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“I’m no longer interested in Laila Ali” Undisputed women’s boxing champ Natalia Ragozina says she is no longer interested in fighting Muhammad Ali’s daughter Laila. RT’s Roman Kosarev caught up with the athlete to talk about her life in and outside the ring.

13 a lucky number for underdogs Khimki In the Russian Premier League, it looks as though Khimki coach Konstantin Sarsania may finally have something to celebrate. His side earned their first win of the season with almost half of the competition left behind.

Israel drops Russia 2-0 in Davis Cup The first two singles matches of Russia’s Davis Cup quarterfinal saw host Israel take a 2-0 lead in the matchup, with Igor Andreev losing to Harel Levy and Mikhail Youzhny dropping to Dudi Sela, both in four sets.

“Damn, I can beat Klitschko” Former middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight champion of the world Roy Jones Jr. says he’s ready to return to the heavyweight division to beat either Klitschko, Boxingscene reports.

Safin to miss Davis Cup singles in Tel Aviv Marat Safin will not play in Friday’s men’s singles matches as Team Russia begins its Davis Cup quarterfinal against Israel.

She fights like a girl Russians like Kostya Tszyu or Nikolay Valuev have become household names in the world of boxing. But there’s another one, Natalia Ragozina - the undisputed women’s champion, who has defended her 7 titles 21 times.

World Cup at risk The fortunes of the looming football World Cup have been put on the line after tens of thousands of construction workers began an indefinite strike in South Africa.

New twist in F1 tug-of-war The ongoing Formula One confrontation over budget-capping has taken a new twist after the eight members of the Team Association – FOTA – walked out of a meeting with the sport’s governing body the FIA.

Contract war between KHL and NHL breaks out A major row over transfers has erupted between the two biggest ice hockey leagues in the world. The KHL claims the NHL has reneged on an agreement not to poach players.

Ukraine left without Premier League Kiev’s district administrative court has ruled to liquidate Ukraine’s football Premier League because it doesn’t meet the country’s laws in its present form.

Rubin re-established on top of Premier League In the only match in the Russian Premier League, where action resumed on Monday after the mid-season break, holders Rubin beat lowly Khimki on the road.

Favourites prove dominance one month before main event in Berlin With just over a month left before the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, top athletes fine-tuned their performances over the weekend at the annual Znamensky Memorial outdoor competition.

Safina still on top despite sisters’ claims Dinara Safina remains on top of the women’s tennis rankings, despite her main rival Serena Williams recently claiming another major title at Wimbledon.

Zhirkov officially in Chelsea! Chelsea has officially signed midfielder Yury Zhirkov from CSKA Moscow. New manager Carlo Ancelotti revealed the signing Monday at his first news conference with the club.

Who will represent Russia on Vancouver’s ice? The Russian Ice Hockey Team’s head coach, Vyacheslav Bykov, has announced the list of players due to take part in the team’s first get-together before the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Fed Express delivers 15th Grand Slam title Roger Federer has triumphed in the Wimbledon singles competition in an epic five set final against Andy Roddick to win his 15th career Grand Slam title.

British writer in love with Russian football Football in Russia is booming, says Marc Bennets, author of the book 'Football Dynamo’. RT caught up with the British writer, who explains his love of the beautiful game in Russia and why he decided to write about it.

CSKA learn to cope without Zhirkov With CSKA’s leading midfielder, Yury Zhirkov, being on the brink of moving to Chelsea, the Army Men’s coach Zico is forced to make adjustments in his line-up.

American to challenge Klitschko for WBO title American heavyweight Eddie Chambers has won the right to challenge Ukrainian champ Wladimir Klitschko for his WBO belt.

Ovechkin becomes Sochi 2014 ambassador NHL superstar Aleksandr Ovechkin has become an ambassador for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

“I'm worth every penny” – Cristiano Ronaldo The world’s most expensive footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, says he's worth every penny Real Madrid has paid for him, Spanish Marca newspaper reports.

Serena beats sister for Wimbledon crown Serena has triumphed over her sister Venus in the All-Williams final at the All-England Club, claiming her third Wimbledon crow.

Haye will finally have his chance at Klitschko… but the other one British heavyweight David Haye will eventually fight Klitschko, only it won’t be the IBF and WBO champ Wladimir, but his elder brother, WBC belt holder Vitaly, German Bild daily reports.

Kim Jong Il masterminded North Korea’s World Cup qualification? Despite being busy threatening the world with his nuclear program, Kim Jong Il finds time to help North Korean sportsmen achieve outstanding results, as it’s claimed he’s behind football team’s World Cup qualification.

Russian clubs strive for ex-Liverpool star Russia’s Premier League sides Dinamo Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg are both in talks to buy ex-Liverpool star Luis García, Spanish El Mundo Deportivo reports.

Russian boxer Drozd defends continental titles Russian cruiserweight Grigory Drozd has defended his continental belts against American Darnell Wilson in Moscow. Wilson was unable to continue after the tenth round handing pretty boy Drozd a technical knock out.

“Russia’s Premier League equals Bundesliga” – Advocaat The Russian football championship is one of the strongest in Europe, as its level equals the German Bundesliga, says Dick Advocaat, Zenit Saint Petersburg coach.

Williams sisters destroy Russian opposition at Wimbledon The Williams sisters will play their 8th Grand Slam final against each other after beating Russian Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina in Wimbledon semis.

Wimbledon catches breath ahead of Russia-US semis Russia and the US are set to clash on a grand scale on Thursday. Women's tennis world number one, Dinara Safina, along with Elena Dementieva, each face one of America's Williams sisters at Wimbledon’s semi finals.

Shakhtar declines Barcelona’s proposal UEFA Cup holders Shakhtar Donetsk say they won’t sell their top defenseman Dmitry Chigrinsky to Champions League winners Barcelona.

Russian confidence boosted ahead of world athletics championships The outdoor athletics season is now in full swing, with the latest event on the calendar, the Moscow Open, producing some confidence-boosting wins for a number of Russians.

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