| January 2012 |
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The Russian biathlon relay team was disqualified after winning the silver medal in the Youth Olympic Games on Thursday due to illegal lane crossing.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday vowed to use his considerable influence to try to save near-bankrupt Premier League football club Tom Tomsk from going under entirely.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin put out an impassioned call on Thursday for football fans across the nation to turn the 2018 World Cup into a festival for the sport.
CSKA Moscow have signed Sweden midfielder Pontus Wernbloom to a four-and-a-half-year contract from Dutch side AZ Alkmaar, the club's website said Thursday.
Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu said Thursday he has completely recovered from a serious car crash and is eagerly awaiting discharge from a Bucharest clinic.
The Chechen owner of a Swiss football club has angrily vowed to appeal its expulsion from the country's top division over alleged financial irregularities.
Russia's Maria Kirilenko on Thursday set up a third-round showdown with Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova by battling past Aleksandra Wozniak at the Australian Open.
Maria Sharapova blazed into round three of the Australian Open on Thursday with a 6-0, 6-1 demolition of American qualifier Jamie Hampton.
The Russian women team has begun its performance at the 2012 European Water Polo Championship in the Dutch city of Eindhoven with a tough 11-10 victory over the hosts on Wednesday.



