The first tennis grand slam event of 2012, the Australian Open, got under way on Monday 16th January 2012 at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia.  A number of Ukrainian tennis players entered into the competition. Ukrainian Men Name Event(s) Sergei Bubka Men’s Qualifying Singles Alexandr Dolgopolov Men’s Singles Men’s Doubles Illya Marchenko Men’s Singles Men’s Qualifying [...]

The 2nd World Judo Championship for Cadets (boys and girls under the age of 17 years) will be held in Kyiv, Ukraine, between the 11th and 14th of August 2011. The Australian Cadets Judo Team will be representing Australia in this world championship. The Australian team comprises of 26 members and includes young athletes, their [...]

In an upset result Ukraine’s women tennis players have defeated Australia in a Fed Cup tie.  The win gives Ukraine the right to remain in the elite Fed Cup World Group and relegates Australia to the lower tier World Group II. Scores were level after the first two singles matches played at Glen Iris Valley [...]

Australia will host Ukraine in a Fed Cup tie in April for the right to stay in the World Group. The Fed Cup was launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF).  It’s now the world’s largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with 80 nations competing in [...]