Russia are through to the last eight of the European football championships for the first time in their history. RT's sports analyst Aleksey Nikolov assesses the team's chances of glory as they prepare to face Holland.

Boxing heavyweights, Nikolay Valuev and Ruslan Chagaev, are gearing up for their WBA title fight on July 5 in Germany. Valuev lost  their previous bout in April, 2007. But boxing expert Aleksandr Belenky believes this time will be different.