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...Ahead of the weekend vote, the president of the International Federation of American Football said he and his partners at the National Football League — were optimistic for the sport’s chances....
...Records compiled by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), the equestrian governing body, show how from 2014, Veronika and Polina, Prigozhin’s elder daughter, competed outside Russia in...
...Russia’s prosecutor-general said Meduza’s parent company, which is registered in Latvia, “threatens the foundations of constitutional order and the security of the Russian Federation”, according to a statement...
...Sergey Karjakin, who challenged Carlsen in 2016, was banned from chess for six months for his public support of Russia’s invasion into Ukraine....
...The Court of Arbitration for Sport, which is considered the highest arbiter in sport, on Tuesday said it has registered appeals against the European and international football governing bodies....
...The International Civil Aviation Organization, the UN’s aviation arm, said in an emailed statement that it was aware that “foreign aircraft leased and operated by airlines of the Russian Federation may be...
...In a statement, Ukraine’s general prosecutor’s office said that “115 children died in the armed aggression by the Russian Federation on Ukraine”....
...without knowledge of the facts” and that the evidence was made public without giving the franchise the opportunity to respond....
...Damian Collins, chair of the Commons’ digital, culture, media and sport committee, called Ofcom’s decision “right” as “RT are under the control of the Russian state and prevented under Russian law from reporting...
...Since the end of the cold war, a web of deep links has grown up between Russia and its former enemies in the west, not just in business and finance, but also in culture, sport and travel....
...Anisimov is a tycoon whose billions were made in aluminium, real estate and vodka production and who once headed the Russian judo federation....
...Russian delegation, both of whom share the Serbian’s side of the draw....
...(FT) Russian referendum Today marks the final and main day of a seven-day referendum on constitutional reform in Russia, which would permit Vladimir Putin to remain president until 2036....
...Indeed, for decades, the sport has been financially dependent on rich backers in Russia and former Soviet states....
...Record numbers of Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, showing the staggering scale of job losses in the first full week of claims since cities and states began to restrict public gatherings...
...Sport is a vital part of Russia’s soft power armoury. Yet as Makropoulos arrived in Moscow, it was mired in crisis....
...The High Court in London has granted a £1.34bn freezing order on the assets of a former Russian sports official whom authorities in Moscow are seeking over one of the country’s largest-ever bank collapses...
...In the long run, I decided that the positive effect from our active involvement in Syrian affairs for Russia and the interests of the Russian Federation would far outweigh non-interference and passive observation...
...At the first public match in St Petersburg in 1893, spectators laughed as white-clad players tumbled in the mud. The game still barely exists in some Russian regions....
...Global TV viewing of sports peaked in 2012, according to the Futures Sport consultancy....
...According to the Russian Public Opinion Research Centre, a pollster working with the Kremlin, 7.6 per cent intend to vote for Mr Grudinin in March — more than double the support registered a month ago for...
...We have to pay for salaries, pensions, roads, and hospitals,” says Igor Lebedev, a member of the Russian football federation’s executive committee....
...David Haggerty, International Tennis Federation president, said any medical exemptions granted by the sport were for “legitimate therapeutic use of medications and are in no way indicative of doping or a...
...Football is the most popular sport in Russia. At the same time, it has become a national tragedy....
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