The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (NOCU) is to hold an Extraordinary General Assembly to discuss whether to boycott Paris 2024 if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete.

The International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer has defended the reintroduction of athletes from Russia and Belarus, stating the governing body is "fostering peace" by lifting the ban.

Danish National Olympic Committee (NOC) President Hans Natorp has insisted a return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions would be "unacceptable", but another opponent in the Finnish Olympic Committee recognised a "majority of countries" support their return as neutrals.

The statement yesterday by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that they are continuing to "explore a pathway" for Russian and Belarusian athletes' participation at Paris 2024 under a neutral banner was not new.

Father of nine-time winner Novak Djokovic has sparked further Russia-related controversy at the Australian Open after being pictured with supporters of Vladimir Putin.

Former Tokyo 2020 President Yoshirō Mori has warned his country’s Government not to give too much support to Ukraine, predicting that they will be defeated by Russia.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has announced that it "remains on standby" to welcome Russian and Belarusian athletes to its events, but Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin and Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov have criticised the conditions of neutrality required for a potential return.

UEFA's Executive Committee has moved this year's Super Cup from the Russian city of Kazan to the Greek capital Athens because of the war in Ukraine.

Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev is as Russian as a bowl of borscht.

Retired Ukrainian tennis player Alexandr Dolgopolov has called for a lifetime ban from the Australian Open for a spectator who wore a tee-shirt with the "Z" Russian war symbol during the men's singles quarter-final match between Andrey Rublev and  Serbia's Novak Djokovic in Melbourne.

Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl has trained with controversial Russian coach Eteri Tutberidze in the build-up to the European Figure Skating Championships in Espoo, and has travelled to the Finnish city with two affiliated coaches.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has claimed "the vast majority of participants" in consultation calls want a pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to return so they can compete at Paris 2024 after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Emmanuel Macron to help ensure they were not represented at the Games.

The Russian Football Union (RFU) has held its first talks with UEFA aiming to end its exclusion from European football, although its hopes of a return are reportedly unlikely due to the war in Ukraine and it is set to be stripped of another major match.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has been urged by Ukraine’s Sports Minister Vadym Guttsait not to lift a ban on athletes from Russia competing at Paris 2024, warning him that Russian athletes are actively involved in the war against his country.

The European Figure Skating Championships is set to begin tomorrow in Espoo, Finland, without Russian or Belarusian athletes due to ongoing measures taken by the International Skating Union (ISU) in response to the war in Ukraine.