Russia readying Dzagoev for last-16 clash

Russia will again be without Alan Dzagoev for their final Group A meeting with Uruguay, but are hopeful he can play some part in the knockout stages. Dzagoev, his country’s leading creative force in midfield, limped off midway through the first half of the hosts’ 5-0 thrashing of Saudi Arabia in the tournament’s curtain-raiser. Stanislav […]