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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
Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk won his rematch against Anthony Joshua by split decision in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to set up a potential unification bout with Britain’s Tyson Fury. The former cruiserweight w
Aug. 21, 2022
It’s a busy time for Ukrainian football with the new 2022/23 season scheduled to kick off in August. Although the Ukrainian authorities have said they intend to ensure games are played at stadia in Uk
Jul. 31, 2022
Ukrainian female referee Kateryna Monzul will referee the Women’s Euro 2022 final between England and Germany at Wembley on Sunday, July 31 at 17:00 gmt, European football governing agency UEFA has an
Jul. 31, 2022
Ukraine might have sent its smallest delegation of athletes ever to a world championships, but acting federation president Yevhen Pronin said the 22-strong team were just glad to be present in Eugene
Jul. 21, 2022
Olga Bondar is the deputy director of the Kyiv Hippodrome and a master horse rider. She has two university degrees (mathematics and economics) and speaks two foreign languages – English and French. In
Jun. 26, 2022
Former women’s tennis world number three Elina Svitolina has told AFP she hopes one day to return and see her octogenarian grandmother who has been trapped in the Black Sea port of Odesa since Russia
Jun. 21, 2022
Despite recently failing to reach the World Cup finals to be played in Qatar later this year, the Ukrainian national football team has made a strong start in its UEFA Nations League games, winning two
Jun. 16, 2022
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Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury face off in a highly anticipated rematch for multiple titles and historic status, with Usyk defending his undisputed heavyweight crown in Riyadh on Saturday.
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