Russia's Maria Sharapova has reached the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament with $4.5 million up for grabs in prize money after defeating Romania's Alexandra Dulgheru.
// Mar. 30, 2011 - 08:03 GMT
Russian Formula One racer Vitaly Petrov was on the podium on Sunday for the first time in his racing career, after finishing third at the Formula One Australian Grand Prix.
// Mar. 27, 2011 - 09:17 GMT
Former World No. 1 Maria Sharapova of Russia reached the semifinals of the Women Tennis Association (WTA) tennis tournament in Indian Wells, where $4.5 million in prize money is up for grabs.
// Mar. 18, 2011 - 08:39 GMT
Russia's 2010 Premier League winners Zenit from St. Petersburg will face off against league runners-up CSKA Moscow on Sunday in the southern city of Krasnodar in a battle for the Russian Super Cup.
// Mar. 06, 2011 - 06:15 GMT
The organizing committee of the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand is to decide on whether rugby events in quake-hit New Zealand city of Christchurch should be relocated.
// Feb. 24, 2011 - 04:47 GMT
Russia's largest broadcaster Channel One will present 13 candidates to become the official mascot of the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
// Feb. 07, 2011 - 03:36 GMT
The president of the Russian Figure Skating Federation said he was satisfied with Russia's performance at the European Figure Skating Championships in Bern.
// Jan. 30, 2011 - 04:54 GMT
Russian tennis star Vera Zvonareva has been beaten by Belgian Kim Clisters in the last four of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne.
// Jan. 27, 2011 - 09:12 GMT
Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium will host the 2013 Rugby Sevens World Cup from June 24–27, 2013, a city administration source said on Thursday.
// Jan. 27, 2011 - 08:34 GMT