Andrey Rublev’s Australian Open match was interrupted by protesters Andrey Rublev, one of Russia’s hopefuls at the ongoing Australian Open, complained to the chair umpire about taunts from spectators bearing a Ukrainian flag during his second-round win against Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori on Thursday. At the start of the second set, Rublev was targeted by a […]
Ukraine supporters taunt Russian tennis star (VIDEO)
Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev was provoked by spectators bearing a Ukrainian flag during his Australian Open match on Thursday
Russian UFC star set to face Georgian rival
Former champion Petr Yan has been defeated in his past two UFC bouts Former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan will look to re-establish his title credentials at 135lbs when he faces Georgia’s Merab Dvalishvili in a five-round fight which will headline the organization’s Las Vegas card on March 11. Yan, previously a titleholder in Russia’s […]
Russian UFC star set to face Georgian rival
Petr Yan will look to get back to winning ways in the UFC when he takes on Georgian rival Merab Dvalishvili in a main event fight in March
Tennis star seethes at Russian teenager in hot-tempered Aus Open showdown (VIDEO)
Sixth-seed Maria Sakkari avoided an embarrassing defeat to Russian teenager Diana Shnaider Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari made clear her objections to the nature of teenage Russian opponent Diana Shnaider’s celebrations during a tense clash on Wednesday at the Australian Open. Sakkari, ranked sixth in the world, surprisingly lost the first set against the 18-year-old […]