Football in Ukraine was forced to ground to a standstill owing to Russia’s invasion, facing upheaval that will demand a long and patient recovery. Ambitions to resume domestic football in ...

Meanwhile, unable to amass points while suspended, Russia has slipped from seventh to 22nd in the Uefa coefficients for club football. The highest-ranking Russian side, Zenit St Petersburg, are ...

Russian paramilitary group dubbed ‘Espanola’ is made of football hooligans led by CSKA supporter Stanislav ‘Spaniard’ Orlov, 41 (Picture: East2West) Russia is stepping up recruitment of ...

CAS is also due to hear other cases involving Russian athletes and teams in numerous other sports. Many governing bodies have justified excluding Russia on similar safety grounds to those cited by ...

Beneath the winter sun in the grounds of the five-star Sueno Hotel in Antalya on Turkey’s southern coast, where golf buggies help guests navigate the lengthy distances from their hotel rooms to ...

Russia has not lost a single friendly football match since the introduced sanctions of world football authorities and boasts a goaltending clean sheet over the most recent eight matches RIO DE ...

Russian sports daily Sport-Express reported earlier in the month that the national teams of Russia, Vietnam and Thailand intended to participate in a three-nation football tournament ...

Alongside cultural events on the ground, African Initiative maintains a news website with stories in Russian, English, French, and Arabic, as well as a video channel and five Telegram channels ...