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Tomasz Fornal

Tomasz Fornal

Polish volleyball player

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  • 22h ago

    Tauron Liga opens Friday with defending champions Zawiercie and 14 teams

    Defending champions Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie open against GKS Katowice on Friday, 16 October, in a league where 14 of the 15 Polish European champions will play.

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  • Jul 29

    Poland beats Ukraine 3-1 to reach VNL semifinals, Bołądź scores 24 points

    Defending champions Poland overcame a second-set stumble to defeat Ukraine 3-1 in the Volleyball Nations League quarterfinals in Ningbo, China. Bartłomiej Bołądź led with 24 points as Poland set up a semifinal clash with Slovenia on Saturday.

  • Jul 18

    Poland sweeps Brazil 3-0 in Chicago to secure spot in Volleyball Nations League Final Eight

    A straight-sets victory in Chicago lifted the defending champions to third place in the standings and guaranteed their place in the Ningbo finals.

  • Jul 16

    Poland sweeps Bulgaria 3-0 in Chicago as Lemański shines with five aces and four blocks

    Bartłomiej Lemański delivered five aces and four blocks to power Poland past Bulgaria 25-19, 25-17, 25-17 in the Nations League Chicago leg, tightening the Olympic champions' grip on a Finals berth.

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Trump pauses Russia sanctions to ease diesel-price pressure

Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing a Russia sanctions package that Congress passed in September and that was due to take effect within days. The waiver came as the White House sought lower diesel prices before the 3 November midterm elections.

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    Trump's executive order also exempts sanctions on people and entities linked to the Russian government, according to Spain's public broadcaster RTVE.

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    Singapore names seven Indonesian companies, mostly Sumatra timber firms, as possible culprits and warns of fines or prosecution, VRT News reports.

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Reactions to the already recorded sanctions waiver add detail to the anchor, with no new discrete occurrence.

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