Tomas Soucek in action for the Czech Republic
West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek captains the Czech Republic side that has reached the 2022 World Cup play-offs

The Czech Republic has joined Sweden and Poland in saying they will not play a game against Russia in the World Cup play-offs.

Putin was suspended as a president of the International Judo Federation.

The governing bodies of boxing will not allow title fights in Russia.

Elina Svitolina will give prize money to charity.

The world number 15 says the money will used to "support the army and humanitarian needs and help them to defend you, our country".

The Ukrainian men's foil team refused to fence against Russia at the World Cup in Cairo.

This is our protest against the war. The team said that they couldn't fence against them while their families were in danger.

The situation in Ukranian was horrible and devastating, according to the club.

The statement came after Roman Abramovich, the Russia billionaire who is close to Putin, was criticized for not mentioning the war when he announced he was handing over stewardship and care of the club.

How will the World Cup be affected?

The Czech FA's move puts more pressure on the world governing body to make a decision about the play-offs for the World Cup.

The Czech FA executive committee, staff members and players of the national team agreed that it was not possible to play against the Russian national team in the current situation.

We all want the war to end quickly.

Next month, Russia will face Poland and either the Czech Republic or Sweden will win if they do.

On Thursday, Fifa said it would keep an eye on the situation. Poland will boycott the play-off against Russia on 24 March, with captain Robert Lewandowski saying "we can't pretend that nothing is happening".

French Football Federation president Noel le Graet suggested Russia should be banned from the World Cup, telling French media outlet Le Parisien he would "lean towards" the move.

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Putin is a blackbelt in judo and was awarded the eighth dan, one of the sport's highest honours, by the International Judo Federation (IJF) in 2012. He has also co-authored a book titled Judo: History, Theory, Practice.

In light of the ongoing war conflict in Ukraine, the International Judo Federation has decided to suspend Mr Putin's status as an ambassador.

Just as this war has put a stop to boxing in Ukraine, our organisation will not sanction fights in Russia until further assessment of the situation.

Svitolina asks for more help for Ukraine

Elina Svitolina
Tennis player Elina Svitolina is from Odesa, Ukraine's third biggest city

Svitolina, a former world number three and two-time Grand Slam semi-finalist, is one of Ukraine's most prominent athletes and says her heart won't stop bleeding.

Russian troops tried to land in the Black Sea port of Odesa overnight on Sunday, but Svitolina and her family are still there.

It has been a terrible time for us. My family and friends are shocked. They are terrified as they hear bombing and shooting. Svitolina said they don't know what to do.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky had shown a lot of courage and Svitolina thanked her countrymen who had stayed to fight.

I like those people. Svitolina said they are really big heroes.

She urged people around the world to support the nation on social media or on the streets.

It is important that the governments in Europe and around the world know that this is important to people.

When you have a lot of people together, governments start to pay attention. This is the time when we can get more help for Ukraine.

Dayana was moved out of the country by her parents, who have stayed behind, so she fled to France.

Men older than 60 are not allowed to leave.

Sergiy Stakhovsky said he had signed up for the military reserves despite not having any military experience.

I can't feel 5% of what people there are feeling. Svitolina said that staying or leaving is very brave.

A lot of people are taking weapons to fight for our country. They are doing everything they can. It takes a lot to do that and defend our country. They are heroes to us.

Other major developments

  • The 2022 Champions League final will be played in Paris after Uefa - European football's governing body - moved the match away from St Petersburg.
  • Uefa also ordered Russian and Ukrainian clubs and national teams to play their home matches away from the region "until further notice".
  • Uefa is looking to end its major £30m-a-year sponsorship deal with Russian state-run gas giant Gazprom.
  • Russia's Formula 1 Grand Prix, due to take place in Sochi in September, has been cancelled.
  • International sports federations were urged to move or cancel events currently planned in Russia or Belarus by the International Olympic Committee.
  • The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has postponed World Cup 2023 qualifiers between the Netherlands and Russia on 27 February and Great Britain and Belarus on 28 February.
  • Manchester United have terminated their sponsorship deal with Russia's national airline Aeroflot.
  • European football, including Premier League sides, has been showing support at matches.
  • The International Paralympic Committee will hold an executive board meeting on Wednesday before the start of the Beijing 2022 Paralympics on 4 March.
  • The UK government plans to conduct meetings with UK sports bodies early next week to explore what else could be done to intensify Russia's sporting isolation.