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The fourth day of competition for the Ukrainian Tennis Cup, which is taking place in Dniprodzerzhynsk, brought Lutsk resident Oksana Khomyk, a trainee of the "Millennium" tennis club, two more victories.
The Ukrainian Adult Tennis Cup is ongoing in Dniprodzerzhynsk. Volyn and its regional center are represented at this competition by Oksana Khomyk, a student of the "Millennium" tennis club. The third day of the competition will be remembered by its participants for a pleasant surprise.
UEFA has confirmed Russia's bid for the right to host the 2012 European Championship. This is reported by the head of the National Teams Competitions Department, Mikael Salzer, in a letter posted on the official RFU website.
Continues his performances in the singles draw of the junior Australian Open, Ukrainian Serhiy Bubka Jr. Today in the round of 16 he defeated Ryan Sweeting – 6-4, 7-6 (7-1).
Ukrainian chess player Ruslan Ponomariov continues to show uncertain play at the tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. In the 10th round game, Ponomariov lost to Russian Grischuk.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has supported the idea of Ukraine and Poland jointly hosting the 2012 European Football Championship. He said this to journalists at a press conference in Krakow on Wednesday, proUA was told by the press service of the head of state.
In the Fair Play ranking, which determines the country that owns one additional direct berth in the UEFA Cup and the participants in the draw for two more places in the first qualifying round of this tournament, Ukraine at the end of 2004 turned out to be among those who scored more than 8 points.
The 18-year-old midfielder Oleh Herasymiuk from Lutsk's "Volyn", who is undergoing a preparatory training camp in the UAE together with Kyiv's "Dynamo", has officially formalized his relationship with the white-and-blues.
Former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, after leaving professional boxing, stated that he is ready to return to the ring in order to fight Vitali Klitschko.
On Friday in Moscow, the team of FC "Dynamo" (Kyiv) lost in the semifinal of the Commonwealth Cup to "Neftchi" (Baku, Azerbaijan) with a score of 1:2 (0:1). This is reported by IA "Novyny - Ukraina". \n \nGeorgiy Adamiya scored two goals for the Baku club, the only goal for the Kyivans was scored by Oleh Dopilko.