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Kevin Roberts discusses England's failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has welcomed the decision of the governing body’s executive committee to award the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively.

FIFA has just announced that Russia will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup and Qatar will stage the 2022 edition.

Russia prime minister Vladimir Putin has decided not to travel to Zurich for today's election of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup host nations, casting uncertainty over his country’s chances.

Russian sports car maker Marussia is acquiring a stake in Formula One team Virgin Racing, which is backed by UK businessman Richard Branson.

Russia’s bid for the 2018 World Cup has denied claims that they had offered bribes to a FIFA official to secure votes to host the tournament. The claims arose from the Sunday Times investigation into alleged vote-buying.

The England bid to host the 2018 World Cup is to withdraw its complaint to FIFA over alleged derogatory comments made by Alex Sorokin, chief executive of the rival Russia candidature, that London has the highest crime rates and alcohol consumption level among young people in Europe.

After publicly apologising for the misunderstanding but not for his comments on London, the chief executive for the Russian bid to host the 2018 World Cup, Alexei Sorokin, has sent a “letter of explanation” to FIFA and the rival England bid.

Alex Sorokin, chief executive at the Russia bid for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, has publicly apologised for what he said was a misunderstanding of his comments about London.

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin is expected to sign today an agreement to build a new track in Sochi in a bid to bring a Formula One GP to the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

Prince Feisal Al-Hussein, founder and chairman of Generations For Peace, on Friday officially opened the inaugural European camp in Sochi, the Russian city hosting the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Insurance company OSAO Ingosstrakh has become an official partner of the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi. The total value of the tier two contract is $40 million.

UEFA is to probe claims that its own anti-corruption investigators falsely alleged German Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich were suspected of match-fixing.

Sports agency Kentaro Group yesterday announced marketing deals with the Russian Football Union (RFU), the Albanian Football Association and the Football Federation of Ukraine.

Russian satellite platform NTV-Plus has agreed a deal with Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic to launch a 3D channel on October 15.

The race to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup entered a new phase this week as a FIFA inspection team began a tour of four Russian cities - Moscow, St Petersburg, Sochi and Kazan.