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UEFA Punish Kiev Over Racism

UEFA has ordered Dynamo Kiev to play their next two home matches in European competition behind closed doors due to two incidents of "racist conduct by their supporters" at the Olympic National Sports Complex. The Ukraine club's fans are alleged to have behaved in a racist manner in Dynamo's Champions League clash with Paris St Germain in November last year and then again in the Europa League against Bordeaux in February. And UEFA, whose general secretary Gianni Infantino has announced proposed sanctions of banning players for a minimum of 10 matches if they are found guilty of a racist offence, has taken a dim view of the fans' conduct although the club has lodged an appeal. "FC Dynamo Kiev have been ordered to play their next two UEFA competition home matches behind closed doors due to racist conduct by supporters," said a statement on UEFA's official website. "The first match behind closed doors applies to the next UEFA club compet

Dynamo (Kiev) - Shakhtar (Donetsk) 07.04.13

Динамо Киев - Шахтёр 1:0 Ярмоленко 10′ по fcdk

Ukrainian boxers team "Ukrainian Atamans" has lost return match against "Lights of Baku" but reached the semifinal of World Series of Boxing (WSB)

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Ukrainian boxers team "Ukrainian Atamans"  has lost return match against "Lights of Baku" with a score of 1:4 on aggregate reached the semifinal of World Series of Boxing (WSB). The first part of the confrontation, which took place last week in Kiev, the Ukrainian team ended with the victory 5-0. In Kiev, for "Ukrainian Atamans   boxed from Kharkov Alexander Gvozdik, who brought his victory point, knocking out his competitor Vladimir Chelesa. There was a knock and in Baku. This is the local heavyweight Abdulkadir Abdullayev in the fourth round a right to the chin sent in a deep knock-out Dmitry Rudenkogo. In addition, the boxers' Baku Fires "won three battle: Magomed Kurbanov at Aleksanra Rishkana Mikhail Veselov over Alexander Stretskim and Ramazan Magomedov over Sergei Lapin. Saviour "Ukrainian Atamans" was a two-time Olympic champion Vasyl Lomachenko. He won a split decision of the judges over his rival Albert Selimov. Referee ca

BBC_HARDtalk with Vitali Klitschko

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Kiev paralyzed by snowstorm

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KIEV, Ukraine --  The city of Kiev has declared a state of emergency after the Ukrainian capital was paralyzed by an unprecedented snowstorm that has stalled car, railway and air traffic. The city was hit by about 50 centimeters (20 inches) of snow in the past day, more than it usually receives per month during this season. Tractors, armored vehicles and other heavy equipment were dispatched Saturday to clear roads blocked by kilometers-long traffic jams. Desperate to get home, some Kiev drivers simply abandoned their stalled cars on the roads and set out on foot. Kiev's main airport, Boryspil, was working with delays, the smaller Zhulyany airport was closed and Ukraine's International Airlines grounded all its planes until Sunday morning. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/23/3302355/ukrainian-capital-paralyzed-by.html#storylink=cpy