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Topic: Sport & Recreation
Bullish Sorokin puts cost of Russia 2018 put at over $10bn but on schedule
Russia 2018: The cost to Russia of holding the 2018 World Cup will come to over…
Bank chief puts true cost of Sochi Winter Olympics at $19bn (not $2.9bn)
The true cost of hosting the Sochi Winter Olympics was $19bn – not the official tally…
Ukraine welcome at World Cup, says Russia, as Blatter attends draw
The head of Russia’s World Cup organising team Alexei Sorokin this week assured Ukraine that it would be…
Russia slashes 2018 World Cup expenditure by $560m
The Russian government today orders cuts estimated at $560m from the budget from the 2018 World Cup…
Putin defends Blatter and attacks FIFA arrests as ‘persecution’
FIFA arrests: Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Wednesday’s swoop on top FIFA officials in Zurich by the…
Russia denies connection between FIFA arrests and 2018 World Cup
FIFA arrests: The chairman of the Russian parliament’s sports committee Igor Ananskikh has insisted that today’s arrest of several high-ranking…
Russian World Cup hotel construction program slashed
Russian World Cup hotel construction: Authorities in Russia are getting ready to slash the number of…
Poroshenko calls for World Cup boycott and more sanctions
Poroshenko calls for World Cup boycott: In an interview with the German publication Bild over the weekend, Ukraine’s…
Kazakh Winter Olympics bid modified after IOC visit
Kazakh Winter Olympics bid: Following a visit from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kazakhstan has made…
Sochi Olympic stadium to lose roof for 2018 World Cup
Sochi Olympic stadium: In preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the Krasnodar regional government is…
World Student Games 2017 expenditure set to top $750m
World Student Games 2017: Building the sports facilities and providing the infrastructure required to host the…
World Cup host regions to get RUB1bn infrastructure subsidy
World Cup host regions: Three of the regions that will play host to the 2018 World…
Russia faces hotel glut after 2018 World Cup, experts fear
Russia faces hotel glut: Overseas hotel chains are planning to to double their presence in the Russian…
Russian tobacco and alcohol advertising ban under review
Russian tobacco and alcohol advertising ban: Russia’s Ministry of Communications is ready to put its support behind…
World Cup stadium construction programme hits problems
World Cup stadium construction: Russia is experiencing problems with the construction of two of the football stadia that…
Moscow aviation hub modernisation costs rise
Moscow aviation hub: The bill for modernising Moscow’s aviation facilities in advance of the 2018 World…
Snoozebox football village proposed for World Cup
Snoozebox football village: World Cup organisers in Saransk have signed a preliminary deal with Britain’s Snoozebox company to build…
Timchenko in stand-off over 2018 World Cup stadium costs
2018 World Cup stadium costs: As Russia’s preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup get going in earnest,…
Luzhniki Stadium reconstruction to cost RUB19bn
Luzhniki Stadium reconstruction: It is going to cost RUB19bn to renovate Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium before it can…
2018 World cup stadiums may be cut from 12 to 10
2018 World cup stadiums: The escalating construction costs of the Kaliningrad and Yekaterinburg football stadiums may result…
Planet Hospitality launches $300m World Cup project
Planet Hospitality has launched a $300 million project to set up a chain of hotels and motels to provide accommodation…
Visa free World Cup promised by President
Visa free World Cup: President Putin has promised visa free entry to Russia for all athletes, referees, coaches and fans for…
TV beer advertising to be limited to sports broadcasts
TV beer advertising: The State Duma has temporarily lifted its ban on the advertising of beer…