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Associated Press: Ukraine beats nomadic Kosovo 3-0 to end winless run

KRAKOW, Poland – It’s a tough life on the road for new FIFA member Kosovo. Sunday’s (Oct. 9) 3-0 loss to Ukraine in a Group I game staged in Poland …
Associated Press

New York Times: Kosovo – the road team

SHKODER, Albania – The gleaming Loro Borici Stadium was deserted. Children played on the empty turnstiles. Adults milled about a vegetable market on …
New York Times

Bleacher Report: Zorya CEO criticises Manchester in homophobic rant after Europa League defeat

Zorya Luhansk chief executive Sergei Rafailov has branded Manchester as “dirty” and condemned homosexuality in the city in an extraordinary rant. The …
Bleacher Report

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Russian hackers said to alter stolen drug data on star athletes

The World Anti-Doping Agency said Russian hackers tampered with some of the drug profiles they leaked in a bid to embarrass dozens of star Olympic …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

BBC: World Cup qualifiers – Turkey vs Ukraine – 2:2 (LIVE UPDATES)

Turkey meets Ukraine today, on Oct. 6, in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match. The game takes place in the midwestern Anatolian city of Konya. The score …
BBC

CNN: Kosovo route to world stage moved faster by sport than politics

If you’re a young country aiming to make an impact in the world of sport then an Olympic gold medal and World Cup debut offer the perfect start. For …
CNN

Associated Press: Top-ranked Kerber loses to Elina Svitolina at China Open

BEIJING – Elina Svitolina has beaten a No. 1-ranked player for the second time this season, ousting U.S. Open champion Angelique Kerber from the China …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Athletes representative says anti-doping system ‘not broken’

MONTREAL – The head of WADA’s athlete commission says the global anti-doping system is not “broken” and laments that politics has brought “discord” to …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Moscow’s migrant fight clubs (VIDEO)

Some migrants from Central Asia try to make a living in mixed martial arts fighting in Moscow. The days of illegal fight clubs are gone, but it …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: Iceland’s dentist coach off to the pub as usual before key qualifier

When he became Iceland coach after the team’s amazing exploits at Euro 2016, Heimir Hallgrimsson made it a priority to protect the things that make …
Reuters

Associated Press: Sharapova’s doping ban cut from 2 years to 15 months

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Maria Sharapova’s doping ban was reduced from two years to 15 months on October 4, meaning the Russian tennis star can come …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Kosovo hoping to be surprise package of World Cup qualifiers

PRISTINA, Kosovo – Football’s newest country is hoping to be the surprise package of the World Cup qualifiers, just a few months after gaining FIFA …
Associated Press

BBC: Tyson Fury – world heavyweight champion says he has retired

World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says he has retired from boxing in an expletive-laden message on Twitter. The Briton, 28, withdrew from a …
BBC

CNN: Former agent reveals ‘dark corners’ of football’s transfer market

It’s the sting that snared one of the world’s highest paid international footballer managers, accused unnamed coaches operating in England’s Premier …
CNN

Associated Press: Dynamo Kyiv holds Besiktas to 1-1 draw in Champions League

Substitute Viktor Tsygankov scored a second-half goal for Dynamo Kyiv to salvage a 1-1 draw at Besiktas in the Champions League on Sept. 28. The …
Associated Press

Hundreds of fans turn out to welcome Paralympic team home

The crowd had good reason to celebrate: The Ukrainian Paralympic team had, at the closing of the games in Rio de Janeiro a few days earlier, achieved …
Nataliya Trach

Meet Oleksandr Usyk, rising boxing legend

Meeting at a cosy restaurant opposite the National Opera in Kyiv – a place he likes for its cultural vibe – Usyk immediately comes across as calm, …
Maria Romanenko

Ukraine Today: Germany denies visa to Ukrainian Olympic medalist – twice in a row

“Before the visa-free regime, we are asked to suffer the next “few weeks” (corresponding to a vote in the European Parliament to be held on the second …
Ukraine Today
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