Zenit St Petersburg beat Rangers 2-0 to lift the UEFA Cup.
Georgia edge past Russia in title thriller
April 13, 2008 By
On a snow covered Krasnoyarsk pitch, Georgia ground out an 18-12 victory over Russia to secure the European Nations Cup title.
Rugby: Russia beat Romania to go top of table
March 17, 2008 By
A hard fought 12-8 win over Romania propels Russia to the top of the European Nations Cup table, setting up a winner takes all title clash with old rivals Georgia.
Russia through to Euro 2008 after England hopes crushed by Croatia
November 22, 2007 By
Well, well. After Russia slipped up in Israel, we all thought it was over. Surely there was no way England could slip up in their last game against Croatia, no hope left for a demoralised Russia.
After all, England were playing at Wembley, their newly refurbished spiritual home, and they only needed to a draw… Read the rest
Totally un-corrupt Israel crush Russia
November 19, 2007 By
Israel beat Russia 2-1 on Saturday, a result which leaves Russia’s hopes of qualifying for football’s Euro 2008 hanging by a slender thread and proves comprehensively that Israel are the most honest team in European football.
Russia had gone into the game with high hopes of sealing qualification, thanks to a stunning 2-1 home… Read the rest
England World Cup bid deal with Russia?
November 2, 2007 By
Following England’s announcement that it will definitely bid to host the 2018 football World Cup, rumours are flying that England’s World Cup bid could be subject to a deal with Russia.
Russia are also thought to be considering a bid for the World Cup in 2018 and, while the consensus is that England… Read the rest
Russia to bribe Israel in their upcoming football match
October 24, 2007 By
I’m fascinated by this London Times article which reports on a number of alleged conspiracy theories surrounding Russia’s upcoming Euro 2008 match against Israel.
If the wooly – and completely unsourced – theories in the article are to be believed, someone Russian (possibly someone related to the team, possibly someone related to Roman Abramovich)… Read the rest
Football: Inspired Russia come from behind to beat England 2-1
October 17, 2007 By
Russia stormed back from a goal down to beat England 2-1 in their Euro 2008 qualifying match.
England went ahead courtesy of an early Wayne Rooney goal and, with just over twenty minutes to play, had looked to be in control of the game and well on their way to the European Championships. But, in an inspired… Read the rest
High heeled sprint in St Petersburg
July 23, 2007 By
According to Xinhua, more than 100 women took part in a high heeled sprint in St Petersburg at the weekend. The minimum (minimum!) height of the heels was cool 9 centimetres.
The winner got to take home a cool 50,000 roubles. Which buys an awful lot of high heeled shoes…
Video of Putin's Olympic speech in English
July 8, 2007 By
President Putin’s speech to the Olympic Committee in Guatemala is widely credited as being one of the key factors that tipped the Winter Olympic vote in Sochi’s favour.
And now, you can see the speech in its entirety (plus some dodgy introductory music), courtesy of Russia Today:
I have to say, I… Read the rest
Russia's Sochi to host the 2014 Winter Olympics
July 5, 2007 By
Congratulations to Sochi which was awarded the 2014 Winter Olympics after a nailbiting vote last night.
Sochi secured 51 votes at a meeting of International Olympic Committee (IOC) delegates in Guatemala, beating its South Korean rival by just four votes.
As well as the facilities on offer, Vladimir Putin’s contribution was thought by many… Read the rest
Poland and Ukraine to host Euro 2012
April 18, 2007 By
In a bit of a shock result, the joint bid from Ukraine and Poland has beaten hot favourites Italy to the right to host the Euro 2012 football tournament.
There had been fears that the current political crisis in Ukraine, combined with a recent Polish match fixing scandal would hurt the two countries’ bid.… Read the rest
Kasparov swaps chess for politics
March 12, 2005 By
Garry Kasparov, probably the greatest chess player in the history of the game, has announced his retirement from professional competition. He now plans to focus his considerable energies on Russian politics through his involvement in Committee 2008.
Kasparov has dominated global chess for 20 years, first winning the world championship in an epic match with… Read the rest
