Category: 8. Sports

Czech leaders have condemned apparent threats made by a former Russian president and prime minister against NHL great Dominik Hasek for his critical stance of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Medvedev, who is now deputy head of Russia’s Security…

Ukraine has called on the International Ski Mountaineering Federation to reconsider the decision on admitting a representative of the aggressor country to international competitions. According to open sources, the Russian athlete is a…

The Ukrainian sports acrobatics team won 13 medals at the European Championship in Luxembourg. Among them are three gold, three silver, and seven bronze medals. This was reported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, according to…

On 12 April a new club played its first game in Russia’s football pyramid. A healthy enough crowd gathered at Novokolor Arena in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, 20 miles from the border with Ukraine’s occupied territories, encouraged by a slick buildup…

The Ukrainian women’s ice hockey team guaranteed their place in Division IIB of the World Championship for next year thanks to a victory over Belgium in the fourth round. This was reported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, according to…

A new direction for supporting people with disabilities and war victims should appear in Ukraine – it is about “adaptive sports”. The Verkhovna Rada adopted the relevant bill as a basis. This was reported on Telegram by People’s Deputy Oleksiy…

The WTA has emphasised its position in opposing Russia’s invasion and maintaining its support of Ukrainian athletes.

“From the outset, the WTA has been steadfast and clear in its condemnation of Russia’s war on Ukraine and the actions of the…

Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko said she has initiated legal action against the WTA alleging “moral abuse” from an unnamed executive of the elite women’s tour which led to panic attacks and hampered her career.

Tsurenko, who has talked…

* Events in Ukraine cast shadow over Paralympics * Putin to attend opening of Games in Sochi By Alexei Anishchuk SOCHI, Russia, March 7 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Paralympic chief said on Friday his team would quit the Winter Paralympic Games if…