Russia

Former Russian footballer who played against Ronaldo killed in Ukraine

Alexei Bugayev, 43, joined army to avoid serving sentence for drug trafficking

Daniel Hardaker 30 Dec 2024, 5:35pm
England to maintain Russia boycott despite Uefa opening door to partial return

Russia must play their matches without their flag, kit or anthem and not on Russian territory

Tom Morgan 26 Sep 2023, 8:42pm
Uefa to hold crisis talks over last-minute Russian bid to rival UK and Ireland as hosts of Euro 2028

The governing body faced immediate pressure to harden its stance while insiders say moves to dismiss the Russian bid are already in play

Tom Morgan 23 Mar 2022, 7:32pm
Russia captain Artem Dzyuba takes swipe at Premier League's Ukrainian players 'sitting in mansions'

Tom Morgan 2 Mar 2022, 11:14pm
Kazakhstan president orders troops to shoot-to-kill 'without warning' as fresh gunfire heard in biggest city

Roland Oliphant 7 Jan 2022, 6:50pm
Denmark honour pledge to Christian Eriksen with stunning display to set up last 16 tie with Wales

John Percy 21 Jun 2021, 11:17pm
Russia squeeze past Finland thanks to Aleksey Miranchuk's moment of magic

Daniel Zeqiri 16 Jun 2021, 4:25pm

Romelu Lukaku expresses 'love' for Christian Eriksen after scoring twice in Belgium's defeat of Russia

James Ducker 12 Jun 2021, 10:07pm
Belgium vs Russia, Euro 2020: What time is kick-off tonight, what TV channel is it on and what's our prediction?

Belgium vs Russia Euro 2020 preview: latest team news, odds, TV channel and what is being said about tonight's 2021 game

Telegraph Sport 12 Jun 2021, 5:41pm
Belgium vs Russia, Euro 2020: What time is kick-off tomorrow, what TV channel is it on and what's our prediction?

Belgium vs Russia Euro 2020 preview: latest team news, odds, TV channel and what is being said about the 2021 game

Telegraph Sport 11 Jun 2021, 4:37pm

Wada's own vice-president says drugs ban not harsh enough - but Russians claim they've been treated unfairly

Tom Morgan 9 Dec 2019, 6:47pm
Russia should compete as neutrals at next Olympics and football World Cup, says anti-doping panel

Telegraph Sport 25 Nov 2019, 9:10pm

Steve Clarke urges Scotland to ‘make sure this is the very, very bottom’ after dismal defeat to Russia

Roddy Forsyth 11 Oct 2019, 8:37pm
Sorry Scotland thrashed by Russia to leave Nations League as their only Euro 2020 hope

Roddy Forsyth 10 Oct 2019, 9:44pm
Scotland's hopes of automatic Euro 2020 qualification dealt huge blow by defeat to Russia

Roddy Forsyth 6 Sep 2019, 10:07pm
Russia World Cup star Denis Cheryshev cleared of wrongdoing by anti-doping agency

Telegraph Sport 13 Sep 2018, 8:01pm
Russia World Cup hero Denis Cheryshev investigated by second anti-doping agency over injection

Ben Rumsby 8 Sep 2018, 12:02pm
England vs Belgium, player ratings: who fired and who flopped as Gareth Southgate's men finished fourth?

John Percy 14 Jul 2018, 5:07pm
Strong mentality and 'good love-making' the keys to Croatia's sporting success, says Dejan Lovren

James Ducker 12 Jul 2018, 6:21pm
How Dele Alli has played England's system perfectly to prove there is more to his game than goals

Alistair Tweedale 11 Jul 2018, 8:00am

Croatia's Domagoj Vida could face Fifa sanction after shouting 'Glory to Ukraine' after defeating Russia

Ben Rumsby 8 Jul 2018, 11:35am
Croatia beat World Cup hosts Russia on penalties to set up England date

James Ducker 8 Jul 2018, 8:45am
Russia World Cup 2018 team guide and squad list

Telegraph Sport 7 Jul 2018, 3:24pm

Russia enjoying tale of the unexpected - braced for failure but now a win away from the World Cup semi-finals

James Ducker 6 Jul 2018, 10:30pm
Russia World Cup hero Denis Cheryshev could be asked to provide evidence injection was legal

Ben Rumsby 2 Jul 2018, 9:10pm
Russia stun Spain with penalty shootout win to reach quarter finals, Iago Aspas and Koke miss from the spot

Sam Wallace 2 Jul 2018, 6:22am
Russia keep defying the odds as fears turn into cheers

Paul Hayward 1 Jul 2018, 9:33pm
How Russia held out against a mountain of Spanish possession

Sam Wallace 1 Jul 2018, 6:08pm
World Cup 2018, Spain vs Russia: What time is kick-off today, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?

Telegraph Sport 1 Jul 2018, 12:37pm
Spain must consign losing-streak against host teams to history if they are to beat Russia

Ben Rumsby 30 Jun 2018, 8:33pm
Russia World Cup hero Denis Cheryshev denies taking banned substances after own father's claims

Ben Rumsby 30 Jun 2018, 8:02pm