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21.03.2009, 09:18
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Russia's football season kicked off with last Sunday's brawl between supporters of Spartak Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg – at least 660 fans were detained.
15.06.2009, 10:54
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The Los Angeles Lakers have sealed their 15th title with a 4-1 series win over Orlando Magic.
17.06.2009, 17:50
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It appears a red card is not the harshest punishment in football. The referee of a friendly in the Spanish city of El Puig has severely beaten up the misbehaving coach of an away team, El Mundo newspaper reports.
02.11.2009, 23:14
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Russian Basketball Federation member and general director of current women’s European champions Spartak Moscow region, Shabtai Kalmanovich, has been shot dead.
25.12.2009, 15:50
The World and European champion in Thai boxing, Muslim Abdullayev, was shot dead near his training base in Moscow on Thursday night.
01.05.2009, 14:15
Several unnamed Zenit St Petersburg’s players have fallen victim to a financial pyramid scheme, Fontanka.ru reports.
24.04.2009, 10:45
The court in the Russian Republic of Udmurtia has sentenced to a man, who was so upset to lose a chess match that he threw his opponent out of the window, to six years in prison, Infox.ru reports.
25.04.2009, 15:43
How far can rage toward an ice hockey referee go? Slovak international Ladislav Scurko has been arrested by Kosice police in connection with the murder of referee Marek Liptaj.
08.05.2009, 16:00
Hockey star Aleksandr Ovechkin has received a death threat from a fan on the message board of the Washington Capitals official website, AFP news agency reports.
17.05.2010, 06:23
In July Russia banned poker along with other casino games, restricting gambling to four remote parts of the country. However, according to police reports, the ban has failed to work so far.
Published: 15 June, 2009, 14:25
Following the LA Lakers historic win over the Orlando Magic in the NBA finals, thousands of fans flocked into the streets outside the Staples Center in the City of Angels, but the celebration was by no means peaceful.
