Russia finishes year at 33rd in FIFA rankings
Russia’s national football team finished the year in 33rd place in the FIFA rankings as the Russian team notched 1,524 points.
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Russian boxers win 7 gold medals at World Championships in Dubai
Russian boxers triumphed at the IBA World Championships in Dubai
Petr Yan reclaims UFC championship belt
Russian fighter Petr Yan has reclaimed the UFC bantamweight championship with a unanimous decision victory over Georgia's Merab Dvalishvili in a fight that went the full five rounds.
Russian judoka Tasuev claims silver medal at Abu Dhabi Grand Slam
Russian athlete Abdul-Kerim Tasuev has secured a silver medal at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam tournament, marking the Russian team's first competition under national symbols in three years.
Russia and Azerbaijan meet in World Chess Championship final
The Azerbaijani chess players won the medal at the World Women's Team Chess Championship in Spain.
Russian national football team loses to Chile in friendly
The game in Sochi ended 0-2 in favor of the visitors
Russia's national football team draws with Peru
The Russian national football team drew 1-1 with Peru in a friendly match at Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg yesterday.
FC Dynamo-Makhachkala extends FC Rostov's winning streak to 8 matches
The home match against FC Dynamo-Makhachkala ended in a 1-1 draw
Gassiev to face Pulev in December bout
North Ossetian boxer Murat Gassiev will enter the ring against Bulgaria's Kubrat Pulev in December.
Russian football team beats Bolivia in friendly match
The Russian national football team has defeated Bolivia 3-0 in a friendly match yesterday.
Russia beats Iran in football friendly match
The Russian national football team has Iran 2-1 in a friendly match in the south Russian city of Volgograd.
Russia and Azerbaijan claim gold and silver in CIS Games Basketball
In the 3rd CIS Games basketball tournament, Russia and Azerbaijan secured the gold and silver medals respectively.
Azerbaijani badminton team finishes III CIS Games with 7 medals
Azerbaijani badminton player Leyla Jamalzade won a silver medal at the III CIS Games.
Azerbaijan backs return of Russian teams to European football
Representatives of UEFA's national football associations attempted to resolve the issue of readmitting Russia to European tournaments during a meeting in Albania. Azerbaijan was among the countries that voiced support for Russia's football return.
Azerbaijani boxers to take part in Eurasian Cup in Chita
Boxers from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Belarus will compete in the international junior tournament in Chita, with the opening ceremony held today.
Zhemaletdinov may join Akhmat FC
FC Akhmat is preparing to sign midfielder Rifat Zhemaletdinov, whose previous club was CSKA Moscow.
Russia to play friendly football match against Bolivia for the first time
The Russian national football team will play a friendly match against Bolivia on October 14 in Moscow, the Russian Football Union’s press office reported.
Russian swimmers become world champions
Russian swimmers became world champions in the mixed 4x100 medley relay
Krasnodar midfielder to continue career in Armenia
Krasnodar footballer David Nduka has joined Yerevan's FC Alashkert. The Nigerian midfielder made one appearance for the first team and played 33 matches for Krasnodar-2.
Russia-Qatar friendly football match may take place in Doha
Russia and Qatar are in talks to arrange a friendly match between the national football teams of the two countries. The game will most likely take place this fall.
