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Russia flatly denies US allegation of World Cup bid bribes

Yesterday at 20:53 - Russian officials have flatly denied paying millions of dollars in bribes to a FIFA voter in connection to the country’s winning World Cup bid...

U.S. prosecutors allege bribes in 2018, 2022 World Cup votes

07/04/2020 01:21 - Prosecutors revealed new details of alleged bribes paid to FIFA executive committee members to gain their votes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups....

Russian Soccer Star Fyodor Smolov, 30, Breaks Spain's Lockdown To Visit 18-Year-Old Fiancé In Home Country

05/04/2020 21:24 - The Celta de Vigo striker, on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow, is engaged to the granddaughter of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Spain has become one of world’s hardest-hit counties in the ......

Khabib Can't Leave Russia Amid COVID-19; Won't Make UFC 249 Fight vs. Ferguson

30/03/2020 17:13 - Khabib Nurmagomedov 's scheduled fight against Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 on April 18 is apparently in jeopardy......

European Championships | Russia open to host Euro 2020 - UEFA expected to move tournament

16/03/2020 20:07 - Russia could jump in and host the 2020 European Championships. "Of course, we are ready," the head of the 2018 FIFA World Cup organizing committee said on Monday to Russian media. "We would have to di [...]...

Zenit fans chant 'we're all going to die' during game amid coronavirus outbreak

15/03/2020 04:37 - In addition to the chants, Zenit supporters held up a banner that read: "We are all infected with football and will die for Zenit."...

Trump says he was not told that Russia was helping Sanders

24/02/2020 06:32 - Washington • President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has never been briefed about Russian efforts to help Bernie Sanders win the Democratic presidential nomination and he accused the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee of leaking election security information from a classified briefing....

Russia is said to be interfering to aid Sanders in Democratic primaries

22/02/2020 01:09 - Washington • Russia has been trying to intervene in the Democratic primaries to aid Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., according to people familiar with the matter, and intelligence officials recently briefed him about Russian interference in the election, Sanders said Friday....

Russia backs Trump's reelection, and he fears Democrats will exploit its support

21/02/2020 00:42 - Washington • Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Donald Trump reelected, five people familiar with the matter said, in a disclosure that angered Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him....

Russia investigator McLaren to lead probe of weightlifting

31/01/2020 16:51 - Investigator Richard McLaren will lead an inquiry into alleged corruption in weightlifting under the sport’s long-time leader, Tamas Ajan....