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Photo: Mircea Lucescu (R), coach of Ukraine soccer team Shakhtar Donetsk, looks down after the final match of the Ukrainian Cup at the Olympic stadium in Kiev May 29, 2005. Dynamo Kiev won the Ukrainian Cup for a record seventh time on Sunday as they beat arch rivals Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 in an ill-tempered final. (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/29/2005
Photo: Dynamo Kiev players hold the trophy as they celebrate their victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in the finals of the Ukrainian national soccer Cup, at the Olympic stadium in Kiev, May 29, 2005. Dynamo Kiev won the Ukrainian Cup for a record seventh time on Sunday as they beat arch rivals Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 in an ill-tempered final. (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/29/2005
Photo: Dynamo Kiev players hold the trophy as they celebrate their victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in the finals of the Ukrainian national soccer Cup, at the Olympic stadium in Kiev May 29, 2005. Dynamo Kiev won the Ukrainian Cup for a record seventh time on Sunday as they beat arch rivals Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 in an ill-tempered final. (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/29/2005
Photo: Coach of Ukraine's Dynamo Kiev soccer team Josef Sabo reacts during the final match of the Ukrainian Cup at the Olympic stadium in Kiev May 29, 2005. Dynamo Kiev won the Ukrainian Cup for a record seventh time on Sunday as they beat arch rivals Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 in an ill-tempered final. (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/29/2005
Photo: Dynamo Kiev's Brazilian, Diogo Rincon, right, struggles for the ball against Shakhtar Donetsk's Brazilian Matuzalem Francelino Da Silva, during their Ukraine's Soccer Cup 2005 final at the Olympiyskiy stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, May 29, 2005. Dynamo Kiev won 1:0. (AP/Yahoo) 05/29/2005
Shevchenko shoots for the top (UEFA) 05/25/2005
Photo: AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko runs during team practice at the Ataturk Olympic stadium in Istanbul (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/24/2005
Photo: AC Milan's star striker Andriy Shevchenko controls the ball during a team training session at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul (AP/Yahoo) 05/24/2005
Photo: AC Milan's coach Carlo Ancelotti talks with Andriy Shevchenko and Ricardo Kaka, during a training session at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul (AP/Yahoo) 05/24/2005
Photo: AC Milan's coach Carlo Ancelotti speaks with his star striker Andriy Shevchenko during a team training session at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul (AP/Yahoo) 05/24/2005
Photo: AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko runs onto the pitch past photographers for a team training session at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul (AP/Yahoo) 05/24/2005
Hyypia relishes first duel with lethal Shevchenko (Reuters) 05/24/2005
Shevchenko's debt to Reds hero Rush (London Evening Standard) 05/24/2005
Andrei Shevchenko: Inspired by Anfield legend, a striker completes circle to face Liverpool in final (Independent) 05/24/2005
Sheva looking to collect another medal (IOL) 05/24/2005
Photo: AC Milan's striker Andriy Shevchenko arrives at the Istanbul International Airport (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/23/2005
Shevchenko inspired by Reds great (BBC) 05/23/2005
Photo: Ukraine's Yaroslav Popovych sprays champagne on the podium after winning the Tour of Catalonia cycling race in Barcelona (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/22/2005
Photo: Ukraine's Yaroslav Popovych sprays champagne on the podium after winning the Tour of Catalonia cycling race (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/22/2005
Photo: Ukraine's Yaroslav Popovych shows the trophy after winning the Tour of Catalonia cycling race in Barcelona (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/22/2005
Cycling: Popovych secures Catalonia victory (CNN) 05/22/2005
Cycling: Popovych claims Catalonia victory (BBC Sport) 05/22/2005
Cycling: Popovych coasts to Tour of Catalonia victory (Reuters) 05/22/2005
Photo: BUPA Great Manchester Run, in England...Ukraine's Sergey Lebid, 3rd, is at right (AP/Yahoo) 05/22/2005
Cycling: First win for Frenchman Charteau (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/21/2005
Photo: Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych sprays champagne on the podium after the fifth-stage time trial, from Sornas to Ordino-Arcalis, at the Tour of Catalonia (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/20/2005
Photo: Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych rides during the fifth-stage time trial, from Sornas to Ordino-Arcalis, at the Tour of Catalonia cycling race in Andorra, Spain, May 20. Spaniard Inigo Cuesta won the stage and Popovych retains the leader's jersey. (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/20/2005
Cycling: Popovych moves closer to Tour win (Eurosport) 05/20/2005
Photo: Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych is kissed on the podium after crossing the finish line coming in second during stage four of the 237.7-km (147.7 miles) from Perafort to Pal-Arinsal at the Tour of Catalonia cycling race in Andorra, Spain May 19, 2005. Italian cyclist Leonardo Piepoli won the stage and Popovych took the overall race lead. (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/19/2005
Photo: Italian cyclist Leonardo Piepoli cycles coming in first and Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych cycles coming in second at the finish line during stage four of the 237.7-km (147.7 miles) stage at the Tour of Catalonia (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/19/2005
Photo: A pack of riders cycle during stage four of the 237.7-km (147.7 miles) stage from Perafort to Pal-Arinsal at the Tour of Catalonia cycling race in Andorra, Spain May 19, 2005. Italian cyclist Leonardo Piepoli won the stage and Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych took the overall race lead. (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/19/2005
Cycling: Piepoli gives team maiden victory (CNN) 05/19/2005
Photo: Supporters of former Ukrainian prime minister and an opposition party leader, Viktor Yanukovich, shout slogans through loud speakers during a rally against alleged political repression by Ukraine's new authorities, near the Palace of Sports, in Kie (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/19/2005
Photo: A supporter of former Ukrainian Prime Minister and opposition party leader Viktor Yanukovich, breaks a fence in front of policemen guarding the Palace of Sports, during a rally against alleged political repression by Ukraine's new authorities in Kiev May 19, 2005. About 500 demonstrators made an attempt to enter Kiev's Palace of Sports but were stopped by police guarding the venue (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/19/2005
Photo: AC Milan Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko trains at the Milanello sports center in Carnago, near Varese, northern Italy (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/17/2005
SHAKHTAR GO CLEAR (Givemefootball) 05/17/2005
East European round-up: Dynamo win again (Eurosport) 05/16/2005
Photo: Southern California's Iryna Vashchuk, right, of Ukraine, crosses the finish line ahead of Stanford's Sara Bei to win the women's 1,500-meter run during the Pac-10 track and field championships at UCLA's Drake Stadium Sunday, May 15, 2005, in Los Angeles. (AP/Yahoo) 05/15/2005
Photo: Milan's striker Andriy Shevchenko of Ukraine, right, is chased by Lecce's midfielder Cristian Daniel Ledesma of Argentina (AP/Yahoo) 05/15/2005
Photo: Hot air balloon rises in the air during an international balloon cup near the Ukrainian city of Kamyanets-Podilsky, about 420 km (263 miles) west of the capital Kiev, May 15, 2005. About 20 teams of balloon enthusiasts are taking part in the 9th international 'Air Brotherhood' competition. (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/15/2005
Potapenko knows nothing has changed (News Tribune) 05/15/2005
Photo: A hot air balloon is prepared for lift-off during an international balloon cup near the western Ukrainian city of Kamyanets-Podilsky (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/14/2005
Photo: Hot air balloons are seen in front of an ancient fortress during a night show in the Ukrainian city of Kamyanets-Podilsky (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/14/2005
Photo: Seattle SuperSonics forward Vitaly Potapenko, of Ukraine, laughs during an interview after practice at the SuperSonics practice gym (AP/Yahoo) 05/13/2005
Photo: San Antonio Spurs centre Tim Duncan (R) drives for the final shot of the game as Seattle SuperSonics centre Vitaly Potapenko (L) defends at the end of the SuperSonics' win (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/13/2005
Missed 4-Footer Gives Sonics Edge Over Spurs [Ray Allen's 20 points and Vitaly Potapenko's big defensive stop were just enough to save the SuperSonics.] (AP/Yahoo) 05/13/2005
Sigh of relief. [Vitaly Potapenko forced Tim Duncan into a missed 4-footer at the horn, lifting the Sonics to a 92-91 win over the San Antonio Spurs] (CNN/Sports Illustrated) 05/13/2005
Photo: Seattle SuperSonics' Vitaly Potapenko (9) of Ukraine celebrates as San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, right, expresses his frustration at the end of the Sonics' 92-91 win Thursday, May 12, 2005, in Seattle. Potapenko was defending Duncan as Duncan took a shot at the buzzer that missed. Seattle leads the series 2-1. (AP/Yahoo) 05/13/2005
Photo: Seattle SuperSonics' Vitaly Potapenko (9) of Ukraine defends as San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan takes a shot at the final horn Thursday, May 12, 2005, in Game 3 of a second-round playoff series in Seattle. Duncan missed the shot and the Sonics won 92-91. (AP/Yahoo) 05/13/2005
Photo: Chess masters (L-R) Vladimir Kramnik from Russia, Ruslan Ponomariov from Ukraine, Viswanathan Anand from India and Veselin Topalov from Bulgaria begin play during 'M-Tel Masters' chess tournament in Sofia (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/12/2005
Ukrainian coach banned for anti-Serbian comments [Volyn Lutsk coach Vitaly Kvartsyany said Serbians were 'weak-willed people'] (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/12/2005
Photo: Portugal's Nuno Belchior (L) battles for the ball with Ukraine's Pavlenko Vitaliy during a quarter-final match at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro May 12, 2005. Portugal won the match 5-3 and advanced to the semi-finals. (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/12/2005
Canada Beats Ukraine 2-1 at Hockey Worlds (AP/Yahoo) 05/11/2005
Spain, Argentina, Ukraine in quarters, Japan close [Ukraine 8 South Africa 1: the Bafana Bafana shipping goals] (FIFA) 05/10/2005
Photo: Ukraine's Sergiy Bozhenko (R) fights for the ball with South Africa's Mjoli Zolile during their FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup match (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/09/2005
Photo: Ukraine's Yuri Gounko trips John-Michael Liles of the United States, centre, over his team mate Vitaliy Lyukevich at Ice Hockey World Championships in Innsbruck (AP/Yahoo) 05/09/2005
Photo: Ukraine's Vitali Semenchenko celebrates his team's goal in front of USA's David Legwand during the second period of a Group F qualification round ice hockey game at the IIHF World Championship in Innsbruck (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/09/2005
Photo: Ukraine goaltender Kostyantyn Simchuk hits his head on the goal post after his mask came off after Team USA's Erik Cole, left not seen, crashed the net during third period IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship action in Innsbruck (AP/Yahoo) 05/09/2005
U.S. Struggles in 1-1 Tie With Ukraine (AP/Yahoo) 05/09/2005
Hockey: Ukraine tie U.S. for first point, Russia win (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/09/2005
Photo: Ukraine's Victor Uliantdskyi, left, plays the ball with Ricardo Francisco from South Africa during a match in the first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2005 on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, May 9, 2005. Argentina won 8-1 (AP/Yahoo) 05/09/2005
Photo: Ukraine's Victor Ulianytskyi (R) fights for the ball with South Africa's Darren Dicks during their FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup match (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/09/2005
Photo: Ukraine's Yevgen Varenytsya celebrates his goal against South Africa during their FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup match (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/09/2005
Ukraine tie U.S. for first point, Russia cruise (Reuters) 05/09/2005
Shakhtar the team to beat (Givemefootball) 05/08/2005
Photo: Ukraine's Oleg Timchenko (R) checks Latvia's Janis Sprukts during a Group F qualification ice hockey match (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/07/2005
Photo: Ukraine's Oleksandr Matviichuk (L) catches a stick in the face (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/07/2005
Chelsea's Abramovich 'will do anything' to land Shevchenko (Tribalfootball) 05/06/2005
Ice hockey-Russia cruise, Ukraine beat Denmark (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/05/2005
Photo: Ukraine's Oleksandr Pobyedonostsev, left, and Sweden's Mattias Weinhandl (AP/Yahoo) 05/05/2005
Hockey: Ukranian player banned for doping at worlds [defenseman Oleksandr Pobyedonostsev tested positive for banned steroid norandrosterone] (Reuters) 05/05/2005
Photo: Ukraine's Vadim Shakhraychuk (top) knocks down Denmark's Lasse Degn during their Group C ice hockey match at the IIHF World Championships in Innsbruck (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/04/2005
Photo: Ukraine's Bogdan Savenko celebrates his game winning goal during third period action against Denmark at the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships in Innsbruck, Austria, Wednesday, May 4, 2005. Ukraine won 2-1. (AP/Yahoo) 05/04/2005
Photo: Ukraine's Bogdan Savenko (L) celebrates with team mates Vasyl Bobrovnikov and Vitali Semenchenko after scoring the winning goal late in the third period in their Group C ice hockey match with Denmark at the IIHF World Championship in Innsbruck (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/04/2005
Photo: Denmark's Bo Norby Andersen (L) is tripped up along the boards by Ukraine's Vitali Semenchenko during their Group C ice hockey match at the IIHF World Championship in Innsbruck (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/04/2005
Trying to prolong a golden era: Most immigrants from Ukraine no longer can afford to live in the East Village, but their cultural hubs remain [Jaroslaw Kurowyckyj] (Newsday) 05/04/2005
Shevchenko back and bullish (Eurosport) 05/03/2005
The fake Heroes of Chernobyl [The official tournament site has games, results and pictures...except that apparently the event never happened] (Chessbase) 05/03/2005
Milan's Shevchenko in the mood to finish off PSV (Reuters) 05/03/2005
Photo: Yuliana Fedak of the Ukraine hits a backhand during her first round match against Kim Clijsters from Belgium at the German Open in Berlin, Tuesday, May 3, 2005. Clijsters won the match 6-1, 6-0 (AP/Yahoo) 05/03/2005
Photo: Ukraine's Vadim Shakhraychuk (top,L), Yuri Gunko (bottom, L) and Oleksandr Pobyedonostsev (bottom, R) gang-up on Finland's Timo Parssinen (C) and push him into the net behind their goaltender Kostyantyn Simchuck (top, R) during a Group C ice hockey match at the IIHF World Championships in Innsbruck (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/02/2005
Photo: Ukraine's goaltender Kostyantyn Simchuk (R) interferes with Finland's Jukka Hentunen in front of his net during their Group C match at the Ice Hockey World Championship in Innsbruck (Reuters/Yahoo) 05/02/2005
Chess makes mates of Israelis, Americans and Ukranians (Israel21c) 05/01/2005
Simply the best [Andriy Shevchenko] (The Scotsman) 05/01/2005
Sheva brace puts Milan clear (Clubcall) 05/01/2005
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