Sanctions against Russia and the falling value of the ruble will not drive up the cost of the 2018 World Cup, the head of the c

MOSCOW - Sanctions against Russia and the falling value of the ruble will not drive up the cost of the 2018 World Cup, the head of the countrys organizing committee said Thursday. Cheap Patriots Jersey .The United States and European Union have targeted Russian officials, oligarchs and companies with sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine.The Russian ruble has fallen to record lows against the dollar and euro this year against the background of the sanctions and a sharp drop in the price of oil.However, World Cup organizing committee head Alexei Sorokin denied the increased cost of importing construction materials would drive up the 664 billion ruble ($14.3 billion) budget.Sorokin said costs will be kept in check because in the main, Russian materials will be used to build the stadiums, rather than imports.No revisions to the budget are being considered, Sorokin told the World Football Forum in Moscow.Sorokin added that the budget would not fund any white elephants.Nothing will be built that is specially for the World Cup and not needed in normal life, he said.Alexei Milovanov, the head of the state-controlled Arena 2018 company, which was set up to monitor the stadium construction, insisted sanctions and economic instability were having no effect.Theres a program, the funds will be there, the construction has begun, Milovanov said. 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The 23-year-old right-hander struck out eight, matching his career high set in his previous start against the Los Angeles Angels. He retired the first 10 batters, five by strikeout. The Astros scored their four runs in the first two innings off Josh Collmenter (4-3), who settled down to blank Houston over his final five innings. Goldschmidt doubled in a run for the Diamondbacks, who had won five of six going into the game. Chad Qualls pitched a scoreless ninth for his eighth save in nine opportunities and seventh straight since May 11. The Astros have won four of five and 12 of their last 16. "Weve all won at some level. Thats kind of whaat was the motto in spring training," Cosart said. Wholesale Patriots Jerseys Authentic. "Whether its college, high school, Little League, whatever, we all know what its like to win, so why not get it going up here? And everyones just feeding off each other." 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