Team sports
30.04.2012 22:21
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Conditioned play: EU may boycott EURO 2012 over Tymoshenko caseMore and more European leaders and officials are pledging to boycott the upcoming EURO 2012 football championship – in protest of the imprisonment and treatment of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. |
11.04.2012 20:10
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Love for Fidel cost Miami Marlins managerMiami Marlins manager, Ozzie Guillen, got a five-game ban for his club after expressing sympathy for Fidel Castro. |
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19.03.2012 14:44
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CEV Champions League title goes to KazanLodz has proved to be the lucky city for Russia’s volleyball champions Zenit Kazan, who repeated their 2008 Champions League success again on Polish soil. |
25.02.2012 19:18
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USSR-Canada Summit Series commemorated in Moscow (VIDEO)Russian ice hockey stars of the past have beaten their Team World rivals, 7-5, in an exhibition game commemorating the legendary 1972 Canada-USSR series. However, that was definitely not the point at the packed Megasport arena in Moscow. |
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26.01.2012 20:47
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G-Men vs Pats: Who’ll grab Super Bowl this time?In the NFL, the New England Patriots will meet the New York Giants in the Super Bowl for the second time since 2007. RT looks back at how the teams secured their berth in the final. |
Iconic Yankee retires from baseballIt’s the end of an era with New York Yankees legend Jorge Posada calling time on his illustrious career in baseball. |
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23.01.2012 13:28
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Patriots and Giants to wrangle for Super BowlThe New England Patriots and the New York Giants will compete for this year's Super Bowl in Indianapolis after winning their respective conference titles. |
Four powerhouses remain in battle for Super BowlFour teams remain in what’s been a wildly unpredictable NFL post-season. Baltimore, New England, San Francisco and the NY Giants are the squads with the Super Bowl on their minds. RT looks back at how they moved to within a game of the big dance. |
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10.01.2012 02:30
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King’s return in London for HenryIconic veteran Thierry Henry proved he's back on the hook for the troubled Gunners Monday, triumphantly beginning his second spell at Arsenal - and scoring the winner in his team’s FA Cup game against Leeds United. |
Messi extends reign as world's best footballerLionel Messi has won the FIFA Ballon d'Or award for 2011 for the third consecutive year, booking a place in football's pantheon. |
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09.01.2012 17:16
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Mascot mayhem hits Russian basketball topflightA somewhat bizarre story is unfolding in the Russian Professional Basketball League, with Khimki’s managers saying they were deeply offended by the behavior of Lokomotiv-Kuban’s mascot during their team’s away game in Krasnodar. |
France deny Russia fourth consecutive handball crownThe Russian women's handball team have relinquished their world crown after going out to France, by a two-point margin in the quarter-finals in Brazil. |
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‘NBA and Russian champs different worlds’ - Russian center MozgovWith the NBA lockout almost over, one of Russia's top basketball stars Timofey Mozgov is weighing up his future after briefly playing back in his native country. |
KHL All-Stars namedThe list of the 12 top players due to take part in KHL’s All-Star Game has been revealed. The Europe’s best league’s exhibition game will take place in Riga, on January 21. |
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04.12.2011 14:54
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Fans riot after Oklahoma State victory: 13 injured (VIDEO)Once Oklahoma State prevailed over its principal rival Oklahoma with a devastating 44–10 scoreline, the fans of the winners burst on to the playing field in thousands, tearing down goalposts and leaving 13 injured, two of them in critical condition. |
Russian volleyball team grab World CupA day after securing an Olympic berth, Russia’s national volleyball squad brought their World Cup campaign to a triumphant conclusion, beating team Poland in the gold-medal game. |
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30.11.2011 01:26
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'Not gay enough' ballplayers get the shaftAfter a San Francisco gay sports league told three bisexual men that they couldn’t play ball, a national alliance for homosexual athletics is awarding the players an undisclosed sum to settle a discrimination lawsuit. |
Russia’s beach soccer reign continuesRussia’s national beach soccer team have proved once again their dominance of the sport, winning the Intercontinental Cup in Dubai. |
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Goal poll: FIFA’s goal-of-the-year contenders listedFootball superstars Lionel Messi, Neymar and Wayne Rooney have been included on the list of the best goal scored in 2011. |
16.11.2011 15:37
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Man U sign 5yo wunderkindManchester United have signed a contract with a five-year-old kid. Despite his parents being fans of the club’s biggest rivals Manchester City, they say they are proud of their boy. |



















