A Russian bobsledder has claimed that International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach told him that he understood the country is "meeting all requirements" for their suspension to be lifted before the Closing Ceremony of Pyeongchang 2018.

Andrianov, due to compete in two-man and four-men Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) teams next week, told TASS

An agreement still has to be reached by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) with the main Federal investigating authority in Russia examining allegations of systematic manipulation of drugs samples at Sochi 2014, it has been revealed.

together with the Investigative Committee of Russia," Sir Craig told Russia's official states news agency TASS

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks about this year's World Cup with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the Kremlin.

condolences to Putin over the plane crash.Prior to the meeting, Russia's official state news agency TASS

A special mourning area has been created in the Olympic Village here in memory of those killed in a plane crash near Moscow on Sunday (February 11).

Russia's official state news agency TASS reported that International Olympic Committee members have expressed

Zurab Alasania, the chairman of Ukrainian state television network the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC), has said that his company will not be broadcasting the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

According to Russia's official state news agency TASS, Alasania said: "The World Cup in Russia is taking

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree to hold an alternative Games for athletes banned from the Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang.

organised for summer athletes banned from Rio 2016.As reported by Russia's official state news agency TASS

Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) President Terje Svendsen has been reported to FIFA’s Ethics Committee for remarks made about the Russian doping scandal.

 Mutko, now Russia's Deputy Prime Minister, told Russia’s official state news agency TASS

Russian double Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko has urged the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to correct an "injustice" by allowing the men's cross-country skiers and biathletes to compete at Pyeongchang 2018 next month.

Games in South Korea in March 2018," Plushenko said, according to Russia's official state news agency TASS

Full verdicts published by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) explaining their decision to reject appeals by 45 Russian athletes hoping to appear at Pyeongchang 2018 today referred to a "state sponsored" doping programme.

similar those of a commercial private club tournament," he told Russia's official state news agency TASS

A volunteer will carry the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) flag at tomorrow's Opening Ceremony here, it has been confirmed.

Stanislav Pozdnyakov, the head of the OAR delegation at the Games, told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Russian officials appear to be growing confident that they will receive a favourable result when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Ad Hoc division delivers verdicts on 45 athletes hoping to compete at Pyeongchang 2018 here tomorrow.

forward to a decision that CAS will make," said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, as reported by TASS

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has claimed that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are trying to cause political damage to the country following their decision not to allow the 13 athletes whose doping bans were overturned by Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to compete at the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.

As reported by Russia’s official state news agency TASS, in a post on his page on Russian social media

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have backed the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to consider an appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) quashed sanctions against 28 Russian athletes.

another 28 athletes can compete in the Olympics," Matviyenko said, according to Russian news agency TASS

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has overturned sanctions against 28 Russian athletes banned from the Olympic Games for life, with their results from Sochi 2014 being reinstated.

the unconditional right to take part in the upcoming Olympics," he told the Russian state news agency TASS

Pavel Datsyuk has been selected as captain of the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) ice hockey team for the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. 

According to Russia's official state news agency TASS, their coach Oleg Znarok has decided to pick Datsyuk

Many believe that the tournament will be a pleasure trip for us," he told TASS."