Toni double fires Italy into semis

Luca Toni struck twice in the second half as Italy beat Ukraine 3-0 on Friday to set up a World Cup semi-final against hosts Germany. The Italians were clearly superior to a Ukraine side making......

Ukraine coach delighted with win

Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin waxed lyrical after his side thumped Saudi Arabia 4-0 in World Cup Group H on Monday."It's a little bit like Cinderella, the pumpkin turned into a beautiful coach and the......

Debutant Martin fires France to victory in Ukraine

An experimental France side came from behind to beat Euro 2012 co-hosts Ukraine 4-1 in a friendly in Donetsk on Monday with Marvin Martin scoring twice on his debut for Les Blues after coming off......

Ukraine say they not done yet

Debutants Ukraine have already exceeded expectations but said they wanted to extend their World Cup run by upsetting Italy in the quarter-finals on Friday."We have not finished yet," coach Oleg......

Ukraine need to find quality to progress

Ukraine acknowledge they need to play a better class of football than they have shown in some group matches if they are to progress any further in the World Cup.A scrappy 1-0 win over Tunisia on......