The Real Madrid Foundation held the third edition of the tournament among its social sports schools in Vynnyky (Ukraine), marking the conclusion of the European Union’s co-financing of the project developed alongside Salesian Missions. The…
Category: 8. Sports
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Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk raise trophies for war-torn Ukraine on the tennis court
ROME (AP) — It’s more than just poignant and intentional handshake snubs from Ukrainian players on the tennis courts these days.
With Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk leading the way, there have been trophies to raise, too.
Svitolina’s…
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President Antonio Silva visits Ukraine to show European Aquatics’ support and solidarity
European Aquatics President Antonio Silva, accompanied by Vice President Erkan Yalcin, has visited Ukraine to demonstrate solidarity with the country’s athletes, coaches, officials and aquatic sports family.
The visit included…
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Ukraine’s journey to 2027 World Championship about more than hockey
Ukraine’s players could barely stand still.
As the final seconds of regulation ticked away in a tied game between Poland and Lithuania at Sosnowiec Winter Arena in Poland on May 8, a massive group erupted outside a locker room entrance covered…
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Ukraine’s Svitolina wins third Italian Open title
Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina won the WTA 1000 Internazionali BNL d’Italia tournament in Rome, securing one of the biggest titles of her recent career.
In the final, Svitolina, ranked No. 10 in the world, defeated Cori Gauff, who is…
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Ukraine’s Shakhtar gets lucrative lift into Champions League from title races across Europe
GENEVA (AP) — If any European soccer club deserved some luck to get a lucrative place in the Champions League, it was surely Shakhtar Donetsk.
Recent results in the Champions League, but also in the Greek and Scottish leagues at the weekend,…
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Ukraine’s Oleksandra Oliynykova denounces WTA’s response to criticism of Russian, Belarusian tennis players
ROME — Oleksandra Oliynykova, the Ukrainian world No. 68, says that she has been “threatened with fines of tens of thousands of dollars” and “disqualification” by the women’s tour over her criticism of specific Russian and Belarusian…
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Ukraine imposed sanctions over crypto evasion, named sports officials for war support | Ukraine news
Officials said a crypto-linked stablecoin and hidden payment channels enabled sanctions evasion, while high-profile sports leaders face scrutiny for publicly supporting the war.
A key factor in imposing sanctions on Alan Kiryukhin was the use…
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Russia’s sports comeback fuels anger in Ukraine – POLITICO
Speaking to POLITICO from his office in Kyiv, Oleksiy Perevezentsev, president of the Ukrainian Curling Federation, said that, “what also disturbs is that actually nothing has changed. We just have absolutely unfair conditions for Ukrainian…
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