The Russian Parliament has ratified an agreement between the country and Belarus which will enable visa-free travel in its territory for foreign nationals arriving for the European Games.
Russia’s Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov has hailed the decision of South Korean-born Russian speed skater Viktor Ahn to come out of retirement as "well considered".
International University Sport Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin has reportedly claimed Ukraine will not be sanctioned for missing the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk next month after Russian officials claimed the country was staging a political boycott.
Reasoned decisions by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) have provided weight to the reliability of McLaren Report evidence in establishing rule violations against Russian athletes implicated in the country's doping scandal.
Representatives of seven countries tasted victory in the women's junior events on day three of the World Taekwondo President's Cup for Europe region in Antalya.
The Kremlin is hopeful Russia can repair its relationships with worldwide sporting bodies following the doping scandal after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) decided to conditionally lift its suspension on the country.
Russia were a cut above the opposition in claiming eight of the 10 men’s cadet gold medals at the World Taekwondo President's Cup for Europe region in Antalya today.
A near three-year suspension of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) has been conditionally lifted under a series of strict conditions, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced today.
Hosts Turkey won five of the 10 women's cadet titles on offer today as action begun at the World Taekwondo President's Cup for Europe region in Antalya.
Russian athletes granted neutral status by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) have been invited to apply to compete at next month's World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus.
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Russia's Ekaterina Feoktistova and Anton Nemov won the women and men's speed finals at the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) World Cup event in Rabenstein.
Almaz Mirgazov scored a dramatic sudden-death winner as Russia retained their Bandy World Championship title with victory over hosts Sweden in a thrilling final in Vänersborg.
Defending champions Russia and hosts Sweden will meet in the final of the Bandy World Championship after both countries came through their last-four encounters in Vänersborg today.
A group of 12 Russian athletes, including the 2012 Olympic high jump champion Ivan Ukhov, have been suspended for periods ranging from two to eight years after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled against them.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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