Back Pains Force Sharapova to Withdraw From San Diego: Russian-born tennis star Maria Sharapova will not take part in the Acura Classic championship at San Diego. Sharapova is suffering from pain in the small of the back. Recently she found herseft in the Forbes Top Celebs list.

posted by Rodimus to tennis at 07:49 AM - 10 comments

Kostya Tszyu Worried About Drunk Fans in Manchester: International Boxing Federation junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu, who will fight Ricky Hatton in Manchester on June 5, joked about the possibility of there being a lot of "drunk people" in the 22,000-seat venue.

posted by Rodimus to boxing at 03:32 AM - 6 comments

Russia asks former Bayern coach Hitzfeld to head national team: The Russian Football Union has approached Germany’s Ottmar Hitzfeld with an offer to head the national team. He turned down numerous jobs in the past year, including an offer from Real Madrid.

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Jaromir Jagr’s lucky hockey stick stolen in Moscow:
Russian Avangard Omsk forward Jaromir Jagr has revealed that two of his hockey sticks have been stolen ahead of a semi final play-off match against Dinamo in Moscow...

posted by Rodimus to hockey at 01:36 AM - 5 comments