Marc Marquez approaches the French MotoGP emboldened by his impressive display in Spain where he finished second after a thrilling duel with two-time defending champion Francesco Bagnaia.It was his best finish since also filling the runner-up spot in the Australian MotoGP in October, 2022.
Russia's plan to host a rival event to the Paris Olympics in September proves "it disregards the principles of Olympism" and just wants to use sport as propaganda, Ukraine's Acting Sports Minister Matviy Bidnyi has told AFP. The Friendship Games are slated to take place in Russia on September 15-29, around a month after the Olympics end, with medals and money on offer to the winners."It is merely attempting to use sport for its propaganda, to cloak its aggressive war with a facade of sports PR."
One of Malaysia's top football clubs has pulled out of Friday's season-opening Charity Shield after a spate of assaults, including an acid attack, on players in the country.Safiq was not injured in the attack, which took place late Tuesday in Johor state following a training session with JDT, one of Asia's top clubs run by the crown prince of the Johor royal family.