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08.01.2010, 20:14
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What's the gap between winning and losing? What were Russia’s failings in its face off with Slovenia on the way to the World Cup finals in South Africa? In skill, or in mentality?
22.06.2010, 08:54
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While millions of people are currently enjoying the World Cup, in India football is not in great demand. The sport is developing slowly there due to a lack of facilities and professional coaches.
24.02.2010, 21:43
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Russia's holding its breath as the national hockey team prepares for a titanic clash with Canada at the Winter Olympics. More than any other player, hopes lie with Russia's biggest star - Alexander Ovechkin.
01.02.2010, 10:58
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Russia have failed to win the Bandy World Championship for a 20th time, losing to Sweden in the final late on Sunday.
21.10.2010, 14:51
History has been made in the Netherlands with Russia claiming their first-ever team gold at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
26.08.2010, 19:29
The first ever Youth Olympic Games have been officially closed in Singapore, putting en end to 12 days of competition, seen much more widely than a triumph for Chinese and Russian athletes.
20.03.2009, 16:22
Retired Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, says he’s responsible for the weak performance of his country’s national team at the World Baseball Classic in San Diego, AFP news agency reports.
22.07.2009, 21:29
For the second year in a row Moscow hosted a leg of the Swatch beach volleyball tour.
24.07.2009, 12:56
Team Russia have hammered current Olympic champions the US in their first game of the Volleyball World League finals in Belgrade.
01.06.2009, 17:09
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We've heard about hard-fought wins before, but you've probably not seen anything like this. The final of a Russian women’s handball championship game decided to end in a massive brawl.
Published: 14 May, 2009, 03:14
For many Russian hockey players the road to success goes through Yaroslavl and one of the country’s best hockey schools. That’s where superstar Simeon Varlamov trained, the Washington Capitals’ 21-year-old goalie.
They come form themselves and their families, and they represent all that is good. It is great to see young people devote themselves to sport, to devote themselves to great achievement All the fame, the riches, that come to them is well deserved. Hockey is a game we take great pride in, it lifts our nations hearts when we win at anything, but to win at Hockey is always special. These young people are the ambassadors of Russia and of sport. They chose to push themselves, to stagger and come through. They chose sport, and they chose to be sportsman, they travelled to play with the best in the NHL to further their dreams. They show the value of sportsmanship, they show what relationships should exist in this world, between players and between countries. They came from their backgrounds to lead, and show everyone of us how to behave, truly great teachers, and so young. In every country, there are these players, and let them all shine through.