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Hulk determined to win over Brazil fans

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 13:10

Brazil forward Hulk insists he is unaffected by jeers from the stands and has vowed to win over the hearts and minds of Brazilian supporters during the Confederations Cup.

Kokorin joins injury list for Russia-Portugal clash

Last Updated: Saturday, June 1, 2013, 13:54

Russia manager Fabio Capello’s injury problems for next week’s FIFA World Cup qualifying trip to Portugal deepened with the news that striker Alexander Kokorin will miss the game with a long-running Achilles tendon injury.

2018 FIFA World Cup stadium may be delayed until 2017

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 15:00

The completion date for Zenit St. Petersburg’s $1.1 billion stadium has been put back again and it may not open until 2017, a decade after construction work began, the head of the government agency auditing the project said.

Hackers attack Russian media outlets

Last Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013, 17:46

Several media outlets in Russia`s St. Petersburg city, and a popular online news broadcaster, Dozhd (Rain), came under hacker attack Thursday.

Zenit lose ground in title race

Last Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013, 14:05

Defending Russian Premier League champions FC Zenit St. Petersburg have seen this year`s title slip further away after a 2-2 away draw with Kuban Krasnodar.

Boxer Kirillov plans comeback after five-year break

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 18:29

After a five-year hiatus from boxing, former IBF super flyweight champion Dmitry Kirillov is mounting a comeback, with a possible return bout set for May 16 in St. Petersburg, his hometown.

Russian toddler given HIV-infected blood by mistake

Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013, 21:50

A 16-month-old girl in Russia`s St. Petersburg city was given an HIV-infected blood transfusion as a result of negligence of a hospital`s staff, prosecutors said Friday.

Bomb threat at St Petersburg airport

Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013, 21:47

Around 1,500 people were evacuated from the Pulkovo international airport in Russia`s second largest city of St. Petersburg after a bomb threat, police said Friday.

Zenit enter Russian Cup semis on penalties

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 15:12

Defending Russian Premier League Champions FC Zenit St. Petersburg have overcome FC Kuban Krasnodar 4-3 on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes to advance to the semifinals of the knockout Russian Cup.

Six killed in bus crash in northwest Russia

Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013, 17:55

Police say a bus crash in northwest Russia has killed six people and injured at least 18 others, including orphans returning from a field trip.

Hulk frustrated at transfer speculation

Last Updated: Monday, March 25, 2013, 10:00

Brazil forward Hulk has expressed his frustration at being continuously linked with the same clubs despite only joining Zenit St Petersburg last summer.

Russian Champions Zenit out of Europa League

Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2013, 18:19

A missed penalty in the dying minutes cost FC Zenit St. Petersburg the chance to advance into the quarterfinals of the UEFA Europa League, as they lost 1-2 on aggregate to Swiss FC Basel.