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For football fans, the last month of summer is a very busy period. At this time, almost all of the strongest national European championships begin their run (except Italy, but more on that a little…
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In the early days of July, the eyes of the world's sporting community were turned to Singapore. It was in this Asian city-state, situated on an island, that on July 6, 2005, the President of the…
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Applicant cities need to answer questions covering 17 areas, from infrastructure to public support. Here are these topics, brought together and presented in an accessible form by BBC journalists.
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The Open Championship of England - the renowned Wimbledon - has concluded. One of its heroines could have been Ukrainian tennis player Tatyana Perebiynis, but the Kharkiv native, alas, lost in the…
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The pause in European football life is usually short in summer. Barely have they caught their breath and looked around when the start of the new season is just around the corner. In a number of…
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The intentions of basketball club executives and the NBA do not coincide with the players' desires.
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In late 2004 and early 2005, the boxing world began actively discussing the figure of a Russian - a certain Nikolai Valuev, whom many predicted would very soon claim the title of world champion in…
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Today, a foreign specialist in any republic of the former USSR will surprise no one. Moreover, a genuine foreigner—not a Belarusian in Ukraine, nor a Georgian in Russia, no. But a representative of…
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June is vacation time. The sports world, if we consider competitions, is no exception in this regard. By this time, all leading national football championships come to an end, and representatives of…
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In the strongest hockey league in the world - the NHL - in the 04/05 season no one played a single match due to the lockout. The NHL bosses and the NHL players' union failed to find common ground and…
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The selection of the city to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games continues. Recall that the candidates include London, Madrid, Moscow, New York, and Paris. In early June of this year, the data of the…
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Alexei Smertin is an extremely interesting personality. A native of Barnaul, he received a solid football education at Zarya from Leninsk-Kuznetsky, which played in one of the lower Russian…