17:13 CSKA, Zenit set to start UEFA Cup group stage campaigns
Holders CSKA Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg will play in the first round of the UEFA CUP on Thursday night.CSKA will take on France's Marseille in Group F, and Zenit will face Portugal's Vitoria Guimaraes in Group H.

16:47 Russian Journalist Wins First Annual Paul Klebnikov Prize for Courage in Journalism
The Paul Klebnikov Fund will award prominent Russian journalist Diana Kachalova the first annual Paul Klebnikov Prize for Courage in Journalism. The Prize honors the memory of the recently murdered editor of Forbes Russia.