In brief

Svitolina beats Sabalenka to reach WTA Finals semi-finals

Elina Svitolina won 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, her first victory over Aryna Sabalenka since 2020. She meets the Czech Linda Nosková in the semi-finals on 14 November.

Maldera names squad for Belfast

Ukraine’s 23-man squad to face Northern Ireland is without Shaparenko, Bondar and Nazarenko. The Nations League match kicks off at 19.45 local time on 14 November. Northern Ireland lead the group with eight points; Ukraine have four.

Ukraine finish Youth Olympics with nine medals

Ukraine won three gold, three silver and three bronze medals in Dakar to finish 11th in the medal table. The last came on 13 November, when 14-year-old Nikol Dzhuryk took silver in breaking.

Ukraine’s women face Great Britain in Manchester

The EuroBasket Women 2027 qualifier tips off at 16.00 local time on 14 November. Inna Kochubei’s side opened the round with a 64–52 win in Luxembourg, Alina Yahupova scoring 20 points.

Ukraine’s amputee team open their World Cup against Japan

Ukraine’s first match in Mexico starts at midnight Kyiv time on 15 November. They play Brazil at 20.00 the same day and Germany at 01.30 on 17 November.

Ukraine U17 face Montenegro

The Euro 2027 qualifier in England kicks off at 19.00 local time on 14 November. Volodymyr Samborskyi’s side opened with a 3–2 win over Poland, Oleh Dziurynets scoring twice and Artem Rybak once.

Rivne beat Kyiv-Basket in overtime

In the SuperLeague on 13 November, Rivne won 82–72 in Kyiv, the Kharkiv Falcons edged Volyn 71–70 and Niko-Basket beat Cherkaski Mavpy 106–75.

Netherlands put seven past Greece

The Dutch won 7–0 in the Nations League on 13 November, with Tijjani Reijnders scoring a hat-trick. Germany won 3–1 away to Serbia in the same group.

Ukraine arrive in Belfast for Nations League match

Andrea Maldera’s side face Northern Ireland at Windsor Park on 14 November. The Nations League match kicks off at 19.45 local time.

Svitolina plays for a WTA Finals semi-final spot

If Elina Svitolina beats Aryna Sabalenka on 13 November, she will face Czech player Linda Nosková in the semi-finals.

Kate Koval posts her second straight double-double

Ukraine’s Koval had 15 points and 12 rebounds in 18 minutes as Baylor beat Prairie View A&M 121–43 in NCAA basketball.

Dakar Youth Olympics draw to a close

The closing ceremony is set for 13 November at the Youth Olympic Village in Diamniadio. The Games in Senegal are the first Olympic event held in Africa.

Ukraine win two medals at European Youth Chess Championship

In Crete, Karolina Briukhovych took silver in the girls’ under-eight event and Sofiia Moskalets won bronze in the under-18 event.

Kane sets England men’s appearance record

Harry Kane earned his 126th England cap on 12 November, breaking Peter Shilton’s record. His penalty sealed a 2–1 Nations League win over Croatia.

Kharkiv Falcons and Kyiv-Basket win in the SuperLeague

The Kharkiv Falcons beat Rivne 86–75 and Kyiv-Basket defeated Volyn 85–68 in the round-six games on 12 November.

Ukraine enter 16 judoka for Zagreb Grand Prix

Ukraine have named a 16-strong squad for the Zagreb Grand Prix, which runs from 13 to 15 November in the Croatian capital.

Ukraine U21 lose to Scotland

Dmytro Mykhailenko’s side lost 4–0 in a friendly in San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain.

Ukraine win team shooting gold in Doha

Pavlo Korostylov, Maksym Horodynets and Volodymyr Pasternak won the 25m centre-fire pistol team event. It was Ukraine’s third medal at the World Championships in Doha.

Novytskyi scores 24 against Girona

Rostyslav Novytskyi made all eight of his shots from the field, but Dinamo Bucharest lost 92–84 in the FIBA Europe Cup.

Svitolina beats Muchová at Indian Wells

Elina Svitolina came from a set down to win 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 at the WTA Finals and stay in contention for a semi-final place.

Livyi Bereh and Bukovyna to resume their match on 14 November

The round 11 match was halted at half-time because of an air raid threat, with Bukovyna leading 1–0. Play is set to resume at noon Kyiv time.

Epitsentr and Kryvbas winless in eight league rounds

They have the league’s longest winless runs after round 12. Bukovyna are without a win in seven rounds.

Three Premier League clubs have five different scorers

After round 12, Epitsentr, Livyi Bereh and Obolon each have five different goalscorers, the fewest in the league.

Bukovyna have the most draws in the Premier League

After round 12, the Chernivtsi club have drawn seven of their 11 matches.