Newly-crowned European skeleton champions Elena Nikitina and Alexander Tretyakov are set to miss the St Moritz leg of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup to prepare for the upcoming World Championships.

athletes, who competed in Winterberg, will skip the stage in St Moritz for strategic reasons," Alimov told TASS

Russian athletes will compete under the International Ski Federation (FIS) flag at upcoming World Championships run by the governing body, according to Russian Cross-Country Skiing Federation Elena Vyalbe.

known as "National athletes of Russia" at World Championships.She told the Russian state news agency TASS

athletes," Dmitry Dubrovsky, President of the Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Federation of Russia, told TASS

London 2012 Olympic high jump champion and convicted drugs cheat Anna Chicherova has reversed her decision to retire for a second time.

reason that I made the decision to stay in sports," Chicherova told Russia's official state news agency TASS

The 1980 Olympic shot put champion Vladimir Kiselyov has died at the age of 65 in Ukraine, it has been announced.

Kiselev, has passed away,” Protsenko wrote on his Facebook page, Russia’s official state news agency TASS

Czech duo Michal Krčmář and Adam Václavík have been ruled out of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cups in Oberhof after they tested positive for COVID-19.

Valery Polkhovsky is also set to miss the competitions after the country's official state news agency TASS

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko has been appointed Organising Committee chair for the SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit in Yekaterinburg.

has reportedly suggested the event may be moved to the autumn ©Getty ImagesMatytsin reportedly told TASS

An investigation has been launched in Russia after a host of athletes withdrew from a biathlon event following the arrival of doping control officers.

of the regions, everyone had their own reasons," Maigourov told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Alexander Mikhailov is to stand for re-election as Russian Fencing Federation (FFR) President unopposed.

FFR vice-president and national team head coach Ilgar Mammadov confirmed to Russian state news agency TASS

The life of Ágnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic champion who is due to celebrate her 100th birthday on Saturday (January 9), has been marked by the publication of an ebook recently translated into English.

students and friends from Hungary, Australia, Israel and the United States.Among the interviewees was Olga Tass

The former chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Compliance Review Committee (CRC) has defended the recommendation to impose a four-year package of sanctions on Russia after criticism from a senior Olympic official in the country.

Laboratory data was to "humiliate" the nation.Pozdnyakov also told Russia's official state news agency TASS

This coming Saturday (January 9), a remarkable woman - and significant sporting figure - is due to reach the landmark of her 100th birthday.

students and friends from Hungary, Australia, Israel and the United States.Among the interviewees was Olga Tass

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President René Fasel is set to inform Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that the country has been stripped of its 2021 World Championship co-hosting rights, according to Swiss media reports.

positive for coronavirus prior to travelling to Minsk.Fasel told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Watson.Representatives from the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation and the Czech Ice Hockey Association told TASS

Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a telephone conversation today with Thomas Bach, the Kremlin has reported.

and hence play down what is happening in the West," Lavrov told Russia’s official state news agency TASS

The President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Stanislav Pozdnyakov, has suggested that a folk song can be used for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics instead of the Russian national anthem, as the nation prepares to compete under a neutral flag at the Games.

According to Russian state news agency TASS, Pozdnyakov said that this would be a possibility for Tokyo

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has announced that Russia and China have agreed to cooperation in 2022 and 2023 to aid sports development and physical culture.

Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Conferences, according to Russian state news agency, TASS