A special taskforce has been launched to tackle racism in Russian football, following a "banana scandal" involving Anzhi defender Christopher Samba.

For the first time in Russian football history, a female referee will preside over a men’s reserve game between CSKA Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow.

CSKA Moscow football club has defeated its main rival, Spartak Moscow, 2:1 and so returned to winning ways in the Russian Premier League.

Russian smart and beautiful ladies amaze Europe. Russian chess master has become the new European women’s individual chess champion.

On the night of March 15, Real Madrid defeated CSKA Moscow football club 4:1, so Russia has lost its representative in the Champions League.

After three years without gold at the World Athletics Championships, Elena Isinbayeva has finally took the first place at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Turkey’s Istanbul.

On February 29, Russian national football team has defeated Denmark 2-0 in a friendly match within Euro 2012.