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Warmed by a love of horses

February 17, 2012 Mikhail Mordasov
Russian children learn riding lessons to participate in the annual equestrian competitions that run through February in Novosibirsk

UEFA: Financial Fair Play comes to Russia

February 6, 2012 Timur Ganeev
Football bosses are trying to impose a break-even requirement on clubs. How is Russia going to cope with Financial Fair Play?

Sharapova grinds out win over Kvitova, into Aussie final

January 26, 2012 RIA Novosti
Maria Sharapova dug deep for a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 semifinal win over Wimbledon nemesis Petra Kvitova on Thursday to set up an Australian Open final against Victoria Azarenka

Maria Sharapova moves on in Australian Open

January 25, 2012 Víctor Colmenarejo
Tennis star vaults into the semifinals by defeating fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova

Russia prevents football corruption

January 23, 2012 Nicola Sellitti
Russia takes steps to eliminate match-fixing and illegal betting on football games ahead of the 2018 World Cup

The two sides of Russian football

December 29, 2011 Pyotr Kuznetsov, Kommersant
Landmark achievements and high profile scandals made 2011 an interesting year for Russian football

Inter Milan's Samuel Eto'o heads to Makhachkala

November 7, 2011 Galina Masterova
A high-flying soccer player with a $30-million price tag brings pleasure and a kick of hope to Dagestan’s capital city

With the NBA season on hold, top players are looking for contracts overseas

October 7, 2011 Nicola Selliti
Andrei Kirilenko is headed back to Russia to breathe the air of home after 10 years with the NBA’s Utah Jazz

"Athleticism is the key in modern basketball"

September 19, 2011 Boris Khodorovsky, Gazeta.ru
Modestas Paulauskas discusses the results of the European Basketball Championship

Sharapova, Williams, take the courts at U.S. Open

August 29, 2011 Nicola Selliti
The U.S. Open tennis tournament begins Aug. 29 in New York

The bear returns

August 16, 2011 Anton Makhrov
The Russian Olympic team has a new mascot – but will it be a universal symbol for the nation?

"I have to prove myself every day"

August 15, 2011 Ilya Zubko, Ilya Sobolev, Rossiyskaya Gazeta
Ilya Bryzgalov talks about hockey, success and giving back

Swimming, ice hockey, football and lots of money

August 11, 2011 Nicola Selliti
Russia is becoming a global sporting destination

Formula 1 occupies the Kremlin

July 20, 2011 Ilya Sobolev, Rossiyskaya Gazeta
Moscow’s F1 racing show has gained momentum – to the point where it is one of the biggest events of its kind

Maria Sharapova: "I love to sleep, it's my hobby"

July 2, 2011 sports.ru
Russian tennis player misses her second Wimbledon title

A final match not for everyone

May 30, 2011 Ilya Zubko
Even buying tickets to the Champions League final, Manchester United vs. Barcelona, was no guarantee for some Russian fans of winding up in seats at Wembley Stadium

Maria Sharapova takes a shot at Roland Garros

May 24, 2011 Alexander Yerastov, Rossiyskaya Gazeta
The most celebrated Russian tennis player wants to complete her collection of trophies by winning the 2011 Grand Slam event in Paris

A game for four hands

May 13, 2011 Vera Mikhailova, "Russian Reporter"
Prize-winning sports photographers Andrei Golovanov and Sergei Kivrin talk about their profession

Ballet on skis

April 29, 2011 Sonya Bekina, Russkiy Reporter
Russia’s aerial ski team will be ready when the country hosts the 2014 Olympics

Lapta: Russia's own bat-and-ball game

January 28, 2011 Anisiya Boroznova
When describing lapta, Russian writer Alexander Kuprin said: "There’s no place for the lazy and cowardly in this game.”
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