|
|
| May.1 |
 St. Petersburg |
 |
Zenit crush Bayern to reach UEFA final Zenit booked their place in their first-ever UEFA Cup final in Manchester on May 14 after crushing Munich 4-0 in Russia
|
| May.7 |
Moscow |
 |
 Russia swears in new president| Dmitry Medvedev wasted no time, naming his predecessor Vladimir Putin as his new prime minister two hours after he was sworn in | |
|
| May.8 |
Moscow |
|
 Russia expels US embassy staff Russia has ordered the expulsion of two military attaches. The US state department said it would comply with the order
|
| |
Moscow |
|
Tanks rejoin V-Day parade| Tanks and intercontinental missile launchers are to feature in annual Victory Day parade for the first time since the collapse of the USSR | |
|
| May.14 |
 Northern England |
|
Zenit shuts out Rangers for UEFA Cup| Zenit St. Petersburg won its first European trophy, and Russia's second, by beating Glasgow 2-0 in the UEFA Cup final | |
|
| May.18 |
 Canada |
|
 Russia beat Canada for world gold| Russia have won the ice hockey World Championship, dethroning the hosts 5-4 in a dramatic final. Ilya Kovalchuk scored the winner in the overtime | |
|
| May.21 |
Moscow |
|
United victorious after shoot-out drama Manchester United have won the Champions League 6-5 on penalties over Chelsea after final finished 1-1 after a dramatic rainy night
| Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 42nd goal of the season with a header in the 26th minute. Chelsea tied it in the 45th when unmarked Frank Lampard scored from 12 yards. Chelsea captain John Terry had struck the post with his penalty; Substitute Nicholas Anelka's spot-kick was saved by Edwin van der Sar to hand United victory
|
| |
|
| May.23 |
 Beijing |
 |
 China, Russia attack US shield plan Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a joint statement with Chinese President Hu Jintao
|
| May.27 |
Moscow |
 |
Russian justice 'fails thousands' Prosecutor-general Yury Chaika has admitted that thousands of people are wrongly charged with criminal offences in the country each year
|
| May.28 |
 Paris |
|
 Sharapova survives big scare World No. 1 struggled into the second round of the French Open after surviving a massive scare against unheralded fellow Evgeniya Rodina
|
|
Russia
Sports
Politics
War & Army
Crime & Justice
