Category: 8. Sports

Marta Kostyuk dedicated her first-round win on Sunday at Roland Garros to her home country of Ukraine, saying the war got “the closest it has ever been to my house” after her family home narrowly avoided being struck by a missile.

The Kyiv native…

The Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation (UGF) has called for immediate action after World Gymnastics’ (FIG) decision to lift all restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes. On May 18, the FIG’s Executive Committee voted to lift all…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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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…