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Serena beats sister for Wimbledon crown Serena has triumphed over her sister Venus in the All-Williams final at the All-England Club, claiming her third Wimbledon crow.

Haye will finally have his chance at Klitschko… but the other one British heavyweight David Haye will eventually fight Klitschko, only it won’t be the IBF and WBO champ Wladimir, but his elder brother, WBC belt holder Vitaly, German Bild daily reports.

Federer makes way to 7th straight Wimbledon final Roger Federer has made it to his 7th consecutive Wimbledon final after a straight set win over Tommy Haas from Germany in the semis.

Kim Jong Il masterminded North Korea’s World Cup qualification? Despite being busy threatening the world with his nuclear program, Kim Jong Il finds time to help North Korean sportsmen achieve outstanding results, as it’s claimed he’s behind football team’s World Cup qualification.

Russian clubs strive for ex-Liverpool star Russia’s Premier League sides Dinamo Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg are both in talks to buy ex-Liverpool star Luis García, Spanish El Mundo Deportivo reports.

Russian boxer Drozd defends continental titles Russian cruiserweight Grigory Drozd has defended his continental belts against American Darnell Wilson in Moscow. Wilson was unable to continue after the tenth round handing pretty boy Drozd a technical knock out.

“Russia’s Premier League equals Bundesliga” – Advocaat The Russian football championship is one of the strongest in Europe, as its level equals the German Bundesliga, says Dick Advocaat, Zenit Saint Petersburg coach.

Williams sisters destroy Russian opposition at Wimbledon The Williams sisters will play their 8th Grand Slam final against each other after beating Russian Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina in Wimbledon semis.

Wimbledon catches breath ahead of Russia-US semis Russia and the US are set to clash on a grand scale on Thursday. Women's tennis world number one, Dinara Safina, along with Elena Dementieva, each face one of America's Williams sisters at Wimbledon’s semi finals.

Russian confidence boosted ahead of world athletics championships The outdoor athletics season is now in full swing, with the latest event on the calendar, the Moscow Open, producing some confidence-boosting wins for a number of Russians.

Zenit manager officially recruited by Belgians The Belgian football federation has announced that Zenit’s current manager, Dick Advocaat, had signed a two-year contract to coach the national team beginning in January 2010.

Federer breaks big serving Croat giant to reach semis Roger Federer remains on course for what would be a record-breaking 15th grand slam title after he beat 2.08 metre tall Croat Ivo Karlovic in Wednesday's quarter-finals.

Russia leaves England behind in FIFA rankings World football’s governing body, FIFA, has issued its new Best International Squads ranking. The monthly updated list saw serious changes in July.

Polo survives in Russia despite crisis The rich and famous have once again gathered at the annual polo cup, organized by the Russian Polo Club, proving that financial crisis won't put an end their favorite sport.

Safina and Dementieva reach semi-finals Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva – the last remaining Russians at Wimbledon – have reached the final four stage.

Former chess world champ to play convicts Chess grandmaster and former undisputed champion of the world, Anatoly Karpov, will play an online chess tournament with a Krasnoyarsk prisoner Sergey Bryukhov and his fellow inmates.

Dementieva and Safina last Russians left at Wimbledon Both Serena and Venus Williams eased past the fourth round into the final eight at Wimbledon, as did Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina – the last Russians remaining in the singles brackets.

Field hockey event hopes to promote the sport in Russia Russia has finished third in a field hockey four nations tournament held just outside Moscow. The home side beat Bangladesh to seal the bronze, while first place went to South Africa, who thrashed Canada in the final.

Major Russian golf event “platform for European tour” Golfers Mikhail Morozov and Galina Rotmistrova have clinched their second consecutive Russian Open titles at the 18th annual tournament held in the Moscow region.

Brazil grabs Confed Cup in comeback thriller Brazil produced a stunning second-half comeback to beat USA 3-2 in the final of the Confederations Cup in South Africa.

Valuev among St. Pete’s smartest graduates The Mayor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matvienko has awarded Nikolay Valuev a bronze sphinx figurine – a symbol of St. Petersburg’s rectorial council – for being one of the city’s best graduates this year.

Not enough professionals in rugby now – IRB head RT caught up with the President of the International Rugby Board Bernard Lepasset, who gave his views on the development of rugby in the world, and the chances of the game making the Olympics.

St. Pete waves checkered flag at Volvo Ocean Race After 37,000 nautical miles, nine months of gale force winds, mountainous seas and sleep deprivation the Volvo Ocean Race has come to an end, with the eight international teams crossing the finish line in St. Petersburg.

Andreev lonely at Wimbledon after Davydenko knockout Russia’s best tennis player Nikolay Davydenko is leaving Wimbledon after a third round loss to Tomas Berdych.

“Zhirkov will easily fit in Chelsea” – Arshavin Arsenal’s Russian star Andrey Arshavin says his compatriot Yury Zhirkov is good enough to play in Chelsea’s starting line up, Sport-Express newspaper reports.

Brotherhood behind Fedorov’s move to Russia Younger brother Fedor is the main reason for Sergey Fedorov’s move from Washington Capitals to KHL side Metallurg Magnitogorsk, the hockey star said to Sport-Express newspaper.

Russian kickboxer destroys opponents for European belt Kickboxing returned to Moscow with a bang, with a European title at stake and four top class fighters from different countries doing battle, excitement was never going to be at such a premium.

Dementieva progresses to fourth round at Wimbledon Elena Dementieva and Serena Williams have passed the third round of Wimbledon after comfortable wins over their opponents.

“Russia to provide 3500 top athletes in ten years” Russia’s Ministry of Sport is to release a draft strategy of how it will go about developing sport over the next ten years.

Russia’s keeper Akinfeev may join Arshavin at Arsenal Igor Akinfeev could be on the verge of joining his national teammate Andrey Arshavin in Arsenal, suggest reports in the British media.

Team Russia returns to finish Volvo Ocean Race After eight months of tearing around the world’s oceans in yachts, participants in the Volvo Ocean Race are heading to the finish line in St. Petersburg. They have started the final leg from Stockholm.

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