Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) President Dmitry Shlyakhtin claims to have received an "official invitation" to participate in the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Congress in London on August 2 and 3.

not to fully attend the annual the biennial event.Shlyakhtin had told Russia's official news agency TASS

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has described his country's hosting of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup s a success. 

We are yet to sum up the results," Mutko said, according to Russian news agency TASS."

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency’s (RUSADA) bid for reinstatement has been given a major boost after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced they could resume testing today.

confirmed as chairman of RUSADA during a closed-door meeting in Moscow.According to Russian news agency TASS

We [the ROC] as co-founders welcome the election of Ivlev, he is a good candidate," Zhukov told TASS.

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has hit out at suggestions the country’s national football team have been implicated in doping, describing the claims as "nonsense".

they [the UK media] from 2010 are writing about us all negative," Mutko told the Russian news agency TASS

Pyeongchang 2018 President Lee Hee-beom remains hopeful the National Hockey League (NHL) will reverse their decision to prevent players from competing at next year’s Winter Olympics.

regarding NHL player participation in the 2018 Olympics,” he said, according to Russian news agency TASS

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has claimed that construction workers building stadiums for Russia to host the FIFA 2017 Confederations Cup and 2018 World Cup face exploitation and labour abuses.

Russia 2018, were being kept in appalling conditions.According to the official Russian news agency TASS

Nine members of Russia’s delegation for the EUBC European Confederation Championships, including top boxer Georgy Kushitashvili, have reportedly been denied entry to host country Ukraine.

Hamburg ©AIBARBF secretary general Umar Kremlev had earlier told Russia's official Government news agency TASS

Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) President Dmitry Shlyakhtin has expressed his confidence that more athletes from the country will be declared eligible to compete internationally as neutral athletes by July.

report on doping in the country.This is not expected to happen until November.However, Shlyakhtin told TASS

All investigations into alleged doping by Russian fencers opened following the publishing of the McLaren Report have been dropped.

Fencing Federation President Alexander Mikhailov told the country's official Government news agency TASS

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Alexander Zhukov has called for the National Hockey League (NHL) to overturn its decision preventing players from competing at Pyeongchang 2018, claiming an Olympic ice hockey tournament "can't be done" without the world's leading league. 

the first to be held in an Olympic year since 2002, when Salt Lake City staged the Games.Zhukov told TASS

strong Championship of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), our situation is a bit different," he told TASS

Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Alexander Zhukov has warned boycotts and suspending athletes from Pyeongchang 2018 would be "dangerous" and could cause a "new rift" within the Olympic Movement.

new rift in the Olympic Movement," Zhukov said, according to Russia's official Government news agency TASS

FIFA have claimed North Korean citizens are no longer working at the construction site for the Saint Petersburg Stadium - but admitted they were made aware of potential human rights issues involving employees from the nation in November.

year's World Cup in Russia, were being kept in appalling conditions.According to Russian news agency TASS

these issues fall into the realm of Russian labour and immigration laws," Zakharova said according to TASS

Claims that Yelena Isinbayeva has been offered the chance to become an ambassador for clean sport in Russia have been dismissed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

It had been claimed by Russia's official news agency TASS that the double Olympic women's pole vault

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised a plan put forward by the country’s Independent Public Anti-Doping Commission (IPADC) to help tackle athletes taking performance enhancing drugs.

plan and it was enormous work based only on the principles of clean sports,” he said, according to TASS

An extra 4.7 billion rubles (£63.1 million/$81.6 million/€75.1 million) will be spent on preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, according to the nation's Government.

measures during the World Cup and also this year's FIFA Confederations Cup.According to news agency TASS