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Reuters: Brazilian player sent off in Ukraine for reacting to racist insults

Shakhtar Donetsk’s Brazilian midfielder Taison was sent off in a Ukrainian league match against visitors Dynamo Kyiv on Nov. 10 for reacting to racist …
Reuters

UNIAN: Shakhtar, Dynamo issue statements following racist incident

Two top Ukrainian football clubs, Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv, have issued statements via Twitter and through their press services, condemning …
UNIAN

Associated Press: About 100 fans brawl in Ukraine ahead of Europa League game

LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian police say they have detained 12 people involved in a brawl between about 100 soccer fans ahead of a Europa League …
Associated Press

Reuters: Svitolina reaches WTA Finals showpiece as Bencic retires

SHENZHEN – Holder Elina Svitolina sealed a place in the final of the end-of-season WTA Finals on Nov. 2 as injury forced Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic …
Reuters

UkrInform: Lomachenko to represent Ukraine at 2020 Olympic Games

WBA/WBO lightweight champion and WBC franchise champion Vasyl Lomachenko will represent Ukraine at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo (Japan), the press …
UkrInform

UkrInform: Dynamo beat Shakhtar, reach Ukrainian Cup quarterfinals

Dynamo Kyiv have defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 and reached the quarterfinals of the Ukrainian Cup. Read more here.
UkrInform

Reuters: Svitolina advances to semis as injury sidelines Andreescu

HONG KONG – Defending champion Elina Svitolina became the first player to secure a semi-final spot at the WTA Finals on Oct. 30 with a straight sets …
Reuters

Ukrinform: Svitolina beats Pliskova at WTA Finals

Ukraine’s No.1 Elina Svitolina started Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen in China on Monday with a victory.WTA’s No.8 tennis player beat world’s No.2 …
UkrInform

Ukrinform: Ukrainian judoka Bilodid wins gold in Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

Double world judo champion, 19-year-old Ukrainian Daria Bilodid, has won a gold medal at the Grand Slam tournament in Abu Dhabi (the United Arab …
UkrInform

Dynamo ties score with Copenhagen in Europa League in Kyiv

FC Dynamo Kyiv has tied the score (1:1) at home with the Danish Copenhagen in the third round of the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. Already in …
Interfax-Ukraine

UkrInform: Shevchenko among 20 greatest players of 21st century

British newspaper The Independent has compiled a rating of the 100 greatest players of the 21st century. Read more here.
UkrInform

Shakhtar ties score with Dinamo Zagreb in 3rd round of Champions League

Shakhtar Donetsk has tied the score (2:2) with the Croatian Dinamo (Zagreb) in the match of the third round of the Champions League group stage. On …
Interfax-Ukraine

Agence France-Presse: Ukraine’s Gvozdyk released from hospital after Beterbiev beating

Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Gvozdyk was released from a US hospital on Sunday, two days after suffering a concussion from a beating he absorbed in a …
Agence France-Presse

Al Jazeera: The little-known story of Russia’s worst sporting tragedy

Along a staircase into Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, flowers and photos commemorate the football fans who died in Russia’s worst sporting tragedy. Read …
Al Jazeera

BoxingScene.com: Beterbiev drops Gvozdyk 3 times, stops him in tenth

PHILADELPHIA – Oleksandr Gvozdyk took Artur Beterbiev’s vaunted power for as long as he could on Oct. 19 night. Read more here.
BoxingScene.com

Usyk debutes with heavyweight victory

Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk has made his heavyweight debut with a victory. After the seventh round, rival of Ukrainian, 38-year-old American Chazz …
Interfax-Ukraine

Ukrinform: Svitolina retains 4th position in WTA rankings

Ukraine’s No.1, Elina Svitolina, retains her fourth position in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings as of October 14. Svitolina (5495 …
UkrInform

Agence France-Presse: Shevchenko, ex-Ukraine star aiming for Euro 2020 as coach

Andriy Shevchenko enjoyed an illustrious career as Ukraine’s greatest striker. Now as coach of the national team, he is on the brink of guiding the …
Agence France-Presse
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