Michael O’Neill’s side fell behind in the first-half to a Maksim Samorodov strike and it ended 1-0 to the hosts, who moved level on points with Group H leaders Finland.
For Northern Ireland, it’s their fifth consecutive UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying defeat following an opening 2-0 victory over San Marino in March.
They’re next in action when San Marino and Slovenia visit Windsor Park in October.
BBC’s Football Focus is at the centre of a row between Alex Scott and Dan Walker over the ailing programme.
After his latest two-goal haul for Al-Nassr, Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that he will not be retiring any time soon.
Lionesses hold off Scotland in second-half to get campaign up and running
Ireland took a big step towards the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with a gripping 13-8 win over reigning champions South Africa on a raucous evening in Paris.
Things cannot get much worse for Andre Onana at Manchester United after he 'dropped another clanger', while Mo Salah's successor had no shots or key passes.
Harry Kane on Saturday bettered a record first set by legendary German striker Gerd Mueller when he hit a hat-trick in Bayern Munich's 7-0 rout of Bochum which took the champions back to the top of the Bundesliga.Bayern have now beaten Bochum 7-0 in three of their past five fixtures.
Jonny Evans at 35 years old inspired Manchester United’s 1-0 win at Burnley
Aaron Ramsdale has sent a clear message to Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta after being dropped to the bench for their last two matches, according to reports.
Winger Henry Arundell scored five tries as England tore up the safety-first playbook from their first two matches at the Rugby World Cup in a crushing 71-0 defeat of Chile on Saturday to hand coach Steve Borthwick a selection quandary.
Newcastle United beat Brentford last Saturday thanks to Callum Wilson’s controversial 64th-minute penalty.
Logan Sargeant's poor run of form has continued, with the American driver bringing out the red flags in qualifying...
“Everyone was saying that he was winning Man United games but the only thing they could come up with is that he was scoring goals," is one of the all-time great Paul Parker lines.
Check out this perfect explaination of the Springboks' 7-1 bench.
The winger has managed just two assists in 21 games for Chelsea, who are now looking to move him out on loan, with a permanent move apparently a possibility...
Ireland forwards coach Paul O'Connell has hailed Deon Fourie ahead of their clash with the Springboks in the Rugby World Cup in Paris on Saturday.
AlphaTauri's 2024 F1 driver line-up has been confirmed, with Daniel Ricciardo's future in the sport clarified by the Red Bull team...
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand recalls how he and Wayne Rooney thought Sir Alex Ferguson had "messed up" by signing Patrice Evra and Nemanja Vidic.
Tottenham will attempt to win their first game at the Emirates since 2010 when they make the short trip to Arsenal this weekend.
Here is the starting order for the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix...
Liverpool legend Graeme Souness thinks Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has wasted £65m on signing Kai Havertz from Chelsea in the summer.
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