Russia has described a potential diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing by the United States as "nonsense".

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the country's official state news agency TASS

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to attend the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing after accepting an invitation from Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russia's official state news agency TASS that Putin had agreed to

The Moscow Marathon has been postponed until 2022 amid ongoing COVID-19 restrictions in the Russian capital.

planned races take place," said race director Dmitry Tarasov, according to the Russian state news agency TASS

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) athletes as the heroes of Tokyo 2020 at a reception in the Kremlin.

potential and the truly indomitable spirit of Russian Para athletes," Putin said, per state-run news agency TASS

Stanislav Pozdnyakov has been re-elected as President of the European Fencing Confederation (EFC) at the EFC Elective Congress in Sochi, Russia.

be the newly elected President," said Pozdnyakov, as reported by Russia's official state news agency TASS

Former European champion and Youth Olympic Games medallist Dmitri Aliev is set to miss the Nebelhorn Trophy, the final event offering figure skaters a chance to earn a place at Beijing 2022.

entries for the tournament, with seven athletes set to compete in the men's singles.State-run news agency TASS

The chair of the Organising Committee for next year’s UEFA Champions League final Alexei Sorokin has vowed to ensure that the event in Saint Petersburg will be hosted "at the highest level," and said it is "highly likely" that fans will be permitted to travel to Russia for the match.

reduced capacities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but in comments reported by Russian state news agency TASS

Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed that the Far East city of Vladivostok is the latest city in the country to express an interest in bidding for the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

the world for hosting the Olympics," Putin said, as reported by Russia's official state news agency TASS

Nobuyuki Asai, the vice-president of the Japan Sambo Federation, has cast doubt on the country’s involvement at November’s World Sambo Championships, in comments made after the annual Japanese Sambo Championships.

time.The International Sambo Federation (FIAS) quoted comments from Asai made to Russian state news agency TASS

The bids are being prepared," Lavrov said, as reported by state-run news agency TASS."

National Hockey League (NHL) players are expected to find out later this month whether they will be able to participate at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel told Russian state news agency TASS that

The quarter-finals of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) European and Junior European Open Championships saw 2019 medallists continue their dominance of the competition, with 63 bouts taking place in Kazan. 

Spectators will be admitted for several days," Gabdullin told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Russia is preparing a bid for the 2036 Olympic Games, with Saint Petersburg and Kazan the leading candidates, according to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

The bids are being prepared," Lavrov said, as reported by state-run news agency TASS."

The Val Barker Trophy will not be awarded to the most outstanding boxer at an Olympic Games for the first time since it was inaugurated in 1936 because of the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) suspension by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The IOC confirmed to state-run Russian news agency TASS that the trophy would be withheld for Tokyo

Boxer Muslim Gadzhimagomedov has already turned his attention to the Paris 2024 Olympics, following a silver medal at Tokyo 2020.

Of course," Gadzhimagomedov told state-run Russian news agency TASS when asked whether he planned

admitted that Tokyo 2020's postponement "benefited me, because I had injuries" last year, and also told TASS