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13.07 18:06 City traffic to be restricted in downtown Moscow due to Formula 1 races

16 and 17 July, in connection with the annual Moscow City Racing show, the movement of personal and public transport in downtown Moscow will be restricted, reports the Interfax News agency.

08.07 15:53 Russia to send Olympic flame into space

Russia will become the first country to send the Olympic torch into space. The intention to send the flame of the Sochi 2014 Olympics to space was made public on July 7 by the president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), Alexander Zhukov.

29.06 16:04 Russian national football team up one position in FIFA rankings

In the updated rankings of the International Federation of Football, team Russia has moved to the 17th position. In May, Dick Advocaat's wards were in 18th place. Since then, the Russians have had two matches. The victory in the home match against Armenia and a draw in a friendly against Cameroon have allowed our team to climb one place in the FIFA rankings.  

14.06 12:57 Russia’s Petrov finishes fifth at F1 Canadian Grand Prix

McLaren’s Brit Jenson Button has won the Canadian Grand Prix. After him came the two drivers of the Red Bull team – Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.

09.06 18:03 Putin pulls plug on state program of Olympic Games in Sochi

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has cut off the funding of the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, from the list of state programs. It became known from the relevant Government directive.

06.06 15:34 Pavlyuchenko waves goodbye to Armenia with hat trick in Euro 2012 qualifier

The Russian soccer team has defeated the Armenian team 3:1 in a EURO 2012 qualifying match. The match was held in St. Petersburg at Petrovsky stadium. Roman Pavlyuchenko did a remarkable job by scoring all the three goals to the Armenians.

30.05 13:42 Vitaly Petrov meets with accident in Monaco Grand Prix

Russian Formula-1 pilot Vitaly Petrov has not received any serious injuries in a collision in the Monaco Grand Prix. He has already been discharged from hospital.

30.03 12:55 Russian football team gets draw against Qatar

Russian footballers failed to beat the Qatar team in an international friendly on March 29 in Doha, finishing the match with a 1:1 draw.  

29.03 13:57 Eugeny Lovchev calls to say goodbye to Arshavin

The former USSR soccer team player, Yevgeny Lovchev, argues that the head coach of Russia's team, Dick Advocaat, needs to "say goodbye" to the team captain, Andrei Arshavin. According to Lovchev, Arshavin has been playing listlessly for the team, so the player should be excluded from the first eleven.

25.03 11:40 World Figure Skating Championships to be held in Moscow

Moscow has received the official right to host the world championships in figure skating this spring. Yesterday, the Federation of Figure Skating in Russia (FFKKR) received a letter from the International Skating Union (ISU) stating that the event should take place at Moscow's Megasport Arena from April 24 to May 1. This was announced by President of FFKKR, Alexander Gorshkov, who also added that in deciding this issue in favor of Russia a considerable contribution was made by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the leadership of the Ministry of Tourism and Youth Policy.

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14.06 12:57 Russia’s Petrov finishes fifth at F1 Canadian Grand Prix

McLaren’s Brit Jenson Button has won the Canadian Grand Prix. After him came the two drivers of the Red Bull team – Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.

06.06 15:34 Pavlyuchenko waves goodbye to Armenia with hat trick in Euro 2012 qualifier

The Russian soccer team has defeated the Armenian team 3:1 in a EURO 2012 qualifying match. The match was held in St. Petersburg at Petrovsky stadium. Roman Pavlyuchenko did a remarkable job by scoring all the three goals to the Armenians.

30.05 13:42 Vitaly Petrov meets with accident in Monaco Grand Prix

Russian Formula-1 pilot Vitaly Petrov has not received any serious injuries in a collision in the Monaco Grand Prix. He has already been discharged from hospital.

30.03 12:55 Russian football team gets draw against Qatar

Russian footballers failed to beat the Qatar team in an international friendly on March 29 in Doha, finishing the match with a 1:1 draw.  

25.03 11:40 World Figure Skating Championships to be held in Moscow

Moscow has received the official right to host the world championships in figure skating this spring. Yesterday, the Federation of Figure Skating in Russia (FFKKR) received a letter from the International Skating Union (ISU) stating that the event should take place at Moscow's Megasport Arena from April 24 to May 1. This was announced by President of FFKKR, Alexander Gorshkov, who also added that in deciding this issue in favor of Russia a considerable contribution was made by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the leadership of the Ministry of Tourism and Youth Policy.

08.02 14:12 New Formula One car Marussia Virgin uunveiled in London

Here is what Nikolai Fomenko, the recently appointed head of the engineering department of the team, said about the presentation of the new car: "Last season, the Marussia Motors logos appeared on the VR-01, and this year we are proud to see that our brand has not only been used in the design of the VR-02, but also became a part of the name of the car and the whole team. I am particularly pleased that in 2011, Marussia Virgin Racing will compete under the Russian license, which means that we will be able to see our national flag over the podium when the team finishes among the first three for the first time!"

20.10 13:14 Chelsea outclasses Spartak

Chelsea can be already called dear to the Russian heart: to begin with, Roman Abramovich owns it, and then this sports club has already paid three visits to the capital. The course of the game with Spartak again proved evidence of the mystical connection of the Russian and English football: the first goal against Red-and-White was scored on 23 minutes by none other than Yuri Zhirkov, former player of CSKA.

18.10 14:04 Shannon Briggs recognizes Klitschko as great fighter

Last night, a fight between WBC heavyweight champion, Vitali Klitschko and the title challenger, Shannon Briggs took place in Hamburg. The fight ended in a confident victory of the Ukrainian. The American heavyweight managed to avoid a knockout and a knock-down despite the fact that already in the tenth round his condition was estimated as critical. However, as soon as he went down from the ring, he was taken to hospital for examination.

01.09 17:12 WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and contender Shannon Briggs have a verbal duel in Kiev

Klitschko's opponent showed his impudence in the first minute of the press conference, when, despite the signs with the names, he sat next to the championship belt. But Vitali remedied the situation saying that Briggs is too early to dream of his title.