Russia's Olympic skeleton champion Alexander Tretiakov has claimed "anything might happen" as investigations continue into alleged anti-doping rule violations at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games.

Anything might happen," he told the Russian news agency TASS."

FIFA have reportedly claimed they are optimistic about ticket sales for this year’s Confederations Cup in Russia ahead of the random selection draw period closing.

Cup as there is a high demand for tickets among Russians and foreigners alike,” a FIFA spokesman told TASS

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has claimed the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) does not seem keen to reinstate the country’s membership.

If it was, all this could have been done much faster," he told TASS."

The Russian Anti-Doping Commission has been encouraged by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to prepare its assessment of the second part of the McLaren Report, according to its head Vitaly Smirnov.

performances at Sochi 2014 as well as how to limit their participation at Pyeongchang 2018.Smirnov told TASS

to ban the whole US team, but not to suspend track and field athletes in particular," Smirnov told TASS

The taskforce formed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to handle Russia's reinstatement is set to meet in London today to discuss the outcomes of the meeting with the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) in December.

applicable to a National Paralympic Committee".The International Olympic Committee (IOC) revealed to TASS

2018, two IOC commissions have been set up to coordinate our response," the IOC press service told TASS

Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has claimed it was "unsportsmanlike" for UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) chairman David Kenworthy to suggest the country should be suspended from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

unsportsmanlike, we are paying big money for their work," Mutko told the official Russian news agency TASS

Kontiolahti in Finland has been announced as host of the eighth leg of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in March after the event was moved-out of Tyumen in Russia.

performance-enhancing drugs.Romanova denied she was guilty of doping in an interview with Russian news agency TASS

Christopher Grotheer achieved a track record in Altenberg to earn the first International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup victory of his career.

them.Anna Makarova, a Russian Bobsleigh Federation spokesperson, told Russia's official news agency TASS

Germany’s Jacqueline Lölling took the overall lead in the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup women’s skeleton standings after triumphing in front of a home crowd in Altenberg.

concluded.However, Anna Makarova, a Russian Bobsleigh Federation spokesperson, told Russia's official news agency TASS

Aleksandr Tretyakov will be unable to defend his men's skeleton International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup lead in Altenberg this weekend after he was provisionally suspended for allegedly breaking anti-doping laws last week.

Anna Makarova, a Russian Bobsleigh Federation spokesperson, told Russia's official news agency TASS

Osrblie in Slovakia has been announced as the replacement host of next month’s International Biathlon Union (IBU) Junior World Championships after the Russian city of Ostrov withdrew from staging the event following the damning evidence of state-sponsored doping in the McLaren Report.

performance-enhancing drugs.Romanova denied she was guilty of doping in an interview with Russian news agency TASS

Olympic champion Alexander Tretiakov has reportedly had his provisional suspension from skeleton competition confirmed by the Russian Bobsleigh Federation, alongside Elena Nikitina, Olga Potylitsina and Maria Orlova.

international federation," Zubkov, winner of two Olympic gold medals in bobsleigh at Sochi 2014, told TASS

Sochi 2014 skeleton bronze medallist Elena Nikitina has claimed she has not been notified of any suspension, after the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) announced provisional measures against four Russian athletes.

suspensions.Nikitina has denied knowledge of any suspension involving her, telling the Russian news agency TASS

Tournament director general Alexei Sorokin has said 170,000 volunteer applications have been registered for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, breaking the global football competition’s record.

We are more than satisfied with the results of the [volunteer recruitment] programme," Sorokin told TASS

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has provisionally suspended four Russian athletes after they were informed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that investigations into alleged anti-doping rule violations from the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games have been opened.

Federation (RBF), Alexander Zubkov, has expressed his discontent at the decision in an interview with the TASS