#Sports News

German biathlete Vanessa Voigt will prepare for the 2026/27 season individually, skipping team camps, but will keep her spot for the World Cup opener.

Ukrainian freediver Natalia Zharkova won the gold medal at the AIDA World Championship in Limassol in the CWT discipline with a 113-meter dive.

Elina Svitolina has secured her return to the WTA top 6 by reaching the Beijing quarterfinals, marking her best ranking result in five years.

Leading Ukrainian cyclist Kirill Tsarenko has returned to competition following the completion of a 12-month disqualification for missed tests.

Oleksandra Ilyukhina won historical gold at the practical shotgun world championship in Greece, becoming the first Ukrainian woman with this title.

EuroLeague teams rejected the NBA merger proposal for NBA Europe, but the American league intends to launch a new tournament in the 2027/28 season despite resistance.

Basketball club "Khmelnytskyi" earned its maiden elite division win, pulling off an incredible comeback against "Zaporizhzhia" with a score of 75:72.

Elina Svitolina staged a strong comeback to reach the WTA 1000 Beijing Round of 32, defeating Czechia's Katerina Siniakova in three sets 1:6, 6:4, 6:2.

Bohuslav's "Shershni" convincingly defeated Kherson's "Dnipro" 5-1, securing their second consecutive victory at the start of their debut Ukrainian Hockey Championship season.

Simona Halep retired in 2025, leaving a legacy of 2 Grand Slam titles, 64 weeks at World No. 1, and 24 WTA tournament victories.

Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk named consistency regardless of outcomes and the ability to learn from bad days as the main factors behind her successful season.

Oleksandr Usyk's new coach Yegor Golub commented on staff rumors and the absence of Yuriy Tkachenko ahead of the scandalous bout against Rico Verhoeven.

🎾 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.

🏀 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

🏁 Ciro Immobile has retired! The 36-year-old former Lazio captain and European champion has announced his departure from football. The Italian ended his journey at Paris and plans to become an executive. 🇮🇹⚽️ #Immobile #Football #SerieA

🏀 Russell Westbrook retires at 37! The NBA's all-time triple-double leader and 2017 MVP announced his departure after 18 seasons. Despite offers from Sacramento and Washington, he decided to leave while he still can. In his final season, he averaged 15.2 points per game. The era is over! 🛑👟

🇦🇿 The Kyiv Dynamo delegation has arrived in Baku for the second leg of the Conference League match against Karabakh. 🛫 The route went through Poland: after the game with Veres, the team trained in Lublin. 👋 In the airport, players were greeted by Ukrainians with slogans and souvenirs. 📋 The squad consists of 25 players, including Yarmolenko and Buyalskyi. ⚽ A ticket to the play-offs is at stake. The first match ended in a victory for the Kyiv team 1:0. 📅 The second leg is on August 13 at 19:00 (Kyiv time). Broadcast on "2+2" and "Kyivstar TV". #Dynamo #Karabakh #ConferenceLeague #Football

🏀 "Kyiv-Basket" strengthens ahead of the 2026/27 season start! Officially: Forward Ilya Kabatsyura has joined the capital club. Last season with "Hoverla", he averaged 14.4 points and 6 rebounds per game. The Kyiv club expects the experienced player to help fight for the Superleague gold. 🇺🇦 #Basketball #KyivBasket #Kabatsyura #Superleague #Sport