Maldera takes charge of Ukraine football national team Photo: EPA Elina Svitolina advanced to the final of the prestigious WTA 1000 tournament in Rome after defeating former world No. 1 Iga Świątek in a three-set semifinal battle. The Ukrainian, curren Photo: EPA Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina secured a hard-fought victory in the quarterfinals of a WTA 1000 clay-court tournament in Rome. She came from behind to defeat world No. 2 Elena Ryb Photo: EPA Ukraine’s top tennis player Elina Svitolina has advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 clay-court tournament in Rome after a confident victory in the fourth round. The world No. 1 Photo: Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine A remarkable achievement for Ukrainian hockey. The Ukraine national ice hockey team has secured promotion to the elite division of the Ice Hockey World Champ Photo: FHU The Ukraine national ice hockey team delivered a strong performance on Thursday, May 7, in their fourth game at the IIHF World Championship Division IA, but ultimately lost to Kazakhstan Marta Kostyuk wins Madrid WTA 1000 title Photo: EPA FIFA World Cup President Gianni Infantino said that Iran national football team will participate in the 2026 World Cup, emphasizing that sport should “unite people.” His statement was ec Photo: Getty Images Mykhailo Mudryk has filed an appeal against the decision of the Football Association, which handed him a four-year ban following a doping case. The news was reported by talkSPORT Photo: EPA Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk continued her strong clay-court run by advancing to the Round of 16 at the Mutua Madrid Open. In the third round, the world No. 23 confidently defea Phjoto: FC Shakhtar Donetsk Donetsk-based Shakhtar have been fined following a serious on-field injury to young player Izaki Silva. UEFA announced that the club must pay a €10,000 fine for: fai Photo: Ukrainian Association of Football Serhiy Rebrov has been dismissed as head coach of the Ukraine national football team after failing to qualify the team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The deciUkrainian tennis players faced each other in WTA final in France Photo: EPA Elina Svitolina advanced to the semifinals of the WTA 500 tournament in Stuttgart after defeating Linda Noskova 7–6, 7–5 in the quarterfinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 42 minutes. In t Photo: EPA World Aquatics has lifted all restrictions on athletes from Russia and Belarus. Representatives of both countries will no longer need to undergo the procedure to obtain neutral status. A Photo: Marie-Louise Eta A landmark appointment has been made in the Bundesliga. Marie-Louise Eta has been named interim head coach of Union Berlin, making history in European football. The club di Photo: Getty Images The fight will take place in London. On Saturday, April 11, British boxer Tyson Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs), who previously hinted at a possible third fight with Oleksandr Usyk, will Photo: EPA The fight is set to take place soon. Dutch kickboxer Rico Verhoeven made a bold statement ahead of his bout against unified heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk. “I’m training likeFIFA to test revolutionary rule changes in senior football Photo: EPA The specialist is under medical supervision. Romania national team head coach Mircea Lucescu, who recently set an age record in world football, has been hospitalized. This was reported Photo: EPA Brazilian star Neymar did not feature in his club’s latest league match after reportedly spending two consecutive days playing in an online poker tournament. The forward, who recently ex Photo: EPA Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk and Yuliia Starodubtseva recorded wins in the second round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami. Svitolina, fresh off a semifinal run in Indian Wells, defea Photo: EPA Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina, recently the runner-up at a tournament in the UAE, advanced to the semifinals of the WTA 1000 event in Indian Wells, USA . In a tense two-hour, t Photo: Getty Images The Ukrainian team is winning medals at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Italy. The Games opened on March 6 in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Ukraine boycotted the opening cereRussians denied gift smartphones at 2026 Paralympics Photo: EPA Argentine forward Lionel Messi starred for Inter Miami with a brace in their MLS match against Orlando City. The 38-year-old started the game and opened the scoring in the 57th minute wi Photo: EPA All participants of the Round of 16 in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League have been confirmed following the playoff matches. The second legs of the playoff round to Photo: ap.org Winter Olympics 2026 conclude: final medal table and Ukrainian results The XXV Winter Olympic Games (Milan–Cortina 2026) wrapped up on February 22 with the final competitions. Five Photo: EPA krainian athletes have finished their performances in Italy. Ukraine’s national team ended the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo without winning a single medal. The fi Photo: EPA Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina won a grueling semifinal on Friday, February 20, at the WTA 1000 hard-court tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In a match lasting 3 hours and 5 minutes,Ukraine announces boycott of Paralympics 2026 opening ceremony over participation of Russians Photo: EPA Andriy Sybiga called on international partners to take a stand and urged their officials to boycott the opening ceremony of the Paralympics if the decision to allow Russia and Belarus to Photo: NOC On February 14, Ukrainian athletes competed in six sports at the XXV Winter Olympics in Milan–Cortina: Alpine skiing (giant slalom) Cross-country skiing (relay) Biathlon (sprint) Ski Photo: Getty Images President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych, who was disqualified from the 2026 Olympics, with the Order of Freedom. This Photo: instagram.com/heraskevychvladyslav Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified at the 2026 Winter Olympics, preventing him from starting his first run. What happened He Photo: FC Shakhtar On Tuesday, February 10, Donetsk’s Shakhtar faced LNZ in Turkey during their winter training camp. The teams delivered a hard-fought and emotional friendly with plenty of dueBarcelona officially withdraws from the Super League — the project that aimed to revolutionize European football Photo: EPA From 6 to 22 February , the XXV Winter Olympic Games will take place in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo . Ukraine will be represented by 46 athletes in 11 sports : biathlon, alpine skii Photo: EPA Ukrainian tennis player reaches WTA 250 semifinals Ukrainian tennis player Oleksandra Oliinykova (WTA 91) advanced to the semifinals of the WTA 250 tournament in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. I Photo: EPA Former heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KOs) explained why his fight with WBC, WBA, and IBF titleholder Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) was canceled. “About the situat Photo: EPA Svitolina falls in straight sets to world No. 1 Sobolenko in Australian Open 2026 semifinal On Thursday, January 29, Ukraine’s top tennis player Elina Svitolina (WTA No. 12) competed i Photo: biathlon.com.ua Ukrainian national team biathlete Anastasiia Merkushyna won the gold medal in the individual race at the 2026 European Biathlon Championships . The competition is taking pSvitolina honors Ukraine with quarterfinal win at Australian Open 2026 Photo: EPA Cristiano Ronaldo aims for 1,000-goal milestone before retiring at 42 Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese forward for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr, plans to retire after the 2026/27 season at Photo: EPA Svitolina reaches round of 16 at Australian Open 2026 On the morning of January 23, Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina (WTA No. 12) competed in the third round of the 2026 Austral Photo: EPA Girona set to sign promising striker. Spanish club Girona is close to signing Ukraine U-21 youth international striker Oleksandr Pishchur, according to reputable insider Fabrizio Roman Photo: UAF Ukraine drops to 30th in FIFA world rankings The Ukraine national football team has fallen to 30th place in the latest FIFA world rankings, the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) Photo: Instagram Former Dynamo Kyiv players Serhii Rybalko and Artem Milevskyi got into a fight during a Media League match on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The incident occurred in a game between RuSvitolina wins WTA title in Auckland Photo: EPA Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina reached the semifinals of the Auckland WTA 250 tournament on January 9. In a tough quarterfinal match, Svitolina (WTA No. 13) defeated Britain’s S Photo: Getty Images Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is reportedly considering ending his professional boxing career following a deadly car accident in Nigeria. This was revealed by Photo: EPA Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina kicked off her season with a win. On Tuesday, January 6, Svitolina, ranked 13th in the WTA, began her campaign at the WTA tournament in Auckland, Ne Photo: EPA Tyson Fury Announces Return to Boxing. Former world champion Tyson Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) has announced on his social media that he is coming out of retirement and returning to the ring. Photo: EPA Games are coming soon. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry confirmed that Russian athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics will compete under a neutral status, ev