Basketball
Kvitkovskikh: Lokomotiv Kuban lost Super Cup final on errors
Lokomotiv Kuban forward Anton Kvitkovskikh blamed mistakes, not fatigue, for the 82:88 VTB United League Super Cup final loss to Anadolu Efes.
CSKA
Elatontsev: CSKA reached needed physicality against UNICS
CSKA centre Kirill Elatontsev said the team found its physical game only in the 79:59 win over UNICS in the VTB United League Supercup third-place match.
Zenit had VTB United League's biggest budget but no medal
Zenit spent 2.166bn roubles in 2025/26, more than CSKA's 2.065bn, yet lost the play-off semi-final and the bronze series, the VTB United League reported.
Anadolu Efes to Face Lokomotiv Kuban in Super Cup Final
Anadolu Efes chase a first-ever foreign title as Lokomotiv Kuban host the VTB Super Cup final, with CSKA-Unics and Igokea-Zenit filling out finals day.
Kovalenko: CSKA's Slow Start to 2026/27 No Cause for Alarm
Olympic champion Andrei Kovalenko says CSKA's uneven start with 3 wins in 6 games is by design, with the club building toward peak form in spring.
Vedishchev: Marcos Knight Played Through Injury vs CSKA
Loko-Kuban president Andrei Vedishchev said Marcos Knight played hurt in the 90:82 Super Cup win over CSKA, with Vsevolod Ishchenko out until mid-October.
Anadolu Efes and Lokomotiv-Kuban Chase Super Cup Final
VTB Super Cup semifinals in Moscow: Anadolu Efes meet Unics while Lokomotiv-Kuban face Igokea for the second final berth on 19 September.
Gleb Firsov: Lokomotiv-Kuban Targeting the Title
New centre Gleb Firsov says Lokomotiv-Kuban's revamped roster finally has what it takes to challenge for first place this season.
VTB Super Cup: Unics Face Zenit, CSKA Meet Igokea
Moscow's VTB Arena hosts the Super Cup opener as Unics take on Zenit before holders CSKA face Bosnian side Igokea, who replace last year's foreign guest Lokomotiv-Kuban.
Korstin and Kushchenko Preview VTB League Super Cup
League officials say the 2026 Super Cup returns to Moscow's VTB Arena with a festive atmosphere, featuring Anadolu Efes and Igokea as foreign guests.
CSKA and Lokomotiv-Kuban Clash in Super Cup Opener
Holders CSKA host Lokomotiv-Kuban at VTB Arena in Group A, while Zenit face Anadolu Efes in Group B on the same day.
MBA Missing Key Players Ahead of VTB League Season
MBA opens the 2026/27 VTB United League without Sergei Balashov and Pavel Savkov, while Andrei Zubkov is out two months with a broken jaw.
Elatontsev shines vs old club as CSKA fall to Loko
Kirill Elatontsev scored 12 points against his former team as CSKA lost the Russian Super Cup 82:90 to Loko.
Korstin praises Lokomotiv Kuban's energy in Super Cup win over CSKA
VTB United League chief Ilona Korstin hailed Lokomotiv Kuban's pace and deep rotation after their Super Cup group win over a CSKA side that rallied late.
Boris Mikhailov: CSKA's Start to KHL Season Poor
The two-time Olympic champion says CSKA's attack is the problem despite a 4:0 win over Sochi, and predicts victory over Torpedo next.
CSKA beat Makhachkala's Dynamo 3:1 in RPL
Own goal, Agalarov equalizer, then Gonду and Firou struck late as CSKA won away in round nine, moving up to third in the table.
CSKA Defend VTB Super Cup Title Amid Pre-Season Slump
CSKA enter the VTB Super Cup as holders but arrive off four straight pre-season losses, with MVP Mele Tremble sidelined by a muscle injury.
Dmitri Barinov Returns to CSKA After Knee Surgery
The CSKA midfielder is back in Moscow and starting rehab after ACL and MCL surgery in Munich, undergone on his 30th birthday.
Myshkin: No Need to Panic Over CSKA's Slow Start
Former USSR goalkeeper Vladimir Myshkin says it's too early to judge CSKA and Dynamo, praising Igor Nikitin as a top-level coach amid the club's early season struggles.
Nikitin praises effort in CSKA's 2:3 loss to Lokomotiv
CSKA coach Igor Nikitin credited his team's improved attitude despite the defeat, discussed Khayrullin's slow adaptation and Jeremy Roy playing through injury.
Buchelnikov and Zamula on CSKA's third loss in four games
CSKA forward Dmitri Buchelnikov and defenceman Yegor Zamula spoke after a 2:3 loss to Lokomotiv, their third defeat in four games this season.
Yegor Zamula: CSKA Taught Me What NHL Never Did
The CSKA defenceman reflects on his first pre-season in Russia, saying KHL training filled gaps left from his years with Columbus and Philadelphia.
Torpedo CEO Zabuga Satisfied With 6-Point Start
Yevgeni Zabuga says Torpedo's four-away-game opening was a club choice backed by the KHL, with only bad luck costing them against CSKA.
KHL: Avangard, CSKA, Sibir Play Sunday Fixtures
Four KHL games on 13 September: Sibir vs Avtomobilist, Avangard vs Metallurg without McLeod, CSKA vs Lokomotiv, and Neftekhimik vs Admiral.