The former coach of Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva, Eteri Tutberidze, has said she found out that Medvedeva was leaving her through reports in the media rather than from the athlete herself.

but the trainer said she only heard the news on television.As reported by Russia's state news agency TASS

Russia's double Olympic silver medal winning figure skater Evgeniya Medvedeva has reportedly split with coach Eteri Tutberidze.

director of the Sambo-70 Centre for Sports and Education, of which Medvedeva is an alumnus, told TASS

Dmitry Shlyakhtin, President of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF), has claimed five Russian walkers whose Authorised Neutral Athlete (ANA) status was revoked today are "partially guilty" of bringing the ruling upon themselves.

and worked hard to prepare for this tournament," Shlyakhtin told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Alexander Zhukov has confirmed today that he does not intend to stand for another term as President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) later this month.

ROC on a permanent basis," he said, according to Russian media including official state news agency, TASS

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed he was confident his country would hold the tournament to the highest standard before action got underway at the European Wrestling Championship in Kaspiysk.

As reported by Russia's official state news agency TASS, the Kremlin's press service published the following

Grigory Rodchenkov has today filed a motion to dismiss a libel case brought in the names of three Russian biathletes - Olga Zaytseva, Yana Romanova and Olga Vilukhina - and also filed his own lawsuit against Russian oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov, one of the main financial backers of the claim. 

ready to provide any legal and financial support," Prokhorov told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Russian whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov plans to take legal action in the United States courts against a Russian oligarch and five unnamed conspirators, it was revealed today. 

ready to provide any legal and financial support,” Prokhorov told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Ukrainian Greco Roman wrestler Zhan Beleniuk has expressed his disappointment at not being able to travel to the Russian city of Kaspiysk for this week's European Wrestling Championships due to political reasons.

participating in sports competitions held in Russia.According to Russia’s official state news agency TASS

It has been announced that Dmitriy Dubrovskiy has been re-elected as President of the Russian Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Federation.

consultant with a global reputation working for the national teams," Dubrovskiy was reported as saying by TASS

Russian Presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has led calls for international sports organisations to review their sanctions regarding athletes from the country after the publication of Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reasoned decisions against Alexander Legkov.

that he is confirming the insufficiency of his previously made statements," Peskov said, according to TASS

Stanislav Pozdnyakov has reportedly emerged as the prime candidate to be elected Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President next month after being nominated to stand for the position. 

-year-old is also a four-time Olympic and 10-time world champion in fencing.It has been reported by TASS

The Cross Country Ski Federation of Russia are reportedly hoping to extend their work with German coach Markus Cramer until the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

silver medal winners in Pyeongchang ©Getty ImagesAs reported by Russia’s official state news agency TASS

A ban on Ukrainian athletes competing at events in Russia has been lifted by the country’s Ministry of Youth and Sports after the nation’s wrestling team confirmed they would participate at the European Championships in Kaspiysk.

of the athletes and guests of the tournament," Mamiashvili told Russia's official state news agency TASS

FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Russia just two months before the country hosts the World Cup over allegations of fan racism during a friendly with France last month. 

anti-discrimination officer and former Russian international Alexey Smertin told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Six-time Paralympic champion Mikhalina Lysova has won her court case against German newspaper Bild for defamation after it called her a "Russian doping abuse athlete".

won five medals at Pyeongchang 2018 ©Getty ImagesAs reported by Russia's official state news agency TASS