The 13th annual Governor’s Cup was held in Samara this past weekend, a Russian city on the Volga River. There were 100 athletes representing 12 countries competing in the track and field events. Cuba had a strong showing in the male events, winning the top two spots in the triple jump and the Long Jump. [...]

One popular social pastime in Kyiv is bowling – it’s fun, simple and a good activity to do when you are on a date or just hanging out with friends. Bowling became popular in the Ukraine in the 1990′s because of the movie “Kingpin” which prompted the opening of the first bowling club in Kyiv, [...]

The top seeded and beautiful Russian woman tennis player Maria Sharapova was upset in the Australian Open this weekend by American player Serena Williams. The match was only two sets, which Serena won 6-1 and 6-2. Sharapova had a 13 match winning streak going into the final. Williams is the second unseeded player to win [...]

Vladimir Kramnik and the French journalist Marie-Laure Germon got married in a private ceremony on December 31st, 2006. Afterwards the couple went to Switzerland for a six-day holiday before Kramnik went to Wijk aan Zee for a chess tournament. The two met in France two years ago when she requested an interview from him. He [...]

The Edmonton Oilers, a National Hockey League team, have announced that Russian prospect Alexei Mikhnov will return home to play in Russia. Mikhnov had spent the past nine seasons in Russia playing left wing for various hockey teams before coming to North America. He will play in the Russian Super League for the team Lokomotiv [...]