Rubin Beat Alania 2-0 to Go 4th in RPL
MOSCOW, November 17 (R-Sport) - Rubin Kazan climbed to fourth in the Russian Premier League on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Russian Premier League minnows Alania Vladikavkaz. Spanish defender Ivan...
View ArticleGang attack blamed on Russia's ban on 'gay propaganda'
Assault in Moscow club heightens concern as rights groups accuse police of tolerating attacks Russian police officers detain a gay rights activist in St Petersburg in July after its gay pride rally...
View ArticleWorld Cup Arena in Saransk to Cost $276 Million
MOSCOW, November 9 (R-Sport) - Saransk's football stadium for the 2018 World Cup will cost $276 million, the regional government said Friday. The central Russian...
View ArticleRPL: CSKA Face Tricky Kuban Test
MOSCOW, November 9 (R-Sport) - Russian league leaders CSKA Moscow face a difficult obstacle Saturday with a trip to FC Kuban, a side renowned for tripping up more illustrious opponents. Kuban held...
View ArticleSaid & Done
The week in football: Barclays' real impact; Fifa's climbdown; press conference of the week; plus fighting Awards season, Voukefalas and Marcelo Recanate. Photographs: Reuters, YouTube Awards season:...
View ArticleCapello pleased with Russia's World Cup campaign
MOSCOW: Russia manager Fabio Capello said in an interview published on Monday that he was pleased with his team's performance in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, three months into his mission to inject...
View ArticleCSKA beat Kuban, extend RPL lead
Tweet Moscow, Nov 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two Ahmed Musa goals helped football club CSKA Moscow cruise to a 3-1 win over FC Kuban and extend their Russian Premier League lead. Leonid Slutsky's side go...
View ArticleOver 13,000 tickets sold for Russia-US friendly
Tweet Krasnodar (Russia), Nov 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) More than 13,000 tickets have been sold for next week's friendly football match between Russia and the United States. The Nov 14 match will be held...
View ArticleLuzhniki Could be Demolished - Sports Minister
MOSCOW, November 20 (R-Sport) - Moscow's iconic Luzhniki Stadium could be demolished and rebuilt from scratch for the 2018 World Cup, Russia's sports minister told R-Sport on Tuesday. The...
View ArticleRPL: FC Kuban Crush Sorry Mordovia
MOSCOW, November 18 (R-Sport) - FC Kuban condemned bottom side Mordovia Saransk to their 12th defeat of the Russian Premier League season on Sunday with a 3-0 victory. The hosts went ahead on an...
View ArticleRussian World Cup organizers suggest St. Petersburg as main 2017...
ZURICH — Russian organizers of the 2018 World Cup have formally proposed four stadiums to host the 2017 Confederations Cup. FIFA says the local organizing committee wants St. Petersburg to host the...
View ArticleSepp Blatter pitches up at St George's Park and hands the FA £314,000
• Fifa president hands cheque over for medical centre • London 2012 spirit was catalyst for change, Blatter claimed FIFA's president Sepp Blatter poses for pictures at St George's Park – the national...
View ArticleRPL: Kuban Thrash Amkar 3-0 to Go 4th
MOSCOW, November 3 (R-Sport) - Ibrahima Balde struck from the edge of the box Saturday as FC Kuban beat Amkar Perm 3-0 away to go fourth in the Russian Premier League. Kuban leapfrogged Spartak Moscow...
View ArticleRussia wants match-fixers to be sent to jail
By Gennady Fyodorov MOSCOW, Nov 2 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin plans to introduce new legislation in Russia to fight corruption and match-fixing in sport that could send offenders to jail for...
View ArticleHome Advantage Must Count in Sochi - Minister
MOSCOW, November 6 (R-Sport) – Russia needs to make use of its home advantage in the upcoming Olympic test events in Sochi, Sports Minister Vitaly...
View ArticleTough new laws needed to fight fixers: Minister
Tweet Moscow, Nov 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Tougher laws are needed if Russia are to make progress in fighting match-fixing, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Friday. Fixed results have long been claimed...
View ArticleDenisov happy in Russia set-up
Tweet Krasnodar (Russia), Nov 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia football captain Igor Denisov said he is happy with the national team and completely focused on their friendly with the United States. Coach...
View ArticleAnzhi Reel in CSKA with Derby Win Over Terek
MOSCOW, November 4 (R-Sport) - Anzhi Makhachkala beat Terek Grozny 3-1 on Sunday to take back second place in the Russian Premier League and close the gap to leaders CSKA Moscow to a single point....
View ArticleSt Petersburg set to stage 2017 Confederations Cup final
MOSCOW, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Four Russian cities - Moscow, St Petersburg, Kazan and the Black Sea resort of Sochi - have been nominated to stage the 2017 Confederations Cup, the local organising...
View ArticleSepp Blatter: England can host World Cup once again
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Fifa president Sepp Blatter says England can host a World Cup again, and that there was never any doubt that they would do so. England...
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