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Alexey Vorobyov (L), head of Moscow's Department for Physical Culture and Sports, Jurgen Muller (C), FIFA's head of the 2014, 2018 and 2022 World Cups and Director General of the Russia 2018 World Cup Organizing Committee Alexey Sorokin visit Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. (RIA Novosti / Vladimir Astapkovich) 16.05.2012 20:36

Moscow to make World Cup record books

Moscow may become the ever first ever city to host matches at three different stadiums during the 2018 World Cup.

 
Russian team player Evgeny Malkin rejoice after scoring a goal in the group 2012 World Hockey Championship match between the national teams of Latvia and Russia. (RIA Novosti / Alexey Filippov) 06.05.2012 11:46 2 comments

Malkin leads Russia to victorious start at hockey worlds

Russia has got off to a winning start at the ice hockey world championships. A brace and an assist from Evgeny Malkin helped them overcome Latvia 5-2 in Stockholm.

Breivik, Fouganthine pics incident mars IIHF World Cup opening 05.05.2012 19:07 3 comments

Breivik, Fouganthine pics incident mars IIHF World Cup opening

They wanted to offer more fun for hockey fans, but it ended with scandal. IIHF World Champs organizers in Finland mistakenly installed a teasing billboard with notorious murderers Anders Breivik and Nikita Fouganthine in home team’s jerseys on it.

 
Football Association Premier League Chairman Sir Dave Richards (Reuters / Stringer) 05.05.2012 15:12

Russia World Cup will bring ‘new era’ in football - FA Premier League boss

English Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards says England is ready to help Russia prepare to host the 2018 World Cup. The 68-year-old also hopes the tournament will prove a catalyst to take football to new levels.

Model of Krasnodar Stadium, which will be built for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (RIA Novosti) 17.04.2012 17:03 1 comment

FIFA satisfied with beginning of Russia’s World Cup 2018 preparations

The 2018 World Cup in Russia may be more than six years away, but FIFA inspectors are already in the country to oversee how the preparations for the biggest event in football are going.

 
The sign of football's world governing body FIFA is seen at the entrance of its headquarters in Zurich (AFP Photo / Fabrice Coffrini) 05.04.2012 16:53

FIFA to help 2018 World Cup organizers with $ 700mln

2018 World Cup hosts Russia are to receive $ 700 million from FIFA to help the country prepare for the world's biggest football event.

Russian figure skaters Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov at the awards ceremony after winning silver medals in pairs skating at the world championship in figure skating in Nice (France). (RIA Novosti / Alexander Vilf) 31.03.2012 16:06

Unbeatable free skating helps Russians claim silver in Nice

The Russian pair Tatiana Volosozhar and Maksim Trankov came within inches of world figure skating gold, losing just 0.11 of a point to their German rivals Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy.

 
Neymar of Santos controls the ball during the Paulista championship football match against Sao Paulo, at Morumbi stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 18, 2012 (AFP Photo / Yasuyoshi Chiba) 21.03.2012 18:17 3 comments

Neymar set to join Barca after 2014 World Cup

Brazilian football prodigy Neymar has reportedly signed a deal to move to Barcelona from Santos in 2014, which will see him join the brightest star in the world football, his Argentinean nemesis Lionel Messi.

Search resultsPress conference by 2018 World Football Championship committeePress conference by 2018 World Football Championship committee (RIA Novosti/Alexey Filippov) 20.03.2012 21:54 1 comment

World Cup 2018 shows off its logo

A temporary logo has also been unveiled to promote the 2018 World Cup in Russia. It’s the first time in the history of the tournament that a host nation has been allowed to use the image so far in advance.

 
Chinese Jia Zongyang at Moscow Freestyle World Cup leg (RIA Novosti / Anton Denisov) 11.03.2012 15:35 1 comment

Chinese dominate Moscow freestyle off-ramp

Aerials is not just a freestyle skiing discipline, but one of the most eye-catching spectacles winter sports have to offer, with Muscovites recently privileged to enjoy top class performances in a World Cup leg.

Russia's Anton Shipulin competes to third place in the men's 12.5 km pursuit race at the Biathlon World Championships in Ruhpolding March 4, 2012 (Reuters / Michael Dalder) 04.03.2012 22:53 1 comment

Bronze day for Russian biathletes at World Championship

Russian biathletes Anton Shipulin and Olga Vilukhina bounced back from Russia’s weak start at the World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany, to take a bronze medal each at the pursuit race on Sunday.

 
Anzhi's new coach Guus Hiddink instructs Roberto Carlos during his first training session with club in Belek, Turkey. (RIA Novosti / Sergey Rasulov) 29.02.2012 01:48 3 comments

Anzhi, Hiddink to breed young Russian talent

Anzhi’s new coach Guus Hiddink told RT that his arrival at the club won’t only help bring more stars, but will make the Makhachkala side a breeding ground for young talent to help Russia succeed at home and in World Cup 2012.

Tatyana Ivanova (RIA Novosti / Ramil Sitdikov) 25.02.2012 16:14

Russian ends luge season on high note

Tatyana Ivanova has become the first Russian woman in the country’s modern history to win a luge World Cup stage. The 21-year-old won the season-ending event and also the European Luge Championships in Paramonovo, Moscow Region.

 
Russia's Ivan Skobrev in men's 5,000 m race at the 2012 Essent ISU World Allround Championships. (RIA Novosti / Grigory Sysoev) 19.02.2012 16:48 1 comment

Russians don’t relinquish podium hopes at home skating World Champs

Defending champion Ivan Skobrev as well Russian women’s favorite Ekaterina Lobysheva are both in the top five after two events at the World All-round Speed Skating Championships in Moscow.

From left: Russian bobsledders Nikolai Khrenkov, Dmitry Trunenkov, Philipp Yegorov and Alexander Zubkov (RIA Novosti / Vladimir Astapkovich) 12.02.2012 13:27

Sleighing them: Russian quartet grab bobsled World Cup

Russian bobsleigh veteran Aleksandr Zubkov has driven his bob to a fifth World Cup crown, finishing third in the final World Cup four-man bobsled race of the season in Calgary.

 
Team Russia players 
(RIA Novosti / Vladimir Pesnya)
04.02.2012 17:14 3 comments

Russia’s football boss aims to win Euro 2012 and 2018 World Cup

The president of Russia’s Football Union, Sergey Fursenko, has promised to make the country a footballing superpower fit to lift both Euro 2012 and 2018 World Cup.

UEFA President Michel Platini speaks as he meets Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and FIFA president Sepp Blatter in Saint-Petersburg, on January 19, 2012 (AFP Photo / Kirill Kudryavtsev) 20.01.2012 00:56 2 comments

UEFA's Platini wishes Russia victory at Euro 2012

UEFA boss Michel Platini and FIFA head Sepp Blatter have arrived in St Petersburg to take part in the opening of the CIS Cup, and to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Russian Football Union.

 
(Left to Right) Darya Domracheva of Belarus, Germany's Magdalena Neuner and Olga Zaitseva of Russia (Reuters / Tobias Schwarz) 07.01.2012 14:11

Neuner rehabilitates herself, Zaitseva claims 8th podium in-a-row

Two-time Olympic champion Magdalena Neuner has bounced back from Wednesday’s relay fiasco to claim a women's sprint biathlon World Cup event in Germany’s Oberhof.

Ivan Telegin reacts after being defeated by Sweden in overtime in the gold medal game of the 2012 IIHF U20 World Junior Hockey Championships (Reuters / Todd Korol) 06.01.2012 08:38 1 comment

Sweden shock Russia in OT of Junior Worlds final

Sweden have stunned Russia midway through the extra period to clinch the gold medal at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Canada.

 
Members of Team Russia celebrate after defeating Team Canada during the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championship Semifinal game at the Saddledome on January 3, 2012 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (AFP Photo / Richard Wolowicz) 04.01.2012 09:46 10 comments

Would-have-been revenge: Russia deny Canada final berth

Team Russia have advanced to the World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal game with a hard-fought victory over hosts Canada.