Yevhen Khacheridi, 38, signed a contract with Chornomorets

"Chornomorets gets past Zorya and signs a star veteran, Ukrainian gymnasts win gold medal at the World Championships, and rower Luzan wins four at once. Read about this, as well as the start of the US Open, the handball season, and the success of an Odesa checker player in Intent's sports digest.

Football. "Chornomorets defeat Zorya and sign Khacheridi

Chornomorets vs Zorya match. PHOTO: FC Chornomorets.

• In the match of the 1/32 finals of the Ukrainian Cup , Chornomorets was unlucky with the draw - at such an early stage, they had to fight against a Premier League team, namely Zorya Luhansk. Nevertheless, the Odesa team convincingly defeated the Luhansk team at home and moved on. The sailors won thanks to goals by Maksym Lopyryonko and Oleksiy Khoblenko. Another Odesa-based club, Real Pharma, finished the competition at this stage.

Yevhen Khacheridi. PHOTO: FC Chornomorets

• And on Monday, Odesa announced the signing of a renowned newcomer - Yevhen Khacheridi, a former defender of Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukrainian national team, signed a contract with the club, where he will join his long-term teammate, Yaroslav Rakitsky.
• 38-year-old Yevhen Khacheridi played 51 matches for the Ukrainian national team in his career, 23 matches in the Champions League and 35 in the Europa League. However, for the last 5 years he has played exclusively for amateurs, his last professional club was the Belarusian Dynamo Brest in 2020.

Games and results

Shakhtar vs Seasters match. PHOTO: shakhtar.com

• "Seasters continue to go undefeated in the Ukrainian league. The next victim of the Odesa women were the players of Shakhtar Donetsk, who, unlike their male counterparts, are not yet a dominant force in women's football.

Basketball players of the Ukrainian national team. PHOTO: fbu.ua

• Ukraine's men's national basketball team defeated Slovakia and passed the first stage of selection for the World Cup. The next rivals will be the national teams of Spain, Georgia and Denmark. The three best teams out of four in the group will advance to the next round, which will continue to compete with three teams from another group while maintaining their results. In the final stage, the teams will have to place in the top 3 out of six participants.

The women's national volleyball team of Ukraine. PHOTO: volleyballworld.com

• Ukrainian volleyball players have started their performances at the World Cup. While there were virtually no chances in the match against the Serbs , the second game against Japan ended in a dramatic tiebreaker in which the more experienced Japanese managed to prevail. The match against Cameroon will be all about prestige, as the Serbs and Japanese have left the group ahead of schedule.

The match between Motor and Odesa. PHOTOS: Ukrainian Handball

• The Ukrainian handball season began with a duel between the two strongest teams for the Super Cup. No sensation happened - Motor confirmed its status as the absolute favorite by defeating Odesa.

Diana Yastremskaya. PHOTO: usopen.org

• The last tournament of the Grand Slam series has begun for four Ukrainian tennis players. Yulia Starodubtseva has completed her first-round performance, while Diana Yastremska's match is ongoing. Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostiuk will start a little later.

Events of the week

Ukrainian gymnasts are world champions. PHOTO: Maria Muzychenko

• Valeriia Peremeta from Mykolaiv, a member of the Ukrainian national team, became the world champion in rhythmic gymnastics in the three-ball and two-hoop routines. Peremeta, along with Yelyzaveta Azza, Diana Bayeva, Kira Shyrykina, and Oleksandra Yushchak, scored 28.650 points in the final, which allowed them to beat the Brazilians and Chinese in the fight for first place. The Ukrainians also took third in the team all-around, and Taisiia Onofriichuk won bronze in the individual ribbon competition.

Liudmyla Luzan and Iryna Fedoriv. PHOTO: Rowing Ukraine

• Ukraine won the medal standings at the World Rowing Championships. The triumph was secured by canoeists Lyudmyla Luzan and Iryna Fedoriv. Luzan became a four-time champion, winning in the 200 and 500 meter singles, as well as in the double sculls with Iryna at the same distances.

PHOTO: Victoria Motrichko

• Viktoriia Motrichko , a draughts player from Odesa, won two bronze medals at the World Draughts 100 Championships in blitz and super blitz.

Traditionally, we wish you and your favorite athletes and teams success!

Адлен Муатс