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Ukraine begins football season in spite of war

KYIV: Ukraine on Tuesday launched its new football season despite Russia’s ongoing invasion, in an apparent attempt to give a morale boost to the war-ravaged nation. In the first match of the Ukrainian Premier League, Shakhtar Donetsk drew 0-0 with Metalist 1925 from Kharkiv at the Olympiysky stadium in Kyiv. In an emotional pre-match ceremony, the players of both teams and the referees entered the pitch wrapped in Ukrainian flags and unfurled a banner that read “We are of the same courage.” The Shakhtar players wore T-shirts with the inscription “Donetsk.

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.

Brittney Griner: Joe Biden official warns Dennis Rodman may 'hinder' WNBA star's release

Five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman has revealed he is planning to fly out to Russia in an attempt to aid the release of Brittney Griner, who is currently serving a nine-year prison sentence.

Shakhtar draw with Metalist 1925 as football returns to Ukraine

Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist 1925 played out a 0-0 draw in Kyiv’s empty Olympic Stadium on Tuesday as competitive football returned to war-torn Ukraine with the start of the country’s new Premier League season.

Simon Jordan slams Anthony Joshua over outburst in rematch loss to Oleksandr Usyk

Simon Jordan has slammed Anthony Joshua after his shock outburst following his second consecutive defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.

Free trips for medics: Uber, the Ministry of Health and Kyiv NGO partnered up for a joint project

Kyiv, August 23, 2022. Uber has launched a joint initiative with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and Kyiv charitable organisation Soloma Cats to help provide nearly 100 medical institutions across Ukraine with free rides to ensure stable and safe transportation of medical workers.

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.

'We are alive': Mariupol footballers stay strong as season begins

Ukraine's football season kicked off on Tuesday despite the ongoing Russian invasion, players from a Mariupol club are hoping to do their devastated city proud after a dramatic escape from their home. FSC Mariupol are warming up in the tiny village stadium of Demydiv 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Kyiv -- hundreds of kilometres from their base in the strategic port hub on the Sea of Azov. Oleksandr Yaroshenko, the club's president, told AFP that he motivates the team's players by telling them: "You don't just play football.

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Ukraine begins football season in spite of war

Manchester buildings to be lit up in blue and yellow to mark Ukrainian Independence Day

Brittney Griner: Joe Biden official warns Dennis Rodman may 'hinder' WNBA star's release

Shakhtar draw with Metalist 1925 as football returns to Ukraine

Simon Jordan slams Anthony Joshua over outburst in rematch loss to Oleksandr Usyk

Free trips for medics: Uber, the Ministry of Health and Kyiv NGO partnered up for a joint project

Ukraine football returns amid ongoing Russia invasion with bomb shelters for players

'We are alive': Mariupol footballers stay strong as season begins