The sudden death of a popular Russian Premier League coach has mystified his colleagues and friends, with Russia national team boss Valeri Karpin and Zenit striker Artem Dzyuba among those to voice their shock.
Adored by Chelsea fans, but what has Roman Abramovich done for Russian football?
Chelsea’s visit to St. Petersburg this week offers another reminder of the impact Roman Abramovich has had on the English club, but the oligarch’s role in Russian football down the years is much less widely known.
XR protests outside prison after double Paralympic champ is jailed for a year for supergluing hand to plane roof in climate stunt
Extinction Rebellion organizers have claimed that “history will vindicate” a Paralympic hero after he was sentenced to a year in jail for holding up a flight in a climate protest stunt in the UK.
Not on the box: Ukrainians were forced to watch on Russian TV as heavyweight hero Usyk won title in UK, points out politician
A politician has voiced his surprise that Ukrainians keen to watch arguably the greatest moment of their country’s sporting year had to do so on Russian TV.
Club likens decision to cage football fans to a concentration camp, claims ‘outrageous’ move ‘violated rights of free citizens’
A football club turned the away end of their stadium into a “concentration camp” by penning fans behind a fence, an opposition team has angrily claimed.