplinary action against coach who insulted Cuban volleyball player with racist slur

“I like my colour, and am proud to wear it on my skin. I’m not ashamed of it. I like people because of what they have in their hearts and what they are capable of showing in everything they do, not because of their skin colour or nationality.”

Ailama Cesé. Photo: The Russian reader

By Alfonso Nacianceno

“I like my colour, and am proud to wear it on my skin. I’m not ashamed of it. I like people because of what they have in their hearts and what they are capable of showing in everything they do, not because of their skin colour or nationality. The problem is his, as a person, he cannot control his insatiable ego. I was not affected at all by his disrespect.”

This is how Cuban volleyball star Ailama Cesé, playing for the Russian League’s Uralochka team, responded after Lokomotiv coach Andrei Voronkov directed a racist insult toward her, at halftime during the final match between the two teams. Her squad took second place in the event, providing a stellar ending to her three-year contract with Uralochka, authorized by the Cuban Federation.

She is already home, and stated, “I’m happy with what I have achieved to date, with the person I am. I want to thank all the club staff, my teammates, the coaches and those who have written to me, concerned (about the incident), with messages of support.”

Television cameras captured the disgraceful moment and Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matitsin immediately commented, “Any display of racism or disrespect toward an opponent is inadmissible; in contemporary society there is no room for discrimination on the grounds of race or nationality,” and demanded that the country’s Volleyball Federation sanction Voronkov.

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FIFA chief says Qatar migrant workers ‘get pride from hard work’

FIFA tries to sweep under the rug the abuse sustained by migrant workers in Qatar working on the construction of stadiums for the World Cup later this year.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino

This Day. Althea Gibson is first African American to win Wimbledon

On July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson claimed the women’s singles tennis title at Wimbledon and became the first African American to win a championship at London’s All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Value of FIFA 2022 World Cup prizes

What are the prizes for the most prestigious championship? Let’s find out.

Al Mayadeen Net

Protesters in Denmark demand Israeli team expulsion from Tour de France

Protestors raise Palestinian flags and spray anti-Apartheid slogans on the streets, refusing the participation of the Israeli team and demanding their expulsion from the Tour de France.

(July 4) – Demonstrators took the streets at Queen Louise’s Bridge in Denmark in protest of allowing the Israeli occupation team to compete in the Tour de France cycling championship.

Inside Beitar Jerusalem, one of the most racist soccer clubs in the world

A fascinating new book explores the rise and fall of Israeli soccer’s most infamous team, and how it arguably mirrors the fortunes of Jerusalem as well | Adrian Hennigan

The book jacket for “On the Border: The Rise and Decline of the Most Political Club in the World,” by Shaul Adar | Pitch Publishing

(July 4) – Of all the fatuous comments made by politicians, the one that should generate the most eye-rolling is the demand not to mix sports and politics. Sports are politics. Much like Donald Trump and a bottle of self-tanner, the two have always been inseparable.

The 83-year-old who joined his grandson’s wrestling team – and never looked back

Like a soccer Mom, my new role is a wrestling Mom and a wrestling daughter. | LAURA STRACHAN*

Like a soccer Mom, my new role is a wrestling Mom and a wrestling daughter.

My son joined the high-school wrestling team last fall during COVID. Two years of COVID lockdowns, social distancing, restrictions, masking and intermittent online schooling were exhausting for him. He decided to reach out, join the wrestling team and has found his sport.