UK Sports Staff
Belarus Make Pro-Russian Protest At Paralympic Opening Ceremony
Belarus’ Paralympic team carried a Russian flag through the Maracana on Wednesday evening, in protest at their neighbours’ doping ban from the Games.
Chad Sponsors Ligue 1 Club FC Metz, Despite Being World’s Fourth-Poorest Country
Chadian officials are hoping the move will attract holidaymakers to the landlocked Central African country, despite its status as a failed state.
Bundesliga Club Darmstadt 98 To Rename Stadium Following Death Of Fan
Darmstadt plan to add Jonathan Heimes’ name to the stadium, after the 26-year-old died of cancer in March.
Poland’s World Cup Qualifier Against Kazakhstan: Elbows, Chokeholds and a Bloody Nose
Things got really fucking tetchy between Poland and Kazakhstan on Sunday evening. Like, really fucking tetchy.
Fans to Be Given Twitter Vote on Premier League Manager and Player of the Month
In other words, it’s probably going to be one of Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey and Gunnersaurus from now until May.
Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining: Vice Sports UK Goals of the Week
It might be interminably boring, but the international break has at least provided us with these beautiful gol-gol-gols!
New Champions League Format “A Scandal” Says Ligue 1 Union Boss
The top four leagues in Europe are to be guaranteed four Champions League spots from the 2018/19 season onwards, leaving the head of the Premiere Ligue union fuming.
West Ham Threaten Life Bans For Fans Filmed Fighting During Europa League Defeat
The club have taken a hardline stance on the supporters filmed exchanging blows on Thursday evening, and say they will now push for full banning orders.
Never Mind The Polloks: Vice Sports Goals of the Week
I am an antichrist! And I think these goals are nice!
Kenyan Olympic Captain Claims Team is Stranded in a Favela in Rio
Kenyan athletes have been stranded in Rio since the end of the Games, with Team Kenya allegedly waiting for “a cheap flight” before bringing them home.
Former Premier League Player Richard Chaplow Banned For Verbal Abuse of Robbie Rogers
Chaplow has been suspended for two matches and fined for verbal abuse, though Orange County claim they found “no compelling evidence” that the language used was homophobic.
Trio of 2008 Olympic Champions Fail Doping Re-Tests
A trio of Chinese Olympic weightlifting champions from the 2008 Games have been provisionally suspended for doping, after the IOC re-tested their samples.