Andrey Filatov, President of the Russian Chess Federation, has high hopes of home victories when Sochi hosts the World Cup - open to men and women - and the newly created women’s World Cup which are now underway and due to conclude on August 6.

players will be able to win the World Cup, of course," Filatov told Russia’s official state news agency TASS

confirms that the decision to hold the World Cups is correct," FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich told TASS

Székesfehérvár will host next year’s European Modern Pentathlon Championships - a record fifth time the Hungarian city will have staged the event.

Confederation of Modern Pentathlon President Tatyana Ardabyeva told Russia’s official state news agency TASS

Ukraine will not be taking up their place at next month’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Moscow and will be replaced by Switzerland.

first vice-president of the Beach Football Association of Ukraine, told Russian state-run news agency TASS

European nation, Switzerland, will take up the empty place.FIFA declined to comment after being asked by TASS

The All-Russian Volleyball Federation (VFV) has cancelled its men’s and women’s pre-Olympic training camps in Tokyo and the teams will now fly in shortly before competition starts.

The announcement was made to state-run news agency TASS by Alexander Yaremenko, VFV secretary general

Russian biathlete Evgeniya Burtasova says she has been told to change how she places the rifle on her back by the International Biathlon Union (IBU).

Pavlova, posted a video on Instagram of the technique.According to the Russian state news agency TASS

Burtasova told TASS that she had been instructed by the IBU to change the technique, but said she

Athletes will be able to wear uniform featuring the colour logo of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) at major events after the organisation reached a settlement with the International Biathlon Union (IBU).

flag of Russia," RBU President Viktor Maygurov said, according to Russia's official state news agency TASS

The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) has announced a list of 10 track and field athletes who are set to compete as neutrals at the delayed Olympic Games in Tokyo.

introduced as well," said RusAF Acting President Irina Privalova according to state-run news agency TASS

The European Fencing Championships in Plovdiv have been delayed until at least the autumn, following on from the cancellation of last year's event in Minsk because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Confederation (EFC) because of uncertainty over the date.Speaking to Russia's state-run news agency TASS

The Federation of International Bandy (FIB) has expressed grief over the death of six-time world champion Maksim Ishkeldin, who was just 30.

for the tournament's best midfielder when it was last held, in 2019.Russia's state-run news agency TASS

Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) anti-doping coordinator Robert Popov has been placed under house arrest in connection with an embezzlement case.

According to Russia's official state news agency TASS, Popov faces charges of being complicit in large-scale

"aiding in misappropriation or embezzlement by an organised group or on an especially large scale", TASS

previous place of work, he has been working in ARAF [RusAF] only since November 2019," Privalova told TASS

The re-election of Marius Vizer as President of the International Judo Federation (IJF) for another term is reward for the progress the sport has made under him, it has been claimed.

work," European Judo Union (EJU) President Sergey Soloveychik told Russia’s official state news agency TASS

more technological and digitalised and will appear even more often on TV screens," the Russian told TASS

Belarus flags flying during the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship in Riga have been replaced by versions used by the opposition movement in the country, prompting criticism from the IIHF.

This is unacceptable for us," said IIHF President René Fasel, according to Russian state news agency TASS

Two-time Olympic biathlon medallist Aleksandr Privalov has died at the age of 87.

coach and head coach of the USSR's men's team between 1966 and 1991, per Russia's state news agency TASS

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has approved the use of the First Piano Concerto by classical composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky for the Russian national team during games at the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Riga in Latvia.

IIHF President René Fasel confirmed to Russian state news agency TASS of this, revealing that the governing

Former women's boxing world champion Olga Domuladzhanova has died after testing positive for coronavirus.

titles and three Russian Cups.The Russian Boxing Federation (RBF) told the country's state news agency TASS