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The Russian Football Union (RFU) and the head coach of the national football team, Stanislav Cherchesov, have severed their contract, the RFU press office announced in a statement on Thursday. "We have come to a mutual agreement …
The Russian Football Union (RFU) Technical Committee has evaluated as unsatisfactory the work of the national team’s head coach, Stanislav Cherchesov, at the 2020 UEFA Euro Cup, Mikhail Gershkovich, a member of the committee, told TASS on …
Russia’s heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter Alexander Volkov has signed a new contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the fighter told TASS on Wednesday. The Russian is scheduled to hold his next bout on June …
Russia was beaten by Denmark 1-4 in the match in Copenhagen on Monday during the third round of Euro 2020's group stage and was unable to make it to the knockout stage. Russia’s Artem Dzyuba (70) scored from the penalty spot. …
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting on Monday in Moscow with Gianni Infantino, the president of the world’s governing football body, FIFA, Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. According to Peskov, the …
The Russian national football team defeated on Wednesday the national squad of Finland 1-0 in the group stage match of the 2020 UEFA Euro Cup. The only goal in the match was scored by Russia’s attacking midfielder Alexei …
Former world heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin says he is retiring from boxing because he needs time to fully recover from coronavirus. "I'm no longer young. I have decided to end my career," said the Russian, …
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has obliged the Ukrainian national team to remove a politically-inciteful slogan from its uniforms ahead of the 2020 Euro Cup, the UEFA press office said. The Ukrainian national …
Defender of FC Krasnodar Cristian Ramirez has been granted Russian citizenship, he announced via his Instagram page. Ramirez has been playing for FC Krasnodar since 2017. He played 16 matches in the completed Russian championship and …
Russia’s national football team drawed 1:1 with Poland in a friendly game that took place in Poland’s Wroclaw in the run-up to the UEFA Euro tournament. Poland’s Jakub Swierczok fired the opener on the fourth minute, …
The Russian national ice hockey team has secured a playoff spot at the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship taking place in the Latvian capital of Riga. A group stage match between Russia and Sweden ended in a 2-2 draw in the …
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has reported 11 suspected violations of anti-doping regulations among national athletes in April, the agency’s press office announced to TASS on Monday. "We have launched 11 cases in …
The Hockey Legends team, with Russian President Vladimir Putin as playing, has won 13-9 in a gala match of the Night Hockey League in Sochi. Putin was wearing his customary red hockey jersey, sporting number 11, TASS reported. …
Athletes from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will take part in the extreme sports festival Red Fox Elbrus Race - 2021, which starts on May 4 on the slopes of Elbrus in Kabardino-Balkaria. "At the moment, 410 people have applied for …
The Russian national football team has moved to 38th position in the FIFA World Ranking, which was published by the world’s governing body of football on Wednesday. The Russian squad moved one place up and is now in 38th …
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov took to his official Twitter account and tweeted out a photograph of himself with Zabit Magomedsharipov. A blossoming contender in the UFC featherweight division, Zabit Magomedsharipov …
The roster of the Azerbaijani national gymnastics team at the European Championships in Trampoline, Tumbling and Double Mini-Trampoline in Russia’s Sochi city from April 29 through May 2, has been disclosed, according to the European …
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) a request for using Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s musical peace instead of the country’s national anthem at awarding ceremonies of Russian athletes during …
The Russian national football team defeated Malta 3-1 in the first match of the 2022 World Cup qualifying tournament. Artem Dziuba (23rd minute), Mario Fernandes (35), and Alexander Sobolev (90) scored goals for the Russian team, Joseph …
Khabib Nurmagomedov, the longest-reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, has officially retired from the sport, UFC President Dana White reported via his Twitter. "He is 100% officially retired. It was incredible to watch you work, …
