Russian Curling Federation President Dmitry Svishchev has suggested the organisation could offer to host stages of the Curling World Cup at its own expense following the suspension of the 2019-2020 season.

tournament that requires serious training," he said, according to Russia's official state news agency TASS

The 2021 European Fencing Championships have been awarded to the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv.

As reported by Russia's official state news agency TASS, this was confirmed during the European Fencing

Olympic Committee President Stanislav Pozdnyakov, who also holds the same role within the EFC, told TASS

not directly qualify for the Olympics, so I hope this will not affect the Russian fencers," he told TASS

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has replaced 10 athletes in its European Games athletics team for Minsk 2019 with those with a neutral status approved by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Pozdnyakov claimed the action had been one of "goodwill", as reported by Russia's official state news agency TASS

Beijing 2008 high jump gold medallist Andrei Silnov has stepped down from his post as first vice-president of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF).

reported Silnov, who confirmed the AIU investigation which Russia's official state news agency TASS

Boxing Federation of Russia (RBF) secretary general Umar Kremlev has claimed the second edition of the World Boxing Forum in Yekaterinburg will provide impetus for resolving the crisis in the sport at Olympic level.

] so much attention to my sport, to which I gave 20 years of my life," he was reported as saying by TASS

Four sports facilities at the Ural Federal University (UrFU) will be prepared for the 2023 Summer Universiade if Yekaterinburg is awarded the multi-sport event as expected.

As reported by Russia's official state news agency TASS, the UrFU’s stadium, track and field arena

Naples this July," Alexei Orlov, the vice-governor of the Sverdlovsk region, was reported as saying by TASS

Russia's Beijing 2008 Olympic high jump gold medallist Andrei Silnov has revealed he is being investigated by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after the reanalysis of doping samples.

The 34-year-old confirmed the probe which Russia's official state news agency TASS said concerned

possible violation of the anti-doping rules will be considered on June 14," a RusAF spokesman told TASS

Russia's leading athlete Maria Lasitskene has called for a change at the top of the sport in the country following a decision by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) yesterday to continue its ban. 

that for the Federation it’s a bad signal, a bad sign," he told Russia's official state news agency TASS

still many issues in the Russian athletics, there are cases of anti-doping rules violations," he told TASS

Russian officials have promised to cooperate with an investigation into claims forged paperwork was submitted to help world indoor champion Danil Lysenko avoid a doping ban as they insisted the alleged cover-up would not affect their participation at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo. 

this publication to be considered valid," he said, according to Russia's official state news agency TASS

René Fasel's successor as President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is set to be elected in Saint Petersburg in September 2020, he revealed today.

will be held in Saint Petersburg in September 2020," Fasel told Russia's official state news agency TASS

 "I am very happy," Fasel told TASS."

Former European champion and World Rowing Championships bronze medallist Alexander Kornilov has been banned for two years by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA).

Getty ImagesRussian Rowing Federation President Alexei Svirin told Russia's official state news agency TASS

have violated anti-doping rules by RUSADA.RUSADA deputy director general Margarita Pakhnotskaya told TASS

Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) chief executive Yury Ganus has called for the entire management and coaching staff of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF), including President Dmitry Shlyakhtin, to be removed from their posts.

Shlyakhtin, meanwhile, told TASS a three-and-a-half year suspension is "no little time" but insisted

Russian athletes.But it claimed the move had been in response to Putin’s order, which, according to TASS

Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to ensure a ban imposed on the country by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is lifted by the end of the year so that they can compete at Tokyo 2020.

Development of Physical Culture and Sports held at the end of March, Russia's official news agency TASS

The test events for Tokyo 2020 are set to begin next month under the banner of "Ready, Steady, Tokyo" and feature some 56 competitions.

Images"No other team in the world has yet solved the problem of Ulyana," said the Soviet state news agency TASS

Russian figure skater Maxim Kovtun – a two-time men’s singles silver medallist at the European Championships – has announced his retirement from the sport.

second in 2015 and 2017 in Tokyo.His coach Yelena Buyanova told Russia's official state news agency TASS