eastern europe

Mirra Andreeva celebrated her 16th birthday and another astonishing victory at the Madrid Open

CNN  —  It has been quite the weekend for Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva. On Saturday she celebrated her 16th birthday…

Sergio Perez wins sprint race at Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Max Verstappen and George Russell argue on track

CNN  —  Sergio Perez won the first sprint race of the season at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, overtaking pole-sitter Charles…

USA Boxing withdraws from Russian-led International Boxing Association

CNN  —  USA Boxing, the national governing body for the sport in the country, terminated its membership of the Russian-led…

Brittney Griner says she’ll ‘never go overseas again’ to play unless it’s for the Olympics after being detained in Russia

CNN  —  Brittney Griner said during a press conference on Thursday that she’ll “never go overseas again” to play basketball…

‘I was scared about my family:’ Why two Ukrainian footballers keep playing despite Russia’s invasion

CNN  —  Ukrainian soccer player Taras Stepanenko still remembers the intense fear he felt as he heard the sound of…

Poland’s state-owned airline refuses boarding to Russian tennis player

CNN  —  Poland’s state-owned airline LOT refused to board Russian tennis player Vitalia Diatchenko in line with restrictions introduced following…

Mariupol’s disbanded soccer team is reborn in Brazil

CNN  —  A little part of Ukraine is reborn in southern Brazil. Just over a year ago, Ukrainian soccer team…

Wimbledon to cover accommodation costs for Ukrainian tennis players

CNN  —  Wimbledon will cover accommodation costs for Ukrainian tennis players competing at this year’s tournament, organizers announced on Tuesday.…

US to face Canada in women’s world ice hockey final

CNN  —  They might be close neighbors geographically but the bitter rivalry between the US and Canada has defined women’s…

World No. 1 Iga Świątek says tennis missed opportunity in not banning Russian, Belarusian players

CNN  —  Tennis missed an opportunity to send a strong message to Moscow by failing to impose a blanket ban…