Several players at Australian Open 2025 have been competing without a national flag, with world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka included.

This is because Russia and Belarus athletes will be competing in the French capital as Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), meaning they won't be permitted to don their country's flag or colours or ...

With many of his political opponents either jailed or exiled abroad, Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed “Europe’s last dictator,” is all but certain to add a seventh term.

Players from Russia and Belarus are only able to compete in international tennis events as individuals – and without flags or country recognition – which will be the case for Australian Open ...

There is one staple missing from world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka’s introduction to the court at the Australian Open – and it is the same reason she has a “blue flag”. It is the third year ...

national flags will fly at half mast in Belarus, while radio and TV broadcasters will cancel entertaining programs," the presidential administration said. The country’s citizens have been ...