Tag Archives: Russia stripped of major events as invasion of Ukraine intensifies

LONDON: Russia was stripped of hosting the Champions League final by UEFA on Friday with St Petersburg replaced by Paris, and Formula One dropped this season’s Russian Grand Prix at Sochi, as the invasion of Ukraine drew punitive measures across the sporting world. Manchester United also dropped Russian state-owned airline Aeroflot as a sponsor citing events in Ukraine after the …

LONDON: Russia was stripped of hosting the Champions League final by UEFA on Friday with St Petersburg replaced by Paris, and Formula One dropped this season’s Russian Grand Prix at Sochi, as the invasion of Ukraine drew punitive measures across the sporting world. Manchester United also dropped Russian state-owned airline Aeroflot as a sponsor citing events in Ukraine after the …