Russia bid host UEFA Euro 2028 and 2032 in spite of ban, Britain-Ireland also in fray
Russia staged the World Cup in 2018. Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, which hosted the final, was used for a rally hosted by president Vladimir Putin last week.
Mar 24, 2022, 08:04 AM ISTRussia-Ukraine War: Roman Abramovich demands higher bids to take ownership of Chelsea
Abramovich is being forced to sell the reigning world and European champions after he was sanctioned in Britain and his assets were frozen as part of a crackdown on oligarchs following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Russian was also disqualified from running the west London club and being a director by the Premier League.
Mar 22, 2022, 11:09 AM ISTRussia-Ukraine War: Gaming giant Epic to donate Fortnite proceeds to Ukraine relief
Fortnite developer Epic has come out in support of Ukraine.
Mar 20, 2022, 17:56 PM ISTRussia-Ukraine War: Twitter blocks senior Russian diplomat at UN
Russia`s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, said "this is a new interpretation of the word harassment as well".
Mar 19, 2022, 19:08 PM ISTUEFA Champions League: Disturbed Chelsea beat Lille 2-1 to enter last eight
French champions Lille dominated in the start and opened the scoring thanks to a Burak Yilmaz penalty in the opening half, but lacked the precision up front and lost to a hard-working Chelsea side.
Mar 17, 2022, 11:20 AM ISTRussia-Ukraine war: Petrol prices may come down in Europe amidst signs of progress in cease-fire talks between Ukraine, Russia
International oil prices, which shoot up since Russia invaded Ukraine, have swung about USD 40 per barrel in little more than a week.
Mar 16, 2022, 15:04 PM ISTJet fuel prices price hiked by steepest ever of 18% to all-time high
The increase - sixth straight this year - led to prices soaring past the Rs 1-lakh-per-kilolitre mark for the first time ever.
Mar 16, 2022, 13:18 PM ISTRussia-Ukraine War: Wimbledon will allow Daniil Medvedev only after THIS
Russia is the reigning champion in both the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup, but the International Tennis Federation announced Monday that the country would be replaced in the 2022 Finals of each by the highest-ranked losing semifinalist in 2021.
Mar 16, 2022, 11:43 AM ISTInvestors turn to crypto funds, companies as Russia-Ukraine crisis escalates
Research firm Fundstrat, in its latest note to clients, said venture capital (VC) buyers invested around $4 billion in the crypto space in the last three weeks of February. VCs poured in another $400 million to start-ups in the sector last week, data showed.
Mar 15, 2022, 08:53 AM ISTAs markets turn wobbly, gold likely to cross Rs 55K-mark, silver to touch RS 80K
Last week, inflationary fears on the back of Russia-Ukraine conflict pushed gold price to Rs 55,000 per 10-gram.
Mar 14, 2022, 08:34 AM ISTGoogle suspends Play Store purchases, subscriptions in Russia
Google stated that due to payment system disruptions, Google Play has paused its billing system for users in Russia as of March 10, 2022.
Mar 13, 2022, 13:21 PM ISTRussia-Ukraine War: Moscow Stock Exchange will not resume trading next week, says Russian Central Bank
The Bank of Russia also said that the foreign currency market will reopen at 10 am (local time) (2 am ET) on Monday.
Mar 13, 2022, 10:12 AM ISTRussia-Ukraine War: Air raid alerts added by Google for Android phones in Ukraine
The new Google feature is supposed to be supplemental to the already existing raid alert systems.
Mar 13, 2022, 08:37 AM ISTDirect confrontation between NATO and Russia is World War 3: Joe Biden on Ukraine Crisis
"I want to be clear: We will defend every inch of NATO territory with the full might of a united and galvanized NATO. But we will not fight a war against Russia in Ukraine," tweeted Joe Biden.
Mar 12, 2022, 08:29 AM ISTRussia-Ukraine War: Google to send air raid alerts to Android users in Ukraine
The Android notifications will be based on the alerts already being sent by the Ukrainian government.
Mar 11, 2022, 12:27 PM ISTRussia-Ukraine War: Russia bans export of 200 products in retaliation to Western sanctions
Russia has approved a list of 200 goods and equipment that are temporarily prohibited from being exported from the country.
Mar 11, 2022, 09:07 AM ISTRussia-Ukraine War: Sanction-hit Chelsea thrash Norwich City 3-1 in Premier League clash
Roman Abramovich, under scrutiny following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, announced he was selling the Premier League club last week but that process is now on hold.
Mar 11, 2022, 08:07 AM ISTRussia drops gold tax to encourage savers to dump dollars
The measure is meant to provide support to Russian citizens, looking to invest their rubles, which have been depreciating in value amid Western sanctions, RT reported.
Mar 10, 2022, 12:58 PM ISTWhat options do European countries have if they completely ban Russian oil and gas imports? Explained
Europe depends on Russia for about 40% of its natural gas, with most transported by pipeline.
Mar 09, 2022, 14:42 PM ISTRussia-Ukraine War: Ukraine's World Cup qualifier vs Scotland postponed by FIFA
The Russian Football Union has appealed against its suspension to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which confirmed on Tuesday (March 8) it had registered the case.
Mar 09, 2022, 12:59 PM IST