Formula One's first Russian Grand Prix will take place in October 2014, President Vladimir Putin has said. ...
03:33 PM, Feb 05, 2013
Hague: Earlier this week, Guus Hiddink declared he was enjoying "in principle" his last season as a football coach, but Thursday he downplayed that statement again. " 'In principle' says it all," the 66-year-old coach of Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala said, reports Xinhua. "I have so much fun and energy. If I'm still wanted, it may be different again." Hiddink started as coach of Anzhi this year. After 17 match...
02:26 PM, Nov 30, 2012
Hague: Dutch football coach Guus Hiddink will put an end to his illustrious coaching career at the end of the season. Hiddink has led both the Netherlands and South Korea to World Cup semifinals, took Russia to a European Championships semifinal and won the European Cup (now the Champions League) with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, reports Xinhua. "I've still got the energy and still get a real buzz each time...
11:08 AM, Nov 28, 2012
Dortmund: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho described some of the Champions League groups as a "joke" after watching his side lose 2-1 at fellow heavyweights Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday. Real's Group D rivals also include English Premier League champions Manchester City and Dutch league title winners Ajax Amsterdam. "This group is very tough. Some of them are a joke but this is THE group," Mourinho told reporters after the nine-times...
08:59 AM, Oct 25, 2012
Moscow: Football's world governing body (FIFA) has confirmed it would announce the host cities of the 2018 World Cup in Russia September 29. During a live broadcast on Russia's Channel One TV, FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko will jointly unveil the final 11 host cities among 13 candidates, reports Xinhua. "I can say with pride that whichever host cities are finally selected, we believe that...
12:54 PM, Sep 22, 2012
London: Yury Postrigay and Alexander Dyachenko of Russia won gold in the inaugural men's 200-meter K-2 sprint Saturday at the Olympics. The Russians, who were the quickest qualifiers from the semifinals, won in 33.507 seconds. Raman Piatrushenka and Vadzim Makhneu of Belarus took silver and Liam Heath and Jon Schofield of Britain earned bronze. Arnaud Hybois and Sebastien Jouve were the pre-competition favorites after winning world titles in 2010 and...
03:54 PM, Aug 11, 2012
Madrid: Spanish test driver Maria De Villota, seriously injured in a crash at the start of this month, is "in good overall shape" and was released from hospital on Wednesday, her Madrid clinic said. The Marussia Formula One team's De Villota suffered life-threatening head and facial injuries in the accident at Duxford airfield in eastern England on July 3 and lost her right eye after undergoing emergency surgery. Madrid's La...
04:27 PM, Jul 26, 2012
Moscow: Yelena Isinbayeva, pole vault world record holder and double Olympic champion, is "tired" of the pressure of expectations and is likely to retire after the London Olympics, Russia's athletics team head coach said. Isinbayeva set a new indoor world record of 5 metres 1 centimetre in Stockholm in February, her first record since 2009 following a spell marked by injury and poor form. But at Friday's Diamond League meet...
06:47 PM, Jul 21, 2012
Moscow: McLarens Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton wants a Singapore-style night race on the streets of Moscow, the 2008 world champion said in the Russian capital Sunday. Russia is due to host its first Grand Prix in 2014 in the southern coastal resort of Sochi, but clamour has been growing to build a street circuit around the Kremlin. "I think Moscow has an opportunity, I hope, in the future to...
08:21 PM, Jul 15, 2012
Moscow: The streets of Moscow would make for a thrilling Formula One circuit that would be faster than Monaco, the organisers of a publicity event said on Saturday. The sport is coming to Russia for the first time in 2014 with a Grand Prix in the southern city of Sochi. But officials in the capital say the roads around the Kremlin are being considered for a new venue sometime in...
04:41 PM, Jul 14, 2012
London: Marussia were given the all-clear to start the Formula One season after their new car passed the final mandatory crash test on Tuesday. The Russian-licensed team, who gave the MR01 its track debut in a filming day at Silverstone on Monday, said in a statement they had cleared the last hurdle. "The component in question actually passed an 'unobserved' crash test but has been performing inconsistently in the observed...
10:28 AM, Mar 07, 2012
London: Marussia will miss Formula One's final pre-season test in Barcelona this week because their new car has failed a mandatory crash test, the Russian-licensed team said on Monday. Marussia, formerly Virgin Racing, said the MR01 car had failed the final test after passing 17 previous ones. Under new rules introduced this season, cars must have passed all 18 tests before they are allowed to run in the pre-season sessions....
11:28 AM, Feb 28, 2012
Guus Hiddink has signed a contract to become the new manager of Anzhi Makhachkala, Goal.com can reveal. The Dutchman has agreed an 18-month deal to take over the wealthy Russian club, which is his first permanent club post in six years. It is expected that the appointment will be announced within the next 24 hours and that Hiddink will join up with the Anzhi squad at a training camp in...
09:52 PM, Feb 17, 2012
London: Tottenham signed striker Louis Saha from Premier League rivals Everton and reached a deal to offload Roman Pavlyuchenko to Lokomotiv Moscow in the final hours of the transfer window on Tuesday. Manager Harry Redknapp signed Saha despite the 33-year-old Frenchman scoring just twice in 20 appearances for Everton this season and struggling with injuries in recent years. "He's got good movement, can score goals but probably needs a change,"...
08:41 AM, Feb 01, 2012
Russia has rejected American claims of having busted a spy ring sponsored by Moscow. ...
05:55 PM, Jun 30, 2010
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