Sports
War in Ukraine
IOC president Thomas Bach said Ukrainian athletes had the Olympic Movement's full solidarity.
Dec. 31, 2022
Football
Brazilian soccer icon Pele, regarded by many aficionados as the greatest ever, was also an opponent of Russia’s war against Ukraine. He leaves behind a great legacy both on and off the field.
Dec. 30, 2022
Ukraine
The team now has a good chance of winning the league and breaking decades of dominance by Shakhtar and Dynamo.
Dec. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Against Russian Athletes Being Allowed to Compete in Olympics Under any Flag.
Dec. 18, 2022
Russia
Pressure is building on the UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts promotion, to curb fighters affiliated with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
Dec. 17, 2022
Ukraine
Kyiv has repeatedly used major world events, regardless of their theme, to highlight Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine.
Dec. 16, 2022
Ukraine
Zorya Luhansk — one of Ukraine’s oldest teams — has their club logo still written in Russian as “Zarya".
Dec. 10, 2022
War in Ukraine
Bout was sentenced in 2012 to 25 years in a US jail after he was accused of arming rebels in some of the world’s bloodiest conflicts.
Dec. 8, 2022
The 2022 FIFA World Cup has kicked off in Qatar. It is usually a feast of football for fans and a jackpot for FIFA which, in fact, lives from championship to championship, earning huge money from each
Nov. 21, 2022
The World Cup kicks off with host nation Qatar facing Ecuador on Sunday, Nov. 20, as the month-long football showpiece finally gets under way after a tortuous 12-year build-up dogged by off-field cont
Nov. 20, 2022
In a thrilling comeback fight Ukrainian boxer, Vasyl Lomachenko won on the basis of a unanimous decision against Jamaine Ortiz, the BBC and other media reported on Oct. 30. According to the BBC, “The
Oct. 30, 2022
Ukraine will join Spain and Portugal in a bid to host the 2030 World Cup, presidents from the three countries’ football associations announced on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The original proposal was made publ
Oct. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian team Dynamo Kyiv are forced to play all their European home matches away because of the war in their country — and the burden of constant travel and the absence of their fans is taking its t
Oct. 5, 2022
A Ukrainian Premier League match on Wednesday, Aug.24 lasted 4 hours and 27 minutes instead of the normal 90 minutes after being interrupted by air-raid sirens. Rukh Lviv and Metalist Kharkiv kicked
Aug. 25, 2022
After the joy and elation of boxer Oleksandr Usyk’s success at the weekend, Ukrainian sports fans were looking forward to iconic Ukrainian soccer club Dynamo Kyiv giving them and the whole country a b
Aug. 24, 2022