The President of the Ukrainian Fencing Federation, Mikhail Ilyashev, expressed hope that two-time Olympic champion Olga Kharlan will remain in Ukrainian sports after ending her active career.

Ronaldo broke the Instagram record by leaving a comment on Messi's post about his father's death. The comment received more than 6.7 million likes and became the most popular in the history of the social network.

Tottenham midfielder Conor Gallagher and his fiancée Aine May Kennedy have announced a pregnancy. The couple is expecting their first child in January 2027, which has sparked a wave of congratulations from the football community.

Barcelona has officially announced the signing of Rodri from Manchester City. The deal was the result of a fierce battle with Real Madrid and includes bonuses of €16.5 million. The player, winner of the 2026 World Cup and Ballon d'Or holder, will become a key element of Hansi Flick's team.

🎾 Marta Kostyuk in Cincinnati: powerful victory over Sloane Stevens (7:5, 7:5) and advancement to the Round of 8! 🇺🇦 Next round — battle with Mirra Andreeva. Head-to-head history: 2-1 in favor of Marta. Elina Svitolina withdrew from the tournament due to injury. #tennis #Kostyuk #Cincinnati

🎾 Elina Svitolina withdrew from the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati due to an injury sustained in Toronto. 🏥 She was supposed to play Wang Xiyu in the round of 16 but could not recover. 💪 Svitolina started the season successfully, but the injury hindered further performance. 🇺🇸 The defending champion is Iga Swiatek. 📅 Next chance – US Open.

🇪🇸 Rodri officially at Barcelona! The 30-year-old midfielder has signed a contract until 2030. Transfer fee — 60 million euros. 🏆 2024 Ballon d'Or winner and 2026 World Cup champion leaves Manchester City after 7 years. 🎯 Rodri's goal: Champions League. Barcelona spent over 160 million euros on 4 new players.

🚫 IBU extended sanctions against Russia and Belarus. Athletes will miss the 5th season in a row. Neutral status in biathlon is impossible. Federations are challenging the decision in CAS. 🏂❄️

🇺🇦 The UAF has announced the symbolic team of Ukraine for 35 years of independence. More than 57,000 fans chose the "11 Lions of Independence". 🔥 Key facts: ✅ In attack: Shevchenko and Seleznyov (Rebrov was left out of the squad). ✅ In goal: Shovkovskyi. ✅ In midfield: Yarmolenko, Konoplyanka, Stepanenko, Malinovskyi. ✅ In defense: Zabarnyi and Mykolenko. Full list and voting details — in our article! ⚽️🦁

🏀 Ukraine's national basketball team has begun preparation for the 2027 World Cup in Riga. 📅 Friendly matches: - August 20: against "Arizona Wildcats" in Kėdainiai (Lithuania). - August 23: against the Latvian national team in Riga. 🔥 Official start of qualification: August 28 against Greece in Riga. 🇺🇦 Ukraine starts the second round with 4 wins and 2 losses. Opponents in Group I: Montenegro, Portugal, Greece. #Basketball #UkraineNationalTeam #WC2027

🇺🇦 Daniil Beskorovainyi has moved to Poland! 🇵🇱 The central defender of Zhytomyr's Polissya has officially become a player of Gdansk's Lechia. 📝 🔹 Contract signed until 2029. 🔹 He will be coached by Ukrainian specialist Vladyslav Lupashko. 🔹 The team is last in the table, and strengthening the defense is critically important. Beskorovainyi's debut is expected as early as August 21 in the match against Pogon. #Football #Transfers #Lechia

🇺🇦 Ukraine's high jump 'big three' will compete together for the first time this season at the Diamond League meet in Silesia! Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Iryna Herashchenko, and Yulia Levchenko, returning from injury, will battle for gold. 🏆 📅 When: August 23, 16:00 (Kyiv time) 📺 Broadcast: Suspilne Sport #Athletics #Mahuchikh #Levchenko #Herashchenko #DiamondLeague

🔥 Liverpool is preparing an earthquake in the transfer market! 🇬🇧 🇸🇳 Ibrahim Mbae (18) has already agreed to a contract with the 'Reds'. 💰 A check for €135m has been written for Bradley Barcola. 📉 Both players have been excluded from PSG's squad for the French Super Cup. Luis Enrique remains silent, while Jeff Bezos finances the new ambitions of the Merseysiders. What will happen next? 🤔 #Liverpool #PSG #Transfers #Football

🇺🇦 Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils receive wild cards for US Open 2026! 🎾 The couple will play together for the first time at an official tournament in the mixed doubles event. For Monfils, this will be his last Grand Slam of his career. 📅 Matches will take place from August 24–26 in a shortened format. 🏆 Prize fund for finalists — $1 million. #USOpen #Svitolina #Monfils #Tennis

🔥 3rd round of UPL 2026/27 completed! Karpaty and Shakhtar — perfect leaders. Felipe Vieira — revelation of the season, Valentyn Horokh — best goalkeeper. Kauã Elias currently leads the scorers' list, but Karpaty are catching up. 4th round — in 2 weeks! ⚽🇺🇦

🎾 Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns Sensationally Defeat the Williams Sisters at WTA 1000 in Cincinnati! 🇺🇦🇺🇸 The match went to three sets: 6-2, 1-6, 10-8. The legendary Americans received a wild card but could not withstand the pressure from the young tennis players. For Kostyuk, this is the first joint tournament with Stearns, while for the Williams sisters, it is their first match together since 2022. Kostyuk's next singles match is against Sloane Stephens on August 18. #tennis #Kostyuk #WTA1000 #Cincinnati

🔥 Benfica crushed Casa Pia with a score of 7:0! 🇵🇹 ⚽️ Evangelos Pavlidis completed a hat-trick. 🇺🇦 Georgiy Sudakov started the match but remained without goals. 🧤 Anatoliy Trubin is on the bench again. 📊 Benfica continues to adapt to the new coach Marco Silva after the Mourinho era. #Benfica #Sudakov #Trubin #Primeira #Sport