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‘It will be much harder in Sochi’ - KovalchukNHL star Ilya Kovalchuk, whose New Jersey Devils are currently vying with the NY Rangers for the second Stanley Cup finals berth, spoke in between games about team Russia’s success at the ice hockey worlds. 1 Izmailov training with national team after five-year absenceMarat Izmailov is training with the Russian team for the first time in five years. He was included in Dick Advocaat's Euro 2012 squad after impressing for Sporting Lisbon, and could feature in a friendly against Uruguay on Friday. 2 Zenit among world’s most valuable football brandsZenit St. Petersburg have found themselves among the Top 50 most valuable football brands on Earth. The Brand Finance agency estimated the reigning Russian champions to be worth around $56 million. 3 Volga, Rostov salvage last Premier League spotsVolga and Rostov will remain in the Russian Premier League after winning their relegation play-offs against lower tier Nizhny Novgorod and Shinnik Yaroslavl respectively. 4 Sharapova lifts trophy in ItalyMaria Sharapova is known to show a bit of grunt on the tennis court, but her victory over Li Na to retain her Italian Open title must go down as one of her greatest comebacks. 5

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23.05, 16:52 Top Ukrainian Olympic official accused of jobbery A top Ukrainian Olympic official was signed out from his post indefinitely following allegations that he planned to sell up to 100 high-price tickets for the London Games on the black market.		22.05, 15:35 British embassy stages Paralympic event 100 days ahead of Games After this summer’s Olympics, the Paralympics will take place in London with record attendances predicted. There is plenty of interest in Russia, with the British embassy working hard to promote the Games in the country.
21.05, 23:04 21 comments Topless attack: FEMEN dump Euro trophy in protest (PHOTOS, VIDEO) The infamous clothing-optional protest group FEMEN has attacked the Henri Delaunay Trophy, commonly known as the Euro Cup, which is awarded to the winner of the European Football Championship. As always, the girls were defiantly topless.		21.05, 21:13 Moscow's Sambo Euro champs attracts record number of participating nations Organizers of last weekend's Sambo European Championships are hoping the sport will feature at future Olympic Games in Rio-de-Janeiro after a record 32 countries took part in Moscow’s event.
21.05, 18:31 Colsaerts grabs World Match Play Champion’s crown Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts has become golf's world match play champion. It all came down to the final hole in Spain against Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell.		19.05, 12:05 Russia can hope for medals at Sochi 2014 – new curling coach Curling is just one of the few winter sports Russia is yet to win an Olympic medal in, but new national women's team coach Anders Kraupp is aiming to put that right at Sochi 201
18.05, 13:19 8 comments Garner too much for Russia’s MMA hopeful (VIDEO) A highly-anticipated night of Mixed Martial Arts turned a disappointment for the Moscow fans as Kenny Garner of the US defended his M-1 Global interim title by knocking out home-crowd favorite Magomed Malikov.		17.05, 14:18 Paralympic boss impressed with Sochi 2014 preparations The organizers of Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games have managed to deliver what they promised says International Paralympic Committee president, Philip Craven.
16.05, 19:02 Russian pentathletes compared to FC Barcelona Russia's modern pentathletes will travel to London 2012 as favorites after the country’s Dream Team picked up five medals at the World Championships in Italy, including gold in the men's individual event.		16.05, 01:03 Medical blunder costs breakdance champ his leg Russian breakdance champion, Evgeny Smirnov, won’t be able to impress the audience with his moves again as the young man has lost his leg due to the negligence of medics in Krasnodar Region.

1	Zenit St Petersburg	88
2	Spartak Moscow	75
3	CSKA Moscow	73
4	Dynamo Moscow	72
5	Anzhi Makhachkala	70
6	Rubin Kazan	68
7	Lokomotiv Moscow	66
8	Kuban Krasnodar	61