MOSCOW — Marcel Hirscher of Austria won the second edition of the parallel slalom Champions Cup on a giant ramp in a promotion of Alpine ski events for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

MOSCOW - Viswanathan Anand went down in a stunning loss to Lev Aronian and slipped to tied fourth as the final round saw Vladimir Kramnik secure first place with his draw against Vassily Ivanchuk in the Tal Memorial chess tournament here.

Pecnik goal against Russia keeps Slovenia’s World Cup hopes alive

MOSCOW - Two goals from Dinyar Bilyaletdinov looked to have put Russia in the driving seat for a place at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa at the expense of Slovenia Saturday but a late header from Nejc Pecnik leaves the tie still wide open at 2-1.

Anand held by Morozevic, placed joint second in Moscow meet

MOSCOW - World champions Vishwanathan Anand was held by Russian Alexander Morozevic in the seventh round of the Tal Memorial Chess here.

Anand draws with Carlsen in sixth round; drops to second

MOSCOW - Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Magnus Carlsen, even as Vladimir Kramnik beat Ruslan Ponomariov to take outright lead at the end of the sixth round of the Tal Memorial Chess tournament.

Idaho athletic director refuses to board commercial airplane painted in Boise State colors

Anand beats Leko, joins Kramnik in lead at Tal Memorial chess

MOSCOW - Viswanathan Anand found a novel way against Peter Leko to register the lone win in the fifth round and join Vladimir Kramnik in shared lead at the Tal Memorial chess tournament. Anand outplayed Leko in a 45-move game in the Anti-Meran Gambit and won through with white pieces.

Without Williams sisters, United States faces tough test against Italy in Fed Cup final

Russian sportswear brand Bosco Sport becomes Sochi 2014 sponsor, will outfit Russian teams

Bosco Sport signs up as Sochi 2014 sponsor

IOC president Jacques Rogge satisfied with work on 2014 Sochi Games

IOC’s Rogge pleased with work on 2014 Sochi Games

Evgeni Plushenko wins Grand Prix gold at Rostelecom Cup after layoff; American Weir is 4th

MOSCOW — Evgeni Plushenko of Russia won gold at the Rostelecom Cup on Saturday after a soaring free skate in his first international event since becoming Olympic champion at the 2006 Turin Games.

Evgeni Plushenko wins Grand Prix gold, signaling comeback on track; Johnny Weir 6th

MOSCOW — Evgeni Plushenko of Russia has won gold at the Rostelecom Cup, finishing with a soaring free skate.

Francesca Schiavone to face Olga Govortsova in Kremlin Cup final

MOSCOW — Francesca Schiavone of Italy and Olga Govortsova of Belarus advanced to the final the Kremlin Cup with straight-sets victories on Saturday.

Evgeni Plushenko wins short program at Rostelecom Cup to get comeback off to strong start

MOSCOW — Evgeni Plushenko’s comeback is off to a strong start, with the Olympic champion winning the short program at the Rostelecom Cup.

Kleibanova upsets Jankovic, Schiavone beats Kirilenko to advance to Kremlin Cup semifinals

MOSCOW — Alisa Kleybanova upset defending champion Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 6-3 Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup.

Vandals at the gates: Bowl eligible, surprising Idaho seeks first place in WAC

MOSCOW, Idaho — Everyone’s smiling at Idaho quarterback Nathan Enderle these days.

Rostelecom Cup features Plushenko’s return to international competition after 3 years away

MOSCOW — With Olympic gold and silver and world championships medals in his resume, Evgeni Plushenko has everything a figure skater could want. Yet he’s coming back for more.

Jelena Jankovic gets spot in season-ending WTA final after Zvonareva loses at Kremlin Cup

MOSCOW — Qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova upset top-seeded Vera Zvonareva 6-0, 6-2 Thursday in the second round of the Kremlin Cup, sending Jelena Jankovic to the season-ending WTA Championships.

Zvonareva loses at Kremlin Cup, sending Jankovic to season-ending WTA Championships

MOSCOW — Qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova upset top-seeded Vera Zvonareva 6-0, 6-2 Thursday in the second round of the Kremlin Cup, sending Jelena Jankovic to the season-ending WTA Championships.

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia qualifies for season-ending WTA Championships in Doha

MOSCOW — Jelena Jankovic has qualified for next week’s season-ending WTA Championships after top-seeded Vera Zvonareva lost to qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova 6-0, 6-2 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup.

Top-seeded Davydenko loses to Safin in 1st round of Kremlin Cup; Radwanska also upset

MOSCOW — Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia and third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland were upset in the first round of the Kremlin Cup on Wednesday.

Report: UEFA informs Russian football officials of suspected match-fixing in domestic games

MOSCOW — The European soccer governing body has reportedly informed Russian officials that it suspects several domestic league games have been affected by match-fixing this season.

Maria Kirilenko upsets 3rd-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 6-3 in 1st round of Kremlin Cup

Kirilenko upsets No. 3 seed Radwanska in Moscow

MOSCOW — Maria Kirilenko of Russia upset third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-3, 6-3 Wednesday in the first round of the Kremlin Cup.

Fergie warns Rafa that his big guns will go for the kill

MOSCOW - Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson has warned Rafa Benitez he will have his big guns back to face Liverpool.

Americans Wayne Odesnik, Robby Ginepri spring 1st-round upsets at Kremlin Cup in Moscow

MOSCOW — Americans Wayne Odesnik and Robby Ginepri sprung upsets at the Kremlin Cup on Tuesday, eliminating two highly seeded players in the opening round.

Jelena Jankovic advances to 2nd round, Victor Hanescu upset at Kremlin Cup

MOSCOW — Defending champion Jelena Jankovic advanced to the second round of the Kremlin Cup on Tuesday by defeating Yaroslava Shvedova 6-4, 5-7, 6-1.

Woolridge scores 4 touchdowns to help Idaho defeat Hawaii 35-23

MOSCOW, Idaho — De’Maundray Woolridge rushed for four touchdowns and finished with 81 yards to lead Idaho past Hawaii 35-23 Saturday night.

Reports: FIFA chief tells Putin that Russia has good chance of hosting World Cup in 2018 or 22

MOSCOW — FIFA president Sepp Blatter has reportedly told Vladimir Putin that Russia has a “good chance” of winning the hosting rights to the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.

Armenia’s president says he’ll go to Turkey for a football World Cup qualifier

YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia’s president said Monday that he will go to Turkey this week for a football World Cup qualifier between the two national teams, returning a gesture by Turkey’s president in what has become known as soccer diplomacy.

German football boss wants Loew to stay coach after World Cup

MOSCOW - The head of Germany’s football federation would like coach Joachim Loew to stay in charge of the national team after next year’s World Cup in South Africa.

Russian officials propose 14 World Cup host cities in bid for 2018 or 2022

MOSCOW — Russia unveiled its bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup on Friday, pledging to restrict the large-scale event to the nation’s European territory and bring much-needed development to its neglected cities.

Keo pick secures win as Idaho beats Colorado State 31-29

MOSCOW, Idaho — Idaho free safety Shiloh Keo picked off Colorado State quarterback Grant Stucker with 1:14 left in the game to seal Idaho’s 31-29 win Saturday night.

Russian tycoon’s bid to purchase New Jersey Nets called ‘unpatriotic’

MOSCOW — Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov’s bid to buy the New Jersey Nets was called “unpatriotic” by a member of his country’s upper parliament chamber’s sports committee.

Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov says on his blog that he’s made offer to buy New Jersey Nets

MOSCOW — Russia’s richest man, an amateur basketball player who made billions in metals, says he wants to buy the New Jersey Nets in exchange for funding the team’s troubled plans to build an arena in Brooklyn.

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