Sport

• 15 January 2012, 18:01 Kazan Universiade 2013 presented in Olympic Innsbruck

  The brightest decoration of presenting ceremony became a new promo of Kazan with modern arrangement of popular Russian melodies.

• 15 January 2012, 14:34 Today Tatarstan Nordic combined skier starts in Innsbruck

  Representative of Tatarstan Roman Terekhin performs in 11th of 17 eligible athletes of tournament.

• 14 January 2012, 19:46 Lev Rossoshik says conditions for media at Innsbruck games awful

  “I have not seen conditions worse than here. It is a complete mess,” Russian Federation of Journalists first vice president complained.

• 14 January 2012, 19:06 Russia sports journalists untrained for Sochi 2014 – Lev Rossoshik

  Universiade 2013 in Kazan may be considered a test site for training sports media, to cover 2014 Sochi Games, he holds.

• 14 January 2012, 14:52 Three flames soar over Olympic Innsbruck

  The 72-year-old Austrian Egon Zimmermann was honoured with lighting the fire.

• 13 January 2012, 22:07 RF Vice Minister praises Kazan 2013 volunteers working in Innsbruck

  Russian Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy vice minister Yuri Nagornykh has praised the volunteers of Kazan 2013 working in Innsbruck.

• 13 January 2012, 21:13 Ак Bars hockey players at Youth Olympics help Russia’s national team beat Canada

  The Russian team will within the group round encounter Finland, Austria and the US.

• 13 January 2012, 17:22 Kazan Universiade 2013 to be presented at anniversary AIPS congress in Austria

  Today in Austrian Innsbruck where the first in history winter junior Olympiad is being held, 75th jubilee congress of International association of spo

• 12 January 2012, 15:24 Kazan 2013 volunteers get down to work at Youth Olympics in Austria

  On 13 January, the Olympic flame will for the third time come on at the Bergisel stadium, where the opening ceremony will be held.

• 12 January 2012, 10:33 Barca captain Puyol: the league is not lost

  Barcelona captain Carles Puyol sounded a battle cry Tuesday that his side have in no way given up on their chances of retaining the La Liga title.

• 11 January 2012, 17:03 Kazan to host men’s tennis tournament Kazan Kremlin Cup

  The Tennis Academy hosts the ATP Challenger series international men’s tournament with a prize pool of $75 thousand for the third year running.

• 11 January 2012, 14:28 Taekwondo athletes for London Olympics to be selected in Kazan

  Over 200 select fighters, including Russian national team representatives, will take part in the competition.

• 11 January 2012, 14:07 Kamaz Master crew led by Airat Mardeev drops out of Dakar 2012 race; Loprais badly hurt

  The truck driven by Alex Loprais whose crew ranked 2nd in general standings in 8 stages, in the 9th stage got broken beyond recognition.

• 10 January 2012, 12:40 Airat Mardeev ranks best Russian in Dakar 2012’s 8th stage

  He came in 6th.

• 10 January 2012, 09:30 Universiade 2012 volunteers take training at Youth Olympics

  Representatives from Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate will voluntarily work at the games as well.

• 10 January 2012, 09:13 Golden Puck final games to be held in Kazan on 19-27 January

  A total of 154 teams will take part in the Golden Puck tournament.

• 28 December 2011, 13:26 Stepashin: “The budget funds for Universiade 2013 in Kazan are being spent most efficiently”

  “Next December the football stadium in Kazan will be the best in the country,” Russian Audit Chamber chief said.

• 28 December 2011, 12:58 Ak Bars in year’s last match loses to Neftekhimik

  The Nizhnekamsk team has thus broken Ak Bars’ 6-match string of wins.

• 27 December 2011, 12:17 Hockey lovers in for season’s 2nd Tatarstan derby

  Ak Bars and Neftekhimik have met during the season, Bars on 7 October winning 5:2 in Kazan.

• 27 December 2011, 10:15 Kamaz Master sets off for Dakar 2012

  The roster has this year been changed to include young sportsmen.