Hosts Russia have virtually guaranteed themselves a spot in the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup after beating Egypt 3-1 for a second successive victory today.
Belarus and Russia will take into account the experience of cooperation gained during the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russia as they prepare the agreement on mutual visa recognition for the Minsk 2019 European Games.
A man driving a taxi has ploughed into pedestrians on a crowded street in Moscow, injuring at least seven people including Mexican World Cup fans.
A Compliance Review Committee charged with recommending if Russia should be deemed re-compliant with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules is due to deliver a report next week.
Representatives from 17 National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) have reiterated their belief that Russia should not be declared recompliant with global drug testing rules until they have met all of their conditions for readmission.
A surprise late switch from Russia to support the bid anchored by its main political rival, United States, was among notable late factors affecting the race to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Hosts France will face Russia in a repeat of the 2016 Olympic Games final at the European Women's Handball Championship, after the draw for the tournament was conducted in Paris today.
Russia enjoyed a dominant end to the United World Wrestling Under-23 European Championships as athletes from the nation claimed five of the remaining six men's freestyle gold medals on offer at the event in Turkey.
Russia continued their dominant performance at the United World Wrestling Under-23 European Championships as they claimed three gold medals on the opening day of men's freestyle finals in Istanbul.
Legendary American basketball star Michael Jordan once urged the world to "always turn a negative situation into a positive situation" in one of his trademark philosophical soundbites.
Russia won the women's team title at the European Under-23 Wrestling Championships after two gold medals on the final day of female action in Istanbul.
Brazil retained their men's title at the 2018 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball World Championships in Malmo, as the women's title went to Russia.
Russia secured four titles on the final day of Greco-Roman action at the United World Wrestling Under-23 European Championships in Turkey.
New Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov said the fight against doping is his country's top priority following a visit to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne.
Honestly, I am just joking (well, maybe only half joking) when suggesting that the main threat to England's slim hopes in the FIFA World Cup will not come from any of their on-field opponents but the Kremlin's dirty tricks department.
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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