Alex Ovechkin might miss the knockout stage of the World Championship held in the capital of Belarus, Minsk, after a painful collision with Germany’s Marcus Kink.

Russian heavyweight boxer Alexander Povetkin signed a contract to fight Manuel Charr from Germany.

Zenit St Petersburg’s coach André Villas-Boas complained that the goal by Lokomotiv Moscow was accidental.

Evgeni Plushenko has made his way into science history after his photo appeared in a physics book.

Maria Sharapova improved her position from ninth to eighth place in the ranking list of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

Michel Platini has rejected calls to boycott the 2018 World Cup that Russia is set to host.

Spartak Moscow’s owner said the club would not sign Stanislav Cherchesov.

Russian figure skaters Ksenia Stolbova and Fyodor Klimov have become the third after the short program at the 2014 World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, Japan.

Forward from a Canadian "Boston Bruins" NHL team, Milan Lucic, called Russian fullback Alexey Emelin from "Monreal Canadiens" a coward for his refusal to fight with the Boston's captain Zdeno Chara.

On Monday, Spartak Moscow’s owner is expected to hold negotiations with Stanislav Cherchesov, tipped as the most likely coach for the Moscow side after his predecessor Valery Karpin was fired earlier this month.