133 athletes and coaches have died during the war in Ukraine, as the country marks six months of conflict
By Kevin Dotson, Sammy Mngqosini and Issy Ronald, CNN
Soviet Union Sport News
This Ontario man's flag was raised at an Olympic protest in 1976. It's now in Ukraine as a symbol of defiance
From Montreal to Ukraine by way of northern Ontario, a flag used in an anti-Russian protest at the 1976 Olympics is being used again as a symbol of resistance, this time for Day of the National Flag celebrations in Ukraine.
Manchester buildings to be lit up in blue and yellow to mark Ukrainian Independence Day
Two buildings in Manchester will be lit up to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
Ukraine football returns amid ongoing Russia invasion with bomb shelters for players
Domestic football in Ukraine returned on Tuesday for the first time since Russia invaded the nation in February earlier this year.
BWF Worlds: Mum's the word for record-breaking shuttler Zilberman
At 25, Belarus-born Svetlana was considered too old to be picked for the Soviet Union's team for the championships when she was in the prime of her career. Now, almost four decades later, she is playing on the sport's highest stage and became the competition's oldest-ever winner when she and Misha won their first-round mixed doubles match on Monday. "They said I was old when I was 25 -- now I am a young woman," Svetlana told AFP on Tuesday.
Mum's the word for record-breaking shuttler Zilberman
TOKYO: Mum's the word for 64-year-old badminton braveheart Svetlana Zilberman as she rolls back the years and breaks records alongside her son Misha at the world championships in Tokyo.
Ukraine soccer league set for new season as country defies Russian war
Under threat of Russian attacks in a war that stopped all soccer in Ukraine in February, a new league season starts Tuesday in Kyiv with the goal of restoring some sense of normal life.
