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Daria Snigur trying to 'enjoy the moment' after reaching first WTA final in Prague

Ukraine's Daria Snigur is experiencing the best week of her career in Prague. For the very first time, she has reached the final of a WTA event after she managed to overcome both home favourite Tereza Valentova and the crowd on the Stvanice Centre Court.

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Kostyuk moves into Wimbledon semis with dominant win over Paolini

Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk reached her second consecutive Grand Slam semi-final with a dominant last-eight victory over former finalist Jasmine Paolini at Wimbledon on Wednesday.

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Leading cardiologist urges Eriksen to stop career: 'He is bound to collapse again'

A former Senior Cardiologist recommends Christian Eriksen to stop his career after the Danish international footballer suffered his second heart failure on the pitch in connection with the friendly against Ukraine on 7 June.

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Marta Kostyuk says it is important to talk out against Russian-Ukrainian war

Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk said taking a strong stance against Russia's invasion of her country had sharpened her sense of purpose on ⁠the tour, with the online backlash she receives deepening her resolve to keep speaking out.

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Denmark boss Riemer hails 'beautiful unity' after Eriksen's collapse during friendly

Denmark coach Brian Riemer said ⁠he would remember the "beautiful unity" shown by ‌those at the stadium in Odense ‌after midfielder Christian ‌Eriksen collapsed in a friendly ‌against Ukraine at the weekend.

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'Recovery started': Christian Eriksen makes first comment after collapsing during friendly

Christian Eriksen has made his first comment after he collapsed during Denmark's friendly against Ukraine on Sunday night and was later hospitalized in Odense.

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Cardiologist says that pacemaker saved Christian Eriksen's life in Ukraine friendly

The Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, which was fitted to Christian Eriksen after he suffered a cardiac arrest in the game against Finland at the EURO 2021, probably saved his life when he collapsed again in the friendly against Ukraine yesterday, says cardiologist Henning Molgaard to bt.dk

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Christian Eriksen 'doing well' after collapsing on pitch during Denmark's match with Ukraine

Denmark's friendly against Ukraine was called off after 65 minutes when Christian Eriksen collapsed in a situation reminiscent of when the Danish international suffered a cardiac arrest in the nation's game against Finland at EURO 2021.

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Upbeat Marta Kostyuk says crowd support the highlight of her run to Roland Garros semi-finals

Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk said she would carry her remarkable claycourt winning streak "to the grave" ⁠after it was ended by Russia's Mirra Andreeva in Thursday's French Open semi-finals, but the crowd's support for her war awareness efforts would ‌be her defining memory of the tournament.

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Andreeva through to first Grand Slam final after cruising past Kostyuk at Roland Garros

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva powered into her ⁠maiden Grand Slam final with a ruthless 6-1 6-3 victory over Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk ‌in a politically charged French Open semi-final on Thursday.

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French Open: Andreeva faces Kostyuk in blockbuster semi as Polish sensation plays Shnaider

The Thursday schedule at the French Open will offer highly surprising matches. Almost no one expected all four semi-finalists to be fighting for their first career Grand Slam final. First, at 3:00 PM, the Russian phenomenon Mirra Andreeva will face the incredibly in-form Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine. Following that, Polish sensation Maja Chwalinska will challenge another Russian star, Diana Shnaider.

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Andriy Yarmolenko scores as Ukraine beat rivals Poland in dead-rubber friendly

Ukraine secured a first H2H victory over Poland since October 2013, running out 2-0 winners in Wrocław for just a second win in six away matches.

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Iga Swiatek names tension as the issue after straight-set loss to Marta Kostyuk

Iga Swiatek said tension got the better of her as her French Open ⁠campaign unravelled in a fourth-round defeat by Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk on Sunday, a rare loss of control for the four-time champion who ‌has come to define dominance on clay.

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Third seed Swiatek dumped out of French Open last 16 by Ukraine's Kostyuk

Iga Swiatek's 25th ⁠birthday celebrations turned sour at the French Open on Sunday ‌as the former champion lost 7-5, 6-1 ‌to Ukrainian 15th seed Marta ‌Kostyuk, her bid for a fifth ‌title ending just when she ‌had looked to be rediscovering her rhythm.

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Oliynykova claims tennis must exclude Russians supporting the war after loss to Shnaider

Ukrainian Oleksandra Oliynykova on Saturday called on the WTA to take action against players who support Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Diana Shnaider beats Oleksandra Oliynykova in tense clash at French Open

Russian Diana Shnaider beat Ukrainian Oleksandra Oliynykova at the French Open on Saturday in a match overshadowed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Kostyuk maintains focus amid missile strikes in Ukraine to breeze into second round

Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk made short work of Oksana Selekhmeteva with ⁠a 6-2, 6-3 victory in the first round of the French Open on Sunday and said she was ‌proud of how she remained focused even as the war in her ‌country hit closer to home.

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Ukraine's Elina Svitolina disappointed by IOC decision on Belarus athletes

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina said it was painful to see ⁠the International Olympic Committee (IOC) clear the path for Belarusian athletes to return to the global ‌stage under their own flag while Russia's war against her country ‌rages on.

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Shakhtar crowned champions of Ukraine as Arda Turan wins title in first season

Shakhtar Donetsk were crowned champions of the Ukrainian Premier League on Sunday after a 4-0 away win over SC Poltava gave them an unassailable 11-point lead at the top of the table with three rounds to play.

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Denmark to face World Cup participant on Belgian soil in summer friendly

Denmark will face African World Cup contender DR Congo on 3 June and four days later Ukraine in two friendlies, says the Danish FA.

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EXCLUSIVE: Darijo Srna on Shakhtar, Arda Turan and being 'with Ukraine until the end'

From lifting the UEFA Cup as captain to navigating transfers in the middle of a war as sporting director, Darijo Srna has never stopped giving everything for Shakhtar Donetsk. In this exclusive interview with Flashscore, the Croatian legend opens up about his transition from the pitch to the office, the challenge of keeping a football club alive and competitive during wartime, and the philosophy behind Shakhtar's legendary production line of Brazilian talent.

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Serhiy Rebrov steps down as Ukraine head coach after World Cup qualification failure

Serhiy Rebrov has stepped ⁠down as coach of the Ukraine ‌national football team, the Ukrainian ‌Association of Football ‌announced on Wednesday.

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Defending champions Italy breeze into BJK Cup finals, USA knocked out

Two-time defending champions Italy won Saturday's decisive doubles rubber to sweep into the Billie Jean King Cup finals as the United States were dumped out by Belgium, with Ukraine, Spain, Britain and Kazakhstan all also advancing.

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Italy and Ukraine off to strong start in Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers

Italy moved to the brink of another Billie Jean King Cup Finals appearance on Friday as Jasmine ⁠Paolini and Elisabetta Cocciaretto gave the holders a commanding 2-0 lead over Japan in their qualifier in Velletri.