Svitolina wins WTA tournament in Strasbourg
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina has become a two-time winner of a Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament - Internationaux de Strasbourg - in the city of Strasbourg (France).
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27 May 2023
30 April 2023
Ukraine to boycott World Judo Championship as Russian, Belarusian athletes allowed to compete
Ukraine’s national judo team has decided to boycott the 2023 World Judo Championship, scheduled for May 7-13 in Doha, Qatar.
13 April 2023
Kuleba calls on Wimbledon organizers to ban Russian, Belarusian players
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has criticized the decision by the 2023 Wimbledon organizers to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete in the tennis tournament.
10 April 2023
Germany ready to ban Russian athletes from entering country - Ministry of Interior
Despite the IOC stating the possibility of allowing Russian athletes to participate in the Olympics under a neutral flag, individual states are not obliged to agree to this when holding competitions in their own countries.
07 April 2023
Footballer Malinovskyi meets with Ukrainian refugees in France
Ukraine midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi and his French club Marseille visited Ukrainian refugees in the 7th arrondissement of Marseille.
06 April 2023
Russian, Belarusian participation in competitions not contributing to peace and development - Yermak
The participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in competitions is not contributing to peace and development in the world.
04 April 2023
Tennis player Marta Kostyuk sets up own charitable foundation
Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk has established her own charitable foundation.
03 April 2023
Ukrainian judoka Bubyr wins bronze at Grand Slam in Turkey
Another round of the Grand Slam international judo tournaments ended in Antalya (Turkey).
02 April 2023
IOC says boycott of Olympics will 'hurt' Ukrainian athletes
The International Olympic Committee has criticized Ukraine's decision not to allow Ukrainian athletes to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they have to compete against Russians.
Yermak meets with president of International Gymnastics Federation
Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has met with President of the International Gymnastics Federation Morinari Watanabe, who is on a visit to Ukraine.
31 March 2023
Ombudsman to IOC: no place for neutrality when it comes to genocide
Allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the Olympics in a neutral status is an attempt to turn a blind eye to Russia's crimes in Ukraine.
29 March 2023
Poland pledges to create broad coalition to boycott Russian athletes at int’l competitions
Poland, together with international partners, will set up a broad coalition to convince the International Olympic Committee of the need to not allow Russian and Belarusian to take part in international competitions.
Over 300 fencers ask IOC, FIE to reconsider decision on Russia, Belarus
Some 318 fencers have sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Fencing Federation (FIE) asking them to reconsider allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in international competitions.
28 March 2023
IOC chief promoting move to allow Russian athletes compete at int’l events
Thomas Bach, chief of the International Olympic Committee, is defending plans to let Russian and Belarusian athletes back into competitions as neutral participants.
Ukraine, Poland, Baltic countries call on IOC to prevent Russian, Belarusian athletes from competing
As the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee is expected to meet in the next few days, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have issued a joint statement on banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from international sports competitions.
26 March 2023
Euro 2024 qualifiers: England seal 2:0 win over Ukraine at Wembley
Ukraine lost their opening away match in Group C of the Euro 2024 qualification, having conceded two goals to England and failing to score any.
25 March 2023
FM Kuleba: Putin introduces war crimes into sports
There is no way for Russian athletes to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics or any other major sporting event, as Putin has already introduced not only politics but war crimes into sports.
14 March 2023
Ukraine’s Tsurenko withdraws from match with Belarusian rival
Ukrainian tennis star Lesia Tsurenko, 33, decided not to play against the world’s second-ranked Arina Sabalenka of Belarus at a WTA’s BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells (USA) with an $8.8 million prize fund.
13 March 2023
We must exert pressure on IOC to ban Russians, Belarusians from Olympics – Ukraine's sports minister
Pressure must be exerted on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in international competitions.
12 March 2023
Ukrainian judoka Kryzhanskyi wins gold in Rome European Open 2023
On day two of Rome European Open 2023, the Ukrainian judoka, Marat Kryzhanskyi, won a gold medal, having placed first in the -90kg category, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
11 March 2023
UK calls on Olympics sponsors to prevent return of Russians, Belarusians to international sport
The UK government has called on the Olympic Games' biggest sponsors to put pressure on the International Olympic Committee over its proposals to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete again in international sport and the Paris 2024 Games.
Usyk, Fury agree to hold unification fight - WBA
World Boxing Association (WBA) President Gilberto Mendoza has received confirmation from the teams of Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and Briton Tyson Fury that there is an agreement to hold a unification fight.
06 March 2023
Marta Kostyuk wins first career title in Austin
Ukraine's second-seeded tennis player Marta Kostyuk has won the inaugural ATX Open in Austin, the United States.
01 March 2023
Rotan appointed acting manager of Ukraine's national football team
The executive committee of the Ukrainian Association of Football has officially appointed Ruslan Rotan as acting head coach of Ukraine's national football team on the proposal of the UAF's committee of national teams.
24 February 2023
Shakhtar to take on Feyenoord in Europa League round of 16
Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk will face the Netherlands' Feyenoord in the next round of the UEFA Europa League.
22 February 2023
Sanctions against Russia, Belarus remain in place – IOC
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stated that sanctions imposed on Russian and Belarusian athletes due to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine remain in force.
14 February 2023
Ukrainian football players get in brawl with Russians in Turkish hotel, defending insulted staffer
Ukraine’s FC Mynai issued an official statement on the reports of a fistfight that broke down between their players and those of Russia’s FC Shinnik in a Turkish hotel.
12 February 2023
Ukraine will do all to ban Russian, Belarusian athletes from international competitions – Guttsait
Ukraine will make every effort to prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in international sports competitions.
10 February 2023
35 countries to demand Russia's suspension from 2024 Olympics
A summit of 35 countries has been held in the United Kingdom over the issue of Russia's possible participation in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.