Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk demonstrated outstanding skill by defeating American Jessica Pegula at the prestigious WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid. At present, Marta is the only Ukrainian player to have reached the round of 16. Her match against world number three Jessica Pegula took place on 26 April and lasted one hour and fourteen minutes. In a confident performance, ...

On Sunday, 26 April, the final series of the Men’s Basketball Super League championship kicked off in Dnipro, opening with a match between Kyiv-Basket from Kyiv and the local side, Dnipro. The tense match ended in victory for the home side, who took the lead in the series. Match result: Dnipro — Kyiv-Basket 78:70 (25:16, 19:22, 15:15, 19:17), reports Kyiv ...

The 2025/2026 season of the Ukrainian Men’s Ice Hockey Championship has officially come to an end. In the fifth match of the final play-off series, Kyiv’s Sokil secured a 5–2 victory over Kremenchuk at home (2–0, 0–0, 3–2). In the best-of-seven series, the capital city team prevailed with a 4–1 scoreline. For Sokil, this triumph marked the 16th in the ...

The HC Sokil ice hockey team secured an away victory against Kremenchuk in the fourth match of the Ukrainian Championship play-off final series. The match ended 3–2 (0–1, 3–0, 0–1), according to Kyiv Online. Kremenchuk captain Vitaliy Lyalka put in an impressive performance, scoring two spectacular goals – the first and the last of the match. However, these efforts were ...

Kyiv-Basket has made history by winning its first Ukrainian Cup. Sunday, 15 March, was a special day for basketball fans and the capital’s Kyiv-Basket club. In the Ukrainian Cup final, the team faced a fierce battle against Prykarpattia-Hoverla and lifted the trophy for the first time in its history. The final match proved that Kyiv-Basket deserved this victory. The capital ...

Futsal appeared in Kyiv in the early 1990s, but at that time it was mostly played ‘for fun’ because there was no single city league. In order to move from friendly matches to full-fledged competitions, an organisation was needed to control the amateur movement and develop personnel. The solution was to create the Kyiv Futsal Federation in 1997, initiated by ...

During the winter season, Kyiv turns into a real skating capital, offering residents and visitors numerous venues for active recreation. In the 2025–2026 season, there are a large number of open and indoor ice rinks located in different areas of the capital. The rinks vary in size, skating conditions and comfort level, allowing everyone to find the best option for ...

Idea No. 1: A major priority for the development of cycling infrastructure in the capital is to replace some car parks with cycle lanes. The current situation in Kyiv is that most central streets are congested with cars, and cyclists lack safe and well-designed routes. In 2025, the city authorities announced plans to create special lanes for bicycle transport, which ...

The match between Kolos and Dynamo ended in a sensation. Dynamo Kyiv, the reigning Ukrainian champions, lost their third consecutive league game. This time, the capital’s footballers lost to their colleagues from the Kyiv region. In the ninth minute of the match, Alexander Shovkovsky’s team scored thanks to a pass from Eduard Kozik to Yuriy Klymchuk. Klymchuk scored twice before ...

Vladimir Klitschko is a famous boxer who has achieved significant success alongside his brother Vitali Klitschko. He is considered one of Ukraine’s best athletes. Godson of the coach’s wife Wladimir Klitschko, the legendary Ukrainian boxer, was born on 25 March 1976 in Semipalatinsk. He grew up in a sporting family: his father was a boxing champion and his mother taught ...