LIVE: FIDE Bans Russia, Putin Accuses West of Politicising Chess | First Sports With Rupha Ramani

LIVE: FIDE Bans Russia, Putin Accuses West of Politicising Chess | First Sports With Rupha Ramani
Chess' governing body FIDE upheld its decision of sanctions against Russia and Belarus chess players. This comes over Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The decision was taken in Fide's general assembly after the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. After the verdict was announced, Kremlin accused FIDE of bowing to the West. Chess isn't the only sport where Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from participating under their national flags. Football governing bodies FIFA, UEFA and even the International Olympic Committee (IOC) only allow athletes to participate under the neutral flag. Is Russia crying foul? Rupha Ramani brings you the details.
Also on the show, Red Bull's Max Verstappen has threatened to quit Formula 1 after being punished for swearing by Motorsports' governing body FIA. Is FIA trying to be the moral police and regressing the global sport? And bromance between World Number 3 Carlos Alcaraz and tennis legend Roger Federer was the highlight of Team Europe's Laver Cup triumph. After Nadal and now Federer, is Alcaraz's camaraderie keeping "Fedal" alive?
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