London: Former England defender Sol Campbell is warning fans against travelling to Poland and Ukraine to watch the European Championship, claiming authorities are failing to tackle entrenched racism and violence in the countries. "Stay at home, watch it on TV. Don't even risk it ... because you could end up coming back in a coffin," Campbell, who is black, told the BBC. The families of two of England's black players,...
02:54 PM, May 29, 2012
Kufstein: Ukraine warmed up for the European Championship in style on Monday, beating Estonia 4-0 in a friendly after scoring three first-half goals. Dynamo Kiev midfielder Andriy Yarmolenko scored for the Euro 2012 co-hosts with a thundering shot from just inside the area in the ninth minute. Oleh Husyev converted a penalty in the 34th after Yarmolenko was brought down by Estonia defender Ragnar Klavan, and Spartak Moscow striker Andriy...
02:27 PM, May 29, 2012
A violent scuffle erupted in Ukraine's Parliament on Thursday evening over a bill that would allow the use of the Russian language in courts, hospitals and other institutions in the Russian-speaking regions of the country. ...
04:13 PM, May 25, 2012
Kiev (Ukraine): A violent scuffle erupted in Ukraine's Parliament on Thursday evening over a bill that would allow the use of the Russian language in courts, hospitals and other institutions in the Russian-speaking regions of the country. The fight broke out between members of the pro-Western opposition who want to take Ukraine out of Russia's shadow and lawmakers from President Viktor Yanukovych's party, which bases its support in Ukraine's Russian-speaking...
03:52 PM, May 25, 2012
New York: Serena Williams is on the US Fed Cup roster for matches against Ukraine on April 21-22, but her sister Venus is not. "She just played Miami and Charleston, so she's trying to gauge now her recovery, how much she can play," US Fed Cup captain Mary Joe Fernandez said on Wednesday about Venus. "She's, I believe, planning on playing a couple of tournaments now before the French Open."...
04:12 PM, Apr 12, 2012
New Delhi: Disappointed with the 1-1 draw against a lowly Ukraine, India women's hockey coach CR Kumar rued the two decisions that went against his team, but said they have not yet decided whether to lodge a complaint with the FIH. India were denied a goal in the 55th minute and a penalty corner in the dying moments on Saturday, and Kumar felt these two decisions robbed India of two...
10:14 PM, Feb 18, 2012
New Delhi: Indian women began their quest for an Olympic hockey berth on a disappointing note as they were held to a 1-1 draw in their opening match of the qualifiers that began here at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Saturday. The visitors from Ukraine surprised India in the 26th minute when captain Maryna Vynohradova converted a penalty corner to put her team ahead. The Indians, who failed...
07:39 PM, Feb 18, 2012
New Delhi: The Ukraine women's hockey team has brought a surprise to the Olympic hockey qualifiers, and it's India's former men's hockey coach Jose Brasa, who is back in the country as an advisor to the Ukraine team. The moment Brasa entered the practice arena, all eyes were on the Spaniard, who had a forgettable tenure in India before being replaced by the Australian Michael Nobbs. But as a true...
03:28 PM, Feb 14, 2012
London: Temperature continues to remain freakishly low in eastern parts of Europe. In Belgrade, the Danube river has frozen in several portions, crippling shipping on Europe's busiest waterway. Meanwhile, the death toll has now crossed 450 across Europe with Ukraine still being the worst hit. Forecasts said freezing winds would pick up and bring more snow in the next two days across several regions. ...
11:15 AM, Feb 10, 2012
At least 250 people have died due to cold in Europe even as more record low temperatures and snow are in the forecast. ...
08:28 AM, Feb 08, 2012
Sofia: Heavy snowfall across eastern Europe cut off hundreds of villages on Tuesday and rescue teams struggled to evacuate people in southern Bulgaria where rain and melting snow had caused a dam wall to break, flooding an entire village. A river dike also broke under intense water pressure near Kapitan Andreevo at the border with Turkey, officials said. At least 250 people have already died across the region during the...
06:21 AM, Feb 08, 2012
New Delhi: An extreme cold wave across Europe over the past few days has left 160 people dead in its wake. The mercury plunged to record lows throughout the continent, with Bulgaria recording its lowest temperature in over a century. Meanwhile, Poland, Romania and Latvia are dealing with temperatures as low as minus 32 degrees celcius. In Ukraine, health officials claim that 63 people died after literally freezing on the...
06:39 AM, Feb 03, 2012
New Delhi: Four activists belonging to a women's group in Ukraine went topless at the Indian embassy in Kiev to protest New Delhi's alleged plan to block Ukrainian, Russian and Kazakh women from entering India as part of a national anti-prostitution campaign. The topless activists climbed the Indian embassy's balcony and unfurled banners that said, "Ukrainians are not prostitutes!", "Delhi, close your brothels" and "We demand apologies". The women belonged...
05:24 PM, Jan 19, 2012
Beijing: China's first aircraft carrier on Wednesday set sail for sea trials, officials said, as concerns mounted about the country's rapid military buildup amid flaring regional disputes. The refitted former Ukrainian carrier platform left its shipyard at Dalian Port in northeast China's Liaoning Province this morning to set sail for its maiden sea trial, Xinhua news agency reported. The agency said that the sea trials were in line with the...
02:40 PM, Aug 10, 2011
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