Russian female tennis team will not perform in nearest match of Federation Cup against Belgium combined team at full strength. Champion of Wimbildon-2004 Maria Sharapova and champion of "Roland Garros"-2004 Anastasia Myskina refused to play for national team this season.
Kazan "Rubin" became the first quarterfinalist of Russian Football Cup.
After driving for the Prancing Horse for the last eleven years, Michael Schumacher says there could still be equines in his life after Formula One.
Despite the Torino Olympic games are finished, there are still difficulties appear between the Russian Olympic committee and the general sponsor and the official outfit producer of the Russian team the company Bosco.
The minister of sport of Japan Kengi Kosaki, congratulating Olympic champion in figure skating Shizuka Arakawa stated, that "felt the happiness" when he saw, as Russian Irina Slutskaya fell during the performance of arbitrary program.
Russian sportswomen won 4 gold medals of "Moscow Grand Prix-2006" for Rhythmic Sportive Gymnastics.
Russian Svetlana Zhurova won race on distance of 500 meters in Skating World Cup in Dutch Herenven town.
Many famous sportsmen are superstitious. Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova confessed recently that she observes certain rules before serious competitions. She believes those rules bring her luck.
Russian Nadezhda Petrova won tournament of second category of women`s tennis association (WTA) with prize fund of $600 thousands in Doha (Katar).
Ski stadium with biathlon shooting-range will be constructed in Zlataust town of Chelyabinsk oblast - the homeland of 2-times Olympic champion of Turin-2006 biathlete Svetlana Ishmuratova.
The leader of Russian hockey championship - "Metallurg" from Magnitogorsk - has defeated Omsk "Avangard" with score 5:3.
Valentin Piseev, the president of Figure-skating Federation of Russia, noted that Russian figure-skaters fulfilled tasks set for Olympic Games in Turin.
Russian men`s volleyball champions Lokomotiv-Belogorye defeated Italy`s Emu Rpa Perugia in the first-leg home match of the European Champions League two-way quarterfinal series, 3-0 (25:16, 25:17, 25:18).
The President of Russian Federation of tennis Shamil Tarpishchev revealed the names of participants of the national women`s team to quarterfinal match of Federation Cup against Belgium, which will be held in Liege.
International Olympic Committee satisfied claims of people, who underwent surgery on change of sex.
For the first time in history of national football the combined team will be headed by a foreigner.
Svetlana Kuznecova went into the second circle of tennis tournament in Doha (Qatar).
Famous Brazil forward Ronaldo considers Russian combined football team a strong one.
Famous Russia biathlete Olga Pyleva, the champion of the world and Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, gave first interview after return from Turin.
On Saturday, March 4, a football tournament between teams of Duma faction "United Russia", Council of Federation, "Sheremetevo" airport and Aeroflot airlines will be held. The tournament is devoted to Russian holiday - Shrovetide (Pancake week).
XX Winter Olympic Games in Turin, which lasted from February 10 to February 26, are closed.
The Russian team finished XX Winter Olympic Games in Torino having won 22 medals - 8 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronze.
Russian skier Yevgeny Dementyev, who won "silver" on Sunday in the race to 50 kilometers, got his Olympic medal on the closing ceremony of the Olympiad.
The Olympic champion of Torino-2006 in Men Free Skating Evgeni Plushenko to all appearances changed his mind to stay in the amateur sport before the Olympiad in Vancouver and he reported about his decision a few days ago just after his victory. Now the sportsman is planning to continue his performances among the professionals and is going to start his business.
Olympic games in Torino has finished for Russian team with a silver medal.