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Shakhtar beats Dynamo in first round of renewed Ukrainian Premier League 3:1

Donetsk Shakhtar Football Club (FC) has beaten Dynamo Kyiv with a score of 3:1 in a match of the 24th round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL), …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Ukraine cancels match after some test positive for coronavirus

Ukraine’s top professional soccer league said on May 30 it had cancelled one of its first post-lockdown matches after several players and staff at …
Reuters

Gyms, pools to open in Ukraine from June 1

As part of the relaxation of quarantine measures, gyms and swimming pools will open in Ukraine on June 1, except for three regions that, according to …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Russia to allow some spectators in stadiums when top flight matches resume

Russia’s Sports Minister said on May 29 he welcomed a decision by the authorities to allow spectators into stadiums when matches in the country’s top …
Reuters

UkrInform: Svitolina to perform at exhibition tournament in Berlin in July

Ukraine’s top-seeded tennis player Elina Svitolina will perform at an exhibition tournament in Berlin in July, according to the BTU tennis news …
UkrInform

The Guardian: A beginner’s guide to running

The gyms, pools and squash courts are shut. Joe Wicks is showing you how to get fit in your living room, but really all you want to do is get out of …
The Guardian

Reuters: European leagues to resume, Denmark gets creative

European football will continue its cautious return to play following the COVID-19 stoppage over the next week as a number of the continent’s smaller …
Reuters

New York Times: Odesa-born chess prodigy recovers, returns to the game

As she endured a difficult recovery from COVID-19, the grandmaster Irina Krush thrived in competition and found familiar support from others in the …
New York Times

UNIAN: Ukraine’s Premier League to restart with classic derby

Ukraine’s Premier League will resume playing this coming weekend as the national quarantine eases. Read more here.
UNIAN

Ukrinform: Ukrainian Premier League allowed to resume football matches from May 30

The executive committee of the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) has received a letter from the Ukrainian Health Ministry with the permission to …
UkrInform

Ukrinform: Shakhtar-Dynamo match to be played in Kyiv on May 31

A Ukrainian Premier League match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv will be played at the Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex in Kyiv on May 31, …
UkrInform

UNIAN: Odesa’s Chornomorets stadium sold to US company for $5 million

The Odesa-based Chornomorets stadium has been sold to an U.S. company whose name has not been disclosed. Read more here.
UNIAN

CBC: NHL players agree to move forward with 24-team playoff format

The NHL and its players are going to keep talking. The NHL Players’ Association announced late Friday its executive board has authorized “further …
CBC News

New York Times: The Tokyo Olympics is 14 months away

It has been two months since the International Olympic Committee and officials in Japan agreed to postpone the 2020 Olympic Games for a year. Read …
New York Times

Associated Press: Finland aims to restart soccer and relive Euro 2020 euphoria

A stellar 2019 for soccer in Finland was meant to hit a new peak in the 2020 season. Read more here.
Associated Press

The Telegraph: From Tokyo Olympics to Euro 2020, the rescheduled events for next year

With so many of this year’s sporting events being rescheduled owing to coronavirus, the year 2021 could be the most lavish in sporting history – …
The Telegraph

Associated Press: Premier League clubs agree on distancing rules

Premier League clubs have agreed on the measures that will allow non-contact training sessions to resume this week amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read …
Associated Press

The Guardian: US sprinter Dave Sime, the CIA and the 1960 Olympic Games

Some in the US saw the 1960 Olympics in Rome through the prism of the cold war, leaving Dave Sime to hunt both 100m glory and Ukrainians who might …
The Guardian
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