Russian Premier League

Rostov scores convincing win

19 May 2012 Rostov took control of its Russian Premier League promotion/relegation play-off against Shinnik Yaroslavl with a 3-0 home win in the first leg.

Spartak Moscow targets Emery

14 May 2012

Spartak Moscow owner Leonid Fedun claims to have lined up Unai Emery as the club's new coach.

Bilic new Lokomotiv coach

14 May 2012

Slaven Bilic has been appointed coach of Lokomotiv Moscow from next season after they beat off competition from the Premier League for his signature.

Spartak edges CSKA for second spot

14 May 2012

Spartak Moscow took advantage of a slip-up by CSKA Moscow on the final day of the Premier League season to seize second place and a place in Champions League qualifying.

Krylya boosts survival hope

8 May 2012 Krylya Sovetov put itself in pole position to avoid the Russian Premier League's relegation play-offs with a 2-0 win at Krasnodar.

Spartak boosts UCL chances

7 May 2012

Spartak Moscow boosted its hopes of a place in next season's UEFA Champions League qualifying stages with a 3-2 win away at Premier League champion Zenit St Petersburg.

CSKA boosts Champions League hopes

3 May 2012

CSKA Moscow moved into pole position for UEFA Champions League qualification with a 3-0 win at Lokomotiv Moscow in the Russian Premier League on Wednesday night.

Arshavin not thinking of next move

3 May 2012

Arsenal forward Andrey Arshavin will wait until after Euro 2012 before deciding where his future lies.

Zenit retains league title

29 Apr 2012

Zenit St Petersburg retained the Premier League title with three games to spare after a 2-1 win over nearest rival Dinamo Moscow.

Draw can't save Spartak Nalchik

28 Apr 2012 Spartak Nalchik played out a goalless draw with Krylya Sovetov but it was not enough to save it from relegation from the Russian Premier League.

Eto'o nets as Anzhi wins

23 Apr 2012 Anzhi Makhachkala was a 3-0 winner at Spartak Moscow in the Premier League Championship Group.

Misimovic strike sparks Dinamo

22 Apr 2012 Dinamo Moscow leapfrogged city rival Spartak into second place in the Premier League thanks to a 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow.

Rostov grabs late equaliser

17 Apr 2012 Rostov scored a 90th-minute equaliser to draw 1-1 at home to Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League.

Spartak wins to go second

16 Apr 2012 Two second-half goals saw Spartak Moscow beat Rubin Kazan 2-0 and move up to second in the Russian Premier League.

Zenit closes in on title

15 Apr 2012 Zenit St Petersburg all but wrapped up the Premier League title with a 2-0 win over second-placed CSKA Moscow.

Samba won't let racism break him

10 Apr 2012 Congolese defender Chris Samba insists he remains committed to Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala despite his anger at being the target of racism.

Eto'o blames Russian pitches for drought

10 Apr 2012 Anzhi Makhachkala's striker Samuel Eto'o has blamed the poor state of pitches for a goal drought that has seen him fail to score in the last five games.

Spartak closes in on top two

9 Apr 2012 Spartak Moscow moved to within a point of second place in the Russian Premier League with a 2-0 win at home to Kuban Krasnodar.

Zenit extends lead at top

8 Apr 2012 Premier League leader Zenit St Petersburg extended its lead at the top of the table after a 1-0 win at Lokomotiv Moscow.