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Russia and Qatar have won the right to host the 2018 and 2022 Fifa World Cups following a tense day of presentations and voting in Zurich.

Russia are chosen to host the 2018 World Cup and Qatar will stage the 2022 tournament.

Qatar beats out the U.S. for right to host 2022 World Cup. Russia was awarded the 2018 event.

The battle to host the 2018 World Cup intensifies after England are called "absolutely primitive" by a senior Russian official.

England's 2018 World Cup bid team lodges a complaint with Fifa against the head of Russia's rival campaign over comments he made about London.

Russia signed a deal with Formula One that will allow the nation to host a Grand Prix race near the Black Sea resort of Sochi starting in 2014.

Kevin Durant scored 33 points and the United States beat Russia 89-79 on Thursday to move within two wins of its first world championship since 1994.

A joint commission meeting in Alaska recommended lifting the ban on harvesting polar bears for traditional and cultural purposes in Russia.

Canada turned a would-be epic into an all-out rout. The Canadians cruised past bitter rival Russia 7-3 to rebound from their loss to the Americans and secure a spot in the medal round.

A potential epic has turned into an all-out rout. Canada is dominating rival Russia with a spot in the semifinals at stake, holding a 7-3 lead.

Sarah Kwak has all the latest in her live blog.