15:41 Zenit St Petersburg 2 Sevilla 1
Alexander Kerzhakov netted twice to put Zenit St Petersburg on the brink of qualification to the next stage of the UEFA Cup.Kerzhakov opened the scoring in the first half and then doubled the hosts' advantage in the 89th minute...

15:25 The church must speak out on terror laws
The story goes that the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church was in solemn assembly discussing church vestments when the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution took to the streets of St Petersburg.

15:17 Plushenko to make comeback
Three-time world champion Evgeni Plushenko returns to competition at this week's Cup of Russia Grand Prix after missing eight months because of injury.