Sports

Bubka says Lviv considers bid for 2022 Winter Games

Bubka, a former Olympic champion and still the pole vault record holder, said Lviv was eager to develop winter sports in the region after Ukraine …
Reuters

Greece crushes Kazakhstan in Olympic water polo

Greece was never threatened in Thursday’s Group A match, holding Kazakhstan scoreless for a 14-minute stretch to build a 7-1 lead halfway through the …
Interns

Norway police seize Games tickets from Russia, Belarus

Swathes of empty seats at venues in sections reserved for Games officials, national Olympic committees and their friends and families have infuriated …
Interns

Football: Roberto Carlos retires to become Anzhi’s director

The 2002 World Cup winner, who joined the wealthy Russian Premier League club in February 2011, has not played since being taken off the team’s squad …
Reuters

Guardian: Andriy Shevchenko’s political ambition may break spell of Ukraine icon

He’s 35 and has been struggling with injuries for some time – but still, there seemed something appropriate about word coming at just that point. …
Guardian

Ukraine’s Olga Kharlan wins bronze medal in fencing

 Results Table Olga Kharlan (Ukraine) beat Mariel Zagunis (U.S.) 15-10 Here’s the link to Kharlan’s biography on the official London 2012 Olympics …
Reuters

Russian record-holder says she’s happy for Phelps

Larisa Latynina, who won 18 medals in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics while competing for the Soviet Union, was at the Aquatics Centre in London …
Associated Press

Ukraine’s Kostevych wins second Olympic bronze in shooting

Kim Jangmi of the Republic of Korea won gold, and Ying Chen of China won silver in the women’s 25m pistol event on Wednesday. Kostevych won the first …
Interfax-Ukraine

New York skyscraper to be illuminated with colors of Ukraine’s flag

“On the evening of Aug. 1, residents and visitors of New York will be able to see the southern part of the Empire State Building illuminated with the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Ukrainian government ups bonuses to athletes for Olympic medals

“Today it was decided to increase the size of bonuses. The bonus for a gold medal was increased from $100,000 to $125,000, and for a silver from …
Interfax-Ukraine

Ukraine wins Olympic gold in women’s quad sculls

The Ukrainians crossed in a time of 6 minutes, 35.93 seconds to justify their status as narrow favorites, having won all three World Cup regattas this …
Associated Press

Olympics: Is Phelps the greatest Olympian?

The debate was reopened on Tuesday, July 31, when Michael Phelps anchored the U.S. men’s quartet to a sweeping victory in the 4×200 metres freestyle …
Reuters

Fencer Zagunis eyes Olympic gold hat trick; Ukraine’s Kharlan among main challengers

Zagunis is after a third straight gold medal, winning both events since women’s saber was included in the Olympic fencing schedule in Athens in 2004. …
Associated Press

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty: Olympic gold for Russia, Ukraine

Shemyakia defeated the defending champion Britta Heidemann of Germany 9-8 on July 30. The victory came after an hour-long delay in the semifinals due …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Dynamo Kyiv wins 1st leg qualifiers

Dynamo Kyiv beat 1970 European Cup champion Feyenoord 2-1 after an own goal by Lex Immers in the 56th minute and a 69th-minute goal by Ideye Aide …
Associated Press

Spain, Russia win in men’s Olympic hoops

Pau Gasol scored 20 points to lead Spain to a 82-70 victory over Australia, while Russia got 16 points from Andrei Kirilenko in a 73-54 win …
Associated Press

Bonuses to Ukrainian athletes for winning Olympic medals may be increased

“The government will review the sizes of bonuses for our Olympic athletes,” he told journalists in Kyiv on Tuesday. Azarov did not specify by how much …
Interfax-Ukraine

European lawmaker: Ukraine organized Euro 2012 better than Britain Olympics

“I would like to thank you as head of the Ukrainian government and to thank all Ukrainian people for managing to stage Euro 2012 at a decent level. …
Interfax-Ukraine
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