Turkish football club Fenerbahçe has been fined and handed a suspended partial stadium closure order by UEFA, after its supporters chanted Russian President Vladimir Putin's name during a Champions League qualifier against Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has indicated the Kremlin is open to a prisoner swap involving Olympic basketball champion Brittney Griner - who was sentenced to nine years in prison this week - but insisted discussions take place in private.

Polish mixed martial artist Tomasz Walentek has died in Ukraine following Russian artillery shelling in the Donbas region.

Russia's modern pentathlon head coach Andrey Makushin has criticised sanctions implemented by the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) against the country and Belarus as "far-fetched".

Ukraine are to boycott the upcoming Muay Thai Youth World Championships in Malaysia starting next week due to the participation of Russian athletes in the competition.

United States basketball star and Olympic champion Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison after being convicted on drugs charges.

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has claimed that his country is developing new sports competitions with BRICS partners Brazil, India, China and South Africa.

The United States Treasury Department has sanctioned Olympic gold medallist Alina Kabaeva, who is rumoured to be Vladimir Putin's girlfriend, in the latest round of penalties aimed at elites close to the Russian President.

Football's European governing body UEFA has launched a disciplinary investigation after some supporters of Turkish club Fenerbahçe were heard chanting the name of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a Champions League qualifier against Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv.

The Turkish city of Istanbul is the replacement venue for this year's International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Congress, following the withdrawal of Sandefjord in Norway due to its inability to host delegates from Russia and Belarus.

Artistic Gymnastics Federation of Russia President Vasily Titov has welcomed the decision to move the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Congress from Sandefjord in Norway, claiming that it represents a "principled position".

The European Olympic Committees (EOC) has formed a "dispute-resolution committee" to address disagreements with the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC). 

Reigning US Open women's singles champion Emma Raducanu is set to begin working with Russian coach Dmitry Tursunov prior to the start of tennis' North American swing.

Russia will be banned from the World Team Table Tennis Championships, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Executive Committee has finally confirmed.

The administration of United States President Joe Biden has offered to exchange a prisoner in return for the release of basketball star Brittney Griner and a fellow American held by Russia.