Russia takes 2 gold medals on Day 8 of Beijing Olympics
// Aug. 16, 2008 - 15:32 GMT
Russia's Dinara Safina and Yelena Dementyeva will meet on August 17 in the final of women's tennis event of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.
// Aug. 16, 2008 - 11:00 GMT
Work has begun in the west Ukrainian city of Lviv to lay the foundations for the construction of a stadium that will host matches at Euro 2012, a spokesperson for the city said on Friday.
// Aug. 15, 2008 - 12:43 GMT
Spartak Moscow have sacked their manager, Stanislav Cherchesov, the club announced on their website.
// Aug. 15, 2008 - 08:12 GMT
Russia's Arkady Vyatchanin claimed his second medal of the Olympic games when he took bronze in the 200m backstroke final in Beijing on Friday.
// Aug. 15, 2008 - 05:17 GMT