Sochi News

Larry Probst grinned, laughed a little on the inside, then answered a question about all the headaches he endured during a turbulent first year as U.S. Chicago’s chances for the 2016 Olympics and his reputation as a strong leader.

Direct investment in the country from Britain fell by nearly 3% in 2008 and is expected to drop more this year. The UK is one of the biggest investors into Russia...Shadow Energy Minister, Charles Hendry, says that’s Britain’s fault. “I...

Switzerland — Russian biathletes Albina Akhatova and Yekaterina Iourieva have lost their appeal against two-year doping bans. The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday upheld the bans imposed Aug. 11 by the International Biathlon Union. Five-time Olympic medalist Akhatova...

Although often referred to as Russia�s Cote d�Azur, don�t come to Sochi expecting to find the French Riviera. You�ll soon realize your mistake when you land at the airport, which, despite preparations for the Olympics, remains something of an embarrassment....

Tantsy , a new club near Sennaya Ploshchad, was to be a follow-up to Sochi, the bar with DJs and live concerts that closed in August, but has become more like a continuation of the more esteemed but also defunct...

Ivan Sekretarev/Associated Press Russia’s Evgeni Plushenko performs his short program at the Cup of Russia in a spashy return to Grand Prix figure skating last Friday. Leave it to 2006 Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko to make a dramatic entrance.

A proposed 300,000 square metre ski jumping complex (about 43 american football fields) is being proposed in Russia. Award-winning London-based architects Wilkinson Eyre has unveiled plans for a proposed an impressive new 300,000m² sports complex and ski jump in the...

The venue was not fully packed on Sunday, but club business insiders say this is a problem with every concert nowadays...But A2 was perfect for the concert, and The Tunics now have a growing fan base in St...Bassist Scott Shepherd...

Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin is already perhaps the N.H.L.’s best player and certainly its most charismatic star, but he may also wind up the driving force that keeps N.H.L. players in the Olympics. The N.H.L. has been vocal in its...