Russia
Business

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge is confident PyeongChang will deliver a successful 2018 Winter Olympics despite financial challenges surrounding one of its main venues, while the Russian government has announced that Sochi’s 2014 Games will cost in excess of US$50 billion.
Football
Media

Pauline McVey, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, looks at televised sport in Russia and considers the impact of the decision by the Russian Premier League to launch its own football channel
Stadia

Sochi 2014 has stated that fans wishing to buy tickets for the Winter Olympic Games will first have to register their personal details with Russian authorities.
Business

Russia’s state Audit Chamber has moved to play down reports that Kazan’s organising committee for the 2013 Summer Universiade is on the verge of bankruptcy, but has admitted there are “questions” over the financial health of the organisation.
Events

SportAccord Convention has announced that Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide CEO Kevin Roberts and Russian Olympic Committee president Aleksandr Zhukov, who also serves as First Vice-Speaker of the Russian State Duma, will be among the speakers during SportAccord Convention 2013.
Stadia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a bill that is set to impose heavy fines on touts profiting from the sale of tickets for Sochi’s 2014 Winter Olympics, while also regulating hotel prices for the Games.
Stadia

FIFA has confirmed that Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium will host the opening match and final of the 2018 World Cup after approving Russia 2018’s hosting concept for the competition.
Events

Leading Russian clubs have pushed forward with their plans to create a new ‘Super League’ including teams from neighbouring countries, stating that the new competition could be launched as soon as 2013-14 and has the backing of UEFA.
Business

SportAccord Convention has announced that all three gold partners from the 2012 event in Québec City have renewed their agreements for the 2013 event in Saint-Petersburg.
Business

Sochi 2014 has enhanced its preparations for the Winter Olympic Games by signing up two new official suppliers in the shape of Contemporary International (CI) and Karcher.
Business

The Russian government had thrown its weight behind a proposed football league that would unite clubs from across the former Soviet Union.
Business

FIFA has tweaked its sponsorship strategy around the World Cup by changing its ‘national supporter’ category into a ‘continental supporter’ category for the 2018 event in Russia.
Events

The cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg are set to become the main hubs of activity during the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2017 Confederations Cup warm-up tournament, the Russia 2018 organising committee revealed yesterday.
Events

SportAccord Convention has announced that the general theme of the 2013 conference will be ‘The State of Our Industry – Examining the Health of Sport.’
Events

The German city of Braunschweig and the Russian city of Cheboksary have been selected to host the top leagues of the 2014 and 2015 European Athletics Team Championships.
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has praised the advances in venue, hotel and transport infrastructure for Sochi’s 2014 Winter Olympic Games after completing its eighth Coordination Commission visit on Thursday.
Events

The Sochi 2014 organising committee for the Winter Olympics has announced the route for the pre-Games torch relay across the country.
Events

FIFA has announced the 11 cities to host the 2018 World Cup in Russia, with Krasnodar proving the surprise omission from the 13 originally shortlisted.