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Sochi Organizing Committee Sues Official Lottery Company Over Unpaid Licensing Fees06 / 20 / 13The organizational committee of Sochi 2014 is suing the Olympics’ official lottery company Sportloto for failure to make license payments for the use of Olympic logos. The committee has filed a lawsuit with a Moscow arbitration court, claiming that Sportloto failed to make applicable license p... |
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Sugarpova Set To Double Investment
Maria Sharapova spent $500,000 to set up Sugarpova, her own candy brand, and the 25-year-old from Russia "may more than double her money" in just the first year, according to Danielle Rossingh of BLOOMBERG. She introduced it Thursday in Australia, where she'll be seeded second when the tennis season ...
Fasel Hopes For NHL Olympics Break
With the resolution of the NHL lockout on Sunday, hockey's next big issue on the agenda is the question of whether the NHL will take a two-week break to allow its players to participate in the Olympic hockey tournament at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. Asked about this issue, Int'l Ice Hockey Federati ...
Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, Europe, North America, Russia
Sochi 2014 Announces More Sponsors
The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee signed sponsorship deals with Contemporary International, Eventim, Kärcher, Kaspersky Lab, Life Fitness and World Class. Contemporary International has been named the "event services" supplier to the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee. Under the agreement, ...
Russia Preps To Be Center Of Sport
After a year of big events and big investments, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has declared that the country "will soon be a center for world sports," according to RUSSIA TODAY. Mutko "hailed" the upcoming 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, world championship games in athletics and rugby, the prospec ...
Quake Forces Check Of Sochi 2014 Sites
Russian President Vladimir Putin "has ordered the immediate check of all 200 buildings and venues associated with the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics" following a 5.3 earthquake that hit the Black Sea region, according to Jacquelin Magnay of the London TELEGRAPH. The epicenter of the quake was almost 100 ...
Sochi 2014 Lays Down Scalping Law
A law adopted by the Russian State Duma states that ticket scalpers of the 2014 Winter Olympics "could be fined" up to 1M rubles ($33,000), according to XINHUA. Ticket prices for all sports events to be held in the city of Sochi "have been set by the Russian government" in coordination with the IOC ...
Tags: Olympics, Russia, United Kingdom
Samba: Zenit Fans 'No Good And Racist'
Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala defender CHRISTOPHER SAMBA said Zenit St. Petersburg fans who want non-white and gay players excluded from the Russian team are "living in another century", according to the BBC. Samba said, "I'm not surprised. Everybody knows Zenit supporters are no g ...
Tags: People and Pop Culture, Russia
Sochi 2014 Adds Fitness Club As Partner
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Zenit Selects Players Based On Quality
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Tags: International Football, Russia
German 3rd League Attendance Rises
The attendance numbers of Germany's 3rd League "are increasing again after the record-low of 4,562 per game in '11-12," according to the DPA. So far, 1,307,065 people have attended the games of the 3rd League, which is 6,165 per game. A major contributor to this number has been insolvent club Aleman ...
