Russia will not boycott next year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro if the country's athletes are banned following allegations of "state-supported" doping, the country's Sports Minister has promised.

boycott anything anywhere," Vitaly Mutko told Associated Press, according to the Russian news agency TASS

All-Russia Athletics Federation President Vadim Zelichenok today promised they would send their response to the allegations of corruption and doping cover-ups published in the World Anti-Doping Agency Independent Commission but insisted they were not guilty of "systemic violations" and should not be banned from the sport.

There is no proof of systemic violations," he told Russian news agency TASS."One sees only slogans."

The head of Russia’s anti-doping laboratory has resigned, hours after it was stripped of its right to test samples, it has been announced. 

before inspectors visited.Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko told Russia’s news agency TASS

Claims that Russia were involved in "state-supported" doping are groundless and not backed up by evidence so far, the Kremlin claimed today. 

the official spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, told the country's official news agency TASS

Outgoing FIFA President Sepp Blatter has claimed an agreement to award the 2018 World Cup to Russia had been made prior to the vote taking place.

The Swiss made the claim during an interview with Russian news agency Tass, where he also stated that

Bahrain's Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa will withdraw if Michel Platini is allowed to stand for the President of FIFA, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, a member of the world governing body's ruling Executive Committee, has told insidethegames here.

At the beginning it was only a personal attack - it was Platini against me," he told the ITAR TASS news

Two years ago, Russia concluded the Moscow International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in second place behind the United States, but with more golds - seven to six. Two years on, as the 15th World Championships here move into their final day, late golds by Sergey Shubenkov in the 110 metres hurdles and Mariya Kuchina in the women’s high jump have rescued the Russian cause from humiliation.

Russian walker on the 50km startlist, had tested positive.The athlete’s coach, Konstantin Golubtsov, told TASS

Matej Toth, winner of the men’s 50 kilometres race walking world title here today in 3 hours 40min 32sec, said afterwards he will not compete at next year’s World Race Walking Cup in Cheboksary because of the doping scandal involving many Russian walkers coached by the now suspended Viktor Chegin.

today by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA).The athlete’s coach, Konstantin Golubtsov, told the TASS

insidethegames.biz has been announced as an official media partner of this year’s sambo President’s Cup in Manchester.

Manchester next month ©FIASIt has also been announced that Russia's leading Government news agency TASS

will be the official information partner of the event.The TASS international multimedia press centre

Athletics Kenya has described media claims of widespread systematic doping among Kenyan runners as "suspect and ill-motivated", while Russia’s Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has also reacted negatively to allegations made yesterday that most of his country’s medals between 2001 and 2012 have been won by athletes suspected of doping.

it has to do with the world system of track and field athletics," Mutko told the state news agency TASS

Selected sports officials from across China have been training at the Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) in order to gain expertise necessary for organising a Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

and Paralympic Games to the use of their heritage inclusive," RIOU rector Lou Belousov told the ITAR TASS

International Chess Federation (FIDE) President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has been elected to the ruling council of SportAccord here, as has Stephen Fox, freshly elected President of the Alliance of Independent Members (AIMS).

sports organisation I am expected to be actively promoting interests of my country," he told the ITAR TASS

A proposed amendment to Russian law which would see athletes restricted to competing at only two Olympic Games has been criticised by Yevgeny Plushenko, Russia’s two-time Olympic figure skating champion.

This proposal bears no relation to real life," Isinbayeva told the TASS news agency."