Russia is facing the challenge of finishing in the top three of the overall medal standings at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the country's Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov has claimed.

Olympics in line with the schedule," Kolobkov was reported as saying by Russia's state news agency TASS

The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) has revealed that it has received applications to compete under authorised neutral status from 133 athletes, with 98 of those having already been sent to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for consideration.

applications from 133 athletes," RusAF spokesperson Natalia Yuhareva told Russia’s state news agency TASS

for the Presidency of the Russian Football Union (RFU), according to the country's state news agency TASS

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Committee will announce their decision regarding the compliance of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) on January 22, it was revealed today. 

since Thursday (January 10), with "no issues" having been reported.Russia's official state news agency TASS

Russian Bobsleigh Federation (RBF) President Alexander Zubkov has admitted sponsors have fled the organisation and new partnerships are proving difficult to achieve.

leave, now the Federation has not one of them left," Zubkov told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Russian Bobsleigh Federation (RBF) President Alexander Zubkov has admitted he is ready for further proceedings with the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) after a court in Moscow rejected their appeal that would have made it easier for them to force him to give up the two gold medals he won at Sochi 2014. 

that they have every right to appeal this decision," Zubkov told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Russian curler Aleksandr Krushelnitckii has withdrawn his appeal against the Court of Arbitration for Sport's (CAS) decision to ban him for four-years following his positive test at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. 

necessary to pay a fee of 1 thousand Swiss francs," Mitkov told the official Russian state news agency TASS

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has confirmed their three-person team has started work to retrieve crucial data from the Russian Anti-Doping Agency's (RUSADA) Laboratory in Moscow and have reported "no issues" so far.

31 deadline, on the assumption it will help catch more cheats.According to Russian state news agency TASS

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has confirmed their three-person team has arrived in Moscow and will start working to extract crucial data from the Russian Anti-Doping Agency's (RUSADA) Laboratory tomorrow.

the data on their second trip to Moscow ©Getty ImagesAccording to Russia's official state news agency TASS

I would say that these issues were rather not substantial, but were of logistics nature," TASS quote

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation's (IBSF) independent Disciplinary Panel will announce a decision on Alexander Zubkov and three other banned Russian sliders within a week, it has been reported.

then that they "cannot predict" exactly when a decision will be reached.Russia's state news agency TASS

three active athletes and our lawyer, who provided all the necessary evidence base," Zubkov said to TASS

 He also told TASS that he was hopeful the other three silders involved will be able to compete

We are doing everything possible for that," he told TASS."

An independent Disciplinary Panel of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) is set to review the case of Alexander Zubkov tomorrow, with the Russian Bobsleigh Federation (RBF) President currently banned from attending international competitions.

but has since been disqualified from both events ©Getty ImagesAccording to Russian state news agency TASS

Krasnoyarsk 2019 is on course to host a successful Winter Universiade later this year, a leading official has declared. 

sessions regarding the preparations for the competition," Urazov told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) director general Yury Ganus has again warned that the country faces the risk of being suspended if it does not meet a deadline of tomorrow for experts from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to visit and receive data from the Moscow Laboratory.

must fulfill the relevant requirements at a certain time," he told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Ganus told TASS."

International Chess Federation (FIDE) President Arkady Dvorkovich has targeted increased cooperation with FIFA through a series of joint projects.

a former Russian Deputy Prime Minister, was quoted as saying by Russia's official state news agency TASS

2014 after a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling but told Russia's official state news agency TASS

system at the event.This was then confirmed by CAS last month.Zubkov has told Russian state news agency TASS