Yulia Tymoshenko’s plight becomes PR disaster for Ukraine
European leaders threaten to boycott Euro 2012 football tournament over treatment of Ukraine's jailed opposition leaderFor Viktor Yanukovych it was supposed to be a moment of triumph. On 1 July Ukraine's president hosts the final of the Euro 2012 footb...
Euro 2012 faces diplomatic crisis over Tymoshenko
Germany leads west European and EU states threatening to boycott football tournament unless Yulia Tymoshenko is releasedThe 2012 European Championships were heading towards a diplomatic fiasco on Monday after more EU leaders said they would join Germa...
Angela Merkel plans Euro 2012 boycott if Yulia Tymoshenko kept in jail
Daughter of Ukraine's imprisoned opposition leader calls on Germany to 'save the life' of her motherAngela Merkel is planning to boycott next month's Euro 2012 football tournament in Ukraine unless imprisoned opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko is relea...
The Ched Evans case shows football’s misogyny is alive and kicking | Julie Bindel
Football's refusal to challenge players' and supporters' sexism is in contrast to its successful campaign against racismOutside Leeds United's football stadium in the late 1970s, badges were sold with the slogan, "Leeds United – More feared than the ...
Serie A players in fear as fan violence returns
Ultra fans create terror on the terraces as many top-flight Italian clubs face match-fixing accusationsItalian football is staring into the abyss again after a brief recovery from a match-fixing scandal that saw Juventus relegated in 2006. This time th...
Ukraine’s chaos threatens to engulf Euro 2012 | Kris Kotarski
With only a month until the football kicks off, can Ukraine limit the damage done by terrorist attacks and corruption scandals?Beaten female prisoners, hunger strikes, and terrorist attacks – surely this is not the backdrop that organisers or Ukraini...
Ukraine bomb blasts injure dozens ahead of Euro 2012
Authorities treat as terrorism series of explosions injuring at least 29 in city of Dnipropetrovsk just weeks before football finalsAt least 29 people were injured on Friday in a series of explosions that shook the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk just...
Welcome to Kiev: city of beautiful women and a prospering sex industry | Natalia Antonova
The Ukrainian capital has been billed as the top destination for beautiful women. But its sex industry is a less attractive affairGreat news! Kiev, the city of my birth, has been ranked by Traveler's Digest as number one – as far as the presence of "...
Thousands line streets for funeral of Livorno’s Piermario Morosini
• Fans chant Morosini's name as coffin carried through Bergamo• Inquiry launched into possible delays in saving player's lifeThousands of mourners lined the streets and packed into a suburban church in the northern Italian city of Bergamo for the f...
Russia Today’s vile rape apologia for Ched Evans reflects the country’s attitude | Miriam Elder