Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has branded the international summit on the participation of its and Belarus' athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics as "absolutely unacceptable".

competitions, which is absolutely unacceptable," he said, as reported by Russian state-run news agency TASS

Singapore has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, replacing Russian city Kazan which is hoping to secure the event in 2029.

are in dialogue with the International Federation," Leonov told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Russia’s Olympic ice dance gold medallist Roman Kostomarov has undergone surgery to amputate both of his feet after being diagnosed with severe pneumonia.

with blood circulation, surgeons removed both of Kostomarov’s feet.Russia’s official state news agency TASS

Roman is conscious," the source told TASS."His general condition is improving."

Today I would like to wish him strength and health," Matytsin told TASS."

Representatives from the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR) and Russian Skating Union (RSU) are to participate in International Skating Union (ISU) conferences next month, despite the fact its athletes are currently banned from competing outside the country due to the invasion of Ukraine. 

already received an official invitation and accreditation for the World Championships," Gulyaev told TASS

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has contacted the Table Tennis Federation of Russia (FNATR) and the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) to come to an agreement on the country's participation in international competitions by next month.

took our side," said FNATR vice-president Roman Markov, as reported by Russian state-run news agency TASS

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says she does not want a Russian delegation at the 2024 Olympics while the war continues in Ukraine.

in Ukraine has not changed," the countries wrote, as reported by Russia’s official state news agency TASS

Russian Deputy Sports Minister Alexei Morozov has claimed that his country's athletes have been invited to compete in sports competitions in Africa, in addition to the offer from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

Asia is waiting for us in March," Morozov said, as reported by Russia's official state news agency TASS

World Athletics has approved the applications of six Russian athletes to compete as Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA), adding to the existing list of neutral athletes.

, although it does not give any special advantages now," said Kurbanov to Russian state news agency TASS

Olympic cross-country silver medallist Alexander Panzhinskiy has claimed United States-based sponsors are influencing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the inclusion of Russia and Belarus at international competitions.

Olympics, then I don’t see any problems in this," Panzhinskiy told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Unfortunately, the IOC is an event agency that is paid for by sponsors, primarily American ones," he told TASS

allowed on the basis of some invitations, although there were no clear criteria," said Devyatyarov to TASS

Russian Olympic gold medallist Anna Shcherbakova has not been invited to tomorrow's International Skating Union (ISU) Skating Awards in Zürich because of "security concerns".

competitions in line with International Olympic Committee recommendations.Russian's offical state news agency TASS

considered the issue of nominations for the ISU Prize at its meeting in October 2022," the ISU told TASS

I want to say a non-Parliamentary word, these are all excuses," Zhurova told TASS."

Alexander Dyukov, President of the Russian Football Union (RFU), has attended the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress, a month after the organisation shelved plans to move to a new continental body.

said Koloskov to Russia's official state news agency TASS."

Russia's Anastasiia Shamonova and Tarkhan Idigov were victorious on the first day of the International Boxing Association's (IBA) Golden Belt Series in Marrakesh as they fought under the country's flag and anthem.

attitude," men's head coach Viktor Farkhutdinov said, as reported by Russia's official state news agency TASS

Victims of the war in Ukraine are set to benefit from £2.3 billion ($2.8 billion/€2.6 billion) of proceeds from Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich’s sale of English football club Chelsea.

work of recovery".Abramovich’s press office has confirmed to Russia’s official state news agency TASS

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has criticised Ukraine's decision to consider shunning the Olympic Games in Paris next year over his country’s participation, claiming a boycott is "destructive" and "harms international sport".

statements is, of course, negative," said Matytsin in a report by Russia’s official state news agency TASS

This idea is driven by obviously unacceptable requirements for our country," said Zakharova in TASS."

the summit participants spoke unanimously for this decision," a statement from the ROC published in TASS

Russian martial arts official Sergey Uvitsky has been killed while fighting with the invading Russian forces in the Donbass region of Ukraine.

The 41-year-old had been part of what Russia's official state news agency TASS had described as a "special