Argentina edge Russia in friendly thriller

Sergio Aguero and Lisandro Lopez scored two quick goals either side of the interval to help Argentina beat Russia 3-2 in an entertaining friendly in Moscow on Wednesday. After a slow start, the......

Faltering Spain run into in-form Russia

Spain hammered Russia 4-1 in the group stage of Euro 2008 but it should be a very different game when they meet again in Thursday's semi-final after the latter's fortunes were transformed by the......

Russia into semis after 3-1 win over Dutch

Russia grabbed an unexpected place in the Euro 2008 semi-finals with a thoroughly deserved 3-1 extra-time win over Netherlands on Saturday. Images from the match| Earlier pics Goals from......

Hiddink upbeat despite 0-0 draw

Russia made a slow start to their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign under new manager Guus Hiddink on Wednesday, drawing 0-0 at home with Croatia in their Group E opener.In their first official match......

Greece slip through despite losing to Russia

Greece reached the Euro 2004 football tournament quarter-finals despite losing 2-1 to Russia in their final Group A match on Sunday.Portugal's 1-0 victory over Spain sent the Greeks into the last......