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Russian Sports and Leisure Non-Governmental Organization “Russian Association for Sport and Leisure Facilities”. RASF is the official representative of the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) in the Russian Federation. RASF provides advisory services, organizes workshops on budget-setting process, staff specifications, compliance with ecological regulations, advisory services on venue management and operation, professional development trainings and retraining of specialists in this sphere, organizes conferences, workshops, professional development trainings for experts in venues design, management and operation, including training abroad, develops procedures and recommendations on operation of sports venues […]

England interim coach Stuart Lancaster has signalled a new era ahead of the Six Nations clash with Scotland, with Owen Farrell, Phil Dowson and Brad Barritt set to make their Test debuts.

Lancaster, whose side are 4/6 with bookmaker to win on Saturday, …

Interim head coach Stuart Lancaster has named nine uncapped players in his 32-man squad for England’s Six Nations campaign, a tournament his side is 11/4 with bookmaker to win.

He has also discarded several experienced players following last year’s dism…

Already considered one of soccer’s greats at age 24, Lionel Messi on Monday became the first to win FIFA player of the year three times in a row. The Barcelona and Argentina forward received the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2011, beating club teammate Xavi Hernandez and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. “It’s a huge honor,” Messi said after accepting the trophy from retired Brazilian great Ronaldo. The only other three-time winners are Ronaldo (1996-97, 2002) and Zinedine Zidane (1998, 2000, 2003). The FIFA award was renamed last year when it […]

A coach should have a detailed plan for every group match. Franciszek Smuda, 63, has been leading the national team for 25 months. – In the clubs he used to be adamant. He worked hard for a great respect and recognition, because he focused on the work with the team and he wasn’t interested in nothing else – says Marek Koźmiński, 46-time representative, a silver Olympic medalist from Barcelona from 1992, who played over 100 matches in Series A and appeared at the World Cup in Korea. – In the […]

Scotland’s record points-scorer Chris Paterson has brought down the curtain on his long and distinguished international career.

The 33-year-old made 109 appearances for Scotland, who are 20/1 with bookmaker to win the Six Nations next year. He scored 80…

The moment has arrived. All football fans, just six months before the curtain goes up. Excitement will reincarnate as the Euro 2012 knocks at the door with all the pleasantries. the door is hard but it will break, soon enough on June 8 when the world welcomes Euro Cup 2012, a much anticipated contest after the WORLD CUP 2010. The qualifying rounds are still in progress and so far Germany and Spain has showed great class with zero defeats and victories in all of their qualifying matches. Former world Champions […]

The results of today’s draw to determine the groups for the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine next summer… Group A: Poland (66), Greece (14), Russia (12), Czech Republic (33). Group B: Netherlands (3), Denmark (11), Germany (2), Portugal (7). Group C: Spain (1), Italy (9), Croatia (8), Ireland (21). Group D: Ukraine (55), Sweden (18), France (15), England (5). (FIFA world rankings in parentheses.) Unlike the World Cup, there are no predictable matches — which makes the European Championship the most competitive of all major tournaments. Group of […]

Former Australia coach Eddie Jones has revealed an interest in the England managerial vacancy, while Nick Mallett and Jake White have ruled themselves out of the running.

Elite rugby director Rob Andrew is beginning the search for a replacement for M…

The qualification process for the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine is finally over an all eyes will now turn to the group stage draw for the finals. Tuesday’s second leg clash of the play-offs marked the end of the qualifying campaign, as Croatia, Portugal, Czech Republic and Republic of Ireland secured their ticket to the finals to join 10 other nations who advanced from the group qualifiers, as well as the two host nations The 16 qualified teams will now be divided into four separate pots, based on […]