Sports
In many nations, failure at international sporting events is followed by public calls for the coach or manager to get the sack. But in Russia, the president is demanding that senior sports officials' heads roll, following a disappointing performance at the Winter Olympics.
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The draw for 2012 European Football Championship passed off smoothly at the weekend, giving a boost to the co-hosts Poland and Ukraine, both of which had been grappling with criticism that their preparations for the event were not coming up to scratch.
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