
AI-generated summary
The law to increase taxes on bookmakers and totalizators by 60 times significantly limited the funding of sports federations.
President of the Russian Basketball Federation (RFB) Andrei Kirilenko named the main problem of this sport in the country. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
“There are many problems, but if you name one thing, the economic situation is difficult. I have no complaints, this is a kind of given,” Kirilenko said. The head of the RFB added that the country is now going through a difficult time, and the state has higher priority goals for spending money than basketball.
Earlier, Kirilenko revealed the impact of the law, which will increase taxes for bookmakers and sweepstakes by 60 times, on the RFB. He noted that 90 percent of the federation's projects were frozen because of this.

Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo may leave the Saudi club <unk>Al-Nasr<unk> in January 2027, as announced by Saudi journalist Saud Al-Sarami. It is unclear which club the 41-year-old striker plans to continue his career at.

Yaroslavl Lokomotiv beat Chelyabinsk Traktor with a score of 4:1, extending their winning streak to five matches. Alexander Radulov scored his 300th goal in the KHL, becoming the third player in league history to achieve this milestone.

The final WTA tournament from 2027 to 2029 will be held in Charlotte at the Charlotte Hornets arena. The organization also announced the relocation of its headquarters to this city, noting the developed infrastructure and business potential of the region.

For the fifth season in a row, Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz secured his participation in the final ATP tournament, which will be held in Turin from November 15 to 22. Previously, Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner had already qualified for the tournament.

The International Olympic Committee has identified locations for competitions in hockey, figure skating, curling, short track speed skating and alpine skiing at the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps.

Former CSKA Moscow striker Vagner Love said that the army club became the main one in his career. On September 26, VEB Arena will host his farewell match with the participation of ex-CSKA players and the Brazilian national team.