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Avangard drive regular winners Traktor in tight cornerAvangard are just one win away from the Gagarin Cup finals after beating regular season champions Traktor, 3-1, on home ice. 1 Nephew of FIFA president could bring visual revolution to Russian footballSwiss company Infront Sports & Media has sent the Russian Premier League an improved offer to buy TV coverage rights. The league’s authorities are taking their time, as agreement will mean a number of earth shattering changes to Russian football. 2 Barca, Bayern make Champions League semisHolders Barcelona have reached the Champions League semifinals for the fifth consecutive year beating AC Milan in the Camp Nou battle, while German giants Bayern Munich followed the same path knocking out French Olympique de Marseille. 3 Dynamo drive final nail in SKA coffinThe most crucial game of the Gagarin Cup Western Conference final series turned into a total nightmare for SKA. They were thrashed by Dynamo Moscow, 6-1, and were emphatically knocked out of the cup. 4 Lebedev prepares for hard fight against CoxThe weights are in before Wednesday’s top-class boxing in the Russian capital with the WBA interim-cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev and heavy-hitter Shawn Cox headlining the show. 5

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Today: 13:40 Underway to London: Russian women wrestlers decide domestic champs Russia's wrestlers have been competing for places at the London Olympics, and the recent women’s freestyle domestic championships in the Moscow region went some way to deciding, who will make it.		02.04, 14:18 Mahan settles as highest-ranked American golfer Golfer Hunter Mahan has hit form ahead of this week's Masters. He will enter the season's first major as the highest-ranked American after victory in the Houston Open.
01.04, 22:54 Sochi hosts all-Russian regatta Sochi, Russia's future Winter Olympic host city, has been making waves this week. Yachting crews from Moscow, Saint Petersburg and several other cities across the country have been taking part in an annual regatta there.		01.04, 12:51 Silver shine for Leonova in Nice Alena Leonova has claimed the second silver medal for Russia at the world figure skating championships in Nice despite leading after the short program.
31.03, 16:06 Unbeatable free skating helps Russians claim silver in Nice The Russian pair Tatiana Volosozhar and Maksim Trankov came within inches of world figure skating gold, losing just 0.11 of a point to their German rivals Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy.		30.03, 19:41 Russia’s top gymnast back in action ahead of London Olympics The most successful Russian gymnast of recent years, Aliya Mustafina, who was out of the sport for several months, has resumed full training and will get the chance to add another Olympic medal to her family’s collection at the 2012 London Games.
29.03, 18:22 12 comments ‘Welcome to London Olympics! Don’t marry, don’t study and leave asap’ Athletes, coaches and officials visiting the summer Olympics in London will be not allowed to marry while they are in Britain. The UK Home Office fears some will exploit their presence in London for the Games to try to claim residency.		27.03, 13:20 Russia’s combat sambo reign continues Russian combat sambo fighters have triumphed in all four weight categories at the Moscow World Cup.
26.03, 15:07 Russian sambo fighters dominate home mat The best sambo fighters have flocked to Moscow to take part in a major World Cup event. With 28 countries taking part this year it was another testament that the sport is steadily gaining international recognition.		26.03, 12:54 1 comment Woods returns to winning ways Fourteen-time major winner Tiger Woods has recorded his first PGA Tour victory in two-and-a-half years. The American claimed his 72nd Tour win at the Arnold Palmer Invitations, just one short of Jack Nicklaus on the career best list.

1	Zenit St Petersburg	74
2	CSKA Moscow	65
3	Lokomotiv Moscow	63
4	Dynamo Moscow	62
5	Spartak Moscow	62
6	Rubin Kazan	61
7	Anzhi Makhachkala	59
8	Kuban Krasnodar	55