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<title><![CDATA[Olympic failure led to judoka's suicide, official says]]></title>
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A Russian judo official says a four-time European judo champion who committed suicide had been depressed since failing to win a medal at last year's London Olympics.]]></description>
<pubDate>June 18, 2013 05:57:01 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Epiphanny Prince, Russia fail to qualify for women's worlds]]></title>
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Epiphanny Prince will head back to Chicago a little sooner than expected.]]></description>
<pubDate>June 17, 2013 12:25:16 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Russia's 2018 World Cup projected costs spiral]]></title>
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has predicted that the total cost for the 2018 World Cup will be more than $20 billion, around double the amount his country originally estimated.]]></description>
<pubDate>June 13, 2013 04:12:41 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Epiphanny Prince (ankle) to join Russian national team]]></title>
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Epiphanny Prince is healthy enough to head to the EuroBasket tournament.]]></description>
<pubDate>June 12, 2013 14:34:35 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kovalev built power, works on trash talking]]></title>
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Fight fans love an ass-kicker, someone who comes in and is a great bet to finish his foe before the final bell. Sergey Kovalev, who fights on Friday a...]]></description>
<pubDate>June 11, 2013 13:38:31 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Epiphanny Prince sprains ankle in first game for Russia]]></title>
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Epiphanny Prince sprained her right ankle while playing in an exhibition game for the Russian national women's basketball team against China on Thursday night.]]></description>
<pubDate>June 06, 2013 11:49:03 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kevin Palmer - The story behind Roman Abramovich]]></title>
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Kevin Palmer attempts to piece together the history of Chelsea's enigmatic Russian owner Roman Abramovich.]]></description>
<pubDate>June 01, 2013 05:12:07 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Russian critic says wide corruption at Sochi Games]]></title>
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Russian officials and businessmen have stolen billions of dollars during the years of preparations for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, a prominent Russian opposition figure claimed Thursday.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 30, 2013 03:28:39 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Russian president Vladimir Putin supports wrestling's Olympic inclusion]]></title>
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Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated his support for wrestling to remain in the Olympics on Thursday, calling it "one of the fundamental sports."]]></description>
<pubDate>May 30, 2013 01:53:44 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sochi Olympics head pledges Games will be safe]]></title>
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Russian authorities are working intensively with Olympic officials to ensure a high level of security for the 2014 Sochi Games, the head of the local organizing committee said Wednesday.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 28, 2013 22:05:14 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chicago Sky's Epiphanny Prince to miss a few weeks to play for Russia]]></title>
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Epiphanny Prince is headed to Russia.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 17, 2013 16:09:07 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Alexander Povetkin stops Andrzej Wawrzyk to retain WBA belt]]></title>
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Unbeaten Alexander Povetkin retained his WBA heavyweight belt Friday night, stopping Polish challenger Andrzej Wawrzyk in the third round for his fourth successful title defense.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 17, 2013 10:42:11 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mike Keenan hired as coach of Russian hockey club]]></title>
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Veteran NHL coach Mike Keenan has signed a two-year contract to coach the Russian club Metallurg Magnitogorsk.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 13, 2013 05:39:36 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Olympic discus silver medalist Darya Pishchalnikova banned for doping]]></title>
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The Russian track and field federation says Olympic discus silver medalist Darya Pishchalnikova has been banned for 10 years for doping and will be stripped of her medal.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 01, 2013 01:06:42 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arsenic found in former Russian Olympic official, report says]]></title>
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The Interfax news agency says the former Russian Olympic official who was forced to quit in a scandal over preparations for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games has been diagnosed with high levels of arsenic in his blood.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2013 10:17:23 PDT</pubDate>
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