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Sharapova Suffers Shock Wimbledon Exit

21:21 26/06/2013

Third seed Maria Sharapova was dumped out of the Wimbledon tennis tournament on Wednesday by world No. 131 Michelle Larcher de Brito in one of the biggest upsets of the Grand Slam so far.

Russia Answers FIFA Call for Anti-Racism Crackdown
18:09 26/06/2013
Football authorities in Russia, set to host the 2018 World Cup, on Wednesday vowed a “tough” crackdown on racism, after FIFA’s anti-racism ambassador criticized the country’s record.
Russia hosts FIFA World Cup 2018
18:09 26/06/2013
Russia won the bid to host the 2018 World Cup in a tight race against England, Portugal and Spain (jointly), and Belgium and the Netherlands (jointly).
Boxer Convicted of Manslaughter Gets One Year Sentence
17:00 26/06/2013
A Russian boxer at one of the best clubs in Moscow has been found guilty of negligently causing the death of a man in the Sverdlovsk Region and sentenced to 12 months restricted custody, a local investigative officer said.
Russian Police Look to Fans for Tip-offs Prior to World Cup
16:51 26/06/2013
Russia’s police are to create a taskforce to talk to sports fans and get intelligence on hooligans’ plans as part of their World Cup 2018 preparations, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
Ex-NBA Forward Brown Re-Signs With Russian Team
14:11 26/06/2013
Former Charlotte Bobcats and New York Knicks small forward Derrick Brown has signed a new two-year contract with Russian Lokomotiv Kuban, abandoning plans to go back to the United States, his Russian basketball team said on Wednesday.
Krasnye Krylya Withdraws From Basketball’s Eurocup
12:03 26/06/2013
Russia’s Krasnye Krylya basketball team said on Wednesday it had been forced to withdraw from next season’s Eurocup due to problems with its arena.
Polish Footballer Denies Zenit Move Rumors
10:09 26/06/2013
Polish midfielder Maciej Rybus slammed rumors Wednesday linking him with a move away from Chechnya's Terek Grozny to a number of football clubs including Russian former champions Zenit St. Petersburg.
Sochi Formula One Race Here to Stay - Official
20:40 25/06/2013
The Black Sea resort city of Sochi, set to host the first modern Russian Grand Prix motor race next year, is in Formula One for the long haul, an official said Tuesday.
Russia’s CSKA to Play Two NBA Teams in October
19:25 25/06/2013
CSKA Moscow, one of Russia’s premier basketball teams, will travel to North America in October to play the Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs as part of the Euroleague American Tour, the team said this week.
Russian Sports Fans Spared ID-Only Entry to Games
13:58 25/06/2013
An initiative to force fans attending any sports event in Russia to bring ID with them has been killed off, with the head of the Russian parliament's sports committee saying the government will decide when the rule will be applied on a case-by-case basis.
Ukrainian Boxing Star Lomachenko Eyes Professional Career in US
23:48 24/06/2013
Ukrainian boxing champion Vasyl Lomachenko has been meeting with top promoters here as he contemplates whether to box professionally in the United States, the Associated Press (AP) reports.
Sharapova Advances to Wimbledon 2nd Round
21:17 24/06/2013
World No. 3 tennis player Maria Sharapova delivered a straight-sets defeat to Francess Kristina Mladenovic in the first round at Wimbledon on Monday.
Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch to Travel in Space
12:50 24/06/2013
Russia scaled back its ambition to send the Sochi 2014 Olympic flame into space on Monday but promised the next best thing: an unlit torch aboard a rocket bound for the International Space Station.
Preparations for Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games
12:50 24/06/2013
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.
Athletics: Russia Wins 3rd-Straight European Team Crown
22:14 23/06/2013
Russia emphatically reinforced its status as the continent's No. 1 athletics power on Sunday with a third-straight victory in the European Team Championships.
Athletics: Fyodorov Wins Triple Jump at Euro Team Champs
20:48 23/06/2013
Russia's Alexei Fyodorov leaped to victory in the triple jump at the European Team Championships in Gateshead, England, on Sunday.
Petrova, Srebotnik Take Eastbourne Doubles Title
23:49 22/06/2013
Top tennis seeds Nadia Petrova of Russia and Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik sauntered to the doubles title at Eastbourne on Saturday, sweeping aside Monica Niculescu and Klara Zakaplova in the Wimbledon tune-up.
Russia Defeats Italy in World League Volleyball
19:30 22/06/2013
Russia took a confident step toward the FIVB volleyball World League Finals on Saturday, beating Pool B leaders Italy by three sets to two.
Kadyrov Slams UEFA’s 'Politicized' North Caucasus Ban
16:39 22/06/2013
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov rebuked UEFA on Saturday for what he called a “politicized” decision to extend a ban on European football in Russia's North Caucasus.

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The White House said Tuesday that Russia has a “clear legal basis” to expel former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden from a Moscow airport transit zone based on the status of his travel documents and criminal charges he faces in the United States for allegedly leaking state secrets.

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