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Poland and Ukraine's chances of jointly hosting the 2012 European Football Championship have seriously deteriorated after UEFA inspectors noted in their report the weak development of infrastructure in these countries, pointing out that stadiums, as well as the work of hotels and transport, are at a level insufficient…
Donetsk "Shakhtar" has practically secured its place in the next round of the UEFA Cup. On Thursday, Mircea Lucescu's charges beat "Stuttgart" in a German, pedantic and confident manner with a score of 0:2. Even the coaching skill of the experienced Giovanni Trapattoni did not help the home team.
The Ukrainian national chess team in the second round of the World Team Championship, which is taking place in Israel, lost to the Armenian team with a score of 1.5:2.5. Vasyl Ivanchuk lost to Levon Aronian, while Serhiy Karyakin, Oleksandr Moiseyenko and Andriy Volokitin drew their games.
At the World Team Chess Championship, the Ukrainian national team started with a victory over the US team. The match ended with a score of 2.5:1.5 points.
On Tuesday, November 1, the International Federation of Football History and Statistics published another ranking of the best teams in the world, which included four Ukrainian teams.
Ukrainian Serhiy Stakhovsky, who last week managed to break through to the second round of the prestigious tournament in St. Petersburg, has risen 27 places in the new ATP ranking and entered the top two hundred best tennis players in the world.
Donetsk "Shakhtar" in the central match of the 14th round in Odesa narrowly defeated the local "Chornomorets" 1:0. In the game against the leader, the "sailors" looked quite strong, with organized team play and even had chances to score against Shutkov.
Former world heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, who will fight Vitali Klitschko on November 12 for the WBC championship belt, is confident that his opponent will not last more than nine rounds.
Such a stir around the "Karpaty" match in Lviv had not been seen for many years. The stands of the local "Ukraina" stadium were packed to capacity, and around the seated places, those willing to watch the game standing were looking for spots.
Mariupol's "Azovmash" in Saint Petersburg lost its first game of the FIBA EuroCup in Group A to the local "Dynamo" with a score of 77:72. In the middle of the first part of the game, the vice-champions of Ukraine, through the efforts of Lishchuk and Long, even led in the score.
