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Olympic Sailing Champion Dies at 85

13:09 31.01.2013

Olympic sailing champion Timir Pinegin has died at the age of 85, the Russian Sports Ministry said website Thursday.

Back Surgery Threatens Plushenko's Season

20:06 30.01.2013

Evgeni Plushenko will have a back operation Thursday that will leave him temporarily unable to walk and out of the sport "for a long time," his coach Alexei Mishin told R-Sport on Wednesday.

Armstrong Warns of Lost Decade for Cycling

19:46 30.01.2013

Lance Armstrong warned Wednesday that cycling would suffer a decade of chaos if drug cheats are not allowed to confess with impunity.

Olympic Champ Ukhov Skips Russian Winter Meet

17:03 30.01.2013

Olympic high jump gold medalist Ivan Ukhov has turned down an invitation to compete at the Russian Winter meet Sunday, Russia’s top athletics coach said Wednesday.

CAS Sets Feb. 8 Date for Katusha Appeal

16:10 30.01.2013

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has set February 8 as the date it will hear an appeal by Russian cycling team Katusha against the denial of a top-tier competition license for 2013, the team said Wednesday.

R-Sport Becomes Russia's Most-Cited Agency

15:13 30.01.2013

News agency R-Sport was Russia's most widely cited sports media outlet in the fourth quarter of 2012, results published Wednesday by monitoring agency Medialogia.

Khoroshilov a Sochi 2014 Medal Contender - Official

12:33 30.01.2013

World Cup slalom specialist Alexander Khoroshilov is a medal hope for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics despite his lack of success so far, the head of Russia’s ski and snowboard federation has said.

Hirscher, Durr Win Moscow World Cup Slalom

12:03 30.01.2013

Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher has won the Moscow parallel slalom World Cup event, extending his overall standings leads and setting down a marker for next week’s world championships.

Katusha Lines Up Mallorca, Qatar Dates

14:35 28.01.2013

Stricken Russian cycling team Katusha announced Monday it is to take part in the 2013 Vuelta a Mallorca next month, followed by the Tour of Qatar.

Russian Bobsled Team: Germans Don't Play Fair

19:37 27.01.2013

Russia's bobsled coach Pierre Lueders on Sunday accused the Germans of systematically breaking competition rules to generate extra speed.

Two-Man Bobsled Gets Youngest-Ever World Champion

16:42 27.01.2013

Germany's 22-year-old star Francesco Friedrich became the youngest bobsledder to win the two-man event at the world championships on Sunday, triumphing with pusher Jannis Baecker.

Kostner Edges Russians to Take 5th Euro Gold

13:18 27.01.2013

Italy’s Carolina Kostner skated to gold at the European figure skating championships, holding off strong challenges from two young Russians.

Fernandez Dazzles to Take European Skating Gold

20:00 26.01.2013

Spain’s Javier Fernandez produced the best skate of his career Saturday to win gold at the European figure skating championships.

Plushenko to Take a Break From Skating

14:32 26.01.2013

Evgeni Plushenko will take a five-week break from training to treat the long-term back injury that ended his hopes of an eighth European figure skating title.

U.S.-Born Snowboarder Wins Medal for Russia

12:48 26.01.2013

United States-born snowboarder Vic Wild has won bronze for Russia at the world snowboard championships after switching nationality.

Bobrova and Soloviev Dance to European Gold

11:57 26.01.2013

Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitry Soloviev held onto their overnight lead to take gold in the ice dance at the European figure skating championships in Zagreb.

Play Ball! US Schools Must Accommodate Disabled Student Athletes

11:25 26.01.2013

Disabled school students in the United States who want to participate in sports are being given an equal playing field after the government on Friday said schools must give those students the same opportunity to play.

Sotnikova Skates Into Euro Lead

18:57 25.01.2013

Russian youngster Adelina Sotnikova skated her best-ever short program Friday to take the lead at her first European figure skating championships.

Marichev Appointed Russia Volleyball Coach

13:23 25.01.2013

Dynamo Krasnodar coach Yuri Marichev has been appointed Russian national women's volleyball head coach, the federation told R-Sport on Friday.