Russia
Events

Moscow's Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has underlined the importance of the city's river to its bid to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Events

Following the 10-minute presentations by the five cities bidding to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games before the assembly of European Olympic Committees in Dubrovnik Croatia, there were mixed reviews.
Business

Olympic chief Jacques Rogge has called on the five cities bidding to host the Games in 2012 to stop "bickering".
Business

Moscow has promised tight security, more than a dozen new sports facilities, more mid-range hotel rooms and improvements to the city’s smog-generating traffic, should it host the Games.
Business

Moscow has promised tight security, more than a dozen new sports facilities, mid-range hotel rooms and improvements to the city’s smog-generating traffic, should it host the Games.

Centrebet, Australia’s leading online sports bookmaker, believes Paris is the frontrunner in the race for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
Business

French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has signed an agreement for 2.5billion euros of state money to be used to help finance the 2012 Paris Olympic bid.
Business

Madrid says 90 percent of its Olympic stadia will be complete by 2006 – putting it ahead of its rival bidders hoping to land the 2012 Olympic Games.
Business

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has warned cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympics against aggressive lobbying.
Sponsorship & Marketing

The long-term partnership between SPORTFIVE, the international sports rights marketer, and top Russian soccer club CSKA Moscow has been extended for a further two years.
Events

A senior delegation from the Doha Asian Games organising committee will join delegates appearing at the first International Sports Security Summit in London on October 27 and 28.

Olympic officials have announced details of their inspectors’ whistle-stop tour next year of bid cities hoping to stage the 2012 Games.
Stadia

Mayor Michael Bloomberg believes New York will be forced to abandon it's bid for the 2012 Olympics if a stadium agreement is not reached soon, reports The Daily Telegraph.

Uefa has cleared Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich of having a conflict of interest with Champions League opponents CSKA Moscow.
Business

Chelsea or CSKA Moscow could be expelled from the Champions League if it is discovered that Roman Abramovich has a controlling interest in the Russian champions.
Business

For the second year in a row, the Russian Tennis Federation has been awarded the right to host the semi-finals and final of the 2004 Federation Cup World Group Competition.
Events

The IOC has named the team that will have the tough task of evaluating the five cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympic Games.

New consultancy G2 Strategic has signed Russian basketball team CSKA Moscow as its latest client.