Ukrainian former tennis player Sergiy Stakhovsky has hit out at Rafael Nadal following the Spaniard's criticism of the ban on Russian and Belarusian players at Wimbledon.

t.co/l3bZtBEfsU— Sergiy Stakhovsky (@Stako_tennis) May 2, 2022Wimbledon champions Novak Djokovic of Serbia

Suddenly the handshake between Thomas Bach and Besim Hasani was not happening any more. The hand of the upwardly mobile International Olympic Committee vice president had halted in mid-air - at the point where Hasani had introduced himself as "President of the Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOC)."

That entity had been established in Kosovo in 1992 in the wake of the draconian measures imposed by Serbia

only partially recognised as an independent country by United Nations members - with Russia, China and Serbia

ushered in a long-awaited new sporting era for the Balkan Republic which declared independence from Serbia

which resulted in Serbia withdrawing in the summer of 1999.After that, Kosovo was governed by United

Three times our athletes attempted to enter Serbia and three times they were refused at the border on

Defending champions Norway have been drawn in the same group as Hungary, 2020 bronze medallists Croatia and Switzerland at this year's European Women's Handball Championship.

Romania.Denmark, who finished third at last year's World Championship, have been drawn alongside Slovenia, Serbia

Kyrgyzstan has been named as the host of this year’s World Sambo Championships following the withdrawal of Turkmenistan.

nation was forced to withdraw from being that year's host due to the coronavirus pandemic.Novi Sad in Serbia

Valencia has been confirmed as the fourth group stage host city for this year's Davis Cup, and could stage a match involving Spain's Rafael Nadal and Serbia's Novak Djokovic.

2019 winners Spain are due to face Canada in a repeat of the final from three years ago, as well as Serbia

Olympic karate champion Sajjad Ganjzadeh has criticised Iran's policy of preventing the country's athletes from competing against Israelis.

for Iran - beat Iranian player Nahid Kiani at Tokyo 2020.Greco-Roman wrestler Ali Arsalan defected to Serbia

The Colombian municipality of Nilo is set to stage the World Shooting Para Sport (WSPS) Grand Prix for the rifle and pistol disciplines this year between April 24 and 27.

men’s and women’s 10m air pistol, mixed 25m pistol and mixed 50m pistol.New Zealand, Lithuania and Serbia

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) says it has pulled out of bidding to become a Davis Cup group-stage host.

teams.Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Britain, Italy, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Serbia

Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas defended his Monte-Carlo Masters men's singles crown successfully today, finishing his campaign with a straight sets victory over surprise package of the tournament, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain.

years ago, who was ranked 48th.Despite a run that included defeating world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia

French tennis player Ugo Humbert has suggested his form at the end of the 2021 season may have been impacted by an adverse reaction to being vaccinated for COVID-19.

have been a major talking point in tennis this year, with men’s world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia

The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has been the victim of hacking, with documents, private information and conversations stolen from devices belonging to President Luis Rubiales and secretary general Andreu Camps.

a joint Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile bid and another joint Romania, Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia

Poland and Slovenia have been awarded hosting rights for this year's Volleyball Men's World Championship, replacing Russia, which was stripped of the event following the widely condemned invasion of Ukraine.

due to feature at the Volleyball Men's World Championship.Ukraine will line-up in Pool A alongside Serbia

Germany's Alexander Zverev and Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas - the remaining top seeds - have progressed to the quarter-finals of the Monte-Carlo Masters, but other main contenders for the title have been eliminated.

Tsitsipas - the defending champion - was taken to the limit in both of his sets against Laslo Đere of Serbia

Juraj Tuzinsky of Slovakia beat Robin Walter of Germany to clinch the men's 10 metres air pistol gold at the the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.

Poorhosseini Lafmejani of Iran completed the top-five with an overall score of 198.0.Zorana Arunović of Serbia

Korakaki of Greece to win gold ©Getty ImagesTwo-time World Championships gold medallist Zorana Arunović of Serbia

World number one Novak Djokovic’s return to the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour ended in a shock defeat to Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina at the Monte Carlo Masters.

0 victory.Tsitsipas awaits the winner of the match between Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego and Laslo Dere of Serbia