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US Sports Star Tebow Rejects Offer to Play for Moscow – Club

11:56 21/09/2013

It was the ultimate Hail Mary play and, as many expected, it failed: US sports star Tim Tebow is not coming to play American football in Russia, the owner of the Moscow club that tried to sign him told R-Sport on Saturday.

Baku Aims for Olympics Buzz With Euro 2020 Bid
12:41 20/09/2013
Azerbaijan hopes that bidding to host football’s 2020 European Championship matches will promote Baku after it was twice rejected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a candidate city for the Olympics.
Main News of September 19
00:08 20/09/2013
A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours
Russian Hockey: Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Coach Fired
23:51 19/09/2013
Tom Rowe has been fired as coach of Russian Kontinental Hockey League team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, the team announced Thursday.
Undefeated Russian Boxer Set for NYC Fight
00:48 19/09/2013
Undefeated Russian heavyweight boxer Magomed Abdusalamov is set to square off against a new challenger in New York City’s storied Madison Square Garden arena in November.
Russia's Biathlon-Loving Oligarch Wants 2-3 Gold Medals in Sochi
19:21 18/09/2013
Mikhail Prokhorov, the sports-mad Russian tycoon who owns the Brooklyn Nets basketball team and is also the president of the Russian Biathlon Union, is setting his country a target of two or three biathlon gold medals at next year's Sochi Olympics.
Preparations for Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games
19:21 18/09/2013
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.
Russia's Veteran Tennis Star Andreev to Quit
13:33 18/09/2013
Russia's Igor Andreev, a former world No. 18, announced Wednesday that this season would be his last in professional tennis.
Bayern Thrashes CSKA 3-0 in Champions League Match
01:15 18/09/2013
Bayern Munich began the defense of their Champions League title in style on Tuesday with a routine 3-0 defeat of CSKA Moscow.
Russian Meteorologist Predicts Cold Weather for Sochi Olympics
15:10 17/09/2013
One of Russia's top weathermen is sticking his neck out just under six months before the Sochi Olympics start to predict appropriately wintry conditions for the Games.
Foreign Athletes Banned From Sochi Facilities as of November
20:57 16/09/2013
In an effort to increase Russia's home advantage, the venues for next year's Winter Olympics will be open to home athletes only from November 19, the chief organizer said Monday.
Putin Admits to 'Glitches' in Sochi Olympic Preparations
18:26 16/09/2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted on Monday that there were still some "ongoing glitches" in preparations for next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, but he insisted that overall the job is on track.
New $500M Olympic University Opens in Russia
18:25 16/09/2013
Russia's new Olympic University in the Winter Games host city of Sochi will provide "colossal" expertise to world sport, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after the institution opened on Monday.
Champions League: CSKA's Doumbia Fit for Bayern Munich Clash
17:18 16/09/2013
Ivorian forward Seydou Doumbia has been named in the CSKA Moscow squad for Tuesday's Champions League opener against Bayern Munich despite a niggling thigh injury, the Russians announced Monday.
Tennis: Russia's Pavlyuchenkova Confirmed for Kremlin Cup
17:01 16/09/2013
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the world No. 32, has confirmed a two-prong attack on the Kremlin Cup in her native Russia next month, going for both the singles and doubles titles.
Football: Zenit, Manchester United Were Eyeing Same Forward - Agent
16:43 16/09/2013
Anzhi Makhachkala forward Lacina Traore was on the brink of a summer move to Manchester United, his agent told Italian media on Monday.
Terek Grozny Demand Chechen Flag Burners Be Punished
22:44 15/09/2013
Russian football team Terek Grozny have appealed to the country's FA to punish Zenit St. Petersburg fans who reportedly set fire to the Chechen flag during this weekend's Premier League match in the northern city.
RPL: Tarasov Heads Lokomotiv to Victory Over Kuban
16:42 15/09/2013
Lokomotiv Moscow rose a place to fourth in the Russian Premier League on Sunday after a thumping header from Dmitry Tarasov gave the Railwaymen a 1-0 win over FC Kuban.
Russia's Women Clinch 18th Euro Volleyball Champs Crown
13:51 15/09/2013
The Russian women's volleyball team has won its 18th European volleyball championships title, beating host nation Germany by three sets to one in Berlin.
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23:52 14/09/2013
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