Sikan scores to give Shakhtar shock win against Barcelona
Danylo Sikan's towering header gave Shakhtar Donetsk a 1-0 win against LaLiga champions Barcelona in their Champions League Group H clash on Tuesday.
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Health needs increasing rapidly due to war – Head of WHO Country Office in Ukraine
Head of the WHO Country Office in Ukraine Jarno Habicht told the Interfax-Ukraine News Agency about operation of the healthcare system in wartime and what disease outbreaks Ukrainians should be prepared for.
Ukrainian league game lasts record time due to air alerts
KYIV: A Ukrainian league match in the central city of Dnipro was interrupted by air alerts several times due to Russia's invasion, reportedly lasting a record almost five hours. Dnipro-1 defeated FC Oleksandriya 1-0 in Dnipro, a city that has been targeted by Russian strikes throughout Moscow's more than 20-month long offensive. Players were called off the pitch several times because of the danger of Russian air attacks. "The match was interrupted several times due to air alerts, but it was finished anyway," Ukraine's football association said in a statement. The Ukrainian sports website Sport.ua said the game "lasted almost five hours", alleging that it was the longest football game in the history of Ukraine's topflight. "This is the first game that was so long for us," Dnipro-1 defender Eduard Sarapiy said. "I wanted to finish the match." Ukraine is holding its domestic season despite the war with Russia. But games are played without fans for security reasons. Dnipro-1 are currently second in the Ukrainian league behind Kryvbas -- a football team from President Volodymyr Zelensky's home city of Kryviy Rig. Ukrainian football was already badly affected by the conflict with Moscow-backed rebels in 2014 and, like the rest of the country, was hard hit by Russia's 2022 invasion. Shakhtar Donetsk have been unable to play at their Donbass Arena home in Donetsk, now occupied by Russia, since 2014. Shakhtar, who have become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance, play their Champions League group games in Hamburg. FC Mariupol, from the port city seized by Russia after a brutal siege last year, has ceased to exist. Another club, Tavriya Simferopol, moved to the Kherson region after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 but disbanded after
CAS registers Russian appeal against Olympic membership suspension
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an appeal filed by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) against the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend its membership, the independent judicial body said on Monday (Nov 6).
India Clubbed Alongside Higher-ranked Germany In Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier
The Indian women's hockey team has a tough task at hand as it has been clubbed alongside world No.5 Germany in the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers to be held in Ranchi from January 13 to 19. At No.6, India are the second-best side in the India leg of the Olympic qualifiers with the other teams being New Zealand (9th), Japan (11th), Chile (14th), United States (15th), Italy (19th) and the Czech Republic (25th).
Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk date: Latest news, fight delay and location
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight "before March 2" after according to Fury's promoter Frank Warren.
Barcelona eye Champions league knockout stage as they face Shakhtar
Barcelona will seek to clinch a place in the Champions League knockout rounds for the first time in three seasons when they face Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk in Hamburg on Tuesday.
India Clubbed Alongside Higher-ranked Germany In Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier
The Indian women's hockey team has a tough task at hand as it has been clubbed alongside world No.5 Germany in the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers to be held in Ranchi from January 13 to 19. At No.6, India are the second-best side in the India leg of the Olympic qualifiers with the other teams being New Zealand (9th), Japan (11th), Chile (14th), United States (15th), Italy (19th) and the Czech Republic (25th).