The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has spent around one billion rubles (£13.2 million/$17.4 million/€14.8 million) on the country's preparations for Pyeongchang 2018, an official has claimed, despite uncertainty over the extent of their participation in South Korea.

invariably accompany such large-scale events," Pozdnyakov said, according to official state news agency TASS

An unnamed medical staff member of a Russian athlete is the subject of the first criminal investigation under the country's anti-doping law since it was passed in November.

spokesperson for the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) confirmed to the country's official state news agency TASS

measures to clamp down on illegal activities of the athlete’s medical staff," the RUSADA spokesperson told TASS

European Athletics' Member Federations today voted unanimously to revoke the honorary Council membership of Valentin Balakhnichev, the former Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) President given a life ban from the sport in January 2016.

to the Swiss Supreme Court if CAS ruled against him.He has since told Russia's official news agency TASS

European Athletics' Council has made a proposal to permanently revoke the honorary membership of Valentin Balakhnichev, the former Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) President who was given a life ban from the sport in January 2016.

appeal to the Swiss Supreme Court if CAS ruled against him.But he has since told Russian news agency TASS

Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov has claimed his country's Government are providing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with all relevant information with regards the re-testing of samples from Sochi 2014. 

save the one that was officially stated recently," Kolobkov told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Next year's European Championships may move venue, probably from Turkey to Georgia, but the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) says there are no plans to switch the date in order to allow seven banned nations to compete.

it was "common sense" to allow all teams to compete in all events.Reports on the Russian news agency TASS

Brazil have chosen 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games host city Sochi as their training base for next year's World Cup in Russia.

period comes to an end with the final round of matches tomorrow.According to Russia's state news agency TASS

When it eventually came, the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) decision to suspend nine countries for a year for their poor doping records was the right one.

Federation - surprise surprise - claimed the Championships would be re-arranged in an interview with TASS

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that some construction work on the venues for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the country remains behind schedule, but he insists the delays are not yet "critical".

cities] are held regularly together with FIFA experts," he was reported as saying by Russian news agency TASS

They account for about 175,000 applications," he was reported as saying by TASS.

A planned audit of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has been completed.

inspectors were provided with all requested information," Ganus told Russia's official state news agency TASS

Sir Craig Reedie, President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has hinted that Russia is moving in the right direction to be declared compliant before next year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. 

WADA’s executive director, played a straight bat in answer to a question from the Russian news agency, TASS

Russian pairs figure skaters Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov have announced their retirement from the sport.

The duo's coach Tamara Moskvina told TASS that they had decided to hang up their skates."

Countries calling for Russia to be banned from next year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang have exceeded their authority, the head of a key State Duma Committee claimed today.

International Olympic Committee, this is unfair competition," Degtyarev told Russia's official news agency TASS

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has welcomed the decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to allow the country's athletes to compete in qualification events for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Paralympic Games as neutrals.

outlined the enormous work done by the Russian Paralympic Committee," Mutko told Russian news agency TASS

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has today confirmed that the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) will remain suspended until at least the next meeting of the IPC Taskforce responsible for monitoring the country's progress in meeting reinstatement criteria, scheduled for November. 

be fulfilled ©Getty ImagesRussian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov told Russia's official news agency TASS