Bolton moved within sight of a place in the last 32 of the Uefa Cup after a surviving a serious test of their character and stamina last night. Zenit St Petersburg can consider themselves unfortunate losers of a Group H tie which was concluded in almost waterlogged conditions.
MOSCOW, November 1 - The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has appointed NHL star Pavel Bure, known as the "Russian Rocket," general manager of the Russian Olympic ice hockey team, ROC President Leonid Tyagachyov said.
Three Russian clubs are set for the group stage of the UEFA Cup, Europe`s second soccer tournament, on Thursday night.
MOSCOW, November 3 - Russian men`s tennis star Marat Safin officially announced Thursday that he would not play in the Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, the multi-million dollar circuit-ending championship, due to a knee injury.
The governor of Yaroslavl region Anatoly Lisizin informed that the former sponsor stopped financing the Russian team.
Champion basketball League started this Wednesday. Several matches of first tour took place. Sensation of the day - defeat of CSKA in Moscow.
New "Formul-1" team Squadra Toro Rosso invited British Catherine Ledge on driving tests.
In central match of first round team from Magnitogorsk won "Dinamo" during overtime with score 3:2. The game was held in Moscow. The hero of game is central forward of "Metallurg" and Russian national team Evgenii Malkin who scored 2 pucks and made goal pass.
President of Federation Valentin Piseev informed that Tarasova accepted a post on Monday October 17.
The first defense of his title world champion by IBF version in weight 69 kg Roman Karmazin will have most likely on 7 January of 2006 in US.
The main coach of Russian national football team Urii Semin decidedly refuted rumors about his resignation.
The president of the Russian Football Union Vladimir Mutko declared that in October 20 the main coach of the Russian Football Team Yuri Semin will officially agree to work in the national team.
Russian sportswomen gained the whole number of medals on X European championship of foot-race between female club teams which took place in Italy.
Physical culture and sport committee of Tolyatti and Tolyatti box federation will provide V All-Russian master box tournament of "A" class from 1 to 5 November.
Final of basketball World league will take place in Yekaterinburg next year.
Russian Maria Sharapova kept her first position in rating of Woman Tennis Association (WTA) despite of her defeat in ╪ of "Kremlin Cup" international tennis tournament.
Races for "Tatarstan Cup" were held on Sunday in international horse-sporting complex "Kazan".
On Sunday Russian tennis player Igor Andreev won "Kremlin Cup" which finished in capital sport complex "Olympic".
The world boxing champion Jhon Ruiz agreed to have a fight with the Russian heavy-weight Nikolay Valuev as the website AllBoxing.ru informed.
Russian athlete Irina Timofeeva won semi-marathon competition in India.
Popular singer Tatiana Bulanova will marry to captain of "Zenit" Vladislav Radimov.
Competition for European judo cup came to the end in Tallinn on Saturday, October, 15.
Russian fencers could not save championship.
This race season was unsuccessful for 7-times World Champion of "Formula-1" Michael Schumacher from Ferrari.
On night from Saturday to Sunday a mass fight of football fans took place in centre of Moscow.