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the ban comes ahead of their men's world cup play—off match next month against poland. the union said it will go to the court of arbitration for sport to lodge the appeal. formula one had already confirmed that the russian grand prix in sochi would not be going ahead this september. well, earlier, the organisation terminated its contract with the russian grand prix, which means there will no longer be a race in st petersburg, where it was due to move in 2023. the sport's commercial arm, which controls the calendar, decided racing in the country would be impossible in the wake of the invasion of ukraine. president vladimir putin is closely associated with the race — he was instrumental in bringing it to russia in 2014. the decision means f1 will not race in russia for the foreseeable future. getting under way on friday is the women's cricket world cup in new zealand. england go into the tournament as defending champions and begin their campaign on saturday, when they face australia — the two sides meeting again just a month on from australia's victory in the ashes. andrea nelson is the tournament chief executive and is excited about what it may leave behind.