Ukraine goalkeeper Oleksandr Rybka will miss the European Championship after receiving a two-year doping ban from UEFA. Rybka, who plays for club team Shakhtar Donetsk, tested positive for a banned diuretic in November, one month after making his national team debut. Shakhtar says it will appeal against the “extraordinarily harsh sentence.” The club says the ban “does not fu...Full Story »

Shakhtar Donetsk had goalkeeper Olexandr Rybka to thank as they emerged with a 2-2 draw from a thrilling Champions League Group G clash with Zenit St Petersburg. The home side twice led, through Willian and Luiz Adriano, but Zenit equalised through Roman Shirokov - whose earlier penalty Rybka had saved - and Viktor Faitzulin. A point was the least the Russians deserved, though, as they had com...Full Story »

Hulk made up for missing a penalty to score a vicious free-kick as Porto came from behind to launch their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in Group G. The Brazilian hit the bar before seeing his spot-kick come back off the post, only for the Ukrainian champions to take the lead when Adriano pounced on an awful error by Porto goalkeeper Helton. However, Hulk ma...Full Story »