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Historic loss against Germany gives Russian hockey team wakeup call

23:12 29/04/2011

The Russian national ice hockey team lost to Germany at the World Ice Hockey Championships on Friday, for the first time in the event's history.

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Bookies back Russia to win ice hockey world cup
14:17 28/04/2011
Global bookmakers have chosen Russia as the favorite to win the World Ice Hockey Championships.
Disabled British veterans plan to conquer Everest after North Pole success
21:04 26/04/2011
The Walking with the Wounded charity, whose members recently conquered the North Pole, plans to send a new expedition to Everest, the group's founder Simon Daglish said on Tuesday.
Medvedev welcomes participants of Figure Skating World Championship in Moscow
14:00 25/04/2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wished good luck to all the participants of the 2011 Figure Skating World Championship that kicks of on Monday in the capital of Russia.
2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow
14:00 25/04/2011
Moscow has been chosen to host this year’s World Figure Skating Championships. The event was originally due to be held in Tokyo but was relocated following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.
Ukraine '100% ready' to stage Euro 2012 by December - minister
22:10 24/04/2011
Ukraine says it will complete preparations to co-host the 2012 European Championships by December.
The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship
22:10 24/04/2011
The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2012, will be the 14th European Championship for national football teams sanctioned by UEFA. The final tournament will be hosted by Poland and Ukraine between 8 June and 1 July 2012.
Russian youth group sets camp on North Pole, waits for helicopters
23:34 22/04/2011
A Russian youth group has reached the North Pole after covering more than 100 kilometers on skis, the president of the Polyus Expedition Center, Irina Orlova, said on Friday.
Spartak manager Karpin quits club
20:28 18/04/2011
Valery Karpin has stepped down as manager of Spartak Moscow.
Novice skater Putin plays ice-hockey
22:01 15/04/2011
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who until very recently was unable to skate, on Friday participated in an informal game of ice-hockey between young players from Russian provincial teams.1
No let up for Spartak as Porto boot them out of Europe
23:47 14/04/2011
Spartak Moscow, Russia's last representatives in this season's European competitions, were crushed 5-2 by Porto at Luzhniki Stadium on Thursday night, crashing out of the Europa League quarterfinals 10-3 on aggregate.
Over 50 football fans detained during Spartak-Terek match
05:30 11/04/2011
Moscow police detained over 50 football fans at a match between Spartak Moscow and Terek Grozny on Sunday.
Russia's Vesnina through to final of Charleston tennis tournament
03:45 10/04/2011
Russia's Elena Vesnina has reached the final of the tennis tournament in the U.S. Charleston with the prize money of $721,000 up for grabs.
Zenit want Arshavin back
09:22 09/04/2011
A move back to Zenit St. Petersburg for Arsenal star Andrei Arshavin would be beneficial for both the player and the club, Zenit trainer Luciano Spalletti has said.
Spartak coach blames himself for 5-1 defeat to Porto in Europa League quarters
02:56 08/04/2011
Spartak Moscow FC coach Valery Karpin said that a crushing 5-1 defeat to FC Porto the 2011 Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday was entirely his fault.
IOC adds new events to Sochi Olympic Games program
20:01 06/04/2011
The 2014 Winter Olympic Games in the southern Russian resort city of Sochi will have six new events, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Wednesday.
Preparations for Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games
20:01 06/04/2011
The southern Russian resort city on the Black Sea won the right to host the Olympics at an IOC session in Guatemala in July 2007 after a close race with South Korea's Pyeongchang and Austria's Salzburg. More than 200 sports and infrastructural facilities are to be built in Sochi by the time of the 2014 Winter Games. The cost of building the facilities and infrastructure is estimated at more than $30 billion.
Russian marathon silver medalist to get Euro gold
16:35 06/04/2011
The silver medalist in the marathon at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, Nailya Yulamanova, will be awarded the gold after the winner was disqualified, the Russian athletics federation said on Wednesday.
Terek say Barcelona, Man City may play in Grozny friendly
23:47 05/04/2011
Discussions are underway to bring a leading European football club to Chechnya to mark the opening of a new stadium in Grozny, Terek FC vice-president Khaidar Alkhanov said on Tuesday.
Russian league leaders slip up in North Caucasus
23:28 03/04/2011
Defending Russian champions Zenit St. Petersburg twice let the lead slip against Spartak Nalchik, but the draw was enough to take them top as Rubin Kazan lost 1-0 to Anzhi Makhachkala.

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