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Team Russia's Kosatka vessel 04.12.2008, 14:38

Volvo Ocean Race: ‘Killer Whale’ caught in fisher’s net

Team Russia has finally finished the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race – more than three days behind their rivals. The Russian crew became the last of eight boats to arrive in Cochin, India.

09.10.2008, 12:41

Quick-fix: Team Russia’s yacht back in time for world race

Team Russia’s boat has won its battle to be ready for the start of the Volvo Ocean Race after it had been damaged in a collision last weekend. It was returned to the water on Wednesday after four days of being patched-up.

Kosatka yacht (image from http://ru.teamrussia.org) 10.10.2008, 07:53

Another blow for Team Russia on eve of world race

Team Russia has suffered another blow just 24 hours before the start of the Volvo Ocean Race with founder Oleg Zherebtsov pulling out due to the death of his mother. He will now not be part of the crew manning the first leg from Alicante to Cape Town.

Video courtesy Tatyana Mikheeva (vk.com/id4789972), Ivan Kullibin (vk.com/id187547) 05.07.2010, 13:15 1 comment

Extreme street wakeboarding following summer downpour

A Russian wakeboarder making the best of a rainy day and a very wet street with his friends has been caught on camera in St. Petersburg.

Photo by Alexey Novikov 12.07.2010, 22:55

Hottest summer ever turns Muscovites into water sports maniacs

In an attempt to hide from unbearable heat, roasting Moscow residents flood river banks all over the city.

08.01.2010, 20:14 3 comments

How important is psychology in sports?

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?

Dimitry Medvedev (L) and Nguyen Minh Triet (AFP Photo / Pool / Hoang Dinh Nam) 31.10.2010, 08:21 6 comments

Russia signs deal to build Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant

Russia and Vietnam have cemented their relations by signing a deal to construct Vietnam’s first ever nuclear power station.

31.07.2009, 06:32 4 comments

Spanish police brutally beat Russian yachtsmen

Police in Palma de Mallorca thrashed three Russian yachtsmen who came to the island to train and participate in the Copa Del Rey sailing regatta, according to the ITAR-TASS news agency.

RIA Novosti / Aleksey Nikolskiy, STF 29.10.2010, 15:51 7 comments

No Korean groom for Putin’s daughter

Claims that one of Vladimir Putin’s daughters is engaged to the son of a South Korean retired top brass are false, the prime minister’s spokesman has said.

Russian Gold medallists celebrate on the podium at the end of the Women's Team Final at the 42nd Artistic Gymnnastics World Championships on October 20, 2010 in Rotterdam (AFP Photo / Boris Horvat) 21.10.2010, 14:51

Russian women grab gold at Artistic Gymnastics Worlds

History has been made in the Netherlands with Russia claiming their first-ever team gold at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Financial crisis sinks Killer Whale

Published: 23 December, 2008, 20:32


AFP Photo / Rick Tomlinson

The Russian yachting team has announced it’s quitting the Volvo Ocean Race on Wednesday. The team says it can no longer afford to continue because of the global financial crisis.

 
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